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Pray and Give Generously on October 17- 18, 2020
Send your gift to:Society for the Propagation of the Faith Archdiocese of Washington Pontifical Mission Societies P.O. Box 29260, Washington, DC 20017
301-853-4527
October 17-18, 2020
“In this year marked by the suffering and challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic, the missionary journey of the whole Church continues in light of the words found in the account
of the calling of the prophet Isaiah: ‘Here am I, send me’ (6:8).” — Pope FrancisPray and Give Generously on
October 17-18, 2020
A Special Supplement to the Catholic Standard from the Propagation of the Faith
World Mission SundayFOREIGN MISSIONSBrazil
Ms. Joanne Blaney Sr. June Ann Kirby, CSC
Ecuador Sr. Virginia Patrick, CDP Mr. Raul Yepez
Haiti Bro. Michael McCarthy, CFX
Hong Kong Rev. Michael Lynch, SJ
India Sr. Joann Havelka, CSC Rev. George Hess, SJ Rev. Thomas Tobin, SJ
ItalySr. Maria Panagia Miola, SSVMSr. Mary Joy of Martyrs Kimble, SSVMSr. Mary of the Sacred Heart Gaes, SSVMSr. Maria del Fiat Miola, SSVM
IcelandSr. Maria Porta Coeli Harper, SSVM
Japan Rev. F. Scott Howell, SJ
LithuaniaSr. Mary Rock of Constancy Powell, SSVM
Mexico Sr. Eleanor Snyder, CSC
Nicaragua Ms. Christine Ruppert
Papua New Guinea Rev. William Talentino, OFM Cap
Tanzania Ms. Suzette Kelly
The NetherlandsSr. Mary Our Lady of Ostrabrama Ludka, SSVM
Togo Rev. William Ryan
TunisSr. Marie Norte Dame du Victoire Sogong, SSVM
Uganda Sr. Mary Wahler, CSC
VietnamRev. Hank Slevin
HOME MISSIONS District of Columbia
Sr. Maryam Subdiloo Ki Malka D’Souza, SSVMSr. Mary Jo Byrne, LSJSr. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Ambrogio, SSVMSr. Mariam Annai Vailankanni D’Souza, SSVMSr. Maria Hagia Sophia Clemens, SSVMSr. Mary of the Angelus Crowell, SSVMSr. Mary of the Crucified Metcalfe, SSVM
Indiana Sr. Cathleen Campbell, SP
Maryland Ms. Joanne Ruddy
New York Sr. Jean Cook, ICM Ms. Esther James Mr. Joseph Regotti Ms. Jean Walsh
Pennsylvania Sr. Maria Bernadette, MC Mr. Noé Granados Sr. Maria Homung, MMS
South Dakota Rev. Tim Manatt, SJ
Tennessee Rev. Anthony Clark, SVD
• Pray daily for the Church’smissionary work — Our Father *Hail Mary * Glory Be * St. FrancisXavier, pray for us. * St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us.
• Offer your personal sacrifice —your pain, your loneliness, youranxiety, your sickness or sadness– in union with the sufferingsof the crucified Christ for theredemption of the world..
• Give generously onWorld Mission Sunday
• Remember the Societyfor the Propagation of theFaith, Missionary ChildhoodAssociation or Society of St.Peter Apostle when writing orchanging your Will.
• Encourage your school or parishto participate in the MissionaryChildhood Association anduse MCAs mission educationmaterials.
• Be a part of the Propagation ofthe Faith’s Charitable Gift AnnuityProgram. Through this program,you will be helping the Church'sworldwide missionary effortswell into the future.
• Call us for more information(1.800.431.2222) or [email protected].
To Help the Missions TODAY You Can:
Please pray and give generously
during the second collection in
your parish on World Mission
Sunday, October 17-18, 2020.
Your offering of these spiritual
and temporal resources will
ensure that our brothers and
sisters around the world will
experience the joy and hope
of the encounter with Christ
through the missions.
Agrobusiness training, St. Louis Secondary School, Kumasi, Ghana
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The men and women who serve as disciples of Jesus in mission lands have experienced an even more radical call this year to say, “here am I”, to the people and places in need of his redeeming Love.
“The mission, the ‘Church on the move’, is not a program, an enterprise to be carried out by sheer force of will,” reminds Pope Francis in his World Mission Day message. “It is Christ who makes the Church go out of herself.”
Will you answer Christ’s personal call to “go out” yourself during the pandemic, and help our brothers and sisters all over the world through your prayers, support and resources?
Your ongoing support of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith is
vital to the missionaries serving in 1,111 dioceses throughout Asia, Africa, parts of Latin America and Europe, and on the Islands of the Pacific. Your generosity helps local priests, religious, and catechists bring Christ’s saving life and love to communities, families and children in desperate need of the fullness of their humanity.
Your World Mission Sunday gift may be used to provide Bibles for catechists in Pakistan, or build a new church in Mongolia. Your offering may be used to support a rural health clinic in Bolivia, or it may obtain a dairy cow for a children’s home in Cameroon. Most importantly, wherever your offering is sent, it brings your “yes” to the personal call of Christ, and therefore, your part in bringing His peace, hope and salvation through the ministry of the Church.
Connect with the Americas…where CATECHISTS travel to remote areas to bring the Good News of God’s great love to FAMILIES.
Connect with Europe…where NEW CHURCHES are being built to WELCOME faith communities, renewed after years of persecution.
Connect with Asia…where six million CHILDREN receive an education from Religious Sisters in some 16,000 Church-run elementary SCHOOLS.
Connect with Oceania…(Pacific Islands) where 1,000 young men are preparing for the PRIESTHOOD, to bring the Lord’s healing HOPE and peace to those in need.
Connect with Africa…where those who are SICK are provided with loving care at 6,400 Catholic HOSPITALS and small CLINICS.
Invite Sister to your parish!
Sr. Annai D’Souza is the mission
coordinator for young people for the
Archdiocese of Washington’s Missions Office.
Sister welcomes the opportunity to visit
with young people in schools, youth groups,
Confirmation preparation, and CCD classes
to share her witness about the essential
missionary vocation of even the youngest
Catholics. She is inspired by the words of
St. John Paul II: “Missionary work has but one
purpose: to serve man by revealing to him the love
of God made manifest in Jesus Christ.”
To arrange a visit with Sister, contact the
ADW Missions Office, 301-853-4528.
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“He asks us to be personally willing to be sent, because he himself is Love, love that is always ‘on
mission’, always reaching out in order to give life.” — Pope Francis
Caring for the elderly in India
On this World Mission Sunday…
A message from Pope Francis….“ The celebration of World Mission Day is an
occasion for reaffirming how prayer, reflection
and the material help of your offerings are
so many opportunities to participate actively
in the mission of Jesus in his Church. The
charity expressed in the collections that take place during the
liturgical celebrations of the third Sunday of October is aimed at
supporting the missionary work carried out in my name by the
Pontifical Mission Societies, in order to meet the spiritual and
material needs of peoples and Churches throughout the world,
for the salvation of all.”
— Pope Francis, Message for World Mission Sunday 2020
Nourishing people in Eritrea, Africa
Forming seminarians in Vietnam
Teaching children in El Salvador
Comforting blast victims in Lebanon
YOU can be a Missionary!Ancilla School Wa was founded as an early childhood educational center for 35 small children in 2010 by the Sisters of Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus. Today, the school serves over 2000 children, from newborns to junior high school students. “Since March 15, schools in Ghana were asked to lockdown because of the pandemic,” report the Sisters, and “our children who were safe and
nourished are suffering hunger and deprivation. The sisters have lost their source of livelihood and can no longer support them. We want to provide at least one nutritious meal for them. We need your assistance to support our ministry to vulnerable children during this pandemic.” Can you help?