Anne Marie Brummer

Hello! I am starting my 17th year on staff with FOCUS! I am a Senior Regional Director in the North Area. I am primarily responsible for the care, formation, and coaching of missionaries, teaching them to be effective evangelists on campus, in their communities, and in the Catholic Church. It is a great gift to form young people who will go on to form hundreds of others, and ultimately change culture by their joyful witness to sacrificial love.

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Where I serve

College is a pivotal time in people’s lives where they are making decisions that impact the rest of their life: who they will marry, which career path they will take, and ultimately who they will become. By entering students’ lives during this crucial time, we give meaning and direction to their life, ultimately inspiring them to love God and serve their neighbor.

As a Regional Director, I get to be a “missionary to the missionaries.” In the same way that Saint Paul directed, supported and encouraged growing Christian communities in his letters to the Romans, my role as a Regional Director is to build up growing Christian communities at the university level. I travel throughout the Midwest visiting the missionaries and students on campus, inspiring and equipping them to live authentic Catholic lives in service to others.

My Story

Upon going to college, I was in search of two things: growth in my faith and an understanding of the Catholic Church. Being set on fire through a Protestant sports camp, I had come to a crossroads with my Catholic roots and I wanted to leave the Catholic Church. On move-in day at the University of Illinois, a FOCUS missionary asked me to join a Bible study. I did not even know Catholics read the Bible! Bible study became the highlight of my every week, and the girls in the study quickly became my best friends. The missionaries were filled with such contagious joy that I found myself wanting to be around them all the time.

Through my involvement with FOCUS, my life was transformed, and I witnessed deep conversion in the lives of those close to me. I knew God was calling me to serve full time as a missionary as my passions aligned perfectly with the job-description: meeting new people, heart to heart conversations, authentic friendship, leadership, and sharing my faith. I truly have the best job in the world!

Your Impact

Please join me in changing the world for Christ! Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, “Some give by going, and others go by giving.” Your generosity will be blessed a hundredfold, and we would not be fruitful without your sacrifices and the anointing of the Holy Spirit. It is an honor to partner with you in this mission to win souls for all Eternity!

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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