Spiritual Life

Mission Trips

Mission Trips are pilgrimages of encounter through which we recognize the face of Christ in the lives of our sisters and brothers wherever they may be, especially those who suffer poverty and marginalization. Mission trips are a call to minister and share the Gospel domestically and internationally.

Mission Trip to Peru – March 2025

In March 2025, a group of young adults from Holy Name Cathedral will be going to Santisimo Sacramento Mission in Piura, Peru, where they will join Fr. Joseph Uhen and his staff serving those in the pueblos surrounding Piura. The young adults will build simple bamboo houses; bring clothing and food to those in need; visit orphanages and shelters; minister pastorally to the people; as well as build relationships with each other and the Peruvian people. This mission trip well be a time of prayer, encounter, reflection, and insight into the call to missionary discipleship.

Also Upcoming in 2025

Mission Trip to the Border through the Kino Border Initiative (KBI); this mission trip will be open to all adults

Humanitarian Aid And Holistic Accompaniment

In our early years, KBI primarily served migrants deported back to Nogales. We continue to provide assistance to those individuals as well as people fleeing violence from Mexico and other countries who, because of US policy, are not able to access immediate safety in the US but are instead stranded in Mexico. KBI works to promote humane, just and workable migration through: direct humanitarian assistance and holistic accompaniment of migrants; education and encounter between migrants and others that transforms people and communities towards solidarity with migrants; and policy advocacy in Mexico and the US. Our vision is migration with dignity.

We respect the dignity, will and abilities of migrants; and journey with them recognizing the physical, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of their realities. At our Migrant Outreach Center, we offer humanitarian assistance to migrants in Mexico. Some of the services include: food, shelter, clothing, and medical attention. We see migrant men, women and children as whole people and God’s children who are more than their experience of migration.

If you are interested in Mission Trips, please contact Sr. Katie Mitchell.