“Children Helping Children”
A Pontifical Mission Society
The Missionary Childhood
Association (MCA) was founded in France in 1843 by Bishop Charles de Forbin
Jansen to encourage children to be aware of the needs of children living in
mission lands through the world. Today it is in 110 countries under its banner
“children helping children”. Donations from schools and religious education
programs help with the building of schools, health, nutrition programs,
medications, school fees, teaching and learning resources, and religious
education.
MCA occurs throughout the school
year and is facilitated through the Pontifical Mission Societies of the Diocese
of Ogdensburg office. We provide guest
speakers, prayer programs, artwork contests, and physical materials geared
towards spreading awareness and fostering missionary hearts in today’s
youth.
Teachers and Religious Education
instructors are encouraged to contact us to order materials by calling
315-393-2920. All materials are provided
at no cost to you.
Missionary Childhood Association (MCA Guidelines)
What you can expect:
There will be visits to your school,
scheduled when convenient, from real
life missionaries or the Mission office director to discuss their real life
mission experiences. The visit will include a brief video
presentation. The students get to interact.
MCA materials will be distributed.
Fundraising goals are suggested. The children
will be encouraged to use prayer and sacrifice to achieve the goal of children helping
children.
What we expect:
Fundraising efforts and learning about
how children here can help children there
is the key. A modest request of about $5 per student over the course of the
school year is the goal of the
Mission Office. We know that the
missionaries visiting you over the course
of the year (typically twice) will check in to see how your progress is going.
What we need:
At the school year’s end, have your
school secretary or bookkeeper forward a
check to the MCA offices, PO Box 369, Ogdensburg, NY 13369 for the funds raised during the school year. Also, if you have photos of the students
engaged in the fundraising efforts
the mission office uses photos in the promotion of the program in our newsletters, online and in the North
Country Catholic. We will need all funds returned that have been raised for MCA during the school year to the Mission
office by no later than July 1st
of that school year’s end.
Every penny can become a
dollar. Every dollar becomes something. “Children helping Children.” That IS MCA
OUR MCA GOAL: $5.00 raised/student in our Catholic Schools
$1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00
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