Phone
Address
7 Phelps Street, Lyons, NY 14489
Liturgia Rural Worker Education Center in Lyons is located between the Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario and serves western New York. Liturgia is Latin and means, “Honoring the public work of the people.” RMM is pleased to be in partnership with the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester through Grace! — a mission of the Diocese. Liturgia and Grace! share the campus in Lyons. Liturgia is home to JOY (Justice Organization of Youth), a youth Summer Day Program, the Rural Academy of the People and the women-owned cooking cooperative Las Chefs Latinas.
Team members
Ana Mendez-Vasquez
Ana Mendez-Vasquez
Coordinator of the College Prep Program & Western NY Associate Coordinator
Programs
Alternative Spring Break
Alternative Spring Break
An opportunity for university students to immerse themselves into the life of RMM!
Las Chefs Latinas
Las Chefs Latinas
RMM is partnering with rural women as they create a cooking cooperative.
Justice Celebration
Justice Celebration
RMM is pleased to partner with Grace! in Lyons to host a monthly gathering that brings together the diverse people who make up RMM. We begin with music, prayer, presentations and an individual sharing the story of their life’s journey. Afterward, we share a meal, courtesy of the women-owned cooking cooperative Las Chefs Latinas. Come join us on the third Sunday evening of every month.
Building Bridges Cohorts
Building Bridges Cohorts
RMM brings together faith leaders, both ordained and lay people, to explore the removal of walls that divide us as we work toward social transformation. The Cohorts, both in person and virtual, depend upon the participants sharing their experiences with one another.
Union Solidarity
Union Solidarity
RMM is partnering with Trabajadores Agricolas Unidos (TAU), an effort sponsored by UFCW and RWDSU to implement the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act.
Artists in Residence
Artists in Residence
Each year, we welcome artists in residence, as we are intent on incorporating the arts into all of our programs and our centers.
Rural Women’s Assembly
Rural Women’s Assembly
RMM is honored to host the annual Rural Women’s Assembly, which welcomes more than 200 rural women and their allies from across New York.
Delegations & Retreats
Delegations & Retreats
RMM offers regular opportunities for ally groups to visit our Centers, meet with our people and explore our programs.
Youth Scholarships
Youth Scholarships
RMM works hard to support the dreams and opportunities of the members of the Youth Empowerment Program through two scholarship programs.
Justice Organization of Youth
Justice Organization of Youth
The Justice Organization of Youth (JOY) offers presentations to schools, community events and congregations across New York by performing original Theatre of the Oppressed pieces.
Summer Overnight Leadership Camp and Summer Day Programs
Summer Overnight Leadership Camp and Summer Day Programs
For more than 30 years, RMM has welcomed children, ages 8-17, from across rural New York to a one-week overnight camp. Along with our Summer Day Programs, young leaders get to meet RMM, and we get to meet them.
The Rural Academy of the People
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The Rural Academy of the People
Through the Rural Academy of the People (RAP), RMM offers a variety of adult education programs through our Centers and online that are initiated and designed by rural, grass-roots leaders. A key focus lies in supporting people as they create their own cooperatives.