Alive in Christ - Mission Advancement Initiative

Catholic Schools Week was celebrated in the Archdiocese of St. Louis from January 30 to February 4, 2011, but the mission carries on throughout the year, especially through the Archdiocese's Alive in Christ 2018 Initiative.

Read more about Archbishop Carlson's 'Alive in Christ 2018' initiative, and read through the rest of this page for more information and resources from the Alive in Christ Mission Advancement Initiative.

• Handing on the Faith to the Young Church - Pastoral Letter by Archbishop Carlson (2.6 MB PDF).

The video below shows the introduction of the Mission Advancement Initiative by Archbishop Robert Carlson at Rosati-Kain High School, on Thursday, March 24, 2011:

News and Stories about the Mission Advancement Initiative

New! Spring Prayer Intentions (PDF)

All of the stories below appeared in the St. Louis Review:

• Archbishop Carlson calls on all to support Catholic education
• The Archbishop's framework for Alive in Christ 2018
• Archbishop introduces proposals for Catholic schools' initiative
• Results of 'Alive in Christ' listening sessions, survey [St. Louis Review]
• Bold efforts of Catholic schools lead to success stories [St. Louis Review]

Greetings from Archbishop Carlson

Archbishop Carlson extended his warmest greetings to all teachers, students and families during Catholic Schools Week 2011. Please watch his video message below:

Also read Archbishop Carlson's column: Catholic schools express hope when they are Alive in Christ!

Alive in Christ! Merchandise

For more information about Alive in Christ! Merchandise, please contact Sue Brown at suebrown@archstl.org.

Website Banners and Logos

You can download and use any of the banners embedded below on your blog or website! Just right click and save the picture to your computer. You can even link the banner back to this page so everyone can see that you and your school are Alive in Christ!