Elevate Your Ministry

The Frassati Fellowship is a six-month fellowship of prayer, formation, and most importantly – pilgrimage. Fellows will meet regularly in anticipation of a life-changing pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

• The program is built around 3 pillars – Formation, Community, and of course, Travel!
• Formation: The goal is to develop your leadership as a minister within the Church. Formation will consist of regular meetings with your cohort, readings and other assignments to prepare for and process the pilgrimage, and a mentor to walk with you each step of the way. The Fellowship culminates in a creative Capstone Project where each Fellow will express their outcomes from the program.
• Community: Join a cohort of 25 Fellows who all share in the Church’s mission to evangelize. Together, you will pray, reflect, and grow together in this network of supportive colleagues in ministry.
• Travel: The cornerstone of the Frassati Fellowship is a 9-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. We cannot understate the value that a visit to the Holy Land will bring upon your ministry. Being able to visit these places so familiar to us will forever impact the way you read, pray with, and teach Scripture.

• Upon acceptance, you will enter a 6-month-long fellowship. For the Summer 2021 cohort, your timeline will be the following:
  • Preparation Period: May-July 2021
  • Pilgrimage: July 14-22, 2021
  • Mystagogy: August-September 2021
  • Capstone Presentations: September-October 2021
• As a Fellow, you would be invited to:
  • Formation meetings
  • Formation assignments
  • One-on-one meetings with a mentor

We know that the life of a ministry leader is usually packed, jumping from one commitment to the next, so we’ve designed the Fellowship with this in mind. Fellows can anticipate spending about 2 hours per week from May-October to participate. A small investment for big growth!

• To apply, you’ll fill out and submit the online application, including a personal statement (500 words or less) answering “How do you hope that a pilgrimage to the Holy Land will contribute to your formation and leadership as a minister in the Catholic Church?”. To complete your application, you will need to secure a letter of support from your supervisor or religious superior.
• Applications are due on April 1, 2021. 
• Finalists will be invited to a virtual interview, and decisions will be communicated the week of April 19.

The Frassati Fellowship is designed for people who are working full- or part-time in Catholic ministry, leading a Catholic ministry in a parish, school, or other organization,  are enrolled in full-time graduate studies in theology, divinity, or related field, or are an ordained or vowed religious. Anyone who holds a position of leadership within the Church, is looking for a way to maintain their own spirituality and a community to have formative experiences while developing themself professionally, is welcome to apply. If you aren’t sure whether you are eligible or not, just ask us! Email us at hello@versoministries.com, and we’ll get back to you.

First of all, we view this as an investment in the leaders of our Church and an opportunity to serve those who are usually doing the serving! For this reason, we are subsidizing the cost significantly with a $2,000 scholarship to make the program as accessible as possible to those that are interested. Let’s be honest, most graduate students, lay ministers, priests, and religious aren’t bringing home six figures a year!

• Applications are due on April 1, 2021. Finalists will be invited to a virtual interview, and decisions will be communicated the week of April 19. Decisions will be sent via email.
• If you receive an acceptance email the week of April 19, then you will need to complete all required paperwork and pay the non-refundable program deposit of $999 within 7 days of notification or forfeit your spot.

• Upon acceptance to the program, you will receive an invoice reflecting the total program cost. Within 7 days of notification, payment of the non-refundable $999 deposit is due and can be paid online with a credit card or debit card, or by check or money order. Checks and money orders should be made payable to “Verso Ministries LLC” and mailed to address below:
  • Verso Ministries LLC
    P.O. Box 986
    Notre Dame, IN 46556

• Your remaining balance is due June 1, 2021. You will receive a final balance reminder via email 4 weeks prior to June 1, 2021.
• Payment plans can be arranged. Contact us for more details.

• No. While we love to welcome people on our pilgrimages, because the Fellowship pilgrimage is the culmination of six months of formation and fellowship with a set group of leaders only those who are part of the cohort will be eligible to attend the pilgrimage. 
• While this pilgrimage may be reserved for Fellows, we hope you and your guest will join us for another Verso pilgrimage. Check out our upcoming departures. 
  

• Cancellations are possible at any time, but refunds are subject to cancellation fees at the rates listed here.
  • Cancellation after Deposit to May 31, 2021 : First payment ($999) is non-refundable
  • Cancellation June 1, 2021 or after: 100% of program fee ($2,499) is non-refundable
• All cancellations must be submitted to Verso Ministries in written form and received via email or mail. Any refunds, as applicable, will be processed based on the date stamp of email or mail received. Cancellation fees are for individual pilgrims and fees will be charged per person per booking. 
• Any cancellation charges incurred from other suppliers or vendors (flight, lodging, ground transportation, tickets, etc.) may come in addition to the administrative fees listed here.
•  All group flight airline tickets, optional excursions, trip options, pre/post extensions, private transfers, and additional hotel nights are non-refundable 100 days or less prior to departure unless otherwise noted.

• Yes, we anticipate offering the Frassati Fellowship annually.  Sign up below  for our e-newsletter to keep up to date on future Frassati Fellowship cohorts.