Each summer, the Global Mission Office facilitates opportunities for more than 100 missionary communities to share their stories and invite support from participating parishes within the Archdiocese of Chicago. Eligible missionary dioceses, congregations, and organizations are invited to apply each year for participation. (For the webpage designed for archdiocesan parishes, go here.)
Guidelines for Acceptance
Missionary causes which maintain a committed presence within the Archdiocese of Chicago are eligible to participate 2 out every 3 years, with preference given to known partners and causes serving in local parishes or archdiocesan institutions. Missionary causes with no committed presence within the Archdiocese are eligible to participate every other year. Eligibility does not guarantee acceptance. Our office strives to distribute acceptance as evenly as possible between mission dioceses, congregations of men religious, congregations of women religious, and lay organizations.
Please note that these are general guidelines. Each application is subject to the discretion of the Global Mission Office, which considers factors such as language needs and specific requests from parishes, as well as the quality of past experience with causes which have previously participated or applied. Missionary causes that break the contract set in previous years will not be invited to participate in any future appeals.
Application
The 2023 Application is now available. Missionary groups seeking participation in summer 2023 must follow these instructions and send in the complete application before December 31, 2022. The Global Mission Office will only consider applicants that:
- Fill out the application form in its entirety,
- Include an accompanying letter, signed by the appropriate authority, which communicates awareness of the application and introduces the US Contact,
- Can identify a representative in the US who may receive mission appeal donations by check or provide legitimate cause and documentation for bank transfer.
If you cannot fill out the PDF form electronically, please print it and write or type responses clearly. Do not send the cover sheet. Each missionary institution must identify the appropriate authority, who may be a diocesan bishop, a religious superior, or a director of a missionary organization.
