The Pontifical Mission Societies of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Support the Children of the Missionary Childhood Association This Giving Tuesday!

 As Giving Tuesday approaches on December 1st, we—the young missionaries of the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) here in Los Angeles—invite you to join us once again in this global day of giving by supporting our mission through iGiveCatholic. Join us in living our motto, “Children Helping Children”. This year, your support means the world to children in Kenya who are growing in faith through the evangelizing efforts in the Diocese of Nakuru—and your generosity will also help us, MCA students, raise even more prayers and funds for our brothers and sisters across the ocean.

 

What Is the Missionary Childhood Association?

The Missionary Childhood Association is one of the Pontifical Mission Societies, the Pope’s official mission organizations. MCA invites children to discover that they, too, are called to be missionaries through prayer, learning, sacrifice, and giving.

Our motto, “Children Helping Children,” reminds young Catholics that no one is too young to make a difference. Together, MCA children support other children in mission dioceses who may lack educational resources, catechetical materials, nutritious meals, and other basic necessities. Through these acts of love, children learn that we are all one family in Christ.

 

Our Mission as Young Missionaries in Los Angeles

As MCA members here in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, we hold walk-a-thons, bake sales, prayer drives, and school fundraisers to bring hope to children living in mission territories. Every coin, every prayer, and every act of kindness helps us live out Jesus’ command to “love our neighbors.”

This year, we are inviting you to Give to the Missions by journeying with the Diocese of Nakuru in Kenya. In Kenya's Rift Valley, the Church in Nakuru serves more than 600,000 Catholics across Nakuru and Baringo Counties. Like so many young Churches in mission lands, it relies on the generosity of the universal Church to form priests, train catechists, and care for the poor.

 

How Your Gift Makes a Difference This Giving Tuesday

Your iGiveCatholic gift helps strengthen the missionary efforts of children both near and far. 

Your donation this year will:

• Support faith formation and evangelization for children in Kenya
• Provide opportunities for young people to grow as missionary disciples
• Encourage MCA children in Los Angeles in their own prayer, sacrifice, and fundraising efforts
• Share the hope and love of Jesus across borders

 Your generosity also encourages the thousands of young missionaries who come together through MCA programs and celebrations, including our annual MCA Youth Appreciation Mass, where children gather in faith, prayer, song, and joyful missionary solidarity.

How to Give

Starting November 16th, you can schedule your gift in advance for Giving Tuesday, December 1st. Giving options include:

 

Online:

Click the DONATE button on our iGiveCatholic page to give securely.

 

By Check:

Please make checks payable to:

The Society for the Propagation of the Faith

Memo: “MCA – iGiveCatholic”

Mail to:

4311 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Fl.

Los Angeles, CA 90010

 

Our 2026 Giving Tuesday Goal

This year, our goal is to raise $20,000 through iGiveCatholic—and we would LOVE your help reaching it! Whether you give $40, $60, $120, or any amount you feel called to share, your donation will help us as young missionaries bring hope to children in Kenya.

Every dollar makes a big difference, helping kids deepen their faith, grow in joy, and live as young disciples of Jesus. Together, adults and children can show that when we share what we have with love, even the smallest gift can become part of something much greater.

 Thank you for helping us live the mission of “Children Helping Children.” Together, we are spreading hope—from Los Angeles to Kenya and beyond!

For more information or to learn about the Missionary Childhood Association, please visit our website www.missionsla.org

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