Lay Mission
Lay Missionaries meet Bishop William Kenney at NJPN Conference
Lay Missionaries and Frs Tom O'Reilly and Dan Horgan visit the Gurdwara in Sparkhill in May 2011.
Lay missionaries
A visit to the Malvern Hills with refugee women.
Mauricio and Nathalie visiting a local Mosque in Sparkhill, Birmingham
Ger pouring tea at St Chad's Sanctuary.
Jayjay sorting out clothes at St Chad's Sanctuary.
Columban Lay Missionaries (CLM) are called by God, initially to leave family, culture and country. In responding to this call, lay missionaries come to know more deeply the compassionate and loving Jesus who made His home with the poor and marginalised. This inspires, guides and nurtures lay missionaries in their journey of presence, witness and service.
At present there are more than 60 lay missionaries from eight different backgrounds serving in twelve of the countries where Columbans work. They are engaged in pastoral and outreach work with local communities, often focusing on social justice work and interfaith dialogue.
The development of the CLM in Britain, began in the mid-80′s when 3 women from he Philippines came to England. In 1994 the 1st group of British lay missionaries were trained and sent abroad. They departed in January 1995 to Peru. So far there have been 20 British lay missionaries sent on mission to Pakistan, Peru, Chile and The Philippines. One British lay missionary serves in Lima, Peru since 2003.
Britain, since the mid-90′s, has received eight groups of missionaries from overseas (the Philippines and Chile). Currently, there are 6 lay missionaries based in Birmingham. They engage in various local projects aimed at promoting good relations among people of different faiths and cultures.
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