News from Maryknoll Northwest
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Greetings!
Greetings!
"Is this a new kind of mission?" That was the question asked of me by a high school sophomore recently. The students had just read a novel in which Christian missionaries imposed their values and rules on an African community in the 1950's, with devastating consequences. In light of this, I was there to help the students grasp the role of mission in the modern world. We worked through the example of Fr. Bob McCahill, who imposes nothing on his Muslim neighbors in Bangladesh, but rather serves and lives among them as their brother.
So, is this a "new" kind of mission? I love the question, because it is fundamental to our understanding of our faith. If you consider how Jesus and his disciples lived and served, then you realize that this is not new at all! Throughout history, Christians have witnessed the Gospel in the very way that Bob McCahill and Maryknoll Missioners around the world do today: by caring for the poor, the ill, and the grieving; by letting the love of God shine through their words and deeds. At times, we do lose our way in this call, and there have been many instances in our history in which our Christian values have given way to worldly values of power, influence, or the simple but destructive belief that we know best. But the mission of God's love is our eternal, guiding principle.
I delivered this message to the students, who in turn helped me to enliven my thinking. Towards the end of my presentation, a student asked, "When did you decide that you wanted to be a missionary?" Here we were, looking at the incredible example of a Maryknoll priest that has committed his life to people of a different culture, nationality, and faith, and this student reminded me that I, too, am a missionary. All of us who have felt God's love are invited to let it touch the lives of others through our actions and words.
So, how are you called to mission? As always, we hope to help you find answers in whatever ways that we can. Through our Mission Education Training Program, Mission Forums, resource library, and parish mission and speaking engagements, we hope that you can engage with that question and continue to advance God's love in the world.
Peace,
Kevin Foy and the Maryknoll Team
kfoy@maryknoll.org
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Congratulations, Maryknoll Sisters!
Celebrating their Centennial Year!
"Maryknoll Sisters incarnate the God of the poor and vulnerable, the God of the sick and lame, the God of the stranger and despised, the God of the human family and the whole of creation as they immerse themselves in cultures not their own and speak in tongues of distant peoples."
-Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
 In 1912, three women joined Fr. James Anthony Walsh and Fr. Thomas Frederick Price to assist in the mission movement that would become Maryknoll. Under the leadership of Mollie Rogers, who would become Mother Mary Joseph, they formed the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, the first missionary congregation of religious women in the US.
 For 100 years, the Maryknoll Sisters have lived the mission call. They witness the love of Christ in 25 countries around the world. They work to prevent human trafficking and assist its victims in Asia. They serve with those affected by HIV/AIDS, war, displacement, and famine in Africa. They promote protection of the environment in Latin America and the Pacific, and they help immigrants live with dignity in North America.
To learn more about the Maryknoll Sisters, please visit MaryknollSisters.org. The book Hearts on Fire: The Story of the Maryknoll Sisters is available to borrow from our resource library.
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Mission Forum Reminder
Friday, February 3rd
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Fr. Jack Shrum speaks on the reality in Haiti and the response by Catholic Relief Services.
7:00pm, Maryknoll Mission House
Our last Mission Forum was a screening of the film, Of Gods and Men. The film is available to borrow from our resource library. You can find a mission viewing and study guide for the film here.
If you would like to receive Mission Forum announcements, please sign up.
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Mission Education Training Program
April 27th-29th
With baptism, we are all called to participate in the mission of Jesus. But how many Catholics are aware of this and formed for mission, whether at home or around the world?
One of the first things Jesus did with his disciples was to send them out in pairs to do what he did. To do mission. Jesus passed this mission on to his disciples and for almost two thousand years the mission has passed down from generation to generation.
We are excited to offer a Mission Education Training Session for teachers*, principals*, DREs, lay ecclesial ministers, catechists, deacons and priests. Incorporate a stronger sense of mission into your ministerial identity and spirituality. Develop skills and resources to integrate mission into your ministry and programs. Help your students and parishioners come alive in their faith as you animate and support them in their calling to take part in the mission of Jesus.
(*Now certified for clock hours by the Catholic Schools Department of the Archdiocese of Seattle)
Four two-hour sessions over the course of the weekend at our Maryknoll Mission House in Seattle.
For more information and registration, click here.
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New Library Resources
  
New books are available to borrow from our Maryknoll Resource Library, located at our Maryknoll Mission House. Click on the link below to read descriptions of our newest titles. Please call before visiting.
New Library Resources
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Speakers and Parish Missions
 
The local Maryknoll team is available for presentations and reflections with schools, parishes, faith formation groups, as well as for Parish Missions. Read more about us:
Kevin Foy is a former Catholic educator with experience in low-income areas across the United States. Kevin is a resource and education specialist for Maryknoll in the Northwest.
Fr. Tom Marti is a Maryknoll priest with many years experience in the Philippines. Fr. Tom is available to speak on many issues relating to mission, justice, and peace.
Fr. Tom is also available to offer parish missions on the theme of Mission - the Mission of Jesus, the Mission of the Church, the Mission of all the baptized. Click here to learn more.
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An Evening with Jack Jezreel
Founder of JustFaith
On the evening of Friday, February 17th, JustFaith Founder Jack Jezreel will be speaking at Plymouth Congregational Church in Seattle. (Click here for more information.)
JustFaith is one of Marknoll's partners, and "provides programs that transform people and expand their commitment to social ministry" (JustFaith.org). Jack Jezreel holds a Master's in Divinity from the University of Notre Dame, spent six years in a Catholic Worker Community, and has been involved in parish-based justice ministry for 25 years.
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Happy Catholic Schools Week!
We would like to thank our Catholic schools for their commitment to forming dedicated, faith-filled students.
Please encourage Catholic educators to contact us for school visits, mission education training, immersion opportunities, and help with enlivening a mission spirit in the classroom. View our free online resources at the link below.
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Maryknoll Mission House
958 16th Avenue E
Seattle, WA 98112
P: (206) 322-8831
F: (206) 324-6909
E: seattle@maryknoll.org
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Reflection
Our Native Place
"A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house." - Mark 6:4
Sometimes, home is the hardest place to live mission. We may begin to take each other for granted, and fail to see the love that we share every day. How can you honor the prophets in your own life? How can you be a prophet of Christ's love to those around you?
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MARYKNOLL Magazine and REVISTA now online
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Get additional copies of the magazines for each of your students along with a poster and study guide. FREE. Check out our Classroom Program.
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Mission Education & Promotion
Western Region
Seattle/Northwest
958 16th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
Regional Center
16642 Ashland Ave.
San Lorenzo, California 94580
General Hours
Mon-Fri 9 am to 4 pm
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