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The mission of The Holy Mackerels is to contribute substantially to world­wide achieve­ment of the "culture of dialogue, listening, and mutual respect" envisioned by Pope Francis and expounded within our Statement of Vision. The contri­bu­tion of the Holy Mackerels to such achievement will be through a co­op­er­a­tive network of in­de­pen­dent local organizations -- "clubs" -- each dedicated to the instruction and de­vel­op­ment of its own members within a Roman Catholic Faith environment in the art, sci­ence, tech­niques, and attitude of responsible and effective com­munication, in set­tings and situa­tions ranging from small and personal to colossal and public.

Mission accomplishment will be through continued development of model clubs, fac­ili­tating transfer of the models to subsequent clubs in unlimited local­ities, and cre­a­t­ing and maintaining a central network of mutual coordination and in­for­ma­tion shar­ing among them. To the degree possible and locally practical, such clubs will follow the struc­ture and procedural format of the secular organiza­tion, Toast­mas­ters Inter­na­tional, and likely be formally charterd within that organization.

To become and remain entitled to identify and operate as a "Toastmasters Club," each local organization is required to agree and conform to the rules of Toast­masters Inter­na­tional, Incorporated. To become and remain entitled to identify and operate as a "Holy Mackerels Club," each local organization is required to concur with the here-invoked Vision of The Holy Mackerels, adopt its own local mission within the con­text of this current mission statement, and proclaim its purpose consistent with the fol­low­ing:

The purpose of The Holy Mackerels is to provide Catholic faithful with training and support in communica­tions skill de­vel­op­ment, to enable our articulate proclamation and defense of the Faith, and to facilitate productive discussion within our own faith and with our brothers and sisters throughout the entire human family.
The mission of The Holy Mackerels is to further develop resour­ces and tech­niques for the coordination and sharing of ideas and methods among such clubs as they form them­selves in the service of their own di­o­ceses.