New Members - Glenmary Challenge

Glenmary Home MissionersFounded by Father William Howard Bishopin 1939, this Catholic society of priests andbrothers, along with numerous coworkers,establishes the Catholic Church in smalltownand rural America. Glenmary is theonly religious community devoted exclusively to servingthe spiritually and materially poor in the rural U.S. homemissions. Today, supported entirelythrough freewill offerings,it staffs over 40 missions andministries in Appalachia, theSouth and the Southwest.Glenmary missioners serve inareas where less than three percentof the population is Catholic,a significant percentage have noFather WilliamHoward BishopGlenmary Founderchurch affiliation and the povertyrate is almost twice the nationalaverage. Glenmary is known fordeeply respecting the many culturesencountered in the home missions—Appalachian,Native American, African American and Latino amongothers. Its missionary activity includes building Catholiccommunities, fostering ecumenical cooperation, evangelizingthe unchurched, social outreach and working forjustice.Glenmary ChallengeThis quarterly magazine has three goals: to educateCatholics about the U.S. home missions, to motivateyoung men to consider Glenmary priesthoodor brotherhood, and to invite allCatholics to respond to their baptismalcall to be missionary by partnering withGlenmary as financial contributors, prayerpartners, professional coworkers and/or volunteers.Glenmary Challenge is sent to all donors, to U.S.diocesan clergy and to anyone who requests it. (To beginreceiving issues, use the contact information below.)Publisher: Father Dan DorseyEditor: Jean BachAssistant Editor: Dale HansonArt Director: Tricia SarvakStaff Writers: Margaret Gabriel, Father John S. RauschPlanning-Review Board:Father Dominic Duggins, Father Gus Guppenberger, Brother CurtKedley, Patrick McEntee, Sister Mary Jean Morris, OSF,Kathy O’Brien, Father John S. Rausch, Father Vic SubbGlenmary Home MissionersP.O. Box 465618 • Cincinnati, OH 45246-5618513-874-8900 • 800-935-0975www.glenmary.org • info@glenmary.orgyears70© 2010, Glenmary Home Missioners. Reprint permission granted upon request.Realizing amissionary callFROM THE EDITOR / Jean BachOne of the goals of the Glenmary Challenge(see column on the left) is “to motivateyoung men to consider Glenmary priesthoodor brotherhood.” We hope that the coverand accompanying story (page 9) will do justthat.Brother Levis Kuwa andMichael Onuoha made FirstOath on May 29 and becamethe newest members of GlenmaryHome Missioners. Bothof these men traveled fromAfrica—which is no easy processin today’s visa system—toJean Bachjbach@glenmary.org‘I wanted togive back whatI received as achild.’join Glenmary with the hope that one day theywill serve in mission areas here in the UnitedStates.While their individual vocation stories aredifferent, they were both inspired to pursuereligious vocations by the missionaries whoserved them as children. “I wanted to give backwhat I received as a child,” Michael says.Glenmary is very fortunate to have 22 menin all areas of formation this year.Three of those men are preparingfor Final Oath next year (page 11)and seven are just beginning formation(page 8).This magazine, Glenmary’sWeb site, advertising and evenbillboards (back cover) help to encouragemen to pursue missionaryvocations, to tell Glenmary’s storyto a larger audience and to attractnew partners in mission.There’s a way you can help furtherthese efforts, too! Pass thismagazine on to a friend or a relative or to a son,grandson, brother or nephew. Have the personread about all those featured in this magazinewho are giving of themselves in service to thehome missions. Perhaps the reader will realizea call to service and discover what Brother Levishas: “This is what God wants me to do.” about the cover: Brother Levis Kuwa andMichael Onuoha receive statues of Our Ladyof the Fields, the patroness of Glenmary, fromFather Dan Dorsey at the conclusion of theFirst Oath Mass.2 Glenmary Challenge Autumn 2010 www.glenmary.org