DAYTON—The Sisters of the Precious Blood are hosting a Summer Ministry Week July 15-21 in Elkhorn City, Ky. Participants are to assist Precious Blood Sister Margie Zureick, pastoral associate of St. Joseph the Worker Mission, with some of the needs of the people of the area.

Open to single women ages 18 to 35, the program is limited to 10 participants and registration is requested by July 7. Interested women who can’t attend for the full week are still welcome.

St. Joseph the Worker is a small outreach mission deep in Appalachian mountain country and just a few miles from Virginia. After being closed as a church for about three years, St. Joseph was re-opened in 2006; Sr. Zureick has been the pastoral associate since then.

During the week, participants are to work at the mission church and its Community Closet. Projects may include cleaning up overgrown grounds, making repairs and helping as needed at the mission. Outreach may be as simple as providing a listening ear for someone, being a friendly presence witnessing to hope and to God’s love for someone.

In addition to work projects, participants have opportunities for shared prayer and for social time.

The Sisters of the Precious Blood strive to witness through their lives and ministries to God’s love and “to be a life-giving, reconciling presence in our fractured world.”

To register or to learn more about this summer ministry opportunity, contact Precious Blood Sister Carolyn Hoying at 937-231-1244 or Vocations@PreciousBloodSistersDayton.org.