"We Must Love Each Other"                (1Jn 4:7)

The Holy Childhood Association (HCA) offers young Catholics an opportunity to grow in faith through mission education, sacrifice and service for others.  A Pontifical Mission Society, HCA focuses entirely on "children helping children" throughout the world.

For the 2011-2012 school year, HCA's materials will focus on the theme, "We must love each other" 1 Jn 4:7

• A Tisket A Tasket

• Child Labor

• Going Green for the Missions

• HCA Aids

• HCA Kids Up-close-Zambia

• Lent 2012

• Lent 2011

• Ideas for Lent

• Mission Acrostic

• Polly Can

• Walk-A-Thon Packet

• HCA - Advent Prayer

• HCA - Advent Wreath Prayer

• HCA - Epiphany Prayer

• HCA - Stations of the Cross

• Lenten Prayer Service 2012

• Lenten Prayer Service

• Mission Intentions 2012

• Prayers for the Missions

• World Mission Rosary Brochure

• St. Francis

• St. Frances Xavier Cabrini       

• St. Therese - The Little Flower

• Blessed John Paul II

Mission Ed Goals

The Mission Education Office, in collaboration with the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and Holy Childhood Association, seeks to educate adults and children of the Archdiocese in order to instill:
- An on-going conversion of the heart and life to Christ.
- A familiarity with the Church’s evolving teaching on mission.
- An appreciation and respect for other cultures and values.
- An awareness of the interrelatedness of global peace and justice issues.

School/Parish News

Countries packets are available for 2011-2012.  The assigned countries are:

Bangladesh

Bolivia

Brazil

China

Ethiopia

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Samoa

Thailand

Uganda

Zimbabwe

Lenten Mission Assemblies