Free community programs offered by Maryknoll

The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers has unveiled a variety of community outreach programs that will continue to welcome, entertain and engage guests at its Ossining campus while also offering visitors inspiring messages about Maryknoll's global mission work to serve the poor.

One initiative will reinvigorate several popular community outreach programs such as the Maryknoll Speakers Series and the Maryknoll Christmas Concert. Another initiative will create new programs that touch on a variety of interests that will draw people from a wider geographic area.

All programs are free and everyone from every religious affiliation is welcome. Individuals and groups also are invited to visit the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers campus (55 Ryder Road, Ossining) any day of the week to tour and enjoy the historic and beautiful 90-acre property. A visit can include stops at the Maryknoll Museum of Living Mission (closed most Sundays) and the Maryknoll Gift Shop (closed Sundays and Mondays, except during special events).

Group tours also can be arranged. Please call 914-941-7590.

Upcoming community outreach programs include:

· Maryknoll Mission and Drive-In Movie Night on September 24. A classic car cruise will showcase more than 100 pre-1988 vehicles. The drive-in movie will feature American Graffiti. Details coming soon.

· The Maryknoll Christmas Celebration of Mission on December 9.

· Maryknoll Mission and Music Under the Stars scheduled for April 2017.

· An expanded Maryknoll Speakers Series with speakers already scheduled for the fall season and into 2017. Details about the fall series will be published.

· A self-guided campus tour is in development. It will showcase the history of Maryknoll along with the buildings, statues and trees (many from mission countries) that are part of the landscape.