Mission Update

United States Vol. 14, No. 1

Catholic Mission Association Spring 2005

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF CATHOLIC EXTENSION:

SUPPORTING MISSIONARY WORK IN AMERICA IN MEMORIAM
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 20th 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.
DO NOT ABANDON YOURSELVES
Henceforth, American Catholics would not only start sending their own missionaries TO DESPAIR. WE ARE
to other countries (foreign missions) but would also have to take care of their own
communities (home missions). THE EASTER PEOPLE AND
HALLELUJAH IS OUR SONG.
The Church here has grown so much that the United States now has more Catholics -Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005
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.
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

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FROM THE BOARD
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 and
Megeen 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-person
interviews 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.
USCMA Staff
Rosanne Rustemeyer, SSND, Executive Director
Charlotte Cook, Associate Director
Kathleen Bullock, Associate for Operations
Anne Louise Von Hoene, MMS, Accountant
Questions / Comments re: Meetings & Conferences
Questions / Comments re: Mission Update / Current Topics
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Mission Update
FROM THE DIRECTOR
ROSANNE RUSTEMEYER, SSND
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 the
Gospel 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!
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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 third
Ecumenical 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 taught
methods 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 of
Representatives.
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.
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Continued from page 1 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.
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

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 would
naturally 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
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.

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. More
families 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.
U
ntil 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 the
important relationship between faith and local culture. The respect
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.

C
atholic 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 Church
in 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.
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 recent
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 changing
times of the 20th century. Its a quick survey of the growth of the Catholic Church in our country thats easy and
fun 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 been
made in the Churchs growth as well as what challenges remain. It shows how demographics have shaped the
Church 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 a
new evangelization.

For a book, please download the printable form from http://www.catholicextension.org/book/bookform.html

and 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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THREE US MISSIONERS MURDERED
Three US Catholic missioners recently lost their lives in violent
confrontations in the countries where they had worked.
Rev. Thomas Richard Heath, OP
19 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 religious
life.
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Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN
7 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 Kostecki
24 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.
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BOOK REVIEWS
BEING RELIGIOUS INTERRELIGIOUSLY
J. G. Donders, MAfr
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 various
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/or
Uniformity.
The non-Western author does not hesitate to express his critical
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 Summit
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 important
book is far from satisfactory, but that is not the fault of the author,
I suppose.
BIRTH OF A CHURCH
Esther Pineda, CSJ
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 poor
parish 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.
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MISSION CONGRESS 2005

The responsibility of the US Church in mission with the global community
As the Catholic Mission Forum began to plan Mission Congress reconciliation as a model for mission; Roberto Chen
2005, the question we asked ourselves again and again became (Albuquerque, NM) will facilitate our gathering and share his
the umbrella under which all our ideas came together: What is expertise on deep dialogue and reconciliation in a multicultural
the responsibility of the US Church in mission with the global context; and Sr. Irma Isip (a Filipina in mission in the US) will
community? To assist our understanding, we collected also facilitate the gathering as well as coordinate prayer and
approximately 30 narratives from missioners and from people rituals that celebrate the multicultural diversity among us. Rev.
with whom missioners live and work. These mission voices Patrick Byrne, SVD, a representative of the Secretariat for
challenge us to see the human face of globalization, the human Evangelization will address the Congress. And we are pleased
toll it takes, but also the possibility of hope that lives within it. that Bishop Kevin Dowling, CSSR of South Africa will also be
The people who speak to us with us as a presenter.
through these narratives call us We will call upon several
as Eleanor Doidge, LoB and women and men to share
Roger Schroeder, SVD point their expertise and lead us in
out in their theological experiences of deep dialogue
reflection on the narratives on various topics important
to engage in the prophetic to mission in our globalized
dialogue that mission in the 21st world. Other resource
century requires and to the persons will guide our
reconciliation which emerges participation with those we
from that dialogue. encounter in the home
Taking place at the border communities we form to
between Mexico and the engage in prophetic dialogue
United States, in the desert and as we begin to articulate
where many cultures, our responses to the
indigenous and migrant question: What is the
Native American, Latino, responsibility of the US
Asian, African American, Church in mission with the
African, Anglo have global community?
gathered, Mission Congress 2005 provides us with an The Mission Congress 2005 brochure and registration
opportunity and calls us into a moment of accompaniment and information will be available in mid-May. We hope you will
solidarity with the people we encounter there and to reflect on participate in this important event of the mission community of
our participation in the incarnational mission of the triune God the US Church.
not only during our brief immersion at this border but in the
border-crossings we encounter in our lives and ministries. Online registration will be available at:
Sr. Eva Lumas, SSS will deliver the keynote address on faith www.uscatholicmission.org
and culture; Michel Andraos (CTU) will present the theme of

SEMINAR ON 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 trainers
workshop 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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WILL THE FENCE MENDING EVER BEGIN?
I
am 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 and
Israelis, 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 building
a 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 this
latest 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.
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Lucianne Siers, OP
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. For
the most part, it is considered a temporary way in which both
sides can stop the terrorists from disrupting their lives. Most
of the people we spoke with consider this a good thing. There
are fewer suicide bombers because the wall/fence/barrier is
monitored by soldiers. The terrorists are partitioned out of
becoming destructive to the people. According to one Knesset
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 services
such 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 is
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 resolution,
and 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.
A
ll of our conversations were mostly longings for peace.
There are so many efforts to bring about peace in small
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 do
know 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 settlement
that will be just.
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RESOURCES & UP-COMING EVENTS

Re-entry Workshops
June 7-17, 2005 San Antonio, TX
From Mission to Mission
Telephone 720-494-7211
www.missiontomission.org
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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: LSiers6720@aol.com
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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, WA
Contact 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
Email: GEconomico@Maryknoll.org
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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
Email: GEconomico@Maryknoll.org
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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 for
Mission, Rev. Gustavo Gutierrez, OP
Email: ccs@maryknoll.org

ORBIS BOOKS RECEIVED AT USCMA

A SELECTION OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY ORBIS BOOKS, MARYKNOLL, NEW YORK
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, 2005
A 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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