Is Catholic HEART Workcamp Affiliated with a specific Diocese?
No, we are not officially overseen by a Diocese. In our experience, a Diocese does not want the liability or legal responsibility involved in a Workcamp but is willing to support CHWC’s effort to offer a quality service event for teenagers. We do however have local youth ministers, local parishes, and local priests involved in most, if not all our Workcamps. In addition we partner with various priests across the country to act as a Camp Chaplin at some of our camps. We also bring in local priests to aid us in the saying of daily mass and for a Reconciliation service during the week. Catholic HEART Workcamp continues to faithfully and enthusiastically serve the Roman Catholic Church in obedience to the Magisterium and strict faithfulness to the Church teachings. Steve and Lisa have their Masters degree in Religious Education, from Duquesne University and were youth ministers in the Catholic Church for over 15 years before starting Catholic HEART Workcamp. The original idea developed aft