Last year we were 11 th in total giving to the SPF among all the dioceses of the U.S., and we re only the 66 th in terms of size. There is no lack of opportunity to support the missions. We all receive many requests for support from mission groups.
Some parishes have a special mission that they help.
These are excellent opportunities for responding to the call ad gentes , but they are limited in scope. The SPF, as an arm of the universal church, distributes its support through the bishops of mission dioceses. In this way funds reach the most critical needs of mission dioceses. They share financial resources with the mission Church. They are brought to an interior renewal that enables an understanding of and commitment to the call to mission Cf.