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‘Expanded Assembly’ updates mission, vision, values and focus for ‘mission at the margins’ in the 21st century
Maryknoll Lay Missioners recently completed a two-year assembly process that was designed “to establish a vision for how we can be effective in mission in the 21st century, given changes in our own composition as an organization, as well as changes in the church, U.S. society and the world.”
In February, the process culminated in a two-week Expanded Mission Assembly, during which delegates from every country where Maryknoll Lay Missioners serve gathered virtually to deliberate on the key questions that had emerged from the two-year assembly process.
The major decisions made during the assembly included:
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Agreeing on nonviolence as a cross-cutting focus for Maryknoll Lay Missioners work;
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Revising mission, vision and values statements;
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Expanding membership eligibility;
- Adjusting several internal structures and decision-making procedures.
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