“The presence of brothers and sisters from different cultures should be celebrated as a gift to the Church.”
U.S. Catholic Bishops
As Directors of
Youth Ministry, you are called to build and nurture a welcoming youth community
through the programs that you offer, where young people from every nation,
race, culture, and language can grow and share in the Gospel of Jesus.
“Let us pay attention to this in order to be able to adapt our pastoral strategies to the actual lives that our families and youth are leading.”
Archbishop Flores, Detroit, MI
The Diocese of Arlington’s population
encompasses many different cultures. The majority of the parishioners are
Caucasian. Hispanics are the Dioceses’ largest minority followed by
African-Americans and Asian communities (Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, and
Asian Pacific). The Diocese established a central office in 2004, the Office of
Multicultural Ministries, to attend to the pastoral needs of its ethnically and
culturally diverse groups. The Office of Multicultural Ministries seeks to
serve all ethnic communities located in the diocese and to serve as a resource
to newcomers.
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