Saint Paul's Outreach
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| Abbreviation | SPO |
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| Established | 1985[1] |
| Founders | Gordy DeMarais, Christina Smith, Fr. Kevin Finnegan[2] |
| Focus | Campus ministry and young adult outreach |
| Headquarters | Mendota Heights, Minnesota |
Region | United States |
President | David Fischer |
| Website | spo |
Saint Paul's Outreach(SPO) is aCatholicmissionaryorganization in the United States which serves college students and young adults.[3]It is aprivate association of the faithfulestablished in theArchdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.SPO describes its mission as follows: "to build transformational communities that form missionary disciples for life."[4]
SPO sees itself as a movement of the "new evangelization"popularized byPope John Paul II.[5][1]Its ministry model is "reach, call, form, send."[2]
Saint Paul's Outreach is part of the global network of Kairos, which is the youth outreach division of theSword of the Spirit.[6]
History[edit]
SPO was founded inSaint Paul, Minnesota,where it reached students at theUniversity of St. Thomas.[2][1]By 2016 it had mission centers in seven different parts of the country.[2]
TheKansas Citymission center expanded to include theUniversity of Missouri–Kansas Cityin 2016.[3]SPO's Florida region expanded to theUniversity of South Floridain 2021.[7]
Current chapter locations[edit]
- Arizona
- Florida
- Kansas City
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Northeastern United States
- Texas
Notable former members[edit]
- Andrew H. Cozzens,[9]bishop of the Diocese of Crookston
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abcdeTowalski, Diane (26 February 2013)."Not a club, not a clique: SPO students live the New Evangelization".The Catholic Spirit.
- ^abcdWeinberger, Jessica (18 February 2016)."St. Paul's Outreach celebrates 30 years of college ministry".The Catholic Spirit.p. 24.Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^abMarley, Megan (20 October 2016)."Saint Paul's Outreach starts new mission at UMKC and in Young Adult group".The Catholic Key.Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^"SPO: Our Mission".Saint Paul's Outreach.Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^abcdBollig, Joe (3 May 2019)."Saint Paul's Outreach to young adults lauded at fundraiser".The Leaven Catholic Newspaper.Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^"Our Global Network".kairos-eme.org.Kairos.
- ^abPieper, Lauren (28 July 2021)."Newly Inspired Missionary Disciples".Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg.Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^Corpora, Karen; Stevko, Kyra (March 2020)."Collegians rekindle faith at annual retreat".The Catholic Spirit.Retrieved8 January2022.
- ^Cornell, Kyle."Diocese of Crookston Names New Bishop".WZFG.Retrieved7 January2022.
External links[edit]
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