Pontifical Mission Societies

Pontifical Mission Societies

• Society for the Propagation of the Faith
• Missionary Childhood Association
• The Society of St. Peter Apostle
• Missionary Union of Priests and Religious

Extraordinary Mission Month October 2019
A 100th Anniversary Pope Francis has set October 2019 as an Extraordinary Missionary Month to foster greater awareness of mission ad gentes and to animate the missionary transformation of Church life and pastoral activity. The theme is "Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ on a mission in the world."
Resources from the United States Catholic Mission Association	View
Pope Francis’ Letter on the Extraordinary Missionary Month	View
Pope Benedict XV’s Apostolic Letter, Maximum Illud	View
Pope Francis’ Address to the Pontifical Mission Societies	View
Cardinal Filoni’s Letter Cardinal Filoni’s Letter to the Superiors General of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.	View
Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium	View
Pope St. John Paul II's Encyclical, Redemptoris Missio	View
Pope Bl. Paul VI's Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Nuntandi	View
Vatican II's Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church, Ad Gentes	View

Resources for Pontifical Mission Societies
Pontifical Mission Societies One family in mission.	View
Propagation of the Faith Helps provide the world's missions with the tools they need to spread the Word of God to all peoples; provides the basic "bread and shelter" to young mission churches around the world.	View
Society of St. Peter Apostle Provides support for the training of seminarians, novices and catechists in the missions.	View
Missionary Childhood Association An international, pontifical organization dedicated to mission awareness among school-age children. Funds raised are used for the needs of the world's less fortunate children. Child members receive through their teacher or catechist a mission newsletter three times a year. Other resources are available for National Prayer Week, Christmas Seals contests, etc.	View
Missionary Childhood Association History	View

Mission Cooperation Plan

Mission Cooperation Plan enables missionary sending religious orders, religious organizations and mission dioceses to visit our parishes to foster awareness of, and commitment to, the missionary work of the Church, and to secure financial support for their work. Visits are made in about two-thirds of our parishes each summer.

MCP 2019
Maryknoll Missioners Celebrating Masses This summer, Maryknoll missioners will share the gift of mission with parishes in the Archdiocese of Seattle. We are most grateful to spend this time in communion with you - our partners in mission - and to share the stories of our sisters and brothers throughout the world!	View
MCP Approved Causes View the list of approved causes in the Archdiocese of Seattle for this summer.	View

MCP Application
Mission Cooperation Plan Application Each summer in this archdiocese, as is done in most dioceses throughout the country, many of our parishes welcome missioners who speak at weekend liturgies about the work of the Church in mission areas. (The process of selecting and matching mission dioceses, organizations and Orders with parishes is known as the Mission Cooperation Plan.)	View
MCP Guidelines Dioceses, Religious Orders and other organizations can apply for the MCP by sending a letter to the Missions Office requesting to be included for the coming year (online application is also now available). Applications need to be received by December 31 for consideration for assignments in the following summer months.	View

World Mission Sunday Collection

Annually, World Mission Sunday is celebrated in every parish in the world on the next-to-last Sunday in October. As described by Pope John Paul II, this celebration is "an important day in the life of the Church because it teaches how to give: as an offering made to God, in the Eucharistic celebration and for all the missions of the world."

World Mission Sunday Collection Beneficiaries
Society for the Propagation of the Faith	View
Catholic Near East Welfare Association	View
Church in Latin America	View
Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe	View
Pastoral Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa	View