Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester -- Parish Support Ministry

[Our Lady of Guadalupe]

"For I Was a stranger and you welcomed Me"

Matthew 25:35

Mission Statement:

Catholic Migrant Ministry, rooted in the church's teaching that we all are

sisters and brothers, seeks not only to build up migrant workers as people

of faith, but also to foster a mutual sharing of gifts, both material and

spiritual, between all migrant workers and the other faith communities of

the Diocese of Rochester.

As Catholics We:	Things You Should Know:

Our Migrant Community

Cruz-ando beyond the border:

... The majority of us maintain ourselves in movement, wherever we find job opportunities. However, there is an energy which sustains us, it permits us to find and gives us identity. It is our CHRISTIAN FAITH of the catholic tradition.

In this space we wish to share, what fills with spirit this vital experience. We wish to discover and show the "verbal seeds" which exist in our culture and our migrant experience....

For more excerpts like the one from above, please click on:

blog of Fr. Jesus Flores

We Invite You To:

Meet Western New York's migrant farm workers and the Catholic community that ministers to them. Learn how the Catholic community can live Christ's message to welcome all people.

"We all know the words of Jesus, 'Whatever you do to the least of my brothers and sisters, you do it to me.' But often the little ones are invisible to us. This video introduces us to the lives, the struggles, and the faith of migrant workers who live among us but who are in many ways unknown to us. It serves as an invitation to open our consciousness, our churches and our hearts to them, as Jesus asks of us."

Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Hart

Vicar General and Pastoral Center Administrator

"A Treasure Revealed" - Migrant Workers in Our Midst | Español

2004 Telly Award-Finalist