Missionary Childhood Association
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We Are Missionaries!
First heard at Baptism, the call to share our faith — to be missionaries — is truly connected to every moment of every day. The Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) offers young Catholics and their families opportunities to make those daily connections. The MCA was founded to educate and animate children with the goal of enabling them to support children around the world.
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The future of the world and the very existence of faith are in the hands of today's children. Among the world's children are future popes, bishops, priests and religious, future lay leaders and missionary catechists. The MCA is the Pontifical Mission Society that cultivates "children helping children" through programs which help children around the globe to see, know and love Jesus - and one another. After learning about the great needs of the world’s poorest children, young people are invited to pray and to offer financial help so that children in the Missions today may know Christ and experience His love and care.
To learn more or place an order for 2021-2022 MCA materials, visit MCAKIDS. New to teaching about mission? Downloadable documents for teachers and catechists:
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Resources
MCA Diocesan Policy: The policy of every Bishop of Metuchen that the Missionary Childhood Association is the mandated program by which our children in Catholic schools and parish religious education programs support other children in the missions.
World Mission Rosary: In support of sharing the Good News of Jesus with the world, let us pray together the World Mission Rosary through this audio link. Each decade of the World Mission Rosary calls to mind an area where the Church continues her evangelizing mission.
Epiphany Prayer Service: As we celebrate Epiphany, we are reminded that we are missionaries through our prayers and sacrifices and through our financial gifts to the Missionary Childhood Association.
Missionary Childhood Association - A Pontifical Mission Society: Link to MCA information, activities and resources.
Prayer and Penny Week:
This program serves as MCA’s Lenten prayer and sacrifice program for Grades K to 8 as well as Grades 9 to12.
Annual MCA Artwork Contest: This is an annual national artwork competition where 24 entries are chosen from school children from K to Grade 8 nationwide. The winning artwork are displayed during the Advent/ Christmas Season at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
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In addition, two Grand Prize Winners are chosen from the 24 winning entries, and their artwork are reproduced as a Christmas card for the National Office.
2021-2022 Christmas Artwork Guidelines and Registration
Winning Artwork:
Every year, 24 winning artwork is chosen from among thousands of entries received from elementary school students across the United States. We are especially proud to announce that for the school year 2020-2021 three of the 24 national artwork entry winners are from the Diocese of Metuchen.The artwork of Chloe Wang, Kaitlyn Wang, and Alani Boomer – who are all from St. Bartholomew School in East Brunswick, were selected as three of the 24 winners in the 2020-2021 Missionary Childhood Association Christmas Artwork Contest among thousands of entries nation-wide. Their faith-filled artwork will be available as shareable digital greetings beginning the first week of Advent 2021.
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