World Mission Ministries

World Mission Ministries

The Office for World Mission assists people of faith in southeastern Wisconsin to embrace our baptismal call to live our universal mission locally.  

• Workshops and retreats on global solidarity and Catholic Social Teaching
• Mission education with educators for all age levels
• Parish International Relationships/Twinning
• Global Youth Mission (GYM)
• Missionary connections
• Advocacy with international justice issues
• Collaboration with mission and fair trade organizations

The Pontifical Mission Societies is the international mission organization of the Catholic Church.  This “family” of mission societies is a significant means to inform Catholics about her worldwide missionary work and invite their active participation through prayer and generous contributions.  World Mission Ministries coordinates this on the local level.  

• Society for the Propagation of the Faith (SPOF)
• Holy Childhood Association (HCA)
• Society of St. Peter Apostle
• Missionary Union of Priests and Religious

La Sagrada Familia is the sister parish of all Catholics in southeastern Wisconsin.  World Mission Ministries coordinates this relationship and generates the funding for it.  

• Newsletters
• Slideshows and virtual tours
• Pilgrimage opportunities
• Visitor reflections
• People who have made connections
• Ways to get involved
• Current projects and urgent needs
• Fundraising and donation opportunities

World Mission Ministries generates and facilitates financial assistance for worldwide missionary efforts.

• Missionary Cooperation Plan (MCP)
• Mary Kane Weakland scholarships
• Lay Missioner grants
• Alternative giving opportunities
• Mass intention/stipends for missionary priests
• Perpetual memorials and memberships
• Legacies and wills
• Gregorian Masses

Go to the World Mission Ministries' Department Page.