Missionary Cooperation - June 4/5th

One of the ways the Roman Catholic Church is deeply inspirational is through her missionary work. For millennia, the Church has sent forth innumerable Catholic missionaries to bring relief to the poor. We serve women, children, and men of all races and religions. The Church pursues the poor and serves them because poverty is painful. There is no other litmus test.

This year, Missionary Cooperation Sunday is the weekend of June 4th and 5th. As with the past couple of years, because of restrictions, we will not host a missionary; but instead, will hear a homily letter written by a missionary.

Our parish this year is supporting the Diocese of Catarman located in the Philippines. They are still recovering from the typhoon of which killed more than 10,000 people. Seventy-five percent of their people are farmers. When such natural calamities destroy everything, it takes many years to recover while poverty and starvation increase. The diocese has implemented a nutrition program that feeds undernourished pre-school and school children (ages 0 to 12 yrs old), underweight pregnant and lactating mothers, underweight and indigent senior citizens, patients with tuberculosis as well as the mentally challenged and persons with disability (1 meal a day, 5 times a week).

Realizing that it has been a difficult few years for all of us, we can only imagine how difficult it has been for people who live in countries with no or very few safety nets exist. Please be as generous as possible through prayer and financial support in helping to offer the spiritual and literal food that the Diocese of Catarman provides for their people.