2025 GUADALAJARA MISSION TRIP

Summary

Part retreat, part mission trip, SJBC will take 28 college age men, a priest and a seminarian to work and pray, to build a house and to take time for a day of recollection in the beauty of the Tapalpa Mountains.

Each day, aside from our apostolic labors, we will also have a robust spiritual program for the missionaries: Mass, silent prayer, team spiritual formation and opportunities for spiritual direction with the chaplain. In a world of gain and of hurry, a time to give and to rest in silence will teach these men the virtues of charity and humility.

Key Trip Details

• The trip is run directly by SJBC, for young men aged 18 - 25.
• We will accept 28 men who meet the application and financial requirements.
• Participants will start the trip on January 2nd in Guadalajara, and depart Guadalajara on January 10th. More travel details will be communicated upon acceptance to the program.
• We will build a house in three days working alongside a local charitable organization.
• One full day of the trip will be set aside for a hike and retreat in the beautiful Talpapa Mountains.

Financial Requirements

• Our trip team will be responsible for raising approximately $50,000 for the building of the house and related costs.
• Each trip participant will be required to fundraise a minimum of $1,805.00 to meet the overall goal.
• 50% of anything raised beyond this goal can be used as a flight reimbursement up to the cost of the plane ticket to Guadalajara.
• In case of insufficient fundraising each participant will be fully responsible for their share of the fundraising goal as well as their own airfare.