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Background on Global Solidarity Partnerships:

To establish connections with others within our world church the Mission Office actively promotes partnerships and sister relationships that began as long ago as 1965 in Maracay, Venezuela and as recent as 1999 in Homa Bay, Kenya. A number of our parishes have established sister relationships with parishes overseas and others are exploring such partnerships. The first step in this process is to build relationships and greater understanding of one another. Thereafter from this base of mutual appreciation the exchange of both spiritual and material resources can take place, as well as the promotion of just international policies.

Primary Reflection Resources
on global solidarity partnerships:

What is Partnering?

A Reflection on Diocesan Global Solidarity Partnerships by Fr. Dan Ohmann, MM

Sister Parish Statement

An official document on what sister parish relationships are, aren't, and how to go about them.

U.S. Catholic Bishop's 1997 statement, Called to Global Solidarity
U.S. Catholic Bishop's 2001 statement, A Call to Solidarity with Africa
A Vatican II Decree on the Church's missionary activitiy
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Mission Trip and delegation opportunities!

Read stories and reflections from people who have experienced mission and partnerships in our MISSION CONNECTIONS Newsletter.

Return to our Global Solidarity Main Page
to learn more about specific diocesan partnerships/relationships.

 

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