TEAM APPLICATION - Texas Gulf Coast

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SPRING WEEKEND Camp Blessing April 21-24, 2022

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MEDICAL / DIETARY SPECIAL NEEDS

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LAY PERSON CLERGY SAMS MINISTER LAY MINISTER

If prior experience in many areas, you may list them here instead of checking boxes *

PRIOR TEAM EXPERIENCE

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ANY POSITION YOU CANNOT FILL?

PREFERRED WORK AREA *

IF TEAM HAS SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS THEY SHOULD BRING THEIR OWN FOOD AND SPEAK WITH KITCHEN STAFF ABOUT SERVING..... PLEASE EXPLAIN BELOW

I REQUIRE SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING . PLEASE EXPLAIN

FOOD / DRUG ALLERGIES

MEDICAL PROBLEMS

THIS FORM GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR REGISTRAR. THE FEE IS $190 TO BE PAID BEFORE THE 3RD TRAINING SESSION. You may go online tgcvdc.org PayPal. Please state in the box below which form of payment you are paying with.

FORM OF PAYMENT, IF SENT ONLINE PLEASE STATE. IF NOT YET PAID, PLEASE STATE HOW FEE WILL BE SUBMITTED *

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CONTACT - INFORMATION BELOW

CONTACT FOR EMERGENCY *

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EMERGENCY CONTACT CELL PHONE

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NOTE: Please complete or verify information at Registration Table at the weekend.

TEAM COVENANT: AS A "TEAM" MEMBER I AM WILLING TO:

Be supportive of the Via De Cristo method as contracted by the Texas Gulf Coast Via de Cristo Secretariat with the National Lutheran Secretariat Constitution and Bylaw.
Offer my sevices to the Lord in the position to which He calls me with the spirit of servanthood, coopertion, and joy.
Attend all of the preparatory Team Building Meetings, and attend the full weekend (Thursday afternoon through Sunday cleanup).
Complete this team application and pay all the financial obligations before the starts of the weekend.
Abide by the Camp's drug, alcohol, and tobacco free policy.
Abide by the rules of the State of Texas (current as of April 21, 2022) concerning COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines and Recommendations for indoor and outdoor gatherings.
You will have a temperature check upon arrival at Camp.

My submission indicates my agreement to the above guidelines, my commitment to support my fellow team members and my promise to keep the Team Members and the Pilgrims in prayer.

PARTICIPANT'S SELECTION GUIDELINES

The following guidelines are currently being used by the Texas Lutheran Gulf Coast Via de Cristo Secretariat to determine the selection of New Pilgrim and the order in which applications for Via de Cristo are accepted.
The first applications (up to the maximum number determined by the space at the campsite for that weekend) received by the Registrar which meet these guidelines, will be accepted. Applicants still on the waiting lists after the weekend will be given first priority for later weekends. Sponsors will be
notified if their applicant is on the waiting list so that the sponsor may assist the applicant in reapplying to the next Via de Cristo weekend.

The Selection Guidelines are as follows:
1. Only applications signed by a pastor & sponsor will be considered.
2. Lay applicants must be recommended by the Via de Cristo, Cursillo, and Walk to Emmaus, etc. clergy of their home church. Lutheran clergy applicants must be recommended by Via de Cristo clergy.
3. Applicants should be active members of Via de Cristo, Cursillo, Walk to Emmaus, etc. congregations.
4. Applicants must be mature, 19 years or older and baptized members of a Christian church who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
5. A deposit or a clear indication from the sponsor of the type of financial support and source of support for the applicant is required at the time of application. Full payment is due at or before the start of the weekend. .
6. It is highly recommended that spouses attend together (co-ed) or soon after each other.
7. Up to five participants from any one church may be accepted for the same weekend. (3 couples for a CoEd weekend)
8. Up to five non-Lutheran participants may be accepted for the same weekend.
9. Up to five men clergy and five women clergy may be accepted for the same weekend.
10. Applicants divorced or widowed will not be accepted until one year from the date they became divorced or widowed. Those known to have emotional problems or chemical dependencies will not be accepted.
11. Neither children nor pets can be accommodated on the weekend.

NOTE: Before you sponsor a person for the weekend, take a prayerful look at his/her Christian Life:
Do you see Christ in this person?
Is this person able to see Christ in others?
Will the person grow from the experience?
The weekend is not the time or place to bring someone for a conversion. The weekend is to strengthen their walk with the Lord and build their faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

GUIDELINES FOR BEING A SPONSOR
As a sponsor, you should feel the Lord's work through Via de Cristo is in your hands and that you are accepting the responsibility for the New Pilgrims. Your consideration of sponsorship should include serious prayer, for you will be that person's liaison.
Read carefully the Guidelines for New Cursillistas (Pilgrims). Via de Cristo is not intended to resolve personal problems such as marital difficulties or alcoholism.
Explain Via de Cristo to your candidate. Be factual and truthful - especially in answering questions. Know the participant - family, church involvement, health, diet, handicaps, etc.
Be sure to explain that a continuing program is part of the Via de Cristo experience - not just the weekend.
These are some of the duties as a sponsor:
1. Help process and track application.
2. Make sure pre-weekend materials have been received. Keep in touch, especially during the last few weeks before the weekend.
3. Be prepared to help with problems that may arise during the weekend in order to ease the New Pilgrim’s mind on problems back home.
4. Bring the New Pilgrim to the weekend site or make sure other arrangements have been made if you cannot personally bring him/her. When delivering them to the site, do not abandon them to visit with friends.
5. If spouse's letters are used - you are responsible for getting them and delivering them - to the weekend site. Give plenty of notice for writing and make certain they understand - the importance of correspondence. Encourage children, relatives, and friends to provide letters or notes. Mark the envelopes with the candidate's FULL name, if you have specific delivery time for your Palanca, please put it in a baggie with the day and time on it. Do not right this on the envelope itself.
6. Do not assume the spouse will write or send a card. Remind him/her.
7. Do not forget your own Palanca to the New Cursillistas (Pilgrims) as well as providing a cup as a memorable gift from you.
8. Check on the family during the weekend one of the spouses is attending Via de Cristo - and be available if help is needed at home.
9. Attend the Clausura on Sunday afternoon, bringing along family members or friends (not those who plan to attend the next weekend) and see your friend home.
10. Help your friend get started in a Reunion Group and area Ultreyas.
11. Remember to keep him or her in your prayers.
12. Call, write, or e-mail him/her often to keep in touch.
(Revised 1/10/22)