Pontifical Mission Societies
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The Pontifical Mission Societies consists of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (SPOF), St. Peter Apostle (SPA), Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) and the Missionary Union of Priests. In the Diocese of Syracuse, the Mission Office administers the Missionary Projects of the Diocese and the Missionary Cooperation Plan (COOP). The Pontifical Mission Societies are the Church’s official support organization for efforts in the developing Mission Lands.
Pontifical Mission Societies
240 East Onondaga Street
Syracuse, N.Y. 13202T: (315) 470-1466
F: (315) 478-4619
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MissionFrom Vatican II DECREE AD GENTES ON THE MISSION ACTIVITY OF THE CHURCH
“Missionary activity is nothing else and nothing less than an epiphany, or a manifesting of God's decree, and its fulfillment in the world and in world history, in the course of which God, by means of mission, manifestly works out the history of salvation. By the preaching of the word and by the celebration of the sacraments, the center and summit of which is the most holy Eucharist, He brings about the presence of Christ, the author of salvation. But whatever truth and grace are to be found among the nations, as a sort of secret presence of God, He frees from all taint of evil and restores to Christ its maker,
who overthrows the devil's domain and wards off the manifold malice of vice. And so, whatever good is found to be sown in the hearts and minds of men, or in the rites and cultures peculiar to various peoples, not only is not lost, but is healed, uplifted, and perfected for the glory of God, the shame of the demon, and the bliss of men.”
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Contact Us
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Dc. Daniel Stevensdstevenssyrdio.orgDirector, Pontifical Mission Societies
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Donations & Gifts
The Pontifical Mission Societies, aka The Society for the Propagation of the Faith, accepts monetary gifts in the form of general donations, special donations to the Missionary Childhood Association, St. Peter the Apostle Native Clergy, bequests from wills, Mass stipends, and other miscellaneous donations for the work of the missions.
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World Mission Sunday
In 1926 Pope Pius XI instituted Mission Sunday for the whole Church with the first worldwide Mission Sunday collection taking place in October 1927. The Mission Sunday collection is always taken on the next to last Sunday during the month of October. That day is celebrated in all the local Churches as the feast of catholicity and universal solidarity so Christians all over the world will recognize their common responsibility regarding the evangelization of the world.
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Mission Cooperation Plan
The Office coordinates the Mission Cooperation Plan, whereby visiting missionaries are permitted to speak in one or more parishes in the diocese, typically during the summer. Missions sending personnel apply to the office requesting a place in the plan and assignments are made during Lent. Speakers consist of missionaries from American and Foreign Dioceses, Religious Orders of Men or Women, and special local charitable organizations of both religious and lay people.
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