Laity and Mission

The 21st century will emphasize the participation and role of lay people in mission. USCMA continues its history of developing and supporting the relationship between lay and religious missioners.

USCMA is dedicated to uniting and supporting people committed to the cross-cultural and global mission of Jesus in service to Church and world.

A growing number of those involved in mission, in the United States and around the world, are lay women and men.

Answering the call to mission in a variety of ways and for varying amounts of time, lay people (single, married, families, retirees, etc.) are an increasingly visible and vibrant part of the membership of USCMA.

The Maryknoll Lay Missioners offers an Orientation Program for Lay international sending groups.

This section offers information on collaborative endeavors in which USCMA is involved in the area of lay mission as well as the two main agencies for lay mission programs.

For more information about these collaborative endeavors:

Collaborative Formation Gathering (CFG)

St. Vincent Pallotti Center for Apostolic Development

Catholic Network of Volunteer Service (CNVS)


 

_{Christine Beckett, GHMS, USCMA Board President,
presents the 1999 Annual Mission Award to
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service (CNVS)
Board President Mike Guerra and Executive Director Jim Lindsay}

Collaborative Formation Gathering (CFG)    |    St. Vincent Pallotti Center for Apostolic Development  
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service (CNVS)