Mission Update
United States
In the Catholic Tradition, re-
sponsible citizenship is a virtue,
and participation in political life
is a moral obligation. This obli-
gation is rooted in our baptismal
commitment to follow Jesus
Christ and to bear Christian wit-
ness in all we do. In their letter
of November 2007, the US Bish-
ops made a clear statement that
American Catholics have a re-
sponsibility to take part in the
political life of our country.
The Churchs obligation to par-
ticipate in shaping the moral
character of society is a require-
ment of our faith.
The bishops went on to affirm
that as Catholics, we are part of
a community with a rich heritage
that helps us consider the chal-
lenges in public life and contrib-
ute to greater justice and peace
for all people.
The bishops statement
highlights the role of the Church
in the formation of conscience,
and the corresponding moral
responsibility of each Catholic to
hear, receive, and act upon the
Maryland Voters
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Elections 2008
Churchs teaching in the lifelong
task of forming his or her own
conscience. With this foundation,
Catholics are better able to evalu-
ate policy positions, party plat-
forms, and candidates promises
and actions in light of the Gospel
and the moral and social teaching
of the Church in order to help
build a better world.
At the USCMA Annual Meeting
in October 2007, members
passed a Resolution, US Elec-
tions 2008: In a Global
Neighborhood, in which they
agreed to promote active, non-
partisan, civic participation and
collaboration to promote an in-
formed electorate and active
participation in the upcoming
2008 U.S. elections.
Catholics around the country
have taken their responsibility to
heart and are involved in differ-
ent ways to live out this obliga-
tion outlined by the bishops.
Parishes in both Los Angeles
County and in the Rio Grande
Valley are involved in interfaith
efforts to identify issues of im-
portance to the voters
and then to develop
strategies to learn the
candidates positions
on them. In these areas
local issues may take
on greater importance
than national elections.
Voter registration
drives, voter education,
phone banks and door-
to-door campaigns to
US Catholic Mission Association
Spring 2008
We Pray
That future
encourage people to vote involve priests in young
many people.
Churches may be
A group of Catholics in the Chi- ever more seriously
cago area are using the booklet
produced by Maryknoll Office of
formed culturally
Global Concerns, Loving Our and spiritually in
Neighborhood in a Shrinking
World, as a basis for monthly order to evangelize
discussion to study issues impor-
tant in the presidential election. their respective
They are also using materials
from the Catholic Campaign for countries and the
Immigration Reform of the Arch-
diocese of Chicago. whole world.
Benedict XVI
Immigration is a
key issue in Florida
this year and Catho-
lics are participating
In This Issue
in and using materi- Elections 2008 1
als from a forum,
Immigrants and Vote here #2 From the Director 2
the 2008 Elec-
tion: What is at Stake? In the From the President 2
Philadelphia area people are pre-
paring articles as inserts for par- Clean Water for the 3
ish bulletins on the Bishops pas- World
toral, Faithful Citizenship: A
Call to Political Responsibility Other Resources 4
from the Catholic Bishops of the
New Resource for Twin- 4
United States. In Walla Walla,
Washington an effort to educate ning Projects
people on the issues is resulting
in a lecture series. Mission Congress 2010 4
Conference 2008 5
The US presidential election has Executive Summary of Center
sparked interest not only in the Mission Handbook
United States but in other coun-
tries as well. Because of the Orbis Books 6
influence exerted by the US in
the world people all over the Resources & Upcoming 6
Events
contd on p. 3
Mission Update
From the Director
Rev. Michael Montoya, MJ
It is an exciting year for us in the US!
First of all, commentators from radio,
newspapers and television have been cap-
turing the excitement in the upcoming US
Presidential elections. Varied voices on
varied issues that we confront as a country
vie for attention. In fact, some commenta-
tors are also listening to the so-called
Catholic voice. But what exactly does
that mean?
One of the resolutions we passed as
USCMA last year encourages all of us to
promote active, non-partisan, civic par-
ticipation and collaboration to promote an
informed electorate and active participa-
tion in the upcoming 2008 U.S. elec-
tions, using the lens of the Gospel and
Catholic Social Teachings. Our experi-
ences as missioners tell us that, although
the election is US, its global impact can-
not be ignored. We need to put the global
perspective in the discourse, as well as
widen the lens out of which we view our
participation. Our lead article gives us
some helpful resources.
I would like to point your attention too on
the Convention for the Common Good:
Rooted in Catholic Social Teachings. This
is a collaborative effort initiated by NET-
WORK and Catholic Alliance for Com-
mon Good, which many Catholic organi-
zations such as the Conference of Major
Superiors of Men, Pax Christi,
Maryknolls, Franciscans, and USCMA (to
name a few) are supporting. It will be held
on July 11-13, 2008 in Philadelphia.
As part of the preparation for this conven-
tion, we are asking for input from diverse
groups around the country. We need peo-
ple to convene dialogues to identify the
common needs of your communities and
how those needs should be addressed. The
results of these dialogues will be used to
develop a Platform for the Common Good
that can be ratified at the Convention. For
more information, you may contact NET-
WORK at 202- 347-9797 or
www.networklobby.org . There are also
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useful pages on how to organize the Dia-
logue Sessions.
Secondly, this year marks the 100 years
that the US Church has been faithfully re-
sponding to the challenges of Sapienti Con-
silio. Up until the issuance of this apostolic
constitution by Pope Pius X on June 29,
1908, the US Church has been primarily a
mission-receiving territory. Our coming of
age as a Church challenged us then to send
out missioners throughout the world as
well.
Responding to trends that we have been watch-
It is very timely then that we bring to you
the latest Executive Summary of the survey
of all the US Catholic Missioners working
here and abroad. This survey is done every
two years and remains to be the official
survey of all the US Catholic missioners
working here and abroad. A quick glance at
the numbers and figures allow us a peak
into how we have been responding as a US
Church to Gods call to mission. The in-
crease in the number of lay missioners is
also a sign of hope that the mission en-
trusted to the Church will continue.
It is with this sense of excitement and hope
too that this year we invite you to partici-
pate in our upcoming 2008 Mission Con-
ference which will be held in Baltimore,
MD on October 24-26, 2008. The theme is
Mission: A Journey of Hope. Together with
Michael Amaladoss and Dianne Bergant
are 12 other speakers that will help us look
at our journeys of hope as missioners
within a new globalized context.
All of these excitement and signs of hope
can only inspire us as we enter this Easter
Season. May the celebration of the Resur-
rection of our Lord give you joy and peace!
USCMA Staf f
Rev. Michael Montoya, MJ, Executive Director
Ms. Charlotte Cook, Associate Director
Sr. Anne Louise Von Hoene, MMS, Accountant
Sr. Michael Theresa Brauer, SND de N, Administrative Assistant
Questions/Comments re: Meetings & Conferences
Questions/Comments re: Mission Update / Current Topics
E-Mail: uscma@uscatholicmission.org
Mission Update: ISSN 15426130
US Catholic Mission Association
Spring 2008
From the President of the Board:
Sr. Mary McGlone, CSJ
Greetings to you in these holy days of encoun-
ter with the Risen Lord!
As this issue of Mission Update was being pre-
pared, the USCMA board was enjoying the
hospitality of the Maryknoll Fathers and Broth-
ers in New York as we took time for a board
meeting and visioning session. I want to use
this greeting to share a few of the highlights of
that meeting.
ing and reporting for a few years now, we want
to give priority to attracting participation and
membership from new groups in mis-
sion. Those would include parish and diocesan
twinning groups, college volunteers, returned
volunteers from mid-term groups like the Jesuit
Volunteers, etc. That means too that we will be
planning our conferences to respond to their
interests and needs.
In another area, we are hoping to improve our
use of technology, with an emphasis on the
media most appropriate to the younger groups
we hope to attract. In addition to that, we are
looking at the feasibility of encouraging local or
regional chapters of the USCMA. We realize
that not everyone can attend our annual confer-
ences, but that regional/local groups could be a
wonderful source of sharing mission experience
and wisdom.
Those are just some of the ideas weve started
working on. We hope that you will think about
them and other suggestions you might have for
our future. Obviously, were going to be count-
ing on you to help carry this out! Well be
looking forward to talking with you more about
it all at our next conference, October 24-26 in
Baltimore.
Peace to you.
meetings@uscatholicmission.org
news@uscatholicmission.org
Web Site: www.uscatholicmission.org
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globe are interested in and curious about our elections. Many Afri-
cans especially are curious to see what happens to one of their own.
Two Maryknoll Lay Missioners serv-
ing in Cambodia, Roberta and Jim
McLaughlin, took time to organize the
first ever Global Presidential Primary
in Cambodia. At a gathering of the
Maryknoll Global Concerns Meeting in
Cochabamba, Bolivia, missioners
shared the following as ideas to feed to
Vote here #3
the US government in preparation for
the presidential elections in November:
We dream of a new government that would be a model for the
world, one that would use dialogue in place of aggression, one that
would respect diverse opinions. Because of the environmental
effects of so many cars in use, we would like to see more promo-
tion of public transit, and not so many multi-car families. We
wish that creativity could be restored to schools in the form of
arts, music, athletics--programs that involve the young people in
doing something. Public parks should be fun places to gather,
even in the evening, when possibly they might have to have lights
installed for safety if that is a problem. Nothing good is achieved
by having everyone lock themselves into their homes to watch
television alone in the evening.
fice for Global Concerns (www.maryknollogc.org)
3. The Center of Concern has produced materials meant to help people
participate actively in the current political campaigns as informed and
faithful Christians. The materials posted on their website can help
people deepen their own analysis, make their own evaluation of the
programs and candidates, and engage their local communities. From
Center of Concern (www.coc.org/Election2008 )
4. Sisters of Mercy have produced, Election 2008, A Practical Re-
source, that focuses on six issues of importance in this election. This
guide provides non-partisan educational materials for reflection as
preparation. (http://sistersofmercy.org/images/stories/documents/
resources/electionresource.pdf )
5. Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good promotes awareness
of the Catholic Social Tradition and its core values of justice, human
dignity and the common good to Catholics, the media and Americans
of all faiths. (http://catholicsinalliance.org/ )
6. NETWORK is a Catholic leader in the global movement for justice
and peace it educates, organizes and lobbies for economic and so-
cial transformation. (http://networklobby.org/)

7. Convention for Common Good (http://networklobby.org/

Resources that are quite helpful for Catholics in preparing for the 2008
elections are:
1. Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the
Catholic Bishops of the United States. This is available in both Eng-
lish and Spanish. (http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/ )
2. US Elections 2008, Loving Our Neighbor in a Shrinking World,
presents five issues important in this election, each discussed from the
perspective of a person in another country as well as from insights
from our Catholic social tradition. The story is followed by Important
Policy Goals and Questions for candidates. From the Maryknoll Of-
ConventionMainPage.htm) will take place in Philadelphia July 11-13,
2008 for people who want to do their part to move political rhetoric
from up close and personal candidate cameos and interest group-
tested sound bites to a substantive discussion of government for the
common good. This Convention is sponsored by NETWORK and
The Catholic Alliance for Common Good, including USCMA.
Photograph credits:
Maryland Voters: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/politics/
bal-voting0212-pg,0,3649582.photogallery
Vote here #2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wlscience/2198278207/
Vote here #3: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/
in_pictures_super_tuesday_2008/html/9.stm

Clean Water for the World

A newly-formed non-profit organization, Clean Water for the World, wants "to provide simple, adaptable water purification units, at no
charge, to communities around the world, without access to potable water. Paul Flickinger, the Executive Director, is interested in talking
with missioners who might be interested in their water systems. He invites people to check their website: www.cleanwaterfortheworld.org
or to contact him by phone 269-342-1354, mail P.O. Box 51334, Kalamazoo, MI 49005 or email flickingerpaul@yahoo.com.

RECEIVE MISSION UPDATE ELECTRONICALLY

As you know, one of the Resolutions passed at the Annual Meeting in October 2007 focused on global climate change. One of the
ways that USCMA can do its part in protecting the environment is to cut back on the amount of paper that we use. This includes our
newsletter Mission Update. We would like to cut back on the number of hard copies of the Mission Update that we print and mail.
While helping the environment it will also shift some of our cost back into mission. We would send an email informing people
when the next issue of Mission Update is available and include a link to the newsletter online. If you are interested in receiving your
Mission Update electronically please let us know.
Contact Sr. Michael Theresa Brauer at adminassist@uscatholicmission.org

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Other Resources
American Society of Missiology
As the ecumenical professional association for mission studies in North
America, the American Society of Missiology includes more than 600
academicians, mission agency executives and missionaries in a unique
fellowship of scholarship and mission. It seeks to:
Promote the scholarly study of theological, historical, social and practi-
cal questions relating to the missionary dimension of the Christian church.
Relate studies in Missiology to the other scholarly disciplines.
Promote fellowship and cooperation among individuals and institutions
engaged in activities and studies related to Missiology.
Facilitate mutual assistance and exchange of information among those
thus engaged.
Encourage research and publication in the study of Christian missions.
The ASM publishes the quarterly journal Missiology: An International
Review which has a worldwide circulation of approximately 1,500 sub-
scribers. The Editor of the journal is J. Nelson Jennings, Associate Editors
are Angelyn Dries, OSF and Jay Moon.
In cooperation with Orbis Books, the society publishes the ASM Series, in
which more than 30 monographs have been published since 1980. Ange-
line Dries, OSF chair of the editorial committee for the series.
The ASM Dissertation Series was begun in 1993 and in June 2006 the
name was changed to the ASM Scholarly Monograph Series. Michael
Rynkiewich is chair of the editorial committee for that series which has
published six volumes thus far in cooperation with University Press of
America.
In all of its publications, it is the concern of the ASM to incorporate the
knowledge, understanding, skills, and techniques provided by the social
and behavioral sciences, by regional area studies, by a wide range of pro-
fessional experience (in fields such as agriculture, education, medicine,
and public health), and by biblical, theological and historical studies.
The ASM Annual Meeting will be held June 19-21, 2008 at the Divine
Word Center (Techny Towers) near OHare Airport. Its theme is
Envisioning Apostolic Theology: As the Father Sends
The Annual Meeting of the Association of Professors of Mission (APM)
always precedes the ASM meeting. APM will gather June 18-19, 2008 at
Techny for its meeting, The Gospel Beyond Mere Words Issues in Con-
textualizing Liturgy, Music and the Arts.
Both ASM and APM make a concerted effort to rotate their leadership
among Roman Catholics, Conciliar Protestants and evangelical Protes-
tants. It is important that Catholics interested and involved in mission
become involved in these organizations, especially ASM. The meetings of
these groups are the only gatherings where missionaries from all traditions
join together. The Board of Directors of ASM is made up of equal num-
bers from the three traditions. Fr. Michael Montoya, MJ, Charlotte Cook
and Robert Hurteau currently serve on the Board. William Burrows, pub-
lisher of Orbis Books is Second Vice-President. Catholics serving on the
Board of Publications are: Steve Bevans, SVD, of Catholic Theological
Union, Janet Carroll, MM, of the Catholic China Bureau, Mike Gable,
Mission Office Director in Cincinnati, Paul Kollman, SCS of Notre Dame
University, and Roger Schroeder, SVD of CTU.
For more information about both meetings check the website
www.asmweb.org
An excellent resource.

Valuable Resource
A valuable resource for Missiology libraries is, International Mission Bibliography
1960-2000. This bibliography is edited by Norman E. Thomas and is available at
The Scarecrow Press, Inc: http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=^DB/
CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=081084785X

New Resource for Twinning Projects

Building Bridges of Faith Building a Relationship with a Sister Parish by
Dennis P. OConnor, is a good source and guidebook for members of
churches, schools and other faith communities who would like to establish
a faith-based partnership with a twin parish in another region or coun-
try. Twinning has become an increasingly popular practice in the US.
This book and the accompanying workbook Bridges of Faith Personal
Journal give the history of this phenomenon as well as best practices in
getting started planning and developing a partnering relationship. Several
appendices provide helpful resources and bibliography. The journal al-
lows participants to record thoughts, reflections and experiences of their
journeys. The book and journal are available from St. Anthony Messenger
Press, www.SAMPBooks.org or 1-800-488-0488.

Save The Date

Mission Congress 2010
Gods Mission, Many Faces:
A Portrait of US Catholics in Mission
Dates: October 14-17, 2010

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Mission: A Journey of Hope celebrates the US Churchs 100 years of

MISSION responding to the challenges of Sapienti consilio to send missioners throughout the
world!

Mission: A Journey of Hope is a journey not simply based on human opti-

A Journey of Hope mism but in a faithful God who continues to call us to mission
a journey of hope that women and men committed to mission have taken all throughout
history
. a journey of hope that missioners in the 21st century are continually asked to witness in
the midst of the challenges of mission in a truly global context.
Our 2008 USCMA Mission Conference takes place in the historic Baltimore area,
which this year celebrates the 200th year of becoming the first Archdiocese in the nation.

Keynote Speakers
MICHAEL AMALADOSS, SJ
DIANNE BERGANT, CSA

Panel Speakers
ARTURO AGUILAR, SSC DR. JOSEFINA CHIRINO
FLOTILDA LAPE, ICM JEANNIE RITTER

Dialogue Sessions
REVERSE MISSION: BUILDING BRIDGES OF HOPE
DR. JOSEFINA CHIRINO & JEANNIE RITTER
What messages do todays missioners need to bring to our own US culture? In what ways do
our journeys as missioners witness to hope in a new global reality?

CHURCH MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES TODAY:

IMPLICATIONS FOR DIOCESE AND PARISH PROGRAMS
DR. MICHAEL GABLE & MICHAEL HAASL
Where do we find mission creativity and vitality in parishes and in diocesan programs? In
what ways do such creativity bring a new experience of hope for people in the pews? How do
we support and promote such creativity and vitality?

SPE SALVI: IMPLICATIONS FOR MISSION

UNITED STATES
MICHAEL AMALADOSS, SJ
What are the implications of Benedict XVIs encyclical on Hope for mission in todays new
CATHOLIC MISSION ASSOCIATION globalized context?

ANNUAL MISSION CONFERENCE MISSION USA:

GIVING VOICE TO THOSE MISSIONED TO THE U.S.
Holiday Inn BWI Conference Center FLOTILDA LAPE, ICM & JOHN HURLEY, CSP
What are missioners sent to the US (home missioners and international missioners) telling us
October 24-26, 2008 about the new global mission context of the U.S.? How do their mission journeys engender
hope?

Baltimore, Maryland RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES:

REGISTRATION FEE: (Includes meeting materials, refreshments, and
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NEW ROLES IN BUILDING GLOBAL COMMUNITIES OF
HOPE
KATHY SCHMITTGENS, SSND & PAUL LININGER, OFM
How can religious communities use their global network to promote solidarity
and hope? How does the multi-cultural, multi-lingual composition of todays
religious communities inspire hope in todays new globalized context of mission?
THE FUTURE OF MISSION
ENGAGING THE NEXT GENERATION FOR MISSION
SUZANNE MOORE, MM & ARTURO AGUILAR, SSC
Who is the next generation of missioners? What inspires the next generation to go to mis-
sion? How do we support them in their journey of hope?
MISSION EARTH:
CHANGING THE CLIMATE ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
JOAN MUMAW, IHM & MAURICE LANGE, OMI
How do the stories of the missioners bring creativity and hope to the issue of
global climate change? How do we put a human face to the issues of global
climate change? How does our creativity or lack thereof in addressing the issues of global
climate change affect the lives of the poor?

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 Periodic Paper #1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of the MISSION HANDBOOK
2008 is a significant year in the mission journey of the US. It marks 100 years since Pius X issued Sapienti consilio (June 29, 1908) recognizing the
maturity of the US Catholic Church that has been up till then primarily mission territory. While there may have been initiatives from among the
religious communities at that time to send missioners, the issuance of the decree made it official that, as a whole, the US Catholic Church was now
called to send out of its own, missionaries to the world! Thousands of women and men since then have continued to inspire the US Church to live
out its passion for its baptismal call to mission.
At this historic moment, we at United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA) are happy to share with you the compilation of the missionary
survey results we received in response to a questionnaire and a request to update the 2004-2005 statistics. The survey was originally mailed to 689
mission-sending organizations in March, 2007. Acknowledging that our mission outreach is to the global community, the tabulation is inclusive of
U.S. citizens, Catholic missioners laity, religious and clergy serving in mission both within and outside the United States borders.
Included in this edition of the U. S. Catholic Mission Handbook 2008 is a section with charts and tables of the new data received in relation to pre-
vious data. These numbers and figures give us only a glimpse to the commitment of U.S. Catholic missioners serving all over the world.
As you go through this inventory, it is our hope that the stories of those missioners that have touched our lives come to life and enkindle in our
hearts the passion for Gods mission.
GUIDELINES TO THE PRESENTATION

The following 2006 2007 tabulation of United States Catholic Missioners serving both within the U.S. and abroad has been compiled by the
USCMA from data gathered from many sources. USCMA has compiled the lists of missioners from data received from mission-sending organiza-
tions and home dioceses (with additional reference to The Official Catholic Directory). The data, therefore, is as reliable as the most diligent effort
can make it and as the constant changes in personnel will allow. Some comments on several items in this handbook follow.
The lists of data include only U.S. missioners, meaning those who are or have been United States citizens by birth or naturalization. Those who
have taken out citizenship in their country of mission service are still listed here as missioners from the United States. On the other hand, citizens
of other countries serving as members of mission-sending organizations headquartered in the U.S. are not listed. As an example, there are numer-
ous Maryknoll sisters serving abroad, often in countries other than their homeland, who are not U.S. citizens and therefore are not listed here among
the Maryknoll sisters serving abroad as U.S. Catholic missioners. This policy helps to prevent overlapping when the various national mission coun-
cils publish their tabulations. It must be remembered, however, that mission-sending organizations which appear to have only very few members in
a given mission field may have many more who are not U.S. citizens.
The lists bear the heading U.S. Catholic missioners. This includes all those Catholics who are sponsored by Catholic mission-sending organiza-
tions, even if they work for projects not sponsored by the Catholic Church.
The term missioner is used in its generally accepted sense. It includes not only those engaged in the primary and subsequent stages of evangeliza-
tion but also those ministering in closely related areas of community service and development.
The term serving stands for service over a period of time. While some organizations provide opportunities for short-term service, only those indi-
viduals are included in these statistics who serve for a minimum of one year.
The term abroad means outside of the 50 states of the United States. Those working in Alaska and Hawaii are included in the data as missioners
serving within the U.S. As Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are U.S. territories and not U.S. states, their data lies in the category of abroad for
the statistical purposes of this inventory.
As with the 2004 - 2005 tabulation, the many missioners ministering in cross-cultural situations in the United States are included. The continuing
political and socio-economic changes, trends and circumstances both in the U.S. and abroad have enabled a renewed understanding of mission
universally.
[Note: The following guidelines were included with the request to mission-sending organizations
that they name constituencies involved in cross-cultural mission in the U.S.]

GUIDELINES FOR SURVEY OF U.S. CATHOLIC (CROSS-CULTURAL) MISSIONERS SERVING IN THE U.S.

The following guidelines are intended to be descriptive, not theological or sociological definitions. We offer them as guidelines for pastoral/
missional judgment and not as definitive statements or categories. A cross-cultural missioner may fall into one or many of these descriptions. We
at the U.S. Catholic Mission Association realize that these guidelines are not exhaustive, but they will help you in self-defining those mission-
ary activities in which your organization is engaged.
The ministry is with people who have either never heard the Word or have never had it effectively proclaimed to them or their community i.e., gen-
erally not reachable by the common methods or means of ministry in the U.S.
The missioner is working in an area where the local church is easily understood as institutionally underdeveloped i.e., it lacks indigenous eccle-
sial leadership, personnel, and financial resources for effective ministry beyond the pastoral nurture of its own membership.
The ministry is genuinely with those on the margins i.e., among people linguistically, culturally, and/or economically outside the stream of the
dominant culture.
The people with whom this ministry is exercised would see themselves as significantly distinct from the mainline culture i.e., their distinct iden-
tity is clearly perceived by themselves when in the larger cultural context of the United States.
It is a ministry of dialogue by which the Christian churches or community is engaged with a community of values different from its own in
some core religious or moral manner.
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U.S. Catholic Missioners U.S. Catholic Missioners

World Ministry Activity Cross-Cultural
2006-2007 2006-2007
Number Percent- Number Percent-
Primary Work Activity of age Primary Work Activity of age
Responses Responses
Administration 453 7.31 Administration 234 7.56
Caregiver 2 0.03 Caregiver 0 0.00
Catechetics 121 1.95 Catchetics 51 1.65
Chaplaincy 32 0.52 Chaplaincy 25 0.81
Contemplative 51 0.82 Contemplative 27 0.87
Counselor 8 0.13 Counselor 3 0.10
Day Care/Child Care 15 0.24 Day Care/Child Care 11 0.36
Development 59 0.95 Development 16 0.52
Education 1,337 21.56 Education 733 23.68
Elderly Care 11 0.18 Elderly Care 10 0.32
Formation - Formation -
Priestly/Religious 237 3.82 Priestly/Religious 37 1.20
Health Care 440 7.10 Health Care 187 6.04
Housing 1 0.02 Housing 1 0.03
Immigrations/Refugees 152 2.45 Immigration/Refugees 137 4.43
Legal 6 0.10 Legal 5 0.16
Maintenance 17 0.27 Maintenance 17 0.55
Mass Communication 20 0.32 Mass Communication 3 0.10
Orphanage 40 0.65 Orphanage 3 0.10
Other 640 10.32 Other 226 7.30
Parish 173 2.79 Parish 112 3.62
Pastoral 1,463 23.59 Pastoral 512 16.54
Prison 6 0.10 Prison 6 0.19
Relief Services 66 1.06 Relief Services 55 1.78
Religious Education 29 0.47 Religious Education 16 0.52
Retired in Country 1 0.02 Retired in Country 0 0.00
Retreat 28 0.45 Retreat 17 0.55
Social Justice 173 2.79 Social Justice 150 4.85
Social Transformation 152 2.45 Social Transformation 106 3.42
Social Work 418 6.74 Social Work 361 11.66
Translation (Official) 4 0.06 Translation (Official) 1 0.03
Volunteer 2 0.03 Volunteer 1 0.03
Youth Ministry 44 0.71 Youth Ministry 32 1.03
TOTALS: 6,201 100.00 TOTALS: 3,095 100.00

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U.S. Catholic Missioners Cross-Cultural 2006-

U.S. Catholic Missioners World Catechetics 2007 ra t ion
Tra nsla t ion Volunt e e r Yout h Minist ryAdminist Ca re give r Ca t c he t ic s

Social Work
Translation
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Youth M inistry
2006-2007 Caregiver
0.03%
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0.98% 7.17% 0.00% 1.57% Cha pla inc y
0.77%
Administration Chaplaincy S oc ia l 0.03%
6.74% 0.06% 0.71%
Social Volunteer7.31% 0.52% Tra nsforma t ion
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0.03% Contemplative 3.24% Counse lor 0.83%

Transformation S oc ia l J ust ic e 11.06%
2.45% 0.82% 0.09%Da y Ca re / Child Ca re
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Social Justice Counselor Re t ire d in Count ry 0.34%
Retired in Country 2.79% 0.13% Day Care/Child 0.00%
0.02% Retreat Care Re t re a t De ve lopme nt
Educ a t ion
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22.47% Elde rly Ca re
Relief Services 1%
Education 0.49% 0.30%
1.06% Re lie f S e rvic e s
21.56% Forma t ion -
Religious Education Elderly Care 6.81%
0.18% Formation -
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P rison
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3.82% Housing
Health Care 15.69%
Pastoral Parish
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Le ga l 4.20%
0.65% Communication M aintenance Legal 2% 6.93% 0.09% 0.52% 0.15%
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U.S. CATHOLIC MISSIONERS

BY REGION AND GENDER
2006-2007

Region Men Women Total

Africa 313 296 609

Asia 406 212 618

Caribbean 163 162 325

Eurasia 13 2 15
Europe 67 87 154

Latin America 600 579 1179

Middle East 30 4 34
North America 854 2288 3142
Oceania 70 55 125

Totals 2516 3685 6201

US Catholic Missioners by Region and Gender 2006-2007 Men

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U.S. Missioners by Regions 1960-2007

Near Far North Carib- Central South
Year Africa East East Oceania Europe America bean America America Totals
1 1960 781 111 1959 986 203 337 991 433 981 6782
2 1964 1025 122 2332 846 69 220 1056 660 1796 8126
3 1970 1141 39 2137 900 38 233 1067 738 2080 8373
4 1975 1065 71 1814 808 37 252 698 734 1669 7148
5 1980 909 65 1576 711 35 294 548 699 1556 6393
6 1985 986 78 1366 650 31 312 500 692 1441 6056
7 1990 945 64 1253 560 264 449 796 1413 5744
8 1991 933 65 1198 546 265 453 789 1350 5599
9 1992 949 59 1163 512 105 431 810 1286 5315
10 1996 799 965 213 172 82 360 1573 4164
11 1998 714 909 202 158 2109 368 1423 5883

12 2001 704 35 734 175 181 2682 342 506 741 6100
13 2003 693 740 13 160 180 3122 348 1241 39 6536
14 2005 636 46 675 150 165 3165 353 527 678 6395
15 2007 609 34 618 125 169 3142 325 460 719 6201

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U.S. Catholic Missioners

Primary Work Activity
Within U.S. Borders/Outside U.S. Borders
Primary Work Activity Within Outside Total
U.S. U.S.

Administration 234 219 453

Caregiver 0 2 2
Catechetics 51 70 121
Chaplaincy 25 7 32
Contemplative 27 24 51
Counselor 3 5 8
Day Care/Child Care 11 4 15
Development 16 43 59
Education 733 604 1337
Elderly Care 10 1 11
Formation - Priestly/Religious 37 200 237
Health Care 187 253 440
Housing 1 0 1
Immigration/Refugees 137 15 152
Legal 5 1 6
Maintenance 17 0 17
Mass Communication 3 17 20
Orphanage 3 37 40
Other 226 414 640
Parish 112 61 173
Pastoral 512 951 1463

Prison 6 0 6
Relief Services 55 11 66
Religious Education 16 13 29
Retired in Country 0 1 1
Retreat 17 11 28
Social Justice 150 23 173
Social Transformation 106 46 152
Social Work 361 57 418
Translation (Official) 1 3 4
Volunteer 1 1 2
Youth Ministry 32 12 44
Totals: 3095 3106 6201

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U.S. Missioners by Church Role: 1960-2007

Diocesan Religious Religious Religious Seminar- Lay
Years Priests Priests Brothers Sisters ians Persons Totals
1960 14 3018 578 2827 170 178 6785
1970 373 3117 666 3824 90 303 8373
1980 188 2750 592 2592 50 221 6393

1990 200 2257 477 2347 42 421 5744

1992 181 2183 449 2222 26 406 5467

1996 173 1770 347 1513 18 343 ***4164

1998 167 1903 370 2693 11 739 5883

2000-01 180 1784 349 2589 15 1191 6108

2002-03 147 1840 361 2812 8 1368 6536

2004-05 136 1663 366 2819 9 1402 6395

2006-07 105 1582 342 2717 10 1445 6201
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US CATHOLIC MISSIONERS
AGE DISTRIBUTION BY CHURCH ROLE
2006-2007
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Age Group Bishop Priest Person Brother Priest Sister narian Total

21-29 0 0 702 0 0 5 3 710

30-39 0 3 347 5 17 27 6 405

40-49 0 10 77 16 87 96 0 286
50-59 1 11 64 65 194 261 1 597
60-69 3 11 108 105 392 844 0 1465
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Comparison
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Missionary Activities - All Missioners
Percentages Percentages
Category 2000-01 2002-03 2004-05 2006-07 Category 2000-01 2002-03 2004-05 2006-07
7.83 7.71 7.74 7.31 0.28 0.32
Administration Mass Communication
Caregiver 0.03 Orphanage 0.53 0.65
Catechetics 3.75 3.58 2.02 1.95 Other 13.18 12.13 11.09 10.32
Chaplaincy 0.53 0.52 Parish 2.44 2.79
Contemplative 0.81 0.82 Pastoral 28.31 28.27 23.74 23.59
Counselor 0.09 0.13 Prison 0.08 0.10
Day Care/Child 0.59 0.46 0.13 0.24 1.2 1.21 1.08 1.06
Care Relief Services
Development 1.29 1.27 1.16 0.95 Religious Education 0.44 0.47

Education 20.55 21.1 21.81 21.56 Retired in Country 0.02

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Health Care 6.45 6.93 7.11 7.10 Social Transformation 10.13 10.74 2.86 2.45
Housing 0.02 Social Work 5.83 6.74
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tions/Refugees Translation (Official)
Legal 0.06 0.10 Volunteer 0.02 0.03
Maintenance 0.28 0.27 Youth Ministry 0.72 0.71

Comparison - All Missioners 2000-2007

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Primary Work - Within U.S. Borders 2006-2007 U.S. Catholic Missioners Outside U.S. Borders
Youth Minist ry Caregiver
T ranslation (Official) Volunteer Administ rat ion
0.39% 0.06% Cat echet ics
Social T ransformation 0.10% 0.03% 7.05%
Volunteer Youth Ministry AdministrationCaregiver Social Justice1.48%
Social Work 2.25%
7.56% Catchetics
1.03% 0.00% 1.84%
T ranslation (Official) 0.03% 1.65% 0.74% Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy Retired in Country
0.03% 0.23%
Social Work 0.81% Ret reat 0.03% Contemplative
Contemplative 0.35%
Social T ransformation 11.66% 0.77%
Religious Educat ion Counselor
3.42% 0.87%
0.42% 0.16%
Social Justice Counselor
Retreat 0.10%
4.85% Relief Services Day Care/Child Care
0.55% Day Care/Child Care 0.35% 0.13%
Retired in Country 0.36% Development
Prison 1.38%
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Education 0.52% 19.45%
Religious Education
23.68% Elderly Care
0.52% Pastoral
30.62% 0.03%
Relief Services Formation -
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1.78% Parish Priestly/Religious
0.19% 0.32% Formation - Priestly/Religious
1.96% 6.44%
Pastoral 1.20% Ot her Health Care
16.54% Health Care 13.33% 8.15%
Parish 6.04%
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7.30% Mass Communicat ion Immigrat ions/Refugees
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0.10% Mass Communication 4.43% 0.03%
Maintenance 0.16% 0.00%
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Resources and Up-Coming Events

Fair Trade Federation Conference
April 4-6, 2008
Austin, TX
Website: www.fairtradefederation.org
Workshop for Returned Missioners
April 10-13, 2008 in Indianapolis
July 17-20, 2008 in Ringwood, NJ
September 16-25, 2008 in Spokane, WA
From Mission to Mission
Telephone: 720-494-7211
Email: missiontomission@qwest.org
Website: www.missiontomission.org
Conference on the Future of Catholic
Peace-building
April 13 - 15, 2008
University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame, IN 46556
For link to registration, go to: https://
marketplace.nd.edu/cce/
Maryknoll Mission Institute
April 13-18, 2008 The Wild Book of Job
May 18-23 Living Contemplatively
June 8-13, 2008 Poetry: A Doorway to
Prayer
June 15-20, 2008 Religious Vows & and
Ever-Evolving Creation
June 22-27, 2008 Gospel Stories & Social
Justice
For complete schedule and presenters:
Telephone: 914- 941-0783 Ext. 5631
Website: http://www.maryknoll.org/mmi.htm
World Mission Institute
April 17-18, 2008 Mission after the Christen-
dom, Emergent Themes in Contemporary
Mission
Chicago Center for Global Ministries
Telephone: 773-595-4043
25th Anniversary Celebration Email: bslewis@dbq.edu
Africa Faith & Justice Network
April 18-21, 2008 Annual Meeting
Celebrating Africa: Analysis to Action June 19-21, 2008
Roslyn, VA (near Washington, DC) American Society of Missiology
Website: www.afjn.org Envisioning Apostolic Theology: As the Fa-
thers Sends
Partnership for Global Justice 2008 Annual Techny, IL
Meeting Email: ajones@austinseminary.edu
The Spirituality of Politics: Searching for the Website: www.asmweb.org
Global Common Good
April 24-26, 2008 Convention for the Common Good
Xavier Center, 23 Convent Road July 11-13, 2008
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Orientation Days to the United Nations Telephone: 202-347-9797
May 14-16, 2008 Email: network@networklobby.org
June 30-July 2, 2008 (for teachers only)
September 24-26, 2008 The 22nd Annual Social Action Summer
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New York City, near United Nations July 20-25, 2008
Telephone: 212-682-6481 Sponsored by Roundtable Association of Dioce-
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Oglethorpe University
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Global Economics Workshop
Website: www.nplc.org/roundtable.htm
June 5-7, 2008, Adrian, MI
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23rd National Catholic China Conference
Partners for Global Justice
October 3-5, 2008
New York City, near United Nations
Experiencing Jesus Christ Through Chinese
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Our Lady of the Snows Center
Annual Meeting Belleville, IL
June 18-19, 2008 Telephone: 973-763-1131
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