Pastoral and Volunteering

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 

Law School:

• Mondays at 13.00 h. in the Chapel.

School of Humanities and Communication Sciences:

• First Thursday of the month.  

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION  

School of Economics and Business:

• Every day from 11.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. in the pastoral office. 

School of Humanities and Communication Sciences:

• Mon-Thurs-Fri from 11.00 h. in the pastoral office.

Law School:

• Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the pastoral office.

PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS MEETING

School of Economics and Business:

• Every other Wednesday at 13.00 h.

School of Humanities and Communication Sciences:

• Fridays at 14.00 h.

Law School: 

• Students: weekly, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 14.00 to 15.30. 
• Professors: fortnightly. 

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 

School of Humanities and Communication Sciences:

• Half an hour before mass in the chapel or at any time (contacting the chaplain in advance).

UNIVERSITY FORUM

School of Humanities and Communication Sciences: 

• Thursdays from 14.00 h. to 16.00 h. 

For more information about any activity, please contact your School chaplain. 

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 

• Thursdays from 13.00 h. to 13.30 h. in the Institute of Technology chapel.  

PROFESSORS MEETING

• No specific day (contact the chaplain). 

YOUTH GROUP 

• No day (to be announced). 

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION  

• Institute of Technology: half an hour before the Eucharist. Please ask the chaplain.  
• School of Pharmacy:  Tuesdays from 14.30 h. to 16.30 h. in the office 

CONFIRMATION CATECHISM 

• Please contact the chaplain. 

For more information about any activity, please contact your School chaplain.

• Guiding principles of CEU´s Educational Projects: Decalogue Educational Projects CEU Acdp
• Pastoral Letter of the Cardinal of Madrid " Servidores y Testigos de la Verdad"  Misión Madrid
• Mons. César Franco conference: Catholic Education CEU Acdp César Franco 08
• John Paul II´s texts on the University: Universidad Juan Pablo II 
• Benedict XVI´s texts on the Universidad CEU San Pablo: Universidad Benedicto XVI  
• Cardinal Poupard's conference at Universidad CEU San Pablo: Card Poupard Ceu 2001 
• Dr. Morandé conference at the Jubilee of Universities: Nuevo Humanismo Pedro Morande 2000.  
• Various magistral texts on Universidad CEU San Pablo: Universidad Varios 
• Documents on University Pastoral and Pastoral of Culture | Spanish Episcopal Conference.  
• Pope Francis’ Apostolic Constitution "Veritatis gaudium" on Universities and Ecclesiastical Faculties. [2018] 
• Documents of the Archdiocese of Madrid  

In Correctional Facilities

• Leisure programmes for kids aged between 0 and 3 years whose mothers are serving a sentence.
  Hours: Every other weekend (Saturdays from 10 to 17h)

In Centres for Children with Special Needs - Learning Disability

• Leisure programmes for kids with learning disability.
  Hours: Every other weekend (morning or afternoon, from 2 to 3 hours per week)

In Maternity Houses

• Different support and assistance activities in Foster Houses, where children live with their mothers.
• Centre for single mothers going through pregnancy or with babies. Support in workshops and nursery.
  Hours: According to the Centre's needs (weekly, two hours)

Community homes

• Different academic support classes, and sport and leisure activities: arts and crafts workshops, personal hygiene workshops, etc.
  Hours: Two hours per week in Cáritas Centro de Educación a Menores (CEM).
• Academic support and workshops aimed at the integration of underage Immigrants with learning difficulties (Formation of values, social skills and innovative activities to educate in affectivity, educational games, film discussion forums, etc.)          Hours: Between 2 and 3 hours, one day per week, from Monday to Friday (Aula Intercultural “Aprender Juntos” project)

Community of Madrid and Ciudad de San Fernando Schools

• Personal assistance to kids aged between 8 and 12 years, specially migrant children, with educational underachievement. Sport, leisure, academic support, values learning in English, etc.
  Hours: Every other Saturday morning (2 hours)

Foster Care

• Foster care for kids aged between 4 and 14 years at risk of sheer abandonment. They are provided with academic support, leisure workshops, psychological guidance, speech therapist and any other service they may need. 
  Hours: One day per week, from Monday to Friday (2 hours)

Missionaries of Charity Houses

• Academic support and tutoring classes in Missionaries of Charity's house in Vallecas.
  Hours: One day per week, from Monday to Friday (2 hours)

In Nursing Homes 

• Accompanying older people who are alone or abandoned in nursing homes (Pozuelo, Las Rozas, Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, and many more).
• Accompaniment, leisure activities, walks and workshops inside and outside the nursing home supervised by professionals from the Centre.
  Hours: Two hours per week, according to the Centre's needs.

In Hospitals

• Accompaniment of hospitalised patients who are alone, and substitution of relatives. 
• Guide-accompanying tasks, providing information in outpatient appointments.
• Cooperate in the humanisation of the emergency department, by accompanying and providing information.
  Hours: Two hours per week.

In the Missionaries of Charity's House

• Accompaniment and support tasks in the Missionaries of Charity's House, in Ermita de Santo (Madrid) 
  Hours: flexible, according to the Centre's needs.

In Soup Kitchens

• Assisting in preparation, waiting tables and clearing up for lunches or dinners.
  Hours: Weekly (mornings and weekends)

• Solidary Breakfast (“Desayunos en Atocha” Programme).
  Hours: Sundays from 8 to 12h.

In Centres for Accompaniment

• Accompaniment, leisure activities and assistance in small tasks.
  Hours: Saturday and Sunday mornings  (2 hours per week)

• Social integration and work placement programmes through accompaniment and support in tasks. Older profile.
  Hours: Depending on the centre.

In Centro Municipal de Acogida (Local Foster Care Centre) and Foundations

• Accompaniment to assist them in the reintegration process. Walks, conversations, Centre's leisure activities, etc.
  Hours: A day per week, from Monday to Sunday (morning or afternoon).

• Literacy programmes for immigrants, Spanish as a foreign language programmes and support in auto-learning classes. 
  Hours: Minimum trimestral commitment. Two hours, from Monday to Friday (morning or afternoon) 

In Rutas de Reparto de Bocadillos ('Solidary Sandwich Delivery Route')

• Preparation and distribution of sandwiches and drinks in the streets of Madrid, providing them with company, and showing care and respect.
  Hours: From 20:30h in the afternoon.

• Recogida y reparto de alimentos para familias sin recursos. 
• Rutas de bocatas en las calles de Madrid.
• Acompañamiento en centros de acogida. 
• Comedores sociales.
• Apoyo al empleo. 

• Salidas de ocio inclusivo. 
• Salidas de ocio con menores y jóvenes (parálisis cerebral). 

• Acompañamiento a enfermos en hospitales. 
• Ocio y acompañamiento con menores hospitalizados. 
• Apoyo en hospitales. 

• Apoyo a personas en proceso de rehabilitación. 
• Actividades lúdicas y de valores.

Sierra Leone, located in West Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the world. Diamond extraction is the main source of income. Internal peace and foreign aid play an essential and decisive roll in the development of the country. This development slowed down between 2014 and 2016 due to the Ebola outbreak. This epidemic resulted in the death of four thousand Sierra Leoneans. Makeni is the largest city in the Northem Province of Sierra Leone and the fifth largest city in the country, by population. It is also the capital and the economic centre of the Bombali District. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni played a significant role in the development of the city. They realised the poor conditions the population were facing: widespread illiteracy, extreme poverty, endemic diseases... and so they commited to improve Makeni's standards of life.

Makeni's hopes lay in the education and training of future professionals. That's why University of Makeni (UNIMAK) is crucial for the development of the city, the region and the country. Authorised in 2009, it is the only private university in the Northem Province in Sierra Leone. With its situation and history in mind, USP CEU volunteers wanted to contribute by doing their bit. Since the signing of the cooperation agreement in 2009 between USP CEU and UNIMAK, along with the collaboration of the Diocese of Makeni; ten years of uninterrupted collaboration have been flourishing. The project, winner of multiple awards such as the 'ICUSTA FUND, 2017', has involved working groups to develop countless educational and humanitarian initiatives. Over the years, many students and teachers have developed and tutored practical exercises and final year research papers focused on finding solutions to improve life in Sierra Leone.