Next Conference

The next USCMA Conference will take place:

                  October 24-26, 2008
                 "Mission: A Journey of Hope"
Keynote Addresses by Michael Amaladoss, SJ and Dianne Bergant, C.S.A.

To sponsor any part of the Conference
To download registration form.

To register online: On the transaction page put the cost of the Conference in the "Gift Amount." Scroll down to "Program Area" and click on Event registration. Scroll down to "Comments" and indicate your two choices for Dialogue Sessions. Complete the rest of the form.

                  Holiday Inn BWI Airport
                  Conference Center
                  Baltimore, MD  

Click here to make hotel reservations. The group rates are valid for booking from 23-Oct-2008 through 27-Oct-2008. If you wish to extend your stay outside of these dates, you will need to book a separate reservation on the Web site or contact the Holiday Inn BWI Airport directly at 410-694-6020. Make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. The rate will be valid as long as there are rooms available, up to and including 27-Oct-2008.

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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