Saint Paul's Outreach

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Saint Paul's Outreach (SPO) is a Catholic missionary organization in the United States which serves college students and young adults.[1] Affiliated with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, SPO describes its mission as follows: "to build transformational communities that form missionary disciples for life."[2]

Description

SPO was founded as a private association of the faithful in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis where it reached students at the University of St. Thomas.[3][4] By 2016 it had mission centers in seven different parts of the country.[3]

Affiliated with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, SPO sees itself as a movement of the "new evangelization" popularized by Pope John Paul II.[5][4] Its ministry model is "reach, call, form, send."[3]

In 2016, SPO's Kansas City mission center expanded to include the University of Missouri–Kansas City.[1] SPO's Florida region expanded to the University of South Florida in 2021.[6]

Current chapter locations

  • Arizona
  • Florida University of Central Florida; University of South Florida[6]
  • Kansas City Benedictine College[5]; Johnson County Community College[5]; University of Missouri–Kansas City[5]
  • Minnesota University of Minnesota, Twin Cities[4]; University of St. Thomas[4]
  • Ohio Ohio State University; University of Cincinnati
  • Northeastern United States Northeastern University; Rutgers University[7]; Seton Hall University
  • Texas Texas State University

Notable former members

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Marley, Megan (20 October 2016). "Saint Paul's Outreach starts new mission at UMKC and in Young Adult group". The Catholic Key. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. 2."SPO: Our Mission". Saint Paul's Outreach. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3]Weinberger, Jessica (18 February 2016). "St. Paul's Outreach celebrates 30 years of college ministry". The Catholic Spirit. p. 24. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4]Towalski, Diane (26 February 2013). "Not a club, not a clique: SPO students live the New Evangelization". The Catholic Spirit.
  5. 5.[5.2][5.3][5.4]Bollig, Joe (3 May 2019). "Saint Paul's Outreach to young adults lauded at fundraiser". The Leaven Catholic Newspaper. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. 6.[6.2]Pieper, Lauren (28 July 2021). "Newly Inspired Missionary Disciples". Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. 7.Corpora, Karen; Stevko, Kyra (March 2020). "Collegians rekindle faith at annual retreat". The Catholic Spirit. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  8. 8.Cornell, Kyle. "Diocese of Crookston Names New Bishop". WZFG. Retrieved 7 January 2022.