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Elizabeth Mach, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner, poses with children at the Jipe Moyo center in Musoma, Tanzania. Mach’s work supports the center, which cares for children who have been living on the street or have been abused. (OSV News hoto/Sean Sprague, courtesy Maryknoll)
By Kimberley Heatherington
(OSV News) — In an era of conflict and division, it’s an intriguing and empowering invitation: “Do a world of good for a world in need.”
It comes from the Maryknoll Lay Missioners — a Catholic mission-sending community that tirelessly spreads a message of nonviolence through “prevention, intervention, reconciliation, and the restoration of all creation.”
And after half a century of work around the globe — the community’s Aug. 14-17 anniversary celebration is taking place at Maryknoll’s headquarters in Ossining, New York — the missioners have a question: Won’t you join us?
“During our anniversary, we are obviously going to celebrate the past, and marvel at what God has helped us to accomplish — or maybe what we’ve helped God to implement,” shared Elvira Ramirez, executive director of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners.
Compelled by faith to engage with people across cultures and ethnicities, Maryknoll lay missioners live, love and work with communities on the margins to promote active nonviolence and healing.
