CATHOLIC MIGRANT FARMWORKER NETWORK MISSION.

"To promote the formation of welcoming church communities by advocating social justice, dignity, and respect for all in order that we may be a missionary church."

GOALS:
· Develop a network of communication at all levels of the Church
· Promote the human and spiritual development of migrant farmworkers
· Promote pastoral leadership from within the migrant community
· Form a mobile team for leadership formation of migrant farmworkers

Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network Board of Directors

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President
Teresita Kontos
Coordinator of Farmworker Ministry
Diocese of Tucson
Yuma, AZ
 
Vice President
Jose López
Director of Migrant Ministry
Diocese of Stockton
Stockton, CA
 
Treasurer
Yolanda Castillo
Member of St John the Baptist Catholic Church
San Juan, TX
 
Secretary
Zulay Carvajal
Formation Coordinator
Southeast Pastoral Institute  SEPI
Miami, FL

Fr. Richard Notter
Co-Founder of CMFN
Circus & Traveling Shows Ministry
Toledo, OH
 
Jose Ortiz
NW Regional Network Builder for Latinos and Director of the Farmworker Center, Catholic Community Services / Catholic Housing Services of Western Washington/Seattle Archdiocese 
 
Alejandro Siller-González, MAS
Congar Institute
Independent Resource Person
Programs and Ministries, Spanish and English expertise:
Migrant Farmworkers Pastoral Leadership Formation, Intercultural Competencies formation Workshop (USCCB), Immigrant Pastoral Ministries.
 
David Corrales
Grants Specialist
Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Washington, D.C.

Ex-officio Board Members
 
Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ
Assistant Director
Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees, and Travelers
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
 
Madeline Watkins
Program Coordinator
Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees, and Travelers
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
 
Founding Members:
Reyes Ruiz
Zeferino Gonzalez
Fr. Richard Notter
Rosamaría Salazar
Fr. Vicente Albano, SOLT
Patricia Stockton
Fr. Steve Grozio, CM
Fr. Thomas More Janeck, OFM Cap.

CATHOLIC MIGRANT FARMWORKER NETWORK
Journeying without fear and together in hope
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