Next USCMA Annual Conference

"Mission: A Journey of Hope"

                October 24-26, 2008
            Baltimore, MD

All keynotes and panel talks are available in a 2 DVD set for $12.00.

To order these DVD sets by check.

To purchase online : Put the cost of the DVDs in the "Gift Amount." Scroll down to "Comments" and indicate you are ordering a DVD set. Be sure the correct mailing address for the DVD is included in "Comments" or in the credit card section. Complete the rest of the form. If you have questions call the office at 202-832-3112.

Keynote Addresses by Michael Amaladoss, SJ and Dianne Bergant, OSA are now available!
Also available is the concluding presentation by Michael Amaladoss, SJ

During the Business Meeting at the US Catholic Mission Association 2008 Conference three Resolutions were passed:
1. Celebrating 100 Years of Mission Ad Gentes
2. Banning Cluster Munitions
3. Opposing the New U.S. Military Command for Africa (AFRIC0M).

The 2008 Mission Awards were presented to the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters and Maryknoll Lay Missioners.

2007 Conference

"Are not our hearts burning? Spirituality of Mission in the 21st Century"

October 26-28, 2007
Austin, TX

To order these DVD sets by check.

To purchase online: On the transaction page put the cost of the DVDs in the "Gift Amount." Scroll down to "Comments" and indicate you are ordering a DVD set. Be sure the correct mailing address for the DVD is included in Comments or in the credit card section. Complete the rest of the form. If you have questions call Charlotte Cook 202-832-3112.

Keynote Address by Gerald Arbuckle, SM is now available. Panel talks by Sr. Shalini D'Souza, SCN and Ms. Katie Eberhard are also available. As other Conference talks and prayer services become available we will post them on this site.

During the Business Meeting at the US Catholic Mission Association 2007 Conference three Resolutions were passed:
1. On US 2008 Elections: In a Global Neighborhood
2. Supporting Access to Essential Medicines
3. Supporting Debt Cancellation for Impoverished Countries

The 2007 Mission Awards were presented to the Texas Mission Council and the Mission Office of the Diocese of St. Cloud, MN.

Past Conferences

            2006 Conference

"Celebrating & Integrating Our Mission Perspectives: Short Term, Long Term, On Whose Terms?" celebrated the 25th anniversary of U.S. Catholic Mission Association and explored one of the new ways of doing mission - short term mission experiences.

Robert Schreiter's Keynote Address: "Short Term, Long Term, On Whose Terms?"
Robert Schreiter's Conclusions: "Projections and Challenges for Mission Today"

The Conference facilitators, Caroljean Willie, SC and Rudy Vela, SM presented a power point to summarize the conversations of the Home Communities.

During the Business Meeting at the US Catholic Mission Association 2006 Conference three Resolutions were passed:
1. Condemning Torture
2. Global Climate Change
3. Child Trafficking in Africa (joint resolution with Africa Faith & Justice Network)

Mission Congress 2005 - Tucson, Arizona

            Mission Symposium 2004 - Louisville, KY

            USCMA Annual Conference 2003 - Milwaukee, WI

            USCMA Annual Conference 2002 - Raleigh, NC

            2001 Conference and Annual Meeting - Memphis, TN
 
            Mission Congress 2000 - Chicago, Illinois


Mission Congress has been held every five years (i.e., 2000, 2005)
Mission Congress replaces the USCMA Annual Conference the years in which they are held.



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