As we sit here making final preparations for Homeland Mission 2011, we have reached the 7 hours left mark. It seems as if time has flown by this year as we have worked on getting everything ready for the service week, but we are all excited for it to finally be here.
Over the course of this week, we will be having youth from each of the groups post some reflections on things they did or saw as well as explaining what else we have going on.
This week will consist of a lot of volunteer work, but it will also be a time for everybody involved to grow in their faith with Christ our Lord. Christ called us to serve the least among us because by serving them we in turn serve Him.
How appropriate and fitting it is for us to begin this Mission Project on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Just as Christ gave us the Eucharist for our salvation and well-being, so He is calling those of us on this Mission Project to give our own bodies (hopefully no blood though!) in service to our brothers and sisters in our own community.
We are each called in a particular way to be the hands and feet of Christ in the world and to spread His message of salvation and hope to those we meet. For those of us on Homeland Mission 2011, that call for this weeks takes the form of service, which is why Homeland Mission's defining statement is "Seeing Christ in those we serve and allowing those we serve to see Christ in us." This simply and beautifully sums up what our entire week is about.
As we begin this week of service, we ask that all of you keep us in your thoughts and prayers. Please also continue to pray for the health and recovery of Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein who asked that this mission project be started 7 years ago to serve the needs in our own community.
Much more will follow as the week unfolds, including (hopefully) pictures from the work sites and activities! Please check back with us and feel free to post appropriate comments! We would love to hear encouraging words from our friends and families back home, and we want to share our experiences with all of you!
Peace in Christ,
Kris Casey
Associate Coordinator of Programs
Youth Ministry in the Office of Catholic Education
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