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By Linda Tully Chancellor , Diocese of San Jose
Every year , the Chancery staff experiences mixed emotions as we bid farewell to our student interns from Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School and look forward to welcoming a new cohort in the fall .
Each student intern works a total of five days per month in our offices . From their first day here , we recognize that they will grow and change as they develop new skills , adapt to new environments and workstyles , and learn about our mission and culture of Evangelization through service . We know , too , that some will grow in faith and become active participants in their parishes – a unique and invaluable benefit not all employers can offer .
What we do not always expect is that our students will become our teachers . Thanks to them , many of us will be different by the end of the year . Their strong work ethic and eagerness to learn will energize and enrich us . Their curiosity and fresh insights into the world and how we relate to it will inspire us to work with renewed purpose and commitment .
This year , we proudly collaborated with six student staff members from Cristo Rey : freshmen Xiana López ( Institute for Leadership in Ministry ) and
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Juan Sierra ( IT and Tribunal ); sophomores Noemi Bravo ( Human Resources , Finance , and Tribunal ) and Michelle Ruiz ( Department of Education ); and juniors Abel Cuevas ( Communications and “ The Valley Catholic ”) and Miguel López ( Missions ). They have accomplished much and left an indelible mark on the life of our church . Though we will miss them , we are grateful to have been part of their lives this year and congratulate them on the bright future that awaits them . |
Advice on Life and Work
By Noemi Elizabeth Bravo
Every day people live through a day , and during that day they learn something new . Even if they ’ re doing the same thing every day , something is going to be different , and from that little different thing , something is going to change . They learn something , they grow , or they get an idea and contribute it to help people . The same thing happens to someone living different experiences every day . Life experiences change people and help them grow , and people experience things every day .
This resonates with my experience here at the Diocese , because every time I come to work , it ’ s a different experience . In these experiences , I learn something new . I learn how the filing works here ,
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how to be an editor , and how to organize papers in the correct order . From that , I grow as an employee . I am able to do these things quicker and better because I have learned how to do them . I am able to grow from my mistakes by working on new ways to stay focused and to catch my mistakes so that I can fix them . With this , I contribute to the Diocese by working and helping in any way I can .
It ’ s important to understand that you will make mistakes . Those mistakes are probably not the end of the world , and instead of mourning and thinking that you are not a good employee , you should focus on working or fixing those mistakes . Another thing : as a student worker , you should also ask for help if you need it instead of trying to do it by yourself . And it ’ s important to have fun , because it ’ s also supposed to be a little fun .
On Work and Finding Your Passion
By Juan J . Sierra
This year , I am proud to have realized how important other fields of work are . They all play their own role in contributing to bettering the lives of people . They all require their own set of skills .
That helped me realize how important and versatile some skills could be . For example , being good with people
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can help you be more welcoming and helpful . I am passionate about math and science . Since I was little , those two subjects have come naturally to me . I want to go into the field of engineering . I like to create things with my hands . That passion stems from the time I spent playing with puzzles and ( Lego ) Bionicles . I would like to find a medium where I can combine computers and engineering .
My passion for engineering is intensified by the fact that I would be positively affecting people ’ s lives . The environment is being negatively affected by the waste we put into it . I would like to find effective ways to use resources on a large scale to help impoverished countries .
The advice I would give a student starting the Cristo Rey Work Study Program is to pay close attention to the significance of their work . I would tell the student to also pay attention to the importance of their co-workers ’ work . I would tell them to analyze what skills they see their co-workers using . I would tell them to be open-minded and analyze what they enjoy doing the most at work .
Finally , I would tell them to build connections with their co-workers and supervisor . It will help them get ideas and realize things about themselves . It also helps to have friends from powerful and influential companies .
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