Archdiocese of Denver
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Mission Apostolates to Haiti
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olunteers f rom the Archdiocese have cre-
ated the Global Outreach Ministry. They,
along with volunteers having experience in ed-
ucation, travel to Haiti and provide missionary
services to an orphanage. The volunteers built
a covering for the vegetable seedlings area and
a retractable awning for the produce garden
to protect the orphanage food source from
the intense heat. They supply books in Creole
for the library and assist the instructors at the
school with classroom management skills.
The deacon helps coordinate the mission
trips and is a member of the team providing
services at the orphanage during their visits.
Mission Apostolate to Mexico
A
Denver deacon residing in El Paso , TX
travels to Juarez, Mexico on a monthly
basis to visit the seminarians at Conciliar Sem-
inary of Ciudad Juarez.
He visits with them and together they study
Sacred Scripture in the form of Lectio Divina
with meditation and prayer.
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Deacon Clarence McDavid
cgmcdavid@comcast.net
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Deacon Arturo Araiza
turyfil413@yahoo.com.mx
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Go into the whole world and
proclaim the gospel to every
creature.
Mk 16:15
Foreign Missionary Work
Mission Apostolates to Africa
"M
ission" means different things to differ-
ent people. Short-term mission experi-
ences are interesting, but some Deacons take
on a Mission Apostolate more akin to the early
missionaries of the Church who left home and
family to bring His good news to the world.
For many years, deacons from Denver have
had a presence in African countries, from Kenya,
Tanzania, Eritrea, Sudan, Ethiopia and beyond.
Deacons bring the Word to those in remote
areas of the continent that need a Catholic wit-
ness. These locations have people living in ar-
eas with no roads, electricity, or running water.
Eager to know the faith, there can be as many
as 21 adults baptized in a day. With the parish
priest, deacons provide the Eucharist up to 19
churches within parish boundaries.
While some live in Af rica for months, other
deacons bring teams of experts for a finite pe-
riod to help build essential facilities needed to
sustain adequate food, housing and water sup-
plies. Some missions also provide education for
adults and children.
"His Work Foundation" hisworkfoundation.org
is a ministry started by a Denver deacon to
help raise money for emergency relief for basic
human services, church construction & fur-
nishings, priest transportation, education and
other needs.
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Deacon Hugh Downey
His.work@yahoo.com
Deacon Dennis Wallisch
denwallisch@comcast.net
