Ongoing partnerships in a global mission.

The Center for Mission is charged with promoting and coordinating the global mission outreach of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Short-term Immersion
Every summer our office sponsors a short-term immersion trip for those in parish leadership roles.  The trip is intended to help leaders to be more existentially aware of global realities of faithful people living in poverty and vulnerabilities.  Each trip offers time to reflect on what that might mean in terms of our faithful response in our own personal and parish setting.

El Salvador Immersion Trip

The June 17 - 26, 2011 has returned.  This immersion trip was a wonderful opportunity to share in the lives of Salvadorians and learn about the importance of Fair Trade.  Participants also visited Archbishop Romero's tomb and the site of the assassination of six Jesuit priests in 1989.

For more information regarding a 2012 trip to El Salvador, contact Mike Haasl at haaslm@archspm.org or 651-291-4504.  For more information, Click Here>>

Youth Mission



Each summer our office organizes an exciting, faith-deepening Youth Mission experience in a Catholic context.  Youth from a variety of parishes of the archdiocese travel to the Red Lake Nation in northern Minnesota where they engage with the Ojibwe children, youth and elders.  They learn from the Red Lake elders about their history, spirituality and culture.  Through the connection with St. Mary’s Mission (the only Catholic Mission on a reservation in Minnesota), the youth celebrate the Sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation in a mission context.  This trip is organized in conjunction with the nationally-recognized YouthWorks organization. 

If you're interested in a youth mission trip in the future, contact Mike Haasl at haaslm@archspm.org  or

call 651-291-4504.