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National Christmas Art Contest Winner from St. Timothy School
Each year the Missionary Childhood Association sponsors a contest for Christmas Artwork.The Arlington Mission Office is happy to announce Campbell S., a 6th grader at St. Timothy’s, in Chantilly was one of the winners of this year’s Missionary Childhood Association Christmas Card Artwork Contest. Of hundreds of submissions, Campbell’s artwork was one of 24 National […]
Pourquoi Pas Moi? Why not me?
Mission Appeal 2025 The Arlington Mission Office invited over 40 missionary groups to the Diocese this summer to do the mission appeal at the parishes. These groups, combined with our mission in Bánica, inspire us with their stories and the tremendous work they do.Pope Leo the XIV in his first greeting from the Loggia declared […]
Connected to Our World-wide Community
How it started Everyday we are able to help those around us, be it here in our local communities or in communities around the world. We are all God’s family. Our reach can be further and more powerful than we can imagine. One example is the outreach program to the Philippines that is supported through […]
Generous Gift Leads to Big Smiles
The Diocesan mission in Bánica is a very remote, rural area of the Dominican Republic. Dental visits are a rarity. This changed recently last spring when the mission in Bánica was blessed with a generous donation from Hope for a Healthier Humanity. The grant was to be used to create a dental program for the […]
Sharing from our Abundance
We are thankful once again to have our missionaries come and speak at our parishes. This year, we had over 40 missionaries from a combination of Dioceses and Religious Orders and are hoping to surpass the amount raised last year. God has blessed the Diocese of Arlington with generous parishioners who gladly share their prayers […]
Franciscan Missionaries on the Front Lines
Once again we are welcoming our Missionaries back to the Diocese. It was wonderful last year to resume in-person Mission Appeals. The Diocese had a highly successful MCP and we are looking forward to this year’s Missionary visits. Over 40 different Mission Organizations from around the world will be visiting our parishes to share with […]
called to mission
We are all called to Mission. For more than 2,000 years missionaries have evangelized and obeyed the Great Commission. Just before his Ascension, Jesus instructed his apostles, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to […]
Finding where you should be
Some of you may remember Jeidy Luperon. She was given a scholarship by the Diocese of Arlington to attend Marymount University. Many generous donors helped make her dream of becoming a teacher a reality. Jeidy grew up in Bánica, in the Dominican Republic, where our Diocesan mission is located. She began attending college there but […]
El Baniquero Fall Edition
A Reflection on the Year Dear Friends and Supporters of the Mission, In June of last year when I was preparing to come to Bánica, a close friend of mine gave me anicon of Jesus as the “Good Samaritan.” I did not understand when he gave me this icon how my life as a priest […]
