CORE APPLICATION

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer all the questions.

2. Very Important: When answering these questions, be yourself. There are no right or wrong answers. These questions are simply vehicles for us to learn who you are.

3. Also Very Important: Rest assured that all information will be held in strict confidence by the parish Core Team. Here are a few important facts about being a member of the Core Team:

• Team members must be out of secondary school, and 18+ years old**

• Team members should possess the following qualities: a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, an unconditional love for teenagers, a love for the Catholic Church, regular participation in Sunday worship, a personal prayer life, freedom from serious sin, regular reading of Scripture, and openness to using the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

• Team members must be open to training and completing all background checks and requirements set forth by the diocese.

• Team members must continue to possess the above-mentioned qualities throughout the duration of their commitment. Team members are free at any time to unconditionally terminate their relationship as a Core Team member. At the same time, the ministry of Life Teen retains the option to ask you to step out of this ministry if it becomes clear to us that the Lord is not calling you to this specific ministry, or if mitigating circumstances make it unwise for you to continue in this ministry.

APPLICANT'S INFORMATION

Name(Required)

First Last

Address(Required)

Street Address Suburb Post Code

Email(Required)

Mobile(Required)

Date of Birth(Required)

DD slash MM slash YYYY

EDUCATION

Please check the one that applies to you and fill in the requested information. Leave blank those choices, which do not apply.

Education(Required)

Presently, I am in tertiary school.

I graduated from tertiary school.

I graduated from secondary school.

EMPLOYMENT

Please document where you work.

Business Name(Required)

Mobile(Required)

Job Title(Required)

Your duties(Required)

VOLUNTEER HISTORY

Please document your most recent volunteer experience.

(A) Organisation's name(Required)

Your duties(Required)

Frequency of involvement (e.g., once a month, etc.)(Required)

Do you currently volunteer here?(Required)

Yes

Starting date:(Required)

DD slash MM slash YYYY

Ending date:(Required)

DD slash MM slash YYYY

Reason for leaving(Required)

DIOCESAN / PARISH INVOLVEMENT

Please check all that apply to you and fill in the requested information. Leave blank those choices, which do not apply.

I have...(Required)

taught or assisted in a religious education program in my home parish/another parish

assisted in a youth ministry/ Life Teen program in my post high school years.

served as a lector, Eucharistic minister, alter server, and/or choir member at a parish.

served in a parish or diocese in other capacities (i.e., coordinated or assisted with the parish festival, assisted in the parish or diocesan office, etc.)

How often do you attend Mass?(Required)

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Rarely

Never

AVAILABILITY

Please list any activities or commitments, which might prohibit you from being available on Friday nights or weekend. Please list dates and times of these commitments.(Required)

How would you feel if, after having completed the application form, interview, and/or training for the Life Teen Core Team you were not selected?(Required)

When would you be available to meet for an interview?(Required)

CATHOLIC SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Please check all that apply to you and fill in the requested information. Leave blank those choices, which do not apply.(Required)

I am baptized.

I was confirmed in the Catholic Church

For the past 12 months, I have met my obligation of attending Sunday liturgy and Holy Days of obligation.

I converted to Catholicism.

I attended a Catholic school.

I attended a Catholic college/university.

Other than in school, I attended religious education classes.

As a high school student, I participated in a Catholic youth ministry program.

Other religious formation I received while growing up included (i.e., RENEW, RCIA, a non-Catholic but Christian education, a non-Catholic but Christian youth ministry program, Campus Crusade, etc.)

Have you participated in any bible studies, religious education classes, Christian fellowship groups, etc., since you have been out of high school? If so, please elaborate…(Required)

Are you considering, or have you considered a Religious Vocation?(Required)

Yes

Do you accept the Church’s teaching on the Holy Eucharist?(Required)

The Holy Eucharist is the real Presence (Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity) of Jesus Christ and that when one receives Holy Communion, Jesus comes into the heart to dwell.

Yes, I accept this teaching