Mission Northampton
Theological Foundations
“Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” (Matthew 28: 18-20)
‘We wish to confirm once more that the task of evangelising all people constitutes the essential mission of the Church.’ It is a task and mission which the vast and profound changes of present day society make all the more urgent. Evangelising is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelise… (Evangelii Nuntiandi 14)
our main responsibilities
- to enable evangelisation to be at the heart of the diocesan curia and every diocesan activity;
- to work with the Bishop and diocesan departments in the development of mission strategies and policies;
- to develop relationships with our diocesan schools to explore potential mission opportunities;
- to support school chaplaincy;
- to support parishes in delivering effective catechesis;
- to provide formation and training in discipleship and evangelisation;
- to research material about ecclesial mission;
- to promote and support specific mission projects;
- to monitor the progress of projects and advertise their fruitfulness to other parish communities;
- to build a team of people who will have experience, expertise and insight into the development of these objectives;
- to explore the possibility of new ecclesial communities or movements moving into the diocese.
Who We Are
Our Contact details
Fr Simon Penhalagan – Director of Mission Northampton
mission@northamptondiocese.org
Fr David Donaghue – Northampton Project Coordinator
frdavid.mission@northamptondiocese.org
Alex Heath – Adviser for Adult Faith Formation, Catechetics and Chaplaincy
alex.mission@northamptondiocese.org