PONTIFICAL MISSION SOCIETIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
National Office
824 Don Quijote St., Sampaloc, Manila
Tels.: +632.8731.3208; +632.8781.9518
Mobile: 09213499720
Email: pmsphilippines2011@yahoo.com
National Director
REV. MSGR. ESTEBAN U. LO, LRMS
Finance Officers
Sr. Virginia T. Barcelona, RVM
Mr. Jemcer L. Teng
(For concerns regarding donations and
Pontifical collection remittances.)
Formation Coordinator
Sr. Roesyn C. Blaza, MSBS
(For concerns regarding trainings, workshops and formation sessions relative
tothe four Pontifical Societies, as well as membership in Holy Childhood
Association and Society for the Propagation of the Faith.)
Information Coordinator
Sr. Jenalyn M. Rellamas, MSBS
(For concerns regarding promotional and informational
materials relative to the four Pontifical Societies.)
Secretary & Project Coordinator
Sr. Roesyn C. Blaza, MSBS
(For concerns regarding applications for subsidies.)
The Pontifical Mission Societies consist of the Pontifical Society for the
Propagation of the Faith, the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood,
the Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle and the Pontifical Society
of Missionary Union. The Pontifical Mission Societies have, as their
primary purpose, the promotion of a universal missionary spirit – a spirit
of prayer and sacrifice – among all baptized Catholics.
The first three Societies, in carrying out that goal, invite baptized Catholics
to express their missionary commitment by offering their prayers,
personal sacrifices and financial support for the work of the Church in
the Missions. The Pontifical Missionary Union works to deepen mission
awareness among priests, men and women Religious, catechists,
and educators so that they are fully prepared to take on the mission
formation of the faithful. These four Societies each received the title
“pontifical” in 1922 to indicate their status as official instruments of the
Holy Father and of the Universal Roman Catholic Church.
VISION
“A dynamic Philippine Church responding to the call for Universal Mission”
MISSION
The Pontifical Mission Societies in the Philippines, in collaboration with the
local Church, commit to:
1. Promote passionately the goals and objectives of the four Pontifical
Mission Societies (Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith,
Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood, Pontifical Society of St. Peter
the Apostle, Pontifical Society of Missionary Union);
2. Enhance active participation of Diocesan Mission Directors and Collaborators;
3. Increase missionary consciousness among the People of God;
4. Foster spiritual cooperation;
5. Promote vocation, especially for mission;
6. Bring efficient collection of material and financial support for mission endeavors.
The Mission Education Commission
Rationale:
“For all missions and for the whole missionary activity, there should be
only one competent Curial Office, namely: that of the Propagation of the
Faith. This office should direct and coordinate missionary work itself as
well as missionary cooperation through the world.” Vat. II Sec. 29, Decree
on the Missionary activity of the Church.
Thrust:
To work together for the implementation of Vatican II Decree on the
Missionary Activity of the Church.
Main Objective:
To promote mission consciousness and to foster cooperation/collaboration
with Mission Partners in order to actively spread and share the Christian
faith among the people of God in the various sectors of the Philippines.
Specific Objectives:
1. To promote missionary vocation among the faithful.
2. To encourage the faithful to help the PMS according to their means.
3. To participate in the promotion of the four Pontifical Mission Societies.
4. To recruit members to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (SPOF)
and Holy Childhood Association (HCA).
Membership Composition:
1. Superior General or Provincial Superior of a Religious Congregations/
School heads or duly designated representative/delegate.
2. Representatives from the different congregations and parishes.
3. Duly appointed by the PMS National Director.
Duties:
To pray for the missions and carry out the thrust and objectives of the MEC.
Activities:
1. Offering of sacrifices for the success of the missions.
2. Facilitating the dynamic networking between the PMS National Office
and the Religious Institutes/Congregations/Parishes/Communities.
3. Conducting conferences/seminars in schools and parishes on the
missionary duty of every Christian and about the life and works of the
four Pontifical Mission Societies.
4. Distributing literatures on missionary and religious vocations.
5. Organizing missionary gatherings, meetings, mission clubs and similar
activities to enkindle and deepen in the faithful the love for the missions.
6. Contributing to the Mission Newsletter.