Mission Trip: Houston, TX 2022

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Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our alumni and friends, our crowdfunding campaign has already exceeded its initial goal but additional donations will further enhance these and future mission experiences! 

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Welcome to the Bayou City!

The city of Houston is the largest metropolis in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. It is a thriving multicultural city and home to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston serving the 1.7 million Catholic, the fifth-largest in the United States. The archdiocese prides itself on worshiping in 14 different languages on a given Sunday and serves 146 multicultural parishes across 10 counties.

During our Spiritan Mission Experience, we will be exposed to the multicultural parish ministry work at St. Benedict the Abbott Catholic Community in South Houston. The parish community is led by two Vietnamese Spiritan priests ministering to the Hispanic and Black communities in the area.  

We will also be working in two food distribution centers. The Vietnamese American Community Center in North Houston serves the Vietnam Veteran families and its neighboring Black community. The other food distribution center is the Mamie George Community Center and serves the Hispanic community in the Ft. Bend County area.

Throughout the week we will also collaborate with the Spiritan Office for Mission Advancement, the Rice University Catholic Center campus ministry and the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.

You might ask, why Houston? Besides this being Gio’s stomping ground before moving to the Bluff in 2015, Houston is also home to some of our beloved Spiritans mission work. Houston, Texas has been one of the main hubs for the Spiritans of the Western province prior to its unification with the Eastern province in 2009. Some of their life-giving ministries in the Archdiocese include: University work, campus and young adult ministry, parish ministry, prison ministry, and seminary formation/vocations.  

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Have a blessed and a life-giving week here in H-Town!  May the Holy Spirit that gives life continue to bless and guide our experiences throughout our time here this week. Cor unum et anima una!