World Mission Sunday is celebrated this weekend (23rd October) and is the day when the whole Church unites in prayer for its missionary
activity, and in collecting funds to support Catholic communities across the world living in situations of poverty and privation. The theme chosen by the Holy Father is: ‘You shall be my witnesses’ (Acts 1:8). In his
message for World Mission Sunday, Pope Francis says: ‘The essence of mission is to bear witness to Christ, that is, to his life, passion, death and resurrection for the love of the father and of humanity.’ All donations go to the Universal Solidarity Fund in order to meet the material needs of Catholic communities too young, too small or too poor to support
themselves. Donations help them to live out the mission entrusted to them by the Lord. Thank you for your ongoing support of Missio through prayer today and each day, and charity through your support of today’s second collection, and the Missio Red Boxes which many parishioners have. For more information about World Mission Sunday visit
missio.org.uk/wms
