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This August, Maryknoll Lay Missioners will celebrate its 50th anniversary \u2014 a milestone that recognizes half a century of service and solidarity with those at the margins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its founding in 1975, the lay mission organization has been committed to responding to the Gospel call to live and work with people in need across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This golden anniversary is both a time of reflection and an opportunity to look to the future of mission in an ever-changing world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow profound it is to contemplate where we came from and where we are going,\u201d says Elvira Ramirez<\/a>, Maryknoll Lay Missioners\u2019 executive director. \u201cOnly the wealth of stories of the many who have served could begin to recount the history that is MKLM,\u201d she says, using the organization\u2019s acronym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lay missioners have informally participated in Maryknoll\u2019s mission work since 1930, when Doctor Harry Blaber<\/a> served with Maryknoll priests for eight years in China. Dozens of other women and men followed in his footsteps in subsequent decades, collaborating with Maryknoll priests, brothers and sisters. One of these, John Gauker, who served with his wife and two children in Guatemala, was martyred with Maryknoll Father Bill Woods<\/a> in 1976.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Maryknoll
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Coralis Salvador, who joined the lay mission organization in 2000, served for nearly two decades in Kenya, where she founded Project HOPE. She now serves at the U.S. – Mexico border. (Sean Sprague\/Kenya)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Several lay missioners were already serving in Chile, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Japan, Peru and Bolivia when the Maryknoll lay mission association was officially launched in 1975 as a joint program of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers and the Maryknoll Sisters. For example, Carol Zuccarino, already serving in Bolivia, joined with her husband in 1980. Now in her 80s, she is a volunteer at shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1994 the lay mission program was restructured as an independent organization, becoming the Maryknoll Mission Association of the Faithful, more commonly known as Maryknoll Lay Missioners<\/a>. No longer a program of the other Maryknoll entities, it was incorporated the following year as a nonprofit with its own board of directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 1975, nearly 1,000 men, women and children have been sent to 35 different countries in a legacy of service and accompaniment. Frank and Josie Cuda, of the first official class in 1975, were the recipients of the 2024 Bishop McCarthy Award<\/a> for dedicating their whole lives to community building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur vision of our ministry was based on the belief that God was already present among the people we were to serve,\u201d Frank Cuda says. \u201cOur role was to reflect that love back to them by supporting their efforts to be the best they could be \u2014 and thus deepening their belief in themselves and in God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Maryknoll
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Juan G\u00f3mez, who joined Maryknoll Lay Missioners in 2014, tutors pupils at San Juan Bosco School in the remote Andean community of Tacopaya in Bolivia. (Nile Sprague\/Bolivia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Building on its five core values (simple living, community, joy, inclusion and humility), in 2022, Maryknoll Lay Missioners adopted nonviolence as a guiding focus<\/a> for how it approaches mission in the 21st century. The lay mission organization is committed to nonviolence through prevention, intervention, reconciliation and restoration of all creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of its newest members, Joshua Sisolak, says MKLM \u201coffers a radical way of living out the Catholic faith in today\u2019s world.\u201d The son of a returned Maryknoll lay missioner, Sisolak has begun his mission service in Bolivia, after being sent in a ceremony in December 2024<\/a> along with longtime Maryknoll Lay Missioner Marjorie Humphrey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humphrey, who previously served in Kenya, returned to East Africa to work in restorative justice. \u201cMission is a calling that remains in our hearts,\u201d she says. \u201cI feel so blessed to continue this journey with Maryknoll.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, there are 40 Maryknoll lay missioners<\/a> serving in nine countries in Asia, Africa and the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While MKLM remains headquartered in Ossining, New York, the organization has continually evolved to meet the needs of the world. One significant change came in 2023 when the Mission Services Department relocated to El Paso, Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This strategic move placed its orientation and formation program for new missioner candidates at the U.S.-Mexico border \u2014 a location that facilitates firsthand experiences of migration, justice and encounter. This shift reflects MKLM\u2019s commitment to being present where the needs are greatest, and to forming missioners prepared to engage with changing realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Maryknoll
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Rich Tarro, who joined the lay mission organization in 2018, helps AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children through Project HOPE. (Courtesy of Maryknoll Lay Missioners\/Kenya)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MKLM also recently launched a new collaborative initiative in El Paso with the Maryknoll Sisters. Named for the monarch butterfly \u2014 a symbol of migration, transformation and resilience \u2014 the Maryknoll Monarch Initiative will seek to empower individuals and communities through education, advocacy and transformative experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offering immersion opportunities, community engagement and workshops, the Maryknoll Monarch Initiative will address issues such as migration, environmental justice and the role of nonviolence in local and global conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another significant development in the lay mission organization\u2019s journey is the expansion to include international members. Historically, MKLM membership has been limited to U.S. citizens or residents. The 2022 Mission Assembly initiated a process to remove these restrictions and welcome lay missioners from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The assembly established a three-year timeline to implement this pilot program, and El Salvador was selected as the first country for recruitment. This decision marks a shift toward a more globally diverse community of missioners, better reflecting the universal nature of the Church and the mission it serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Maryknoll
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Louise Locke ministers to both the young and the old in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where she has served since 2021. (Courtesy of Maryknoll Lay Missioners\/Bolivia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now, in 2025, three candidates from El Salvador have successfully completed the admissions process. A sending blessing was held on March 2 at the Church of Cristo Salvador for Jackeline Gabriela Hern\u00e1ndez de V\u00e1squez, Wilber Ernesto Montoya D\u00edaz and Ana Adela Morales Rodr\u00edguez. On March 14, the candidates departed for Cochabamba, Bolivia, for an orientation and formation program. Upon its completion, they will remain on mission in Bolivia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As MKLM celebrates its 50th anniversary, it does so with deep gratitude for the missioners, communities and supporters who have made this journey possible. The legacy of the past five decades serves as a foundation for new opportunities and challenges in mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on MKLM\u2019s rich history and vibrant future, Ramirez quotes Mother Mary Joseph (Mollie Rogers), the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters: \u201cAs happens so often when we stop to regard God\u2019s work, there is nothing to do but wonder and thank God, realizing how little we planned, how little we achieved, and yet how much has been accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured image: Maryknoll Lay Missioner Dee Dungy, who joined the lay mission organization in 2011, served on a pastoral team visiting the elderly and infirm in the slum of Anlong Kngan, a community of displaced people outside the capital city of Phnom Penh in Cambodia. She now serves refugees in Kenya. (Sean Sprague\/Cambodia)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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