Home Mission Sunday offers the Catholic community in England and Wales the opportunity to celebrate the beauty of our faith and our commitment to witness to the fullness of life in Christ. You can make a secure donation to support our work of evangelisation here.
The Catholic Church in England and Wales celebrates Home Mission Sunday on the Third Sunday of September each year.
The origins of this Sunday lie in the work of the Catholic Missionary Society, created by Cardinal Bourne in 1903 and which closed in 2003. This special day focused on the evangelisation work that takes place in each parish and diocese, offered a theme and resources for reflection and asked each parish to have a collection so that the national work of evangelisation could be supported.
Following a restructuring of the work at the Bishops’ Conference, the work of encounter and evangelisation is fulfilled through the Directorate for Mission.
Through this directorate, the vision is embraced in a fuller way and promotes proclamation, evangelisation, dialogue and catechesis.
The second collection on Home Mission Sunday supports the work carried out by the Mission Directorate on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference.
Abbot Hugh Allan's Home Mission Sunday reflection
