Mission Cooperation Plan
Each summer the Mission Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago facilitates the Mission Cooperation Plan, an opportunity for more than 100 international missionary dioceses, congregations, and organizations to share their stories and invite support from our faith communities. This year, although travel is impossible during a pandemic, the needs are greater than ever for communities of faith in under-resourced areas throughout our world. Please consider how your church can participate in this year’s adapted Mission Cooperation Plan.
In the summer of 2020, the Mission Cooperation Plan collection will take place electronically:
- Determine if it is possible this year for your parish or church to participate in this vital collection.
- If you can participate, the official weekend to observe the Mission Cooperation Plan is August 1-2.
- Parish staff are encouraged to look through the mission appeal materials below available in the languages of the parish’s communities.
- The Mission Office will not assign each parish a mission cause, instead the parish will select one that fits the interests and concerns of the community.
- Once a cause is selected, the materials must be reviewed for how they can be utilized:
- Some causes will offer a video presentation of their appeal. Parishes are encouraged to share this video with the community if possible, during or at the end of the liturgy, otherwise it can be shared on the website or social media.
- Mission causes will offer a written appeal text that can be read during the liturgy, at homily or announcement time.
- Many mission causes will also offer a brief announcement piece that could be used in the bulletin, on the website or social media, perhaps with photos of the mission or speaker.
Procedure for the Appeal
Before the weekend of August 1-2, parish staff are encouraged to announce the upcoming appeal at Mass, in the bulletin, on the website or social media using the materials offered by the cause. The parish may also consider using a generic bulletin/website announcement in conjunction with text from the specific mission cause. (PDF)
On the weekend of the collection the video may be played, or the written appeal may be read during the liturgy. If there are people present at the church during Mass, they can donate the usual way through the parish. A limited number of collection envelopes will be mailed to the parishes in July. If anyone wishes to donate online using a credit card, they can do go WeAreMissionary.org/give. The parish will be given credit if the donor identifies their affiliation.
Parishes are asked to send in the collected funds following the usual process: send a parish check for the collected funds to the Mission Office. Checks should be made out to “Mission Office” or “Society for the Propagation of the Faith” with “MCP 2020” in the memo line. If possible, please use the yellow remittance card. Mail checks to Mission Office Attn: Mission Cooperation Plan 3525 S. Lake Park Ave. Chicago, IL 60653. Please note that unlike the usual process, all 2020 participating mission causes will receive an equal percentage of the total amount collected from all parishes.
Highlighted Appeal Materials
Your parish community is welcome to utilize the variety of appeal materials in the chart at the bottom of this page, but we at the Mission Office recommend these particularly strong messages from admirable causes.
| Mission Cause | Type | Country(ies) Served | Video Presentation | Text Appeal | Announcement and Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga | Religious Men | Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
| Franciscan Works and Liberia Mission, Inc. | Organization | Liberia | English (video) (audio) | English (link) Spanish (link) Polish (link) | Announcement (link) Bulletin Insert (link) |
| Lay Mission-Helpers Association | Organization | Ghana, Uganda, Papua New Guinea | English (link) Spanish (link) Polish (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) Polish (link) | English Bulletin Insert (link) Spanish Bulletin Insert (link) Polish Bulletin Insert (link) |
| Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic, Inc. | Religious Women | Many | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Sisters Servants of the Visitation | Religious Women | Philippines | Short (link) Long (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4,5) |
| USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) | Religious Men | Nicaragua | English (link) Spanish (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | English/Spanish Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
2020 Mission Cooperation Plan Appeal Materials:
| Mission Cause | Type | Country(ies) Served | Video Presentation | Text Appeal | Announcement and Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers of Holy Cross - Midwest Province | Religious Men | Ghana, Uganda, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chili, Peru | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photo of Br. Raymond (link) |
| Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga | Religious Men | Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
| Community of Saint Paul | Organization | Bolivia, Dominican Republic | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | English/Spanish Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
| Congregation of the Daughters of Mary-Tabora | Religious Women | Tanzania | English (link) Spanish (link) | English/Spanish Announcement (link) Photos (link) | |
| Congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus | Religious Women | Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (link) |
| Congregation of the Mission (China Province) | Religious Men | Taiwan and China | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) |
| Congregation of the Mission Western Province | Religious Men | Kenya | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) |
| Congregation of the Passion Holy Spirit Province | Religious Men | Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, China, Korea | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (link) |
| Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception | Religious Men | India | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Diocese of Same, Tanzania | Diocese | Tanzania | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4,5) |
| Community of Saint Paul Edmund Rice Christian Brothers (Spanish) | Religious Men | Peru, Bolivia | English (link) Spanish (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | English/Spanish Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4,5) |
| Fervent Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | Religious Women | India | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4,5) |
| Hermanas Franciscanas Cooperadoras Parroquiales de la Asunción | Religious Women | Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala | Spanish (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) | |
| Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers | Religious Men | Many | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | English/Spanish Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
| Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic, Inc. | Religious Women | Many | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Missionaries of Faith: Myanmar, Oceania, Vietnam | Religious Men | Myanmar, Vietnam | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| New Evangelization Sisters of Mother of Perpetual Help | Religious Women | Nigeria | Introduction (link) Feeding Program (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
| Parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Diocese of Pelplin, Poland | Diocese | Poland | English (link) Polish (link) | English (link) Polish (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Passionist Mission Vietnam | Religious Men | Vietnam | Short (link) Long (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (link) |
| Salesian Missions | Religious Men | Many | English (link) Spanish (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) Polish (link) | English Announcement (link) Spanish Announcement (link) Photos (link) |
| Schoenstatt Fathers of India, Providence Region | Religious Men | India | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | English/Spanish Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4,5) |
| Sisters Servants of the Visitation | Religious Women | Philippines | Short (link) Long (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4,5) |
| Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT) | Religious Men and Women | Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Philippines, Papua New Guinea | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Society of the Precious Blood (Missionaries) | Religious Men | Guatemala, Chile, Peru, Colombia | Spanish (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (in text appeal) |
| Varansi Province of the Indian Missionary Society | Religious Men | India | Homily (link) Mission Work (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Brochure (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| COAR Peace Mission | Organization | El Salvador | Short (link) Long (link) | English/Spanish (link) | English/Spanish Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
| Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Usambara | Religious Women | Tanzania, Zanzibar | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (link) |
| Augustinians of the Assumption (The Assumptionists) | Religious Men | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mexico, Philippines | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | Photos (1,2,3) |
| Benedictine Sisters of St. Agnes- Chipole | Religious Women | Tanzania, South Africa | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | Announcement (English) (Spanish) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Camillian Disaster Service, USA | Organization | Haiti, Philippines, Kenya, CAR | English (link) | English/Spanish /Portuguese (link) | Announcement (link) Image (link) |
| Claretian Missionaries (USA-Canada Province) | Religious Men | Sri Lanka | English (link) | English (link) | Photos (link) |
| Diocese of Kumbakonam, India | Diocese | India | English (link) | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Diocese of Machakos, Kenya | Diocese | Kenya | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Franciscan Works and Liberia Mission, Inc. | Organization | Liberia | English (video) (audio) | English (link) Spanish (link) Polish (link) | Announcement (link) Bulletin Insert (link) |
| Good Shepherd Parish-Babonneau, St. Lucia | Diocese | St. Lucia | English (link) | English (link) | Photos (link) |
| Instituto de Vida Consagrada Esclavas del Divino Corazon, AR | Religious Women | Mexico | Spanish (link) | Spanish (link) | Photos (1,2) |
| Kabale Diocese, Uganda | Diocese | Uganda | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | Photos (1,2) |
| Lay Mission-Helpers Association | Organization | Ghana, Uganda, Papua New Guinea | English (link) Spanish (link) Polish (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) Polish (link) | English Bulletin Insert (link) Spanish Bulletin Insert (link) Polish Bulletin Insert (link) |
| Let Us Move Mountains (LUMM) | Organization | Uganda | English (video) (audio) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
| Mary Mother of God Mission Society | Organization | Russia | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | English Newsletter (link) Photo (link) |
| Mary Queen of Heaven Missionaries | Religious Women | Philippines | English (link) | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit | Religious Women | Jamaica, St. Kitts, Antigua | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) Polish (link) | English Bulletin Insert (link) Photos (link) |
| Mother of Perpetual Help Center- Divine Word Missionaries | Organization | Thailand | English (link) | English (link) | Photo (link) |
| Piarist Fathers, Province of Central Africa | Religious Men | Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Dem Rep of Congo | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) | |
| PIME Missionaries (The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions) | Religious Men | Many | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | English/Spanish Announcement (link) English/Spanish Poster (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Rulenge-Ngara Diocese, Tanzania | Diocese | Tanzania | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) |
| Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill | Religious Women | China, Ecuador, South Korea | English (link) | English (link) | Photos (link) |
| Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur | Religious Women | Many | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet | Religious Women | Japan, Peru | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (link) |
| Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ | Religious Women | Nigeria | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Solidarity Bridge | Organization | Bolivia, Paraguay | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Unlocking Communities | Organization | Haiti | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
| USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) | Religious Men | Nicaragua | English (link) Spanish (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | English/Spanish Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3) |
| US-China Catholic Association | Organization | China | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Bulletin Insert (link) Photos (1,2) |
| Archdiocese of Tororo, Uganda | Diocese | Uganda | English (link) Spanish (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Catholic Diocese of Bungoma, Kenya | Diocese | Kenya | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) | |
| Comboni Missionaries | Religious Men | Many in Africa | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (link) | |
| Diocese of Bhadravathi, India | Diocese | India | English Audio (link) | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Diocese of Bomadi, Nigeria | Diocese | Nigeria | English (link) | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3) |
| Diocese of Buea, Cameroon | Diocese | Cameroon | English (link) | ||
| Diocese of Gikongoro, Rwanda | Diocese | Rwanda | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) | |
| Escuela Andrea por Amigo, Paraguay | Organization | Paraguay | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3) | |
| Foundation for Children in Need | Organization | India | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) | |
| Franciscan Missionary Brothers | Religious Men | India, Sri Lanka, Paraguay, Bolivia, Ghana, Kenya | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) | |
| Franciscan Sisters of St. Bernadette- Tanzania | Religious Women | Tanzania | Appeal (link) Ministries (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart | Religious Women | Brazil | English (link) | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Home To Enhance African Life (HEAL) | Organization | Nigeria | English (link) | ||
| Kigoma Diocese, Tanzania | Diocese | Tanzania | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) | |
| Kyiv-Zhytomyr Diocese, Ukraine | Diocese | Ukraine | English (link) | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3) |
| Midwest Augustinians | Religious Men | Peru | English (link) Spanish (link) | English (link) | Photos (1,2,3) |
| School Sisters of St. Francis | Religious Women | Many | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Servants of the Plan of God | Religious Women | Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Philippines, Angola, USA Border | English (link) Spanish (link) Music Video (link) | English/Spanish (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Nyeri | Religious Women | Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) | |
| Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier | Religious Men | India, Nepal, Mauritania | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| Soroti Catholic Diocese, Uganda | Diocese | Uganda | English (link) | English (link) | Announcement (link) Bulletin Insert (link) |
| The Little Sisters of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus | Religious Women | Haiti, Colombia, Dominican Republic | English (link) | English (link) Spanish (link) | Photos (1,2,3,4) |
| St. Mary Catholic Church, Diocese of Montego Bay, Jamaica | Diocese | Jamaica | English (link) | ||
| The Major Seminary of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Vorzel, Ukraine | Organization | Ukraine | English (link) | English (link) |
