Dear Columban Friends,
Around the world today, millions of our brothers and sisters struggle with poverty, hunger, and uncertainty. Parents worry about how they will feed their children. Families lack access to clean water, education, and basic medical care. Yet even in these difficult circumstances, hope can take root when compassionate people reach out with love and generosity.
Our faith reminds us that caring for those in need is not simply a charitable act; it is a sacred responsibility. In the Gospel of Matthew 25:40, Jesus teaches us …
“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
These powerful words remind us that when we serve the poor, we are serving Christ Himself.
Through charitable outreach and mission work, lives are being changed in communities that face overwhelming hardship. A simple well can bring clean drinking water to an entire village. A small clinic, can provide life-saving treatment for children suffering from preventable illnesses. Educational programs, can give young people the chance to learn, grow, and dream about a future that once seemed impossible.
These life-changing efforts are made possible through the generosity of caring individuals like you. When you offer your support, you help bring food to the hungry through community kitchens, care to the sick, and opportunity to families who long for a better life. Your compassion becomes a light in places where hope is often dim.
Just as importantly, your generosity reminds struggling communities that they are not forgotten. It affirms their dignity and shows that people across the world care about their wellbeing and their future. Acts of kindness—large or small—have the power to restore hope and strengthen communities.
Today, I invite you to prayerfully consider making a charitable gift to support programs that assist the world’s poorest families. Your contribution will help provide essential resources such as food, clean water, medical care, and educational opportunities for those who need them most.
Every gift, no matter the size, becomes part of a greater mission of compassion. Together we can answer Christ’s call to serve “the least of these” and bring real help to those who struggle each day.
Thank you for your generous heart and for standing with the world’s poor.
Gratefully yours in Christ,
Fr. Al Utzig | Director, U.S. Region
The Missionary Society of St. Columban is entrusted by the Holy Father with part of the Church’s mission to spread the Faith and saving work of Christ.” (Vat.II) The Society works under the guidance of the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and under the leadership of the bishops. We are listed in the U.S. Official Catholic Directory published annually by P.J. Kennedy and Sons. As such, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service recognizes us as a religious not-for-profit corporation, therefore contributions to our work are tax deductible. We employ no outside professional fund-raisers and pay no commissions.
