Mission is challenging alone | Find your FOCUS Alumni Community

Mission is not a season

It’s a lifetime.

Mission doesn’t happen somewhere else — it happens in your home, office, parish, and community.

"The vocation of the faithful is to express the Gospel in the works of everyday life.
Your entire existence is a mission."

Pope St. John Paul II

Communities of Mission

Mission can be challenging alone. Communities of Mission gather local mission minded Catholics—founded upon FOCUS alumni—to share a vision for evangelization and support one another in personal apostolates.

Members come together regularly, witnessing to God’s work in their personal apostolates and partnering for greater impact in their local area. Equipped with spiritual and financial support from the FOCUS Alumni team, they’re able to offer world-class formation, timely events and a network of encouragement.

Members with a shared vision

Spiritual support

Network of encouragement

Find a Community of Mission Near You

Communion and mission are profoundly connected with each other, they interpenetrate and mutually imply each other, to the point that communion represents both the source and the fruit of mission: communion gives rise to mission and mission is accomplished in communion."

Pope St. John Paul II

Not in your city yet?

Check out our resources

FOCUS Alumni Toolbox

This FREE ebook covers everything from establishing a prayer life in transition, to finding your purpose, to navigating loneliness and building a thriving community wherever you land. Mission isn’t behind you—it’s within you.

Resources for FOCUS Staff Alumni

Discern your Career

Need help discerning your next career step? Connect virtually with our Career Services representative, for one-on-one mentoring. He can guide you with resumes, interviews, networking, and more.

FOCUS Staff Alumni LinkedIn Group

Were you a FOCUS missionary? Join our private LinkedIn group to stay connected with fellow Staff alumni. Inside you’ll find the FOCUS Staff Alumni network, exclusive job board access, and Staff alumni business spotlights — plus a space to network and share opportunities with others living mission in the world.

Hire FOCUS Staff Alumni

Are you interested in sharing a job opportunity with our network of FOCUS Missionary Alumni? Click below to submit the details of your position for review. If approved, your position will be shared on the exclusive FOCUS Missionary Alumni Job Board.

Host	Retreat Type	Start Date	End Date
Tulane University	Way of the Disciple	09/05/24	09/07/24
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Sanctifier	09/13/24	09/15/24
Parish Outreach	The Father’s House	09/16/24	09/18/24
Kansas State University	The Father’s House	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of Delaware	Rec	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of South Carolina – Columbia	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24
St. Francis University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Nicholls State University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Northwestern State University	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
University of Memphis	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
Ohio State University	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
University of Dallas	The Sanctifier	10/24/24	10/26/24
Central Connecticut State University	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Universidad de Monterrey	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
California State University – Fullerton	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Sts. Anne and Joaquim, Fargo, ND	Way of the Disciple	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Krems	Men’s	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Mary	The Father’s House	11/08/24	11/10/24
DePauw University	Rec	11/08/24	11/10/24
Philanthropy Engagement	Way of the Disciple	11/15/24	11/17/24
University of Passau	Rec	11/21/24	11/23/24
Texas A&M University	The Sanctifier	02/07/25	02/09/25
FOCUS Greek Southeast	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Midwest	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	The Sanctifier	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Southwest	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
Wayne State University	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
University of Illinois-Chicago	The Sanctifier	02/21/25	02/23/25
Queens College of the City University of New York	The Father’s House	03/07/25	03/09/25
Nicholls State University	Way of the Disciple	03/07/25	03/09/25
Grand Valley State University	The Father’s House	03/28/25	03/30/25
University of Northern Iowa	Way of the Disciple	04/03/25	04/05/25
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Father’s House	04/04/25	04/06/25
Arizona State University	Men’s	02/07/25	02/09/25
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24