As you can see on the Haven for Hope map there are two general and geographic
areas at Haven –
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Prospects Courtyard where folks can get safe
overnight & outdoor lodging along with 3 meals a day, showers, and other helpful
human resources, and,
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Haven for Hope’s Main Campus
where live-in residents make a life plan and commitment to
transition and transformation.
Both areas have a chapel (Prospects Chapel & Chapel of Hope at Haven) and both
offer lots of opportunities for ministry and service. Churches, faith
communities, and other groups who would like to volunteer for these
opportunities are free to connect with any of the contacts below for more
information and asked to submit a request.
Click here for printable process for submitting requests:
PROSPECTS COURTYARD
MINISTRY
REQUEST PROCESS
HAVEN FOR HOPE MINISTRY REQUEST PROCESS
A prayer chain/tree where people from their homes or work can be connected by
email or phone in weekly prayer for the needs at Haven for Hope. Anyone can
submit prayers and/or subscribe to the
prayerNET by contacting:
Sr. Maria Elena
Gonzalez, Spiritual Services Provider at Haven
for Hope,
210.220.2120,
elena.gonzalez@havenforhope.org
A brief every-morning opportunity of positive prayer through reflection,
devotionals, prayer, silence, etc. led generally by Campus Staff Volunteers.
Prayers vary based on the faith tradition and leadership of the Volunteer.
Scheduled at 7:30-7:45 am in both Chapels. Contacts for Volunteer scheduling:
Naomi Brown, Case Manager at
Haven for Hope,
210.220.2106,
Naomi.brown@havenforhope.org
Rev. Ron Brown, Prospects
Courtyard Liaison,
210.220.2114,
ron.brown@havenforhope.org
Workshops, group direction, studies, day retreats, etc. will vary as much as
those who offer them. Current opportunities include:
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Men’s Bible Study every Monday night in the Men’s Residence
Hall, 6-6:50 pm led by a San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries’ Volunteer. Contact
for more information:
Rev. Becky Hamann, Chaplain at San Antonio
Metropolitan Ministries,
210.220.2407, bhamann@samm.org
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Community Bible Study every
Wednesday at Intake over the lunch hour, noon-1 led by Campus Staff Volunteers.
Contact for Volunteer scheduling:
Walt Hudson, Case Manager at
Haven for Hope,
210.220.2119,
walt.hudson@havenforhope.org
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Spiritual Growth & Wellness occurs 3 times/week, 10-11 am
led by REv. Becky Hamann, San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries.
This is part of the CAmpus Educational Curriculum
Blocks. Contact for more information:
Rev. Becky Hamann, Chaplain
at San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries,
210.220.2407,
bhamann@samm.org
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Men In Progress every
Thursday in the Transformation Center’s Room #2, 9-11 am led by Rev. Ron Brown,
Prospects Courtyard Liaison. A time of support and study. Contact for more
information:
Rev. Ron Brown,
210.220.2114,
ron.brown@havenforhope.org
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Upcoming Opportunities are:
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…Living Simply led by Walt
Hudson, Case Manager at Haven for Hope. An 8-week series and part of the Campus
Educational Curriculum Blocks.
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…Transformative Communications led by Rev. Ann Helmke, Director of Spiritual Services at
Haven for Hope. Also a part of the Campus Educational Curriculum Blocks, offered
as a 4-part series.
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...Space for Grace led by Judy Senter, a Volunteer Spiritual Director at San
Antonio Metropolitan Ministries. This is a 12-step bible study process.
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...Women In Progress led by Sr. Maria Elena Gonzalez, Spiritual Services
Provider at Haven for Hope.
A continuing practice of San Antonio faith communities and congregations
offering worship and prayer at San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries for years,
and now at Haven! These evening opportunities are in both the Haven Chapel and
the Prospects Chapel, 7 pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It is hoped that
these will have a variety of faith expressions from Jewish Shabbat to Christian
worship & praise to Muslim prayer to Buddhist meditation etc. Contact for Volunteer scheduling:
Matt Curtis, Volunteer Coordinator at San
Antonio Metropolitan Ministries,
210.220.2410,
mcurtis@samm.org
or click here to visit the SAMM website to volunteer
These CIRCLES cross faith
lines in prayer and open expression of life stories. These will be offered at
times during the evening
communityWORSHIP time as well as other times of day in both Chapels.
Facilitators are Volunteers from the San Antonio community at-large with
background in spiritual care along with enriched training specific to
prayerCIRCLES. Contact for more information:
Rev. Ann Helmke, Director of Spiritual Services
at Haven for Hope,
210.220.2116,
ann.helmke@havenforhope.org
FRIENDS
simply offer presence & possibly prayer around
Campus, at Intake, in the Chapels, etc.
COMPANIONS go a bit deeper into a conversational relationship of
faith development, along with potentially finding a future faith home for
Members who are developing a life plan of transition and transformation.
Volunteers from the San Antonio community at-large will have a background in
such practices along with enriched training and orientation at Haven for Hope.
Contact for more information:
Rev. Ann
Helmke, Director of Spiritual Services at Haven
for Hope,
210.220.2116,
ann.helmke@havenforhope.org
Similar to FRIENDS and
COMPANIONS (see immediately
above) these Volunteers have been serving for years at the San Antonio
Metropolitan Ministries’ shelter. It’s a simple time of presence and possible
prayer in the residence halls in the evenings. Contact for Volunteer scheduling:
Matt Curtis, Volunteer Coordinator at San
Antonio Metropolitan Ministries,
210.220.2410,
mcurtis@samm.org
or click here to visit the SAMM website to volunteer