    A network of Catholic communities joined in mission and outreach |
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| A network of Catholic communities joined in mission and outreach |
Mission Opportunities and Selected Mission/Outreach News Links |
The Centers take their inspiration from Saint Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850) who believed passionately in the laity, in each person as being an image of God and as called by baptism to be an apostle.
"We are a Catholic community of lay people (single men and women and married couples) called through our baptism to mission. We share in the ministry of Jesus to spread the Good News and work for the Reign of God. We seek to walk with the poor of other countries, sharing our talents, learning from one another, and joining together in the struggle for a more just and compassionate world."
[Ed. Note]: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles funds this lay mission program and provides training and support for the lay missioners. They work in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Micronesia and Samoa, with plans well underway for new outreaches in Guatamala and Thailand. Thanks to Allen Scheid, Mission Office of Los Angeles, for this excellent model for what any diocese can undertake. To see more U.S. diocesan or parish mission initiatives, Please Click Here!
"If you are looking for a way to use your skills and talents to create a better world, then you've come to the right place! We are dedicated to offering the invitation of service to all people."
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Updated: Monday, November 10, 2003
The mission of the Saint Vincent Pallotti Center is to promote lay volunteer service that challenges the laity, clergy and religious to work together in the mission of the Church. Our goal is to support lay volunteers before, during and after their term of service.
Lay Mission-Helpers Association
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service is a non-profit organization representing over 180 domestic and international volunteer programs.
MMAF Mission Statement:
We are a Catholic community of lay, religious and ordained people, including families and children. We participate in the mission of Jesus, serving in cross-cultural ministries in order to create a more just world in solidarity with the poor. If you share this call, we invite you to join us in whatever way is appropriate for you.
Since 1956 more than 7,000 members of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps have committed themselves to working with the poor. They have put off graduate school and turned down job offers in order to offer alternatives to people who have few options.
Hundreds of grassroots organizations across the country count on Jesuit Volunteers to provide essential services to low-income people and those who live on the margins of our society.
Jesuit Volunteers serve the homeless, the unemployed, refugees, people with AIDS, the elderly, street youth, abused women and children, the mentally ill and the developmentally disabled. JVC has become the largest Catholic lay volunteer program in the country.
Some job placements require specific credentials or licenses, but most JVC jobs can be done by people who have a general educational background and a willingness to learn new skills.
JVC is more than just a job. Social justice, simple life-style, community and spirituality: these values provide the cornerstone for living out a commitment to faith and justice.
Action Without Borders is a nonprofit organization based in New York that promotes the sharing of ideas, information and resources to help build a world where all people can live free, dignified and productive lives. We currently do this by:
COMING SOON:
Did you know that you can become a Maryknoll Affiliate, with the option of just doing what you already do in your local community, but with the option of short-term overseas service or sharing in regional or national gatherings of folks dedicated to the mission and vision of Maryknoll?