Second Collection

The weekend of July 21 / August 1 is the Missionary Cooperation Plan Appeal. We will be taking up a second collection for the Sister of the Child Jesus of Zimbabwe.

The Sisters of the Child Jesus is a congregation of religious women founded in Gweru, Zimbabwe in 1950. members make a vowed commitment to love and serve God and His people. The Sisters number over 200 and are in more than 60 communities that now serve in four dioceses in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and the United States.

The sisters work to empower women, children, and the vulnerable through education, health care, and social work. They are involved in pastoral ministries, teaching and nursing, as cooks, administrators, and also in pastoral projects that address the needs of the poor and vulnerable — especially women and children who are orphaned or handicapped.

Zimbabwe’s economy has been in a serious decline for the past 20 years and currently most organizations and industries have been forced to close. Like other organizations operating in such an environment, the sisters struggle to meet financial obligations due to limited sources of income for the order and its works. The community is financed by the income from sister’s salaries and grants from funding partners when they are available. This income however, falls short of the costs associated with running of the order and their commitment to help poor and vulnerable in the remotest parts of Zimbabwe.

Please consider making a donation to help the sisters in their mission. There will be a second collection after all Masses on July 21 / August 1.