Black and Indian Mission Collection
Celebrate
In 2008, the Black and Indian Mission Office made grants of $8,700,000 to 132 Dioceses and nine organizations toward their ongoing Catholic evangelization efforts. Following are just a few of the programs supported:
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
The Catholic Negro-American Mission Board supports the ministries of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, which were founded by St. Katharine Drexel. The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament minister to Native Americans and African Americans in both cities and on reservations. They are also involved in a variety of other services including pastoral and spiritual ministries, social services, counseling, religious education and health care.
Tekakwitha Conference Support
The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions supports the ministry of the Tekakwitha Conference as the group reaches out to Native Americans. Promoting the canonization of Blessed Kateri, and making her saintly life better known, is also part of the work of the office.
Gila River Reservation
Father Dale Jamison, O.F.M., ministers at the Gila River Reservation in Arizona. Grants from the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions to the Diocese of Phoenix help Father Dale and other mission directors in their work across the country. Father Wayne Paysse, executive director of the Black and Indian Mission Office, and Native American parents thank our benefactors for giving these children a future by supporting the evangelization efforts of the Black and Indian Mission Collection.
National Black and Indian Collection Photo Archive:
