World Mission Sunday

Join our brothers and sisters throughout the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on Sunday, October 18, 2026, by supporting the annual appeal for World Mission Sunday. Please offer your prayerful, vocal and financial support.

At Mass that weekend, we recommit ourselves to our common vocation, through Baptism, to be missionaries, participation in the Eucharist, and by giving generously to the collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Every parishioner is a missionary, sharing our love for Christ’s Gospel with one another, supporting the Church most in need.

Mission belongs to the entire Church. Every baptized person is called to share God’s love through prayer, generosity, and witness. Inspired by the dedication of missionaries around the world, we continue working together so that the message of Christ may reach every community, especially those most in need.

The World Mission Sunday collection grants funds to mission dioceses, which help to underwrite the basic physical footprint that keeps missionary life going: where priests live, where sisters live, where children are catechized, where formation and pastoral work can happen, and where Holy Mass can be celebrated, often for the first time.

Part of the funds are used to help missionary dioceses run and survive, while the rest of the funds are used to build churches, seminaries, convents, and pastoral centers. In an average year, WMS helps to fund over 900 infrastructure-related projects for the Church!

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 of October. That day is celebrated in all the local Churches as the feast of catholicity and universal solidarity so Christians the world over will recognize their common responsibility with regard to the evangelization of the world.

Pope Leo invites the entire Church to support mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America and Europe, where priests, religious and lay leaders serve the world’s most vulnerable communities. Please keep the Pope’s missions in your prayers and be generous in this annual collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

An envelope for World Mission Sunday is included in the monthly envelope packet. Please make sure your check is made payable to the parish church, clearly marking in the memo: World Mission Fund #4028. If you use online giving, scan the QR code for the Quick Links to make a one-time or recurring gift using debit cards, credit cards, or eChecks (ACH).