October, 2021<\/p>\n
My dear friends in Christ,<\/p>\n
As we celebrate World Mission Sunday on the weekend of October 23-24, 2021, we are ever mindful of the responsibility given to us at our Baptism to be active participants in the Church\u2019s mission to all peoples.<\/p>\n
Every year the needs of the Catholic Church in the Missions grow – as new dioceses are formed, as new seminaries are opened because of the growing number of young men hearing Christ’s call to follow Him as priests, as areas devastated by war or natural disaster are rebuilt, and as other areas, long suppressed, are opening up to hear the message of Christ and His Church. That is why the involvement and commitment of Catholics from around the world is so urgently needed.<\/p>\n
Your World Mission Sunday gift may be used to buy Bibles for catechists in Sierra Leone, or provide for a small parish in India. Your offering may be uses to help Sisters in Sudan lovingly care for orphans in Jesus\u2019 name, or it may buy a bicycle for a priest in Thailand so that he can travel from village to village to celebrate Mass. Most importantly, wherever your offering is sent, it brings with it the Good News of Jesus Christ and His message of peace, hope and salvation.<\/p>\n
Sincerely yours in Christ,
\nMost Reverend Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C.
\nBISHOP OF PEORIA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"