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    • The Where and the What - Letter from Our Executive Director
      This month, Kevin Foy explores how the Church still struggles to understand and embody mission, missiology, and missionary discipleship. He focuses particularly on whether where mission takes place impacts what mission is – and if we go far enough beyond our comfort zone.
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    • Conference Schedule Updates - Get the Details!
      We've confirmed that Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis will celebrate Mass with us, and our social hour sponsors look forward to meeting you.
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    • Resource Highlight for October 2024
      In his new book, Community of Missionary Disciples: The Continuing Creation of the Church, Stephen Bevans unpacks the profound Catholic conviction that the church is missionary by its very nature as he considers what it means for the church to be on mission, in community, and together in discipleship.
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    • Webinar - Indigenous People: Peoples of Memory, Resistance and Hope
      On October 23, 2024, the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers invite you to a groundbreaking Zoom webinar as we celebrate the newly proclaimed Day of Indigenous People in the Americas. Don’t miss this opportunity to honor indigenous peoples' legacy, hear transformative stories, and join the global conversation on reconciliation and hope. Register now on the Maryknoll website.
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    • A World of Mission - October 2024 Updates
      This month, we share news about relief efforts for Hurricane Helene in the United States and how Catholic Relief Services continues responding to emergencies around the world and addressing the escalating crisis in Lebanon.
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      Looking ahead, we see the Synod of Bishops general assembly, our conference, the upcoming Ordinary Jubilee Year and the Jubilee of the Missions in October 2025.
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