Alejandro's Message

Dear friends in ministry, We are very pleased to share with you the official logo and prayer for the Fifth National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry (V Encuentro). During the next few months you will receive more information on how to get involved in the V Encuentro process in your parish, diocese, lay ecclesial ministry or Catholic organization. We anticipate that the V Encuentro will touch the hearts of millions of Catholics and engage them as missionary disciples: witnesses of Gods love, particularly young people and families living in the peripheries of society. Currently, many dioceses are forming their V Encuentro Diocesan teams, which will be responsible for the promotion, facilitation and implementation of the V Encuentro process. They are also responsible for training parish teams on the implementation of the V Encuentro process. This process of evangelization and consultation is base on five sessions inspired by Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation The Joy of the Gospel. The guide will be available this Fall to all parishes, lay ecclesial movements and catholic organizations that choose to participate in this transforming missionary process. Here is what the V Encuentro is all about in a nutshell: The V Encuentro...the church in missionWhat does the V Encuentro do?

• Bear witness to God’s love and compassion

• Develop leaders as missionary disciples

• Promote best practices in ministry

How does it do it?

• Through missionary action to the peripheries

• Consultation and pastoral responses

• Accompaniment

Why does it do it?

• Baptismal call to mission and holiness

• Building up the community

• Stewardship of God’s gifts

What is the impact?

• 5,000 + Parishes

• 175+ Dioceses

• 1,000,000+ People in the peripheries reached

• 20,000 Emerging leaders

• 100 + Catholic organizations

• Millions of leaders engaged