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Our theme will be “A Grace Filled Future: 10 Years of Animating the Joy of Gospel.” We have a date and a place to gather, to celebrate the Eucharist, and to move forward in our organizational work of networking, formation, and advocacy for God’s mission. Stay tuned for more details.

Our September 2022 newsletter features two women mission leaders and how their work is centered on Jesus, faith, and relationships. As Marilyn Santos says in our front-page article, “When we receive the Lord in the form of Eucharist, the mandate is to go and be the Lord for others. The Eucharist is mission.” Janice England of the Lay-Mission Helpers Association shares her grace filled experience resuming mission visits to Central America and Africa after pandemic travel restrictions changed.

In order to appropriate USCMA's new vision and mission, implement its restructuring plan, and prepare for the upcoming national convention, the USCMA Board is hosting a series of town hall gatherings. These town hall gatherings will use a simple synodal conversation to surface from the participants a path forward together. Get the full schedule and mark your calendar!

We are committed to meeting in person, likely in a Midwestern city. Please hold October 26 through November 2 as we work to lock in our target dates of October 28-30. Stay tuned for the final announcement!

A missionary in his home territory, James gave his life for the Lord. How can you imitate the zeal of St James and his closeness to Christ in order to serve in the spirit of the Beatitudes?

We are a community of faith leaders engaged in advocacy for God’s mission. We share a dream for a missionary church with Pope Francis. To be sent, we need to follow, and to follow, we need to walk. The idea behind WALK is to encourage people to reflect on their lives, encounter Jesus, follow him, and answer the call to mission. As faith leaders, we want to accompany others in their journey of faith. There is no journey, there is no accompaniment, unless we walk.

Columban Fr. Chris Saenz shares his experiences abroad as a missionary and in a new role of director for the U.S. region. This month's reflection focuses on the Living Bread of the Eucharist, and the explores the unique role missionary communities could play during the current Eucharistic Revival.

As our implementation committee gets to work, we're committed to updating the website with news for our members about how we will live our new mission statement: USCMA is a community of faith leaders engaged in networking, formation, and advocacy for God’s mission.

The Parish Twinning Program of the Americas is holding its national conference in Nashville, TN. The conference begins on Friday, August 26th, at 12:30 pm and concludes on Sunday, August 28th, at noon. Featured speakers include Msgr. Raymond East, Gandy Thomas, Kim Lamberty, Bruce Compton, Chuck Dietzen, Cardinal Oscar Rodriquez Maradiaga, Bishop Mark Spalding, Sr. Larraine Lauter, Don McCrabb, and Kelli Nelson. Cost is $300 for the conference - click to learn more and get the registration link.

Our executive director reflects on Pentecost and invites your participation and support in the work of building a missionary Church. An excerpt: "Every disciple is a missionary, someone who leads others to Jesus through the witness of their lives, compassionate service, the conviction of their words, deep listening and respectful dialogue, sincere prayer and worship, nobility of culture, work for justice and passion for reconciliation." 

Read Sr. Nancy Schramm's invitation to our Pentecost Gathering and learn about the new leadership team for the Maryknoll sisters. Contact our office if you'd like to receive the newsletter via email.

All faith leaders are encouraged to pray for the missions – especially for those missions, and missionaries, they may lead in some way. Reach out for a special resource!

Our May newsletter offers an inspiring mission leadership story about Fr. Lance Nadeau, MM, and a reflection on Easter Encounters with the Risen Lord. Make sure you are receiving our emails and reach out to the office so we can help.

Subscribe to our channel for the latest webinars, including our April conversation with Dr. Hunter Farrell about his book, Freeing Congregational Mission.

Both our webinars with Fr. Tony Gittins, CSSp, are now available! Mission leaders are encouraged to watch and share these invaluable insights with your teams.

This month, we witness the changing mission of the Victory Noll sisters and reflect on how we can join God's mission and seek unity through virtue. Get the latest happenings - and make sure we have your best email to stay in the loop.

St. Joseph was a missionary. To learn about the "missions" of Saint Joseph, read Don McCrabb's article or tune into Radio Maria on March 21, 2022 at 2 pm ET.

One of our most popular missionary saints, St. Patrick overcame a traumatic childhood and many other obstacles.

Fr. Anthony Gittins, CSSp., is exploring the importance of intercultural living in two webinars designed for missionaries. Our January event was a huge success and we look forward to the April 7 companion webinar.

This month we reflect on time - time spent listening and learning together, time spent alone with God and time spent in worldwide prayer for peace between Ukraine and Russia.