Fast Facts
FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, is a national campus outreach that meets college students where they are and invites them to examine the meaning and purpose of their lives. Through large group outreach, Bible studies and one-on-one mentoring, FOCUS staff are equipped to introduce college students to the Person of Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith, empowering them to share His love with the world.
Problem
- 85% of Catholic college students don’t attend Sunday Mass
- Binge drinking, sexual promiscuity, moral relativism on campus
- Students don’t know their Catholic faith
- Lack of faith-filled, virtuous young people to lead the Church into the future
FOCUS Response
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Draw students into relationship with Christ and Church
- Outreach Events
- Friendship
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Give students knowledge of faith and teach them to practice virtue
- Bible Study
- Sacraments & Prayer
- Service Missions
- One-on-one Mentoring
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Call leaders to win others to relationship with Christ and His Church |
Results
The presence of FOCUS on college campuses since 1998
- Thousands of students in Bible studies
- Thousands of practicing Catholics active in parish life
- More students going to Mass, confession, parish/campus ministry events
- 171 men and 65 women have entered seminary or religious life over the past 11 years; countless faithful marriages
- Students dealing with real life issues and making real life changes
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FOCUS Campus Teams
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Campus Growth
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Additional Facts
- Current Missionaries: 227
- Projected Missionary Growth
- 269 by 2011
- 336 by 2012
- 430 by 2013
- 537 by 2014
- More than 4000 students involved in FOCUS nationwide
- Over 236 vocations to the priesthood and religious life over the last 11 years
- Each missionary receives over 400+ hours of Formation training in Catechesis, Evangelization, Stewardship and Leadership Development
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