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World Mission Sunday is on the 18th October this year.
It is celebrated in every church, in every parish, in every diocese, in every country where the Church is present throughout the world.
It is an opportunity for every Catholic to show solidarity with their brothers and sisters from Coatbridge to the rainforests of Cameroon, from Paisley to the mountains of Peru, from Falkirk to the islands of Fiji.
As well as praying for one another during the month of October, every Catholic tries to donate something large or small, whatever they can, to support those in our Church family who are in need.
Your donation will go to help others in many different countries but in the campaign this year we want to draw attention to the people in the high Andes mountains in Peru.
With your help, we want to help the people in the diocese of Sicuani with two projects.
The first is to build a parish house in the village of Llusco so that there can be a resident priest and the people can have Mass and the sacraments. The house will also be a centre where the community can come together to share food and life.
The second project we can help is to fund is a feeding programme for disabled children in the Sicuani area which is run by the diocese.
We ask you to please be as generous as ever by clicking the donate button and choosing Mission Sunday.
Fr. Pat Hennessy
is a priest of the Diocese of Motherwell who also spent many years in a remote parish in Peru.
Fr. Pat gave a very interesting interview to Missio Scotland which you can read here.
He paints a very clear picture of what it means to serve some of the poorest people in the world and why supporting Missio brings love and hope to our brothers and sisters.
MISSION
MONTH
2020
Missionaries #WeAreStillHere
Covid-19 Pandemic
All of us have seen how the whole world has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Often, though, we do not hear so much about how it is impacting people in Africa, South America, the Caribbean, south-east Asia and the Pacific Islands. In many of these places, missionaries and local Catholic priests, religious sisters and parish communities are the only source of hope and help.
The video above sends out a clear message: they are still there for the people.
Please keep them in your prayers.
One country that is being very badly affected is Peru and during the Mission Month of October, Missio Scotland will focus on our brothers and sisters there.
Missio is the Scottish branch
of the Pontifical Mission Societies
We are the Pope’s official charity for overseas mission. Missio Scotland brings the hope of the Gospel where there is turmoil, poverty or uncertainty, and aid to where the Church is new, young or poor.
Missio Scotland empowers local people to form and sustain communities of faith.
We also help to train and nurture future leaders so that the vital work of the Church can continue to take place.
Part of the global network of
Pontifical Mission Societies
Missionary Children
(Society of Holy Childhood)
Children helping children
For the past 100 years children in Catholic schools in Scotland have been helping children in other parts of the world
Mission Month
Calendar
Prayer Services
with commissioning
of Missio Champions
Mission Month and Mission Rosary
Assembly
Video presented by the children of
Corpus Christi Primary
Calderbank
Airdrie
October
Mission Month
and month of the
Holy Rosary
Our Lady,
Queen of the Missions,
pray for us.
Please say the rosary
each day for the Church
in missions lands during October
SCHOOLS
Information
Materials
Resources
The Pope's Charity Cup
Highlights and interviews from the first ever Pope's Charity Cup Final
on Saturday October 26, 2019 at Lochburn Park in Maryhill, which saw St Anne's Primary School defeat St Brigid's Primary School 2-1 (AET) in a thrilling match!
Thank you to the Glasgow Catholic Schools FA for agreeing to this wonderful new annual partnership tournament for Mission Month and thanks to Samuel O'Neill of The Luna Film Co in Glasgow for this excellent video!
