Spring 2005 Mission Update Newsletter - Catholic Mission Association

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Mission UpdateVol. 14, No. 1

Spring 2005

United States

Catholic Mission Association

U.S. Catholic Mission Association

Continued on Page 3

In This Issue

Supporting Missionary Work in

America.................................................Cover

Message from USCMA Director;

From the Board; Washington

Coalitions Report; Staff........................2

Three U.S. Missioners Murdered;

Book Reviews.........................................4

Mission: From Expansion to

Encounter....................................... Center

Mission Congress 2005.........................5

Will the Fence Mending Ever

Begin?......................................................6

Resources and Upcoming Events;

Orbis Book List.....................................7

Easter Greetings....................................8

INMEMORIAM

DONOTABANDONYOURSELVES

TODESPAIR. WEARE

THEEASTERPEOPLEAND

HALLELUJAHISOURSONG.

-Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005

CELEBRATING 100 YEARSOF CATHOLIC EXTENSION:

SUPPORTING MISSIONARY WORKIN AMERICA

This article is taken from Mission America, a new book from Catholic Extension.

Mention missions and American Catholics think of far-off lands and exotic cultures.

And why not? Most Catholic historians give only a cursory mention to mission work

in the United States after the turn of the 20 th century.

Yet this past century was a momentous turning point for the Catholic Church in this

country. After 400 years of missionaries from other nations coming to these shores,

Pope St. Pius X issued the decree Sapienti Consilio in 1908 that ended Americas

status as a mission country.

Henceforth, American Catholics would not only start sending their own missionaries

to other countries (foreign missions) but would also have to take care of their own

communities (home missions).

The Church here has grown so much that the United States now has more Catholics

than any other country in the world except Brazil and Mexico. Indeed, taken as a

whole, Catholics make up the nations largest single church.

However, these great numbers are most evident in large urban centers like New York,

Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. In the Pacific Northwest, Appalachia and the

Deep South, its a far different story. These and other parts of the country remain

mission territories what we call Mission America.

The fact that there are missions in the United States might have been almost as surprising

to urban American Catholics in

1900 as it is for Catholics today.

Learning from Protestant churches

that had started home mission

societies as early as 1800, Father

Francis Kelley proposed a

Catholic Church extension society.

These societies were national

organizations that collected

donations from the more affluent

members of their churches to build

new missions in rural America.


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Mission Update Spring 2005

U.S. Catholic Mission Association Page 2

FROMTHE DIRECTOR

ROSANNE RUSTEMEYER, SSND

USCMA Staff

Rosanne Rustemeyer, SSND, Executive Director

Charlotte Cook, Associate DirectorKathleen Bullock, Associate for Operations

Anne Louise Von Hoene, MMS, Accountant

Questions / Comments re: Meetings & Conferences

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Web site: www.uscatholicmission.org

Mission Update ISSN 1ISSN 1ISSN 1ISSN 1ISSN 1542 - 6542 - 6542 - 6542 - 6542 - 6111113030303030

WASHINGTON COALITIONS REPORT

March has been a very busy

month in Washington, D.C. for

Peace and Justice advocates.

Nearly 900 people from more than

a dozen Christian denominations gathered

March 11-14, 2005 for the thirdEcumenical Advocacy Days. This years

theme Make all Things New marked the

third such event that addressed current

global issues. Participants examined U.S.

policy regarding Middle East, Africa, Asia,

Latin America, global economic justice,

global security, eco-justice and U.S.

domestic issues. In addition to speakers

in plenary sessions and workshops,

participants were briefed on specific issues

and trained in effective lobbying

techniques to use with their Congressional

delegations. Participants were also taughtmethods to spread the messages of the

weekend to their own church

communities.

Justice and Peace Directors of the

Conference of Major Superiors of Men

met in Washington, DC following

Advocacy Days to dialogue with political

leaders about all life issues of concern to

Catholics. Meetings with Rep. Rosa

DeLauro (D-CT) and George Phillips, the

Legislative Aide of Rep. Chris Smith (R-

NJ) encouraged this dialogue of support

with Catholic members of the House ofRepresentatives.

Finally, the Economic Way of the Cross,

sponsored by the Religious Working

Group on the World Bank and the IMF,

made its way through official

Washington, DC as it has for ten years on

Good Friday. For over three hours the

faithful walked and prayed at such sites

as the Capitol, White House, Departments

of Labor, Commerce and Health and

Human Services, Headquarters of the

World Bank and International Monetary

Fund. Prayers naming common guilt, for pardon and repentance were offered at

some institutions while at others prayers

for courage and strength on the journey to

a better world were said. The Economic

Way of the Cross calls on would-be

Disciples of Christ to apply the message

of Jesus passion in their own lives, times

and places. As members of a global

church, participants feel compelled to be

in solidarity with all those millions who

live and die in debt and dire poverty.

We join the world in paying tribute to

Pope John Paul II recognizing his

tremendous contribution to the Church

and the world by a life of bold and

courageous service. The Holy Fathers

deep concern for the sharing of theGospel and the growth of the Church

particularly through outreach to the poor

were at the heart of his Mission. We are

indebted to him for his vision of Mission

for all the baptized. Through

Redemptoris Missio, he has called us to

look at new areas of mission challenging

us to find ways to emphasize

evangelization of the media, megacities,

youth, areas of justice and environmental

integrity among others. He was truly an

advocate for peace.

In this issue we celebrate 100 years of

Mission to America with the Catholic

Extension Society. Congratulations to

so many who engage in this missionary

work of the Church!

The national office and staff will be

relocating in the Brookland Area of

Washington, DC, for the duration of the

renovations at St. Pauls College. More

information about the move will be

shared with members as it becomes clear.

The USCMA web site will be taking on

a new face within the next two months.

Although the original site has served us

well for the past six years, the time has

come to update the technology.

May the warmth of these springlike days

and the joy of celebrating this season of

resurrection give each of us new energies

for the work of mission!

USCMA Board of Directors Meet:

The USCMA Board gathered in

Washington, DC on Friday, March 11,

2005 for the annual spring meeting. The

Board welcomed new members, Sam

Stanton and Teresita Gonzalez. Sr.Shalini DSouza was unable to make the

meeting.

Major items on the agenda were election

of the Executive Committee for the

Board, a report from the Search

Committee for a new Executive Director,

office space renovations at St. Pauls

College and redesign of the USCMA

web site.

Sr. Mary McGlone was elected as the

President of the Board, Fr. John Barth is

the newly elected vice-president andMegeen White Testa will serve as the

Secretary-Treasurer. Fr. Wil Steinbacher

and Sam Stanton were elected as at-large

members of the Executive Committee.

The by-laws of USCMA empower this

committee to conduct the business of the

Association between meetings.

The Board received a report from the

Search Committee seeking the next

Executive Director of the Association.

A number of the applicants will be

undergoing phone and person-to-personinterviews in the coming weeks.

As a finale to the Board meeting, Board

Members enjoyed a luncheon gathering

at the Ecumenical Advocacy Days which

were taking place in Arlington the same

weekend.

FROMTHE BOARD


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On October 18, 1905 the Catholic Church

Extension Service of the United States of

America was formed to raise funds to build and staff churches in

rural America. Just as important, it would promote the missionary

spirit of American Catholics.

T

his new organization would not seek to supplant aid to the

Churchs foreign missions but raise aid for where it was

also needed in the United States - and that generosity wouldnaturally flow to every other part of the world too.

In 1908 it was reported at the First American Missionary Congress

that nine out of 10 small towns in rural America had no Catholic

church. Even to this day, many communities have gathered for the

Eucharist in some of the oddest places: funeral homes, gas stations,

and even the wing of an airplane, which served as the altar of a

missionary to fishing villages in the Alaskan bush.

So, not surprisingly, most of the first donations raised by Catholic

Extension went toward church construction. The chapel is a symbol

of the presence and permanence of the Church in a community.

Former Catholics come out of the woodwork, encouraged by the

sight of a chapel and other Catholics flocking to Mass. Morefamilies feel like they can move into the community, contributing

further to the ever-spiraling growth to self-sufficiency.

Parish closings in Chicago, Detroit and Boston in recent years have

awakened many Catholics to the reality of a shortage in ordained

ministers. However, this has long been the situation in many mission

dioceses of the American South and West.

Catholic Extensions aid to mission dioceses includes

assistance to diocesan seminarians as well as salary

subsidies to support men and women religious.

Since the first sisters arrived in the United States in 1727, they

have largely been responsible for much of the growth of the Churchin America. From the start, the services these sisters provided have

been an entryway into many communities where Catholics were

few or non-existent.

In 1866, the nations bishops set a goal at the Second Plenary

Council of Baltimore to establish a Catholic school in every parish.

While this was a tall order even for the largest dioceses, its never

been very possible for cash-strapped rural dioceses. Even in 2004

for instance, there were only seven primary and secondary Catholic

schools in each of the entire states of Wyoming and Alaska.

Parish religious education classes have taken on a paramount role

of education Catholic children in their faith, today serving almost

two-thirds of the 12.4 million Catholic students attending public

schools.Catechetics is especially important in the Bible Belt and other areas

where Catholics are a tiny minority. The best answer to

proselytization as well as a deepening of ones faith is education.

Until the last century, the work of the Church was seen as the

almost exclusive responsibility of clergy and religious

However, movements to involve laypeople began early in

the 20th century.

Since Vatican II the number of lay people involved in ministry in

different forms has grown steadily, with over 180,000 now working

full-time for the Church.

Another concept of missiology that came out of Vatican II is theimportant relationship between faith and local culture. The respec

for culture was reaffirmed in this country in 1992 when the Church

celebrated the quincentenary of the Gospels arrival in the Western

Hemisphere.

Today the Church teaches that the indigenous people can be truly

Indian and truly Catholic at the same time.

As the Church moves into the Third Millennium, it faces many of

the same concerns that parallel those of the early 1900s: the need

for evangelization, church building, vocation formation, religious

education and ministry to Hispanics, Native Americans and recen

immigrants.

Catholic extension today helps some 80 U.S. dioceses that are

considered home mission dioceses because they continue to

depend on outside assistance to aid their poorest rural or remote

communities.

We celebrate the work of Catholic Extension over the last 100 years

and wish them all the best for the next 100.

Mission America - details how this modern mission period in the U.S. grew and evolved with the changingtimes of the 20th century. Its a quick survey of the growth of the Catholic Church in our country thats easy andfun to read, commented author Bradley Collins.

The 56-page book, which is filled with colorful photos, charts and graphs, reports on the progress that has beenmade in the Churchs growth as well as what challenges remain. It shows how demographics have shaped theChurch here. It reveals where missions still exist in this country today, whos doing what to help those missions,and explains what the role of a modern missionary is in the age of Vatican II and Pope John Paul IIs call for anew evangelization.

For a book, please download the printable form from http://www.catholicextension.org/book/bookform.htmland send it with a check for $5.95 to Catholic Extension, Attn: Communications, 150 S. Wacker Drive, Floor 20,Chicago, IL 60606 or fill out the online request form and they will mail to you a book and invoice.


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BEING RELIGIOUS INTERRELIGIOUSLY

Peter C. Phan, Orbis Books, Maryknoll NY, 2004, pp.i-xvii, 284

This book is the final volume in a series of three books in which

Peter C. Phan, the former professor at the Catholic University

and at the moment the Professor in Catholic Social Thought at

Georgetown University, edited and revised a series of articles

published in a variety of publications or delivered in variou

venues.

Divided over three parts, Doing Theology Interreligiously in the

Postmodern Age, Christianity in Dialogue with Other Religions

and Worship in the Postmodern World, the author offers a wealth

of reflections on contemporary issues. The book, though often

rather erudite and academic, discusses real present-day issues

like Catholic Identity, Multiple Religious Belonging, the Christian

Post-Holocaust Relation to Judaism, Jesus as the Universal Savior

Holy War, Liturgical Inculturation and Language, Unity and/orUniformity.

The non-Western author does not hesitate to express his critica

assessment of the essentially still largely Western approach of a

Community that is more and more non-Western. Quoting John

Paul he makes the interesting point that most Asians tend to regard

Jesus born on Asian soil- as a Western rather than an Asian figure

(Ecclesia in Asia # 20).

An outstanding chapter is the last one Liturgy of Life as Summi

and Source of Eucharistic Liturgy. It is our life; it is only on our

being engaged in the realization of the Kingdom of God here on

earth that will help us to understand the Eucharist relating it to

our everyday life.

It is a pity that the index at the end of this interesting and importan

book is far from satisfactory, but that is not the fault of the author

I suppose.

J. G. Donders, MAfr

Three US Catholic missioners recently lost their lives in violent

confrontations in the countries where they had worked.

Rev. Thomas Richard Heath, OP19 June 1923 13 January 2005

Thomas Heath, OP died January 13, 2005 from injuries sustained

in a robbery attack at St. Martin de Porres Community in Kisumu,

Kenya. Fr. Heath had worked in Kenya since 1992 following ten

years of ministry in Lesotho and South Africa, and several years

in Beirut, Lebanon. Before going overseas Tom had been active

in the Civil Rights movement in Washington, DC. Having taught

many years in at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington,

DC as well as St. Augustine Major Seminary in Tindinyo in Kenya

Tom had been a strong influence in the lives of many young priests.

He was influential as well to his students at Trinity College in

Washington, DC and the Lwak Sisters of St. Anna and School

Sisters of Notre Dame in Kisumu for whom he served as Chaplain

and Spiritual Director of their young women entering religiouslife.

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Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN7 June 1931 12 February 2005

Sr. Dorothy Stang, SND was shot to death February 12, 2005 in

Brazils Amazon rain forest. She had worked with the Pastoral

Land Commission, the Catholic Churchs arm that fights for the

rights of rural workers, peasants and defends polemic land reforms

in Brazil. Sr. Dorothy had recently won a human rights award

from the Brazilian Order of Lawyers, a nationwide lawyers group,for her work in the area of the Trans-Amazonian highway. She

continued her work to help poor farmers despite many death

threats. A native of Dayton, OH, Sr. Dorothy had worked in Brazil

for over 30 years. She had been a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur

since 1948. A statement issued by the Congregational Leadership

Team reads, As we grieve her loss, let us also celebrate her heroic

courage and perseverance.

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Deacon Donald Francis Kostecki24 March 1941 11 March, 2005

Deacon Kostecki was shot to death March 11, 2005 in St. Ignacio,

Belize. He had been an active member of St. Matthews Catholic

Church in Topeka, Kansas. In the mid-1960s he served in Belize

as a papal volunteer where he met his wife Netti. They often

traveled back to Belize while they lived in Topeka. When he

retired in 2004 he returned to Belize to continue his work there.

Don was ordained a Deacon in July, 2004 in Belize. Netti had

planned to retire this summer and join him in Belize. The motive

for the shooting was not immediately known but his wallet, watch

and keys were left with the body. His cell phone had been taken.

THREE US MISSIONERS MURDERED

BIRTHOFA CHURCH

Joseph Nangle, OFM, Orbis Books, Maryknoll NY, 2004 192pp

The Birth of a Church, by Joseph Nangle, OFM, is the

remarkable journey of a young, inspired priest who finds himself

called to build a Church in the midst of an affluent and poorparish in Lima, Peru. The option for the poor, as invoked by

Vatican II and the Medellin Conference, challenges this new

parish to be with and for those less fortunate in the midst of a

population that embraces both power and comfort.

Fr. Nangle aptly portrays the difficulties, and at times humorous

responses, in the building and sustaining of this kind of parish.

Its a book worth reading and begs the question, Can such a

parish, so conscientized as to be both empowering as well as

empowered by those less fortunate, become a vibrant Church

here in the U.S.?

*Joeseph Nangle is a former USCMA Board member.

Esther Pineda, CSJ

BOOKREVIEWS


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The responsibility of the US Church in mission with the global community

reconciliation as a model for mission; Roberto Chen

(Albuquerque, NM) will facilitate our gathering and share his

expertise on deep dialogue and reconciliation in a multicultural

context; and Sr. Irma Isip (a Filipina in mission in the US) will

also facilitate the gathering as well as coordinate prayer and

rituals that celebrate the multicultural diversity among us. Rev.

Patrick Byrne, SVD, a representative of the Secretariat for

Evangelization will address the Congress. And we are pleased

that Bishop Kevin Dowling, CSSR of South Africa will also be

with us as a presenter.

We will call upon several

women and men to share

their expertise and lead us in

experiences ofdeep dialogue

on various topics important

to mission in our globalized

world. Other resource

persons will guide ourparticipation with those we

encounter in the home

communities we form to

engage inprophetic dialogue

and as we begin to articulate

our responses to the

question: What is the

responsibility of the US

Church in mission with the

global community?

The Mission Congress 2005 brochure and registration

information will be available in mid-May. We hope you willparticipate in this important event of the mission community of

the US Church.

Online registration will be available at:

www.uscatholicmission.org

As the Catholic Mission Forum began to plan Mission Congress

2005, the question we asked ourselves again and again became

the umbrella under which all our ideas came together: What is

the responsibility of the US Church in mission with the global

community? To assist our understanding, we collected

approximately 30 narratives from missioners and from people

with whom missioners live and work. These mission voices

challenge us to see the human face of globalization, the human

toll it takes, but also the possibility of hope that lives within it.

The people who speak to us

through these narratives call us

as Eleanor Doidge, LoB and

Roger Schroeder, SVD point

out in their theological

reflection on the narratives

to engage in the prophetic

dialogue that mission in the 21st

century requires and to thereconciliation which emerges

from that dialogue.

Taking place at the border

between Mexico and the

United States, in the desert

where many cultures,

indigenous and migrant

Native American, Latino,

Asian, African American,

African, Anglo have

gathered, Mission Congress 2005 provides us with an

opportunity and calls us into a moment ofaccompanimentand

solidarity with the people we encounter there and to reflect on

our participation in the incarnationalmission of the triune God

not only during our brief immersion at this border but in the

border-crossings we encounter in our lives and ministries.

Sr. Eva Lumas, SSS will deliver the keynote address onfaith

and culture; Michel Andraos (CTU) will present the theme of

MISSION CONGRESS 2005

SEMINARON SHORT -TERM MISSION

A one-day seminar on Short-term Mission will be presented by Julie Lupien (From Mission to Mission) and Sr. Kathryn Pierce

(Maryknoll Cross-Cultural Services) prior to the opening of Mission Congress 2005. A resource booklet on short-term mission (e.g.

exchange visits for twinning partners, medical missions and service-learning endeavors) will be used in this training the trainersworkshop addressing issues such as mission motivation and theological perspectives on mission and culture, practical preparation

prior to the mission experience as well as pointers for those leading the experience.

Julie Lupien who has authored a resource booklet of guidelines for the returning group of short-term missioners will develop concepts

needed for those debriefing the journey and bringing the experience to their churches and communities at home. The implementation

of this phase of the mission experience is developed through a number of gatherings spaced at intervals to help participants in making

the mission experience a truly foundational faith experience.

Please mark your calendars for October 12/13, 2005, for this seminar to be held at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Tucson, Arizona.

Registration materials will be available in May. Registration will also be possible on the website: www.uscatholicmission.org.


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WILLTHE FENCE MENDING EVERBEGIN?

Iam privileged to have had the opportunity to travel to Israel,

January 1-9, 2005 under the auspices of the American Israeli

Friendship League. The invitation was a mission-study so

that we would become more aware of the current situation in

Israel. In particular, we were exposed to the complexities of

the politics that surround the people and the land.

We were sixteen pilgrims led by Sister Carol Rittner, RSM,

Distinguished Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies

at Richard Stockton College in New Jersey. It was through

Carols initiative that this trip was designed. And, it was because

I serve as an NGO at the United Nations that I was invited to

be a participant.

For me, the trip was a wonderful mix of biblical history and

current politics. As we walked and drove through the sacred

terrain we explored the current conflict bit by bit by listening

to stories of the peoples, Jews and Arabs, Palestinians andIsraelis, Christians and Bedouins, politicians, parents, students,

peacemakers and contemplatives.

As I reflect on this journey, it is difficult to articulate a clear or

single statement of what I heard. The complexity of the conflict

is quite apparent. At least 90% of the people want peace and

work hard at bringing it about in their daily lives. I, too, come

home praying and longing for a cease-fire and a long-lasting

peace for peoples who have suffered longing for a sense of

security and a place to call home.

I was aware ahead of time that the State of Israel began buildinga security barrier in June, 2002. This wall/fence/barrier is

intended to prevent terrorist attacks inside Israel. The concrete

sections of the wall are 25 feet high with a watch tower every

200 meters. The fence areas are made of layers of razor wire.

When this barrier is finished it will stretch 400 miles along the

West Bank, making it three times larger than the Berlin Wall.

The barrier is supposedly on the green line which is the

unofficial border between Israel and the Palestinians. However

these boundaries are not hard and fast as the wall/fence/barrier

continues to be built.

There is a long history of violent conflict that predates thislatest round of Middle East conflict. Israeli citizens live in

fear because many of their citizens have been killed or

wounded. Many in the Arab world question the legitimacy of

the Jewish State. Palestinians have suffered greatly by having

their land confiscated, employment denied and natural

resources depleted. It is this climate of animosity, violence,

poverty and fear that culminated in the building of a thick

boundary between peoples.

In most of our meetings, we asked about the wall/fence/barrier.

We asked about the reasons to divide the peoples and what

effect it has had. This man-made division is built for the time

being to separate the Israeli and Palestinian territories. Fo

the most part, it is considered a temporary way in which both

sides can stop the terrorists from disrupting their lives. Mos

of the people we spoke with consider this a good thing. Thereare fewer suicide bombers because the wall/fence/barrier is

monitored by soldiers. The terrorists are partitioned out o

becoming destructive to the people. According to one Knesse

report a year ago, there were 70 suicide bombers, this year

there were only 10.

The social difficulties and the hardships caused by the wall/

fence/barrier are huge. People are not able to get to work

without crossing the checkpoint, children cannot get to school

and ambulances with emergency patients have been stalled

for long period of time causing even more serious difficulties

to already emergency situations. The claims on city servicessuch as water and garbage collection and electricity have been

disrupted causing chaos particularly for the Palestinian people

As an outsider, I still do not understand the depths of the

conflict. Our trip offered us examples of how the conflict i

understood. We spoke to three grieving parents whose children

were killed by suicide bombers. We met with a grieving

Bedouin father whose son, an Israeli soldier, was recently killed

in a tunnel bombing. We spoke to four members of the Knesset

to an official of the City of Jerusalem, a cloistered Benedictine

sister and Arab students. We spoke to several Rabbis and a

Palestinian peacemaker who specializes in conflict resolutionand the director of a Palestinian Lutheran center in Bethlehem

We met with two Dominican Sisters who are Arabs and minister

in a school and an orphanage in East Jerusalem.

All of our conversations were mostly longings for peace

There are so many efforts to bring about peace in smal

ways and in large ways. And in the midst of all these

efforts is this wall/fence/barrier that continues to be built and

separate the peoples. For me, this energy, time and money

that are going into securing separation is heartbreaking. My

question, why isnt this effort going into making peace and

bringing people together. I do not have an answer. But I doknow that I met many dedicated people who are sincerely trying

to bring about peace, each in their own way.

It is my hope and prayer that the efforts of peace will continue

and that the current wall/fence/barrier will be a temporary

means to a end that will be noble and for the good of all the

people who live in the State of Israel. I hope that the Palestinian

people will have the same opportunities for basic services as

the Israelis now have. And I hope and pray for a settlemen

that will be just.

Lucianne Siers, OP


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RESOURCES & UP-COMING EVENTS

ORBIS BOOKS RECEIVEDAT USCMAA SELECTIONOF BOOKS PUBLISHEDBY ORBIS BOOKS, MARYKNOLL, NEW YORK

Re-entry Workshops

June 7-17, 2005 San Antonio, TX

From Mission to Mission

Telephone 720-494-7211

www.missiontomission.org~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CCIDD Retreat Center in Cuernavaca

Revitalized Program of Immersion Experiences and Retreats

www.ccidd.org

for registration for 2005 open registration programs

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UN Orientation Days

May 16-18, 2005

June 1-3, 2005 (focus on Global Spirituality & UN)

Global Economics Workshop

June 20-22, 2005

Church Center, 777 Plaza and UN Headquarters, NY City

Contact Lucianne Siers, OP

Telephone: 201-333-2454

Email: [email protected]

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Maryknoll Mission Institute

May 22-27 Enlivening Our Faith

June 12-17 Disturbed, Commanded, Commissioned

June 26-July 1 Christian Evangelization

www.maryknoll.org/mmi.htm

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21st National Catholic China Conference

The Growth of Christianity in China

June 24-26, 2005

US Catholic China Bureau

Seattle University, Seattle, WAContact Barbara McCarthy

Telephone: 973-763-1131

www.usccb.net

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Cross-Cultural Orientation for International Volunteers

A residential, holistic program preparing candidates for cross-

cultural service.

July 11-28, 2005

Maryknoll Cross-Cultural Services


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Acculturation Workshop

Assisting religious and priests in adjusting to their new

environment and missionary life in the USA.

August 7-12, 2005

Maryknoll Cross-Cultural Services


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Maryknoll Cross Cultural Services

25th Jubilee Lecture Series

April 20, 2005 The Changing Face of Mission in the USA

Sr. Margaret Guider, OSF

September 21, 2005 Globalization and the Challenges forMission, Rev. Gustavo Gutierrez, OP


God in the Moment: Making Every Day a Prayer, Kathy Coffey, 2005

Sadhu Sundra Singh: Selected Writings, Introduction by Charles E. Moore, 2005

Praying with Jesus and Mary, Leonardo Boff, 2005

Peacework, Henri Nouwen, 2005

Women of Mercy, Kathy Coffey, 2005

Romero, A Life: The Essential Biography of a Modern Martyr and Christian Hero, James R. Brockman, 2005A Readers Guide to Transforming Mission, Stan Nussbaum, 2005

Black Abolitionism: A Quest for Human Dignity, Beverly Eileen Mitchell, 2005

Easter People: Living Community, Bishop Chito Tagle, 2005

Spirituality of the Beatitudes: Matthews Vision for the Church in an Unjust World, Michael H. Crosby, 2005

Lenten Prayers for Busy People: A Forty-Day Retreat Wherever You Happen to Be, William J. OMalley, 2004

Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter, anthology, 2005

Cloud of Witnesses, Jim Wallis & Joyce Hollyday, 2005

Chistophany: The Fullness of Man, Raimon Panikkar, 2004

Pedro Arrupe: Essential Writings, Introduction by Kevin Burke, 2004

Grace that Frees: The Lutheran Tradition, Bradley Hanson, 2004

Where is God? Earthquake, Terrorism, Barbarity and Hope, Jon Sobrino, 2004


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