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 emailpmsusa@propfaith.org.

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?