Join the MDI! Missionary Discipleship Institute 17-18
You are preparing to be Christians capable of making courageous choices and decisions, in order to build daily, even through little things, a world of peace.- Pope Francis to youth, Jan 6, 2016
You’re Invited!
The Office for Catholic Schools invites you to join us in inviting students to embrace the call to be missionary disciples who go forth as living signs of God’s love and compassion to the world. We teamed up with the Missions Office of the Archdiocese and Maryknoll Mission Education to develop a program which invites seventh grade students to answer this call through a year-long class exploration of what it means to be a Catholic in and for the world, integrating faith, global awareness, and authentic living of Catholic Social Teaching.
What is the MDI?
The Missionary Discipleship Institute (MDI) consists of three units—aligned with our Archdiocesan Religion Standards—to provide a framework for students to encounter the lives of their neighbors on the margins and the injustices that they face; reflect on how the Church responds in love and the disturbance this creates in our own sense of discipleship; and discern, develop, and carry out a missionary response. Throughout the year, students engage in a local immersion experience, research issues currently prevalent in our world, and are empowered to take hopeful Christian action. A commitment to these three units can serve as your core 7th grade religion curriculum for the school year.
so.....SIGN UP! Click here to register your seventh grade class for the 2017-18 MDI. For the schedule for the 2017-2018 year, please click here.
Finally, we’d like to recognize the following schools that have participated in part or full in the MDI since its inception in three school years ago:
1. All Saints School, Puyallup
2. Assumption/St. Bridget School, Seattle
3. Holy Family School, Kirkland
4. Holy Family Bilingual Catholic Academy, Seattle
5. Holy Rosary School, West Seattle
6. HRRS/Juan Diego Academy, Tacoma
7. Our Lady of Fatima School, Seattle
8. Our Lady of Lourdes School, Vancouver
9. Our Lady of the Lake School, Seattle
10. Sacred Heart School, Bellevue
11. St. Benedict School, Seattle
12. St. John School, Seattle
13. St. Joseph School, Chehalis
14. St. Joseph School, Issaquah-Snoqualmie
15. St. Louise School, Bellevue
16. St. Luke School, Shoreline
17. St. Madeleine Sophie School, Bellevue
18. St. Mark School, Shoreline
19. St. Matthew School, Seattle
20. St. Monica School, Mercer Island
21. St. Patrick School, Tacoma
22. St. Therese Catholic Academy, Seattle
We are so inspired by these 22 school communities as they bring missionary discipleship into our classrooms and out into the world – hallelujah!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either Kelly Hickman of the Missions Office (kelly.hickman@seattlearch.org) or Anna Johnson (aclarke@maryknoll.org) of Maryknoll.
In gratitude,
Kristin Dixon, Superintendent, Office for Catholic Schools
Kelly Hickman, Missions Office
Anna Johnson, Maryknoll Mission Education
Sandra Barton Smith, Assistant Superintendent, Office for Catholic Schools
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