MINISTRY EXPERIENCES
1964-1968 Working in Uganda, East Africa as a teacher and lay missionary, Edwina established a school for Ugandan girls, which became the largest and most successful in the area. This experience offered her the opportunity to live closely with the people as she shared their culture and way of life.
1969 The Volunteer Missionary Movement was founded in England by Edwina to recruit, prepare and send missioners to work in countries of the developing world. The VMM, with centers in England, Ireland, Scotland and the United States, has sent over 2,000 women and men (missioners) to serve in cross-cultural mission in 26 countries throughout the world.
1976 - Edwina initiated the idea and development of a lay community within the Volunteer Missionary Movement.
1979 - Three months retreat in the Sahara Desert, North Africa.
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I do not need to seek God.
God is already here
Waiting to be found,
Soaked in my reality.
My journey is to be one
of recognizing God, always
already present
and surfacing
that presence in
my daily life.
From A Mysical Heart by Edwina Gateley
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| Campaigning against the dealth penalty in March 2007. |
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Edwina has received
the following AWARDS:
Issac Hecker Award for Social Justice.
Boston, MA. 2009
Aggiornamento Award.
Catholic Library Association. PA. 2005
Bishop Ketteler Award.
Sisters of Divine Providence. 2005
National Leadership Award USA.
Call to Action. 1998
Doctor of Human Letters.
Honoris Causa. Rosemont College. PA 1998
Citation: County of Erie.
PA. 1998
Oscar Romero Award.
Mercyhurst College. Erie, PA. 1998
Loretto Award.
St. Louis, MO. 1995
Clare Award.
For women exemplifying the virtues of St. Clare of Assisi.
Clinton, OH 1993
Pope John XXIII Award.
Viterbo College. La Crosse, WI 1988
Chicago Commission of Human Relations Award.
Chicago, IL 1986
Cook County State Attorney Recognition Award
for Service to Women and Children.
Chicago, IL 1986
Association of Chicago Priests Award.
Chicago, IL 1986
Spirit of St. Francis Award.
Oustanding Laywoman in the State of Illinois. 1984
Catholic Woman of the Year.
England and Wales. 1979
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