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Jubilee

50th Anniversary

 Golden Jubilee

A collage of photos from MKLM with the 50th anniversary logo in the middle

Left to right. Top row: Harry Blaber and Artemio Bagalawis, 1930s; first official Class of 1975; Founding of the Maryknoll Mission Association of the Faithful, 1994; Merwyn De Mello and Wynnie-Fred Victor Hinds (Class of 1994); John and Phyllis Gauker with Fr. Bill Woods, 1976 (John and Fr. Bill were martyred later that year). Middle row: Angel Mortel, 2008; First co-director team, Sr. Mary Anne O’Donnell, Fr. Jack Sullivan and Chuck Lathrop, here at 15th anniversary in 1990; founding assembly, 1994; Jean Donovan, who was part of the Maryknoll lay missioner Orientation and Sending in 1979 and was martyred in 1980. Bottom row: “Bosse” (one of the first Maryknoll lay missioners) and Carolyn Bosse; Ann Greig; Fr. Charlie Dittmeier; Susan Nagele; three of the seven members of the second Class of 1975: Ernestine Lam, Lyn Kirkconnell and Patty Boyd.

 

MKLM TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY

August 14-17, 2025

Maryknoll Lay Missioners will mark the 50th anniversary of its official founding with a yearlong celebration starting this August 2024 and culminating in an in-person celebration Aug. 14-17, 2025 on the Maryknoll campus.

The year of celebration will kick off with a webinar on nonviolence and peacebuilding in August 2024 (details to be announced) and will feature additional events throughout this “Golden Jubilee” year.

Mark your calendars now for the
50th anniversary celebration
Aug. 14-17, 2025.

Contact [email protected] for more information.