Our Offerings
Our Offerings
National Pastoral Migratoria provides a range of services and opportunities aimed at assisting dioceses and parish leaders in initiating and enhancing their own Pastoral Migratoria ministry. This support encompasses both initial and ongoing formation and training sessions, technical assistance, access to an array of resources and master templates, and involvement in a national community. This community facilitates sharing best practices and strategies and engaging in collaborative actions. For a more comprehensive list of offerings, see Benefits as a Member Diocese.
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Opportunities for:
Formation and training for the development and implementation of Pastoral Migratoria in your own diocese and parish communities (e.g. initial and continuous formation processes, commissioning ceremony, preparation for implementing service, accompaniment and justice actions)
Formation for diocesan coordinators to appreciate the grassroots nature of Pastoral Migratoria, foster local support for, and to successfully run this ministry
Formation-to-formators training
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Technical assistance on matters of:
Infrastructure development and capacity building
Running forums on civic issues
Recruiting and working with community and government partners
Organizing diocesan-wide advocacy initiatives
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Participation in:
National collaborative actions for impact (e.g. Posada for Immigration Reform, National Migration Week, Lenten Campaign for Immigration Reform, and Faithful Citizenship)
National interactions for training and sharing best practices, experiences, strategies (e.g. National Pastoral Migratoria Institute, RED (network)-National Pastoral Migratoria)
Relationships with leaders from various dioceses and community, government and non-profit organizations
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Access to:
Best practices, training manuals and formation resources [Member Dioceses only]
Community resources on immigrant rights and various topics as well as Church teachings related to immigration
Monthly liturgical resources on various topics according to the Church’s liturgical calendar
Monthly e-newsletter Inmigracion y Su Paroquia (IySP)
Master templates for various programs and materials for parish bulletins [Member Dioceses only]