Every year Missio, our parent charity, run a Christmas Appeal benefiting a Mission Together children’s project. This year the focus is on Nazareth House. Nazareth House is in a poor area of South Africa, with low employment, acute poverty and high rates of HIV. It provides a home for children who can’t stay with their…
2019 has been a truly special year for the worldwide Church family. Pope Francis declared October to be an ‘Extraordinary Month of Mission’ (EMM). Its aim: to encourage all members of our Catholic community to recognise themselves as missionary disciples, working and praying together to share God’s love with everyone, everywhere. At Mission Together we’ve…
2019 has been a truly special year for the worldwide Church family. Pope Francis declared October to be an ‘Extraordinary Month of Mission’ (EMM). Its aim: to encourage all members of our Catholic community to recognise themselves as missionary disciples, working and praying together to share God’s love with everyone, everywhere. At Mission Together, we’ve…
Each year – with your help – Mission Together helps to run hundreds of children’s projects around the world. To encourage our supporters, we run an annual schools campaign focusing on one of these life changing projects and the children they help. In 2019 – 2020 our Together in South Africa campaign shines a light…
We’ve been delighted with the response to the Extraordinary Month of Mission from schools across the country. There are too many wonderful images and stories to mention, but you can view some by visiting our Twitter feed @MissioUK. We are very grateful for all your EMM efforts, especially those of Mrs Angela Filarowski, RE Lead…
On Friday 21 June, Holy Spirit Primary School held their first Spirituality Day: a day of reflection and prayer in which the students explored and supported Mission Together, the children’s branch of Missio. The Year 6 students led the entire school through a series of prayer stations, in a day that was truly memorable for everyone….
Written by Missio’s Education Coordinator, Sheila Isaac As the half term came to a close, children at the Sacred Heart school, Roehampton, celebrated the end of May – the month of Mary – in a very special way. The pupils and staff dressed up in the colours of the Mission Rosary – Green, Red, White,…
We are very grateful to all schools who have prayed and shared with us during the season of Lent. You are sharing God’s love with children living in poverty overseas. Thanks to your valued support, Mission Together is able to provide practical help and spiritual care. One such school is Holy Spirit Primary, St Helens…
This year’s Pentecost Liturgy helps children celebrate the birthday of the Church, whilst learning that the Church is not just a building made with bricks – but a community made up of billions of people around the world, all trying to share God’s love as Jesus taught. Our new Pentecost Liturgy incorporates scripture, drama, symbol,…
We were delighted to see how our Lenten resources have inspired St Bernard’s Preparatory School, Slough. Using our Lent Activity ‘Signs of Hope’, the whole school have worked together to create an impressive ‘Snowdrop Field of Hope’! Teacher, Mrs Perrett, explained that the display is much more than a beautiful backdrop. “On each snowdrop, the…
