We will be inviting Johnson Service Corps alums to write about their experiences with and after their time with us. Alexi Paraschos, 09-10, shares his story below. __________________________________________________________________________ My name is Alexi Paraschos, and I am a soul singer/songwriter living in Philadelphia, PA. I was a member of the Johnson Service Corps from 2009-2010, directly […]
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Our Partners at the East Durham Children’s Initiative
Each month, Johnson Service Corps will feature one of our Partner Organizations. For December, we are excited to share information about the East Durham Children’s Initiative. ______________________________________________________________________________________ The East Durham Children’s Initiative serves all children and families living in the EDCI Zone, a distressed, 120-block area in East Durham. Residents of the EDCI Zone face […]
The Importance of Communion
For only a short amount of time with the Johnson Service Corps, I have learned more about the importance of communion. I’ve shared intimate thoughts and feelings about my personal hardships that has helped me think of a centering practice for my own spiritual beliefs. I am calmer now because those thoughts or feelings that […]
Center, Re-center
Admittedly I find Communion to be one of the most difficult values. Communion tells me to be in the moment, communion tells me to be anxious in nothing, communion tells me to surrender my plans, communion tells me to clear my mind in order for me to see and feel God’s presence in my life. […]
Learning to Cultivate the Inner Life
One of the things that initially attracted me to the Episcopal Service Corps, and later, after some research, to JSC was the knowledge that I would be challenged to explore my own spirituality in a way I never had before. I knew I was an external, extroverted person – while I need space and time […]