{"id":6531,"date":"2025-10-14T16:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stphils.com\/church\/?p=6531"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:21:16","slug":"mission-sunday-collection-october-18-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stphils.com\/church\/mission-sunday-collection-october-18-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Sunday Collection: October 18-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dear friends in Christ,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each October we celebrate the World Mission Month. We do this to prompt our reflection on the central mission of the Church: sharing Christ and the Good News to the ends of the earth. I therefore write you in the name of the missionaries who are proclaiming the Gospel around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This year, under the theme chosen by the late Pope Francis, \u201cMissionaries of Hope Among the Peoples,\u201d we are invited to appreciate more the meaning of hope in the Christian life. St. Paul reminds us, \u201cHope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.\u201d (Romans 5:5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Christian hope is the fruit of divine love \u2013 alive in us and active through us! That is why our missionary efforts, our sacrifices, and above all, our proclamation of Christ crucified and risen are powerful acts of hope, especially for communities suffering from poverty, violence or religious persecution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By our baptism we are invited to be \u201cMissionaries of Hope Among the Peoples.\u201d Let us join our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, and all missionaries in showing our care for and commitment to proclaiming the Gospel all across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Peace and Prayers,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>+<\/strong>Most Rev. Louis Tylka<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bishop of Peoria<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>This collection will be taken the weekend of Oct 18-19. If you wish to donate by check, please make it payable to St. Philomena. <strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/giving.parishsoft.com\/app\/giving\/stphils\">Electronic donors<\/a><\/strong> can use the fund Second Collection, and subfund Mission Sunday.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friends in Christ, Each October we celebrate the World Mission Month. We do this to prompt our reflection on the central mission of the Church: sharing Christ and the Good News to the ends of the earth. 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