Saint Paul's Outreach

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Saint Paul's Outreach

Abbreviation	SPO
Established	1985; 39 years ago (1985)^[1]
Founders	Gordy DeMarais, Christina Smith, Fr. Kevin Finnegan^[2]
Focus	Campus ministry and young adult outreach
Headquarters	Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Region	United States
President	David Fischer
Website	spo.org

Saint Paul's Outreach (SPO) is a Catholic missionary organization in the United States which serves college students and young adults.^[3] Affiliated with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, SPO describes its mission as follows: "to build transformational communities that form missionary disciples for life."^[4]

Description

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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.^[2]^[1] By 2016 it had mission centers in seven different parts of the country.^[2]

Affiliated with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, SPO sees itself as a movement of the "new evangelization" popularized by Pope John Paul II.^[5]^[1] Its ministry model is "reach, call, form, send."^[2]

In 2016, SPO's Kansas City mission center expanded to include the University of Missouri–Kansas City.^[3] SPO's Florida region expanded to the University of South Florida in 2021.^[6]

Current chapter locations

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Arizona
- Arizona State University
Florida
- University of Central Florida
- University of South Florida^[6]
Kansas City
Minnesota
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities^[1]
- University of St. Thomas^[1]
Ohio
- Ohio State University
- University of Cincinnati
Northeastern United States
Texas
- Texas State University

Notable former members

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Andrew H. Cozzens, bishop of the Diocese of Crookston^[8]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Towalski, Diane (26 February 2013). "Not a club, not a clique: SPO students live the New Evangelization". The Catholic Spirit.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Weinberger, Jessica (18 February 2016). "St. Paul's Outreach celebrates 30 years of college ministry". The Catholic Spirit. p. 24. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "SPO: Our Mission". Saint Paul's Outreach. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bollig, Joe (3 May 2019). "Saint Paul's Outreach to young adults lauded at fundraiser". The Leaven Catholic Newspaper. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Pieper, Lauren (28 July 2021). "Newly Inspired Missionary Disciples". Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ Corpora, Karen; Stevko, Kyra (March 2020). "Collegians rekindle faith at annual retreat". The Catholic Spirit. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ Cornell, Kyle. "Diocese of Crookston Names New Bishop". WZFG. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

External links

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Official website

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