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Mill Hill Missionaries or St. Joseph’s Missionary Society |
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Written by Admin
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Tuesday, 08 December 2009 13:37 |
St. Joseph’s Missionary Society is Britain’s own missionary Society founded by Cardinal Herbert Vaughan in the late 19th Century. Over the last 160 years, missionaries coming from Europe, and more recently from Africa and Asia, have joined ranks to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world. Their mission constitutes that acting on the Lord’s command, Mill Hill Missionaries are ready to leave country and culture in order that the Gospel of Christ may bring together people of different races and may become incarnate in every culture and nation.
The history of the Mill Hill Missionaries is closely linked to the story of its founder, Cardinal Herbert Vaughan and his vision for a college to train missionaries to go overseas to proclaim the Gospel. From the motherhouse at St. Joseph’s College, Mill Hill, and later on, from various other places, missionaries have continued to live out this vocational calling. The Code of Conduct serves as a guide for Mill Hill Missionaries on the appropriate conduct and provide a basis on which individual members can make decisions around their behavior. St. Joseph’s Missionary Society is governed by the various Superiors and Representatives, assisted by their Councils and operating at their respective levels. At the highest level is the General Council which is assisted by the Regionals and Society Representatives in their own particular area.
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