Dear Partner in Mission,
Recently, I recalled a sugar egg I had as a child, not for eating but with a charming little spring scene inside. A few days later I happened to be in the photo center at the drugstore. I noted they had used family photographs inside one of those see-through eggs and people were part of that sweet scene! Indeed, Easter is filled with surprises!
Spiritually that image holds a lot of meaning. Remember there are 50 days to the Easter Season – extending from Easter Sunday (April 24, 2011) and ending on Pentecost (June 12, 2011). Not only do we celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord but also our individual call to new life in Christ. The Easter Season affords us the opportunity to see through new eyes, to take a fresh perspective, to be hope-filled and to live our faith with renewed heart and zeal for the mission.
At the Black and Indian Mission Office we seek to support the bishops of the United States in their Diocesan efforts for evangelization among African American and Native American people. We offer those parish communities and Catholic schools new lenses to deepen their spirituality even as they remain faithful to their culture. “All things work together unto good.” Rom 8:28
Thank you for your interest , prayerful support and financial offerings that are the foundation of this ministry. It is my sincerest desire that this web-site, and our various other means of communication, will give you a “see-through egg experience” of how the Good News of Christ is lived on reservations and in rural and urban areas of the country. You just might be surprised. Yes, ours is an egg-citing ministry of the Church! Alleluia!
In the Risen Christ,
Reverend Wayne C. Paysse
Executive Director
P.S. Please visit our website for information on our upcoming Pilgrimages www.blackandindianmission.org.
