MISSION HONDURAS 2014ST. ANTHONY OF PADUACATHOLIC CHURCH

PLANNING MEETING APRIL 3, 2014

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HOUSEKEEPING

Roll call and commitment level assessment

New applicants

Summary of the last two trips to Honduras in Feb and March

• 2 marriages and 4 baptisms in Mirador

• La Colonia is now also preparing families for the Sacraments

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MISSION STATEMENT

To fortify the mission already begun by Franciscan University by helping to continue the journey of building the Catholic Faith, the development of high moral standards, the development of good medical and dental health practices and improvement to the general well being of the people of La Colonia and Mirador in Northeastern Honduras.

MISSION STATUS

Confirmed mission date: departing Saturday, October 4th. Returning Saturday the 11th

Confirmed Sacramental and Catechetical content via Fr. Felipe

Awaiting guidelines from the medical team to decide our capabilities

Both communities are preparing for our arrival

Campamento & TB confirmed – Max 56 people

Need to move forward with fundraising ASAP

The Franciscan School and its families have offered to host us in San Pedro Sula

• We will either sleep at the school or in host family homes

Campamento Resort has room for 28 people

Tranquility Bay has room for 28 people

Teams will be split (by team if possible) into these two facilities

WHERE WE WILL STAY

DAILY MISSION

On a daily basis• Teaching morality and

English to the school children• Ongoing improvements to

the church buildings and grounds

• Medical and dental clinics in the morning

• Medical & dental health teachings to all

• Teachings on the Sacraments to the Catholic children in the afternoons

OUR AWAY TEAMS

Sacramental

• Daily mass, anointing the sick, blessing homes, confessions, baptisms, marriages

Catechetical

• Morning morality & English teaching, afternoon teaching on the Sacraments

Medical/Dental

• Daily clinics, daily health lessons,

Logistics

• Support for all aspects of the mission

OUR TEAMS

All team members will participate in:

• Improvements to Church buildings & grounds

• Daily mass• Community Meals

Remember that each team is split in two with half going to Mirador and half in La Colonia

Each team should discern two leaders with one being responsible for each community.

THE HOME TEAM

The part of the team that “sends” the rest

Fundraising from parish community

Logistical support at home

• Gathering of materials• Purchasing of goods

Preparation of activities and associated supplies for the children

FUNDRAISING

Each missionary must raise at least $2,000

Additional funds through parish family donations.

Fundraising goal = $200,000

Each missionary should “raise” their own funds by inviting others into your mission

• Those that send and those that go

THE NEEDS

4x4 pickup for Fr. Felipe

Medical & Dental equipment for Finca Clinic

Raise the roof on Mirador chapel

Signs for the front of each chapel

Generators and associated spare parts, etc.

Lighting

Traveling medical and dental equipment

LA COLONIA CHAPEL

Sign for the front of the chapel

Mortar to cover the bricks

Texture to paint

Paint

Adornment of the altar

Grounds around the chapel – plants, gardens

Stations of the Cross (Fr. Stan)

Tabernacle

Walkway to the bathrooms

Shelves, etc for the sacristy

Rock Altar

MIRADOR CHAPEL

Concrete floor in sacristy

Sign for the front of the chapel

Raise the roof 18”

Raised altar area

Altar

Drainage in front of the church

Addition of bathrooms (missionary’s use, too)

Painting and beautification of building and grounds

SACRAMENTAL TEAM

Secure 4 priests for the trip (Fr. Tim, Fr. Luta, Fr. Tom(?)+ 1)

Prepare liturgy books

Mass kits x 2

Oils for baptisms and anointing

Prayer teams to go into homes with priests

CATECHETICAL TEAM

Discern themes for the morning morality teachings from those remaining in the document provided

Develop English lessons x 3

Discern and develop teachings on the Sacraments

Develop homily themes to coincide with the other teachings

Send a team to the FINCA everyday

Music for liturgy and P&W

MEDICAL TEAM

Determine your capabilities and establish a set of goals

Determine your needs to accomplish your goals and develop a wish list of items

Develop a set of patient protocols for check in, filing of information, etc.

• Remember that we will see these same villages again on future missions

Finca Pharmacy and Dental involvement?

MEDICAL ISSUES THAT WE KNOW/SEE

Diabetes

Cuts from machetes

Many pregnant women

Broken bones from falls

Open wounds

Develop/discern General health teachings

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DENTAL TEAM

Extractions without suction

Can we develop a third-world tooth replacement option?

Develop/discern Dental Health teachings

Portable Equipment

FINCA Dental Clinic

Long-term ideas

SOME THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND

There are other medical and dental missions going to Trujillo (CtK in June is HUGE).

• Referrals & follow up – reciprocally • We don’t have to re-invent all of the wheels (though we are

doing what nobody else has tried)

I go down at least 4 times per year

• 2 x scouting trips• FUS and StAoP

Point is that if we coordinate our efforts, we can do more.

LOGISTICAL TEAM2 buses – to take us to and from Trujillo

4 – 4x4 trucks

Radios

Generators

Lights

Patient transport

Team member transport

Backup equipment

Fuel

Community dinner food purchases (Wed. night) x 2

Support for each team as they need it

DRAFT SCHEDULE

Friday night, October 3rd – Mission Night

• Mass + Praise & Worship, Reconciliation • Have the community pray over us• Early to bed

Saturday, 6:15am leave for the airport

• Arrive San Pedro Sula at 11:45am• Lunch in the airport, pick up trucks, change money, meet the

buses

• Take buses to local market in San Pedro Sula• 3pm – to Franciscan School

• Adoration, mass, dinner, community time• Overnight in San Pedro Sula (school or host families)

DRAFT SCHEDULE

Sunday

• Meet at Franciscan School at 7:30am• Depart for Trujillo at 8am• Lunch in La Ceiba• Arrive in Trujillo at ~4:00pm• Possible dinner with Bishop Sole and Fr. Felipe• Pack trucks for early morning supply run

DRAFT SCHEDULE

Monday

• 5am – Depart in trucks with supplies • 7:00am – Breakfast• 8:00am – Mirador Team leaves in trucks and begins mission

in Mirador• 8:00am – Mike G leads La Colonia team to FINCA for a

“come and see”• 10:00am – La Colonia Team leaves in trucks and begins

mission in La Colonia• 5pm – Trucks begin shuttle back to camp

** Option for some to stay overnight in chapels - <discussion>

DRAFT SCHEDULETuesday – Thursday

• Full days in the mission field• 6am breakfast, then shuttles to the mountain as quickly as

possible – Medical and Logistics Teams first• Lunch each day will be an individual sack lunch• Dinner at your hotel• Wednesday evening meal in the communities

Friday

• 7am breakfast • 8am depart for mass at Puerta Castilla• 5pm Arrive airport to turn in trucks, boarding passes, departure

tax• 7pm meet families at Franciscan School

Saturday – 8am meet at Franciscan School, then to airport

NEXT STEP

FUNDRAISING

• We can’t go on mission without mission funds

• Your $2,000 should be raised through Mission Partners

• You should send a Mission Update to your Mission Partners on a regular basis keeping them a part of our mission

• Your costs ~$1,430

• The goal is to have all funds for the mission raised by August 1st.

• Some funds already have to be paid out (e.g. 25% hotel deposits)

• Sample letters on the website

KEYS TO EFFECTIVE FUNDRAISING

Tell your personal story of what draws you into mission

Impact – tell people what it is that we’re doing

• Show pictures of the chapels and children

• Tell how we’re trying to save a dwindling Catholic Community and improve their health and wellbeing

Ask – don’t be afraid to ask for what we need.

• Pictures and copies of this presentation will be on the website

WHAT WE NEED

Prayers

Mission Funds - $200,000 (~$130,00 from your $2k)

Mission donations of medical goods, generators, lighting, electrical cords, pharmacy goods

Chapel items – monstrance, tabernacles, chalices, patens, linens, etc.

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