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Pope Francis says, 
"Reach out to the Poor!" 
Developing 
Effective 
Parish 
Outreach 
Programs for 
Your 
Community.
Catholic Mission is: 
The official mission aid agency of 
the Catholic Church. 
Catholic Mission aims to continue 
the mission of Jesus Christ in the 
world to share faith, care for people 
in need, and act for justice and 
creation..
Our mandate given to us at our 
Baptism is to continue the mission 
of Jesus... 
But what exactly is this Mission? 
• "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the 
full" 
(John 10:10) 
• "Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also 
should love another." 
• (John 13:34)
But what exactly is this Mission? 
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for He has 
anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news 
to the poor, to proclaim liberty to the captives 
and to the blind new sight, to set the 
downtrodden free, to proclaim the Lord’s year of 
favour.” 
(Luke 4:18-19)
Imagine this world: 
• Equality and respect for the dignity of all persons is 
ensured. 
• Human rights are guaranteed. 
• The intrinsic value of the each person at the centre of our 
lives and our societies. 
• People have, ‘life to the full’. 
• Truth, justice, grace, holiness, peace and love reign.
Imagine this world: 
This is what Jesus referred to as... 
the Reign or Kingdom of God. 
So when we pray.... 
Thy Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.... 
This is the world we are praying for, and this is the world 
we are working to bring about. This is mission.
The ‘How’ of mission
How will I be liberated? 
A reflection on reaching out to the poor 
Your humanity will only begin to blossom when you 
come into intimate contact with the lives of the poor. 
The poor, by virtue of their ‘lower’ state, will not 
approach you. You must find ways to seek them out. 
From them, and in their presence, you will discover 
much about humanity. Without realizing it 
themselves, they will be your teachers.
How will I be liberated? 
You will learn a lot about suffering, about 
patience, about hunger, about trust, about 
sharing, about community, just by observing them 
with an open heart. Believe me, you will rarely 
learn such things in the halls of fame! 
At the same time as you make these discoveries, 
you will come to a better understanding of your 
own weakness existing within yourself.
How will I be liberated? 
Far from being fearful of this discovery, you will 
experience a sense of liberation, because the true 
self encompasses the complete range of positive and 
negative forces. Allowing yourself to acknowledge 
and reflect on this ongoing self-revelation is helpful in 
making real choices. 
Thomas Merton
Think of a time when you 
experienced what Thomas Merton is 
describing.
Thuma Mina (Send me Lord) 
Send me Jesus, Send me Jesus, Send me 
Jesus, Send me Lord. 
Lead me Jesus, Lead me Jesus, Lead me 
Jesus, Lead me Lord
Thuma Mina (Send me Lord) 
Fill me Jesus, Fill me Jesus, Fill me Jesus, 
Fill me Lord. 
Thuma mina, Thuma mina, 
Thuma mina Somandla.
The ‘How’ of mission 
To recap; 
• We are called to mission through our 
Baptism. 
• Mission is about building this world 
where peace and love reign – the Reign 
of God. 
• We work with people and my liberation 
is bound up with this work.
The ‘How’ of mission 
And finally: 
• It is about going out, reaching out, what 
some theologians have called 
‘Border Crossing’.
The concept is this: 
We have borders/boundaries, they mark individual and 
communal identity. 
But these borders can become defensive, they can fence 
out other people different from ourselves. 
When they are used positively they become the 
privileged meeting places. Frontiers from which new 
realities can be created.
Border Crossing 
Crossing Borders 
A Spirituality for Mission in Our Times from an Asian 
Perspective 1 
By Rev. Peter C. Phan from The Catholic University of 
America.
Jesus, the one who crosses over borders 
The spirituality of mission is founded in this concept of 
Jesus. 
He crossed from the divine to the human: 
The border is no longer a barrier preventing God and 
humanity from joining together.
He crossed the borders of ‘civil society’ to dwell 
with those at the margins. 
John 4 tells us his message about the Kingdom 
of God was that there was no longer: 
 Jews and non-Jews 
 Men and women 
 Clean and impure 
 Righteous and the sinners 
 Old and the young 
 Rich and the poor 
 Powerful and the weak 
 Healthy and the sick.
He crossed the border of death to resurrection. 
“Jesus’ violent death on the cross was a direct result of 
his border-crossing and ministry at the margins which 
posed a serious threat to the interests of those 
occupying the economic, political and religious centre. 
Even the form of his death, that is, by crucifixion, 
indicated that Jesus was an outcast and he died, as the 
letter to the Hebrews says, “outside the city gate and 
outside the camp”.
He crossed the border of death into new life. 
Thus bringing hope where there was despair; 
victory where there was vanquishment, 
freedom where there was slavery. 
In this way the borders of death 
become frontiers to life in abundance. 

Pope Francis said: 
"Go boldly forth!" (EG261)
Down to the detail – what works. 
•Build a supportive group

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Pope Francis says, "Reach out to the Poor!" - Developing parish outreach programs for your community - Jenny Collins-White

  • 1. Pope Francis says, "Reach out to the Poor!" Developing Effective Parish Outreach Programs for Your Community.
  • 2. Catholic Mission is: The official mission aid agency of the Catholic Church. Catholic Mission aims to continue the mission of Jesus Christ in the world to share faith, care for people in need, and act for justice and creation..
  • 3. Our mandate given to us at our Baptism is to continue the mission of Jesus... But what exactly is this Mission? • "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10) • "Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love another." • (John 13:34)
  • 4. But what exactly is this Mission? “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for He has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to the captives and to the blind new sight, to set the downtrodden free, to proclaim the Lord’s year of favour.” (Luke 4:18-19)
  • 5. Imagine this world: • Equality and respect for the dignity of all persons is ensured. • Human rights are guaranteed. • The intrinsic value of the each person at the centre of our lives and our societies. • People have, ‘life to the full’. • Truth, justice, grace, holiness, peace and love reign.
  • 6. Imagine this world: This is what Jesus referred to as... the Reign or Kingdom of God. So when we pray.... Thy Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.... This is the world we are praying for, and this is the world we are working to bring about. This is mission.
  • 8. How will I be liberated? A reflection on reaching out to the poor Your humanity will only begin to blossom when you come into intimate contact with the lives of the poor. The poor, by virtue of their ‘lower’ state, will not approach you. You must find ways to seek them out. From them, and in their presence, you will discover much about humanity. Without realizing it themselves, they will be your teachers.
  • 9. How will I be liberated? You will learn a lot about suffering, about patience, about hunger, about trust, about sharing, about community, just by observing them with an open heart. Believe me, you will rarely learn such things in the halls of fame! At the same time as you make these discoveries, you will come to a better understanding of your own weakness existing within yourself.
  • 10. How will I be liberated? Far from being fearful of this discovery, you will experience a sense of liberation, because the true self encompasses the complete range of positive and negative forces. Allowing yourself to acknowledge and reflect on this ongoing self-revelation is helpful in making real choices. Thomas Merton
  • 11. Think of a time when you experienced what Thomas Merton is describing.
  • 12. Thuma Mina (Send me Lord) Send me Jesus, Send me Jesus, Send me Jesus, Send me Lord. Lead me Jesus, Lead me Jesus, Lead me Jesus, Lead me Lord
  • 13. Thuma Mina (Send me Lord) Fill me Jesus, Fill me Jesus, Fill me Jesus, Fill me Lord. Thuma mina, Thuma mina, Thuma mina Somandla.
  • 14. The ‘How’ of mission To recap; • We are called to mission through our Baptism. • Mission is about building this world where peace and love reign – the Reign of God. • We work with people and my liberation is bound up with this work.
  • 15. The ‘How’ of mission And finally: • It is about going out, reaching out, what some theologians have called ‘Border Crossing’.
  • 16. The concept is this: We have borders/boundaries, they mark individual and communal identity. But these borders can become defensive, they can fence out other people different from ourselves. When they are used positively they become the privileged meeting places. Frontiers from which new realities can be created.
  • 17. Border Crossing Crossing Borders A Spirituality for Mission in Our Times from an Asian Perspective 1 By Rev. Peter C. Phan from The Catholic University of America.
  • 18. Jesus, the one who crosses over borders The spirituality of mission is founded in this concept of Jesus. He crossed from the divine to the human: The border is no longer a barrier preventing God and humanity from joining together.
  • 19. He crossed the borders of ‘civil society’ to dwell with those at the margins. John 4 tells us his message about the Kingdom of God was that there was no longer:  Jews and non-Jews  Men and women  Clean and impure  Righteous and the sinners  Old and the young  Rich and the poor  Powerful and the weak  Healthy and the sick.
  • 20. He crossed the border of death to resurrection. “Jesus’ violent death on the cross was a direct result of his border-crossing and ministry at the margins which posed a serious threat to the interests of those occupying the economic, political and religious centre. Even the form of his death, that is, by crucifixion, indicated that Jesus was an outcast and he died, as the letter to the Hebrews says, “outside the city gate and outside the camp”.
  • 21. He crossed the border of death into new life. Thus bringing hope where there was despair; victory where there was vanquishment, freedom where there was slavery. In this way the borders of death become frontiers to life in abundance. 
  • 22. Pope Francis said: "Go boldly forth!" (EG261)
  • 23. Down to the detail – what works. •Build a supportive group

Editor's Notes

  • #2: Before we explore the how of developing effective parish communities, we want to spend a moment on the why? Why do we engage in this work? What’s the purpose behind it?
  • #3: This is the purpose of a missionary organisation established by the Church, mandated to do this work. But we too have been called and given a mandate through our Baptism. What is this mandate? What does this mean for me and you as individuals?
  • #8: There are 2 words used here help and Liberation. What’s the difference? Anyone like to offer a response? So the suggestion is we all need to liberated from something. It’s not that I have it all and I give to you who have nothing. We all need to grow and be liberated from something, that’s why we say it’s in giving that we receive. So
  • #21: Jesus lived at the margins and was an outcast.