The Pontifical Mission Society of Holy Childhood in the Czech Republic

SOURCES OF OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT No financial collection is organized for HC in Czech dioceses. We can neither organize traditional activity of HC for poor children in missions called „Epiphany carols singing“, as it is done in other countries. That is why all donations come from donors and from traditional charitable activities of HC as is: Jeden dárek navíc ® (One Extra Present) Misijní jarmark ® (Mission Fair) Misijní koláč ® (Mission Cake) Misijní štrúdlování ® (Mission Strudelbaking) Pohled pro misie ® (Postcard for Missions)

Donors may provide their financial support for concrete intention: support of projects for poorest children help for children in Africa support of orphans and support of children’s education. HC in the Czech Republic cooperates also with religious communities which like to participate in our activities and they help with formation of children and youth. 2013: received donations reached 8,7 millons CZK which is 218 thousands CZK more than in (1 EUR = cca 27 CZK)

One Extra Present (December) This activity motivates children to pray and save money for children in missions. At Christmas, children can wrap up the money they saved and place it in front of a crib at home or bring it to an altar in the church.

Mission fair (year-long activity) Volunteers present exhibition of donated or hand made things which people can take as they wish. Financial donations then contribute to the mission.

Mission Cake Mission Cake (Lent, or any other time) Children help bake cakes, offer them to people in the church and ask for donation to support the poor children in mission for HC projects.

Mission Strudelbaking (usually during the Easter octave, or any other time) Families, schools and other communities bake strudels which are then offered at agape or in packages as appeal for financial help. This activity supports nutrition projects.

Postcard for Mission Easter, Christmas (Lent, Advent) Children draw pictures on pre-printed postcards with Easter or Christmas topics. Completed works are exhibited e.g. in the church, and adults can give financial donations for projects of HC.

Formation activities of children - Little Mission Club Little Mission Clubs make great progress in frame of the PMS, where children support missions in a very creative way under adults´ leadership. We have prepared member cards for Club members and also mission passports, posters for mission notice boards, formation and animation materials for missionary work: MOST (Modlitba, Oběť, Služba, Tvořivost – Prayer, Sacrifice, Service, Creativity) and Baťůžek (Little Bag) – it always contains current topics and ideas for work with children. Daily prayer and weekly savings „Mission Sweet“. The number of Little Mission Clubs registered in CR at the end of 2013 is 214 and they comprise nearly regularly and actively working children.

Children from the Little Mission Clubs with cardinal Dominik Duka

Mission Day of Children and National Mission Pilgrimage Every year on Saturday nearest to 1st June. 2013: 8th Mission Day of Children took place together with 11 th National Mission Pilgrimage with motto ”Let nations praise you, God”. Competitions and games are focused on development of children’s cooperation. Programe includes Holy Mass, quite adoration, Mission Fair, talks about life in missions, Mission Cake, theatre performance, music, games and competition. The financial collection helps poor children in missions.

National Mission Congress for Children Every third year Near Saturday aroud the feast of st. Therese of Lisieux (1.10.) 2013: 5 TH Congress was in České Budějovice and was attended by 690 participants – 490 of them were children from all dioceses of our country. Program: Holy Mass, theatrical performance, educational “journey” through continents, games and Mission Fair. Financial donations from this event support chosen project from mission country.

Other activities… Organisers: scauts, parishes, schools, religious comunities etc. Duration: about one week Program is focused on missionary work – films about missions, discussions, creative workshops, prayer, Holly Mass Many generous volunteers come and help This is atttended also by children from Little Mission Clubs in frame of HC. Mission summer camps

Project worth attention Postcards drawing for children in mission Children engaged in HC are offered every year to draw or create greeting cards under supervision of animators for poor children in missions. These cards are collected in the National Office of PMS and then National Director brings them with him when traveling to mission places. This whole activity is connected with prayer for mission. This also promotes mutual enlightment, cooperation and friendship.

Media PMS CR get to social media by way of which we can update people about our activities. Via press releases also inform media about important mission affairs. Website Facebook Twitter Press releases TV, radio…

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