Eagle Pass Mission
St. John Vianney Parishioners who go on Mission Trips to Eagle Pass are fulfilling a mandate from Jesus himself: “As the Father has sent me, so I send you”. (John 20:21) The Mission trips focus on ways to reach out and help those in need. Those who go represent the whole parish of St. John Vianney. Therefore, the Parish is on Mission.
The Mission House in Eagle Pass, which is a Benedictine House, run by Sisters Ursula Herrera and Germaine Marie, is the center where the group gathers as a community, for meals, the “Breaking of the Bread” and prayers. The House can accommodate over twenty people both men and women.
Sister Ursula and Maryknoll priest, Father Gerry Kelly, meet with one or two parishioners beforehand to schedule the trip and evaluate the needs of various individuals and decide how we can help. Parish mission trips are scheduled in Spring (March) and Fall (October) each year.
The Spring Mission Trip to Eagle Pass is scheduled for Tuesday, March 20 - Sunday, March 25, 2012.
Medical Mission Summer 2012
Recent discussions and planning for a Medical Mission Trip to Eagle Pass have made progress in getting this project started. The planning team has been coordinating this trip with Rev. James Loiacono, Pastor of Our Lady of Refuge Parish, Juan Martinez, a Pharmacist and Youth Minister in Eagle Pass, Police Chief Juan Castaneda, and Mayor Ramsey Cantu.
The Mission Trip in July 2012 will have the main clinics in Our Lady of Refuge School and satellite clinics in the Colonias.
You can help with this new call to Mission. Mention the Medical Mission to any medical personnel that you visit such as:
physician dentist pharmacist
optometrist nurses chiropractor
physical therapist physician's assistant other medical personnel
For further information, contact the Social Ministry Office of the Parish.
You are invited to view the links to the history of the previous Mission Trips:
Spring 2011
Spring 2010
Fall 2010