World Mission Sunday is October 24!  In a world where so much divides us, World Mission Sunday rejoices in our unity as children of God.  His missionaries!

íEl Domingo Mundial de las Misiones es el 24 de octubre! En un mundo donde tanto nos divide, el Domingo Mundial de las Misiones se regocija en nuestra unidad como hijos de Dios. ¡Sus misioneros!

World Mission Sunday, is an annual worldwide Eucharistic celebratioin for the missions and missionaries of the world. This year it will be celebrated on Oct. 24. This collection on the next-to-last Sunday in October is a unique, global effort for the entire church to provide for the building up of more than 1,000 local churches in Asia and Africa, the Pacific islands, and parts of Latin America and Europe. Through the work of these churches, and their witness to Christ, the poor receive practical help and experience God's love and mercy, hope and peace.
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El Domingo Mundial de las Misiones, es nuestra celebración eucarística anual mundial para las Misiones y los misioneros del mundo, se celebrará el 24 de octubre este año. Esta colecta en el penúltimo domingo de octubre es un esfuerzo único y global para que toda la Iglesia se ocupe de la construcción de más de mil iglesias locales en Asia y África, las islas del Pacífico y partes de América Latina y Europa. A través del trabajo de estas iglesias y su testimonio de Cristo, los pobres reciben ayuda práctica y experimentan el amor y la misericordia de Dios, su esperanza y paz.

About the Missions Office and Discipleship

The Office of Missions and Discipleship together with Life, Charity and Justice works to cultivate a greater understanding of our mission identity that comes from our baptism. Together we seek to establish dialogue and be of assistance to our diocesan departments, parishes, clergy, the laity and schools to promote mission awareness, to stimulate mission education endeavors, to cultivate mission spirituality, and nurture missionary activity.

This work is achieved primarily through the works of:

• The Pontifical Mission Societies
• Catholic Relief Services
• Missionary Cooperative Plan​
• Ashes to Easter Lenten Project
• Mission Education
• Collaboration with internal and external organizations
• U. S. Catholic Mission Association
• Participating in the Texas Mission Council

Diocese of Austin
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