The Mission Cooperative Plan (MCP) of the Diocese of Davenport promotes awareness of missions worldwide in the parishes throughout the Diocese. Each year representatives of missionary congregations are invited to visit select parishes to share their experience and ask for financial support and prayers. Groups applying to the Missionary Cooperative Plan must be in good standing serving in foreign countries or in a diocese in the United States that has been designated as a missionary by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Below are the mission that were selected for 2025 to do Mission Appeals at the Diocese of Davenport. Please keep them in your prayers as they make appeals in our Diocese.
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To support the work of each Mission please make all donations to:
Diocese of Davenport
Mission Coop Plan
Attn: Finance Department
780 West Central Park Ave.
Davenport, IA 52801
Group 1: Catholic Diocese of KituiThe Catholic Diocese of Kitui is in the Eastern part of Kenya. As per 2019 Census report, Kitui has a total population of 1,136, 260,498 are Baptized Catholics according to 2023 Diocesan Statistics.The Catholic Diocese of Kitui was established in 1964, with Bishop Dunne as the first Bishop. The Diocese celebrated 60 year Anniversary. Milestone during the 60 years include: Creation of new parishes from initial 19 to the current 35 parishes, 93 Diocesan Priests, 4 Deacons and 89 Major Seminarians, Religious Brothers and Sisters born in Kitui Diocese, 722 Catechists and Christians who remain to be strong in Faith. The Diocese is exploring ways to raise more resources to become self-reliant. This will be achieved through support from our local Christians, friends of the Diocese and oversee - benefactor s. 2025 Projects:
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Parish: (Appeal Location) | City: | Appeal Date: |
Sacred Heart Cathedral, | Davenport | June 28 & 29 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish | Bettendorf | July 19 & 20 |
St. Mary Parish | Wilton | June 28 & 29 |
Group 2: Sisters of Mater Dei
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St. John Vianney Parish | Bettendorf | |
St. Joseph Parish | DeWitt | |
SS. Philip & James | Grand Mound |
GROUP 3: Catholic Diocese of Rulenge_NgaraThe diocese is located in a remote and rural area in the northwestern part of Tanzania. It serves a total population of over a million people. Out of this, 349,000 are Catholics. The diocese is made of 31 parishes; 169 outstations and 2080 Small Christian Communities (SCC).The struggles of our diocese are:
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GROUP 5: Diocese of Musoma Any funds raised will be dedicated to the construction of two new classrooms.Currently, the school has 750 students from nursery to K-7. The school was established in 2015 and has grown each year since then. Their multi-year plan is to construct two classrooms each year to accommodate additional students. The cost for each new classroom is approximately $12,000. Local funds are insufficient to cover all the costs. |
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Divine Mercy (Burlington) | Mt. Pleasant St. | |
St. Mary Parish (Dodgeville) | Mt. Pleasant St. |
Their mission is to help the marginalized and be a voice for the voiceless
The financial assistance receive from this appeal will help with the humanitarian needs of the people who are currently suffering from an ongoing civil war that began in November 2016. The war between civilian fighters and government soldiers in the English-speaking part of Cameroon is ongoing; a situation where we experience daily killings of our people, kidnappings, especially of priests and religious, burning of churches and schools, and targeting of the Church by, mostly unknown gunmen resulting to fear, chaos, and disorder.
Most of their charity work is centered on educating young, underprivileged children and nutrition programs in our hospitals for pregnant women and children to enhance the health of their children. We currently run schools with children between the ages of three to sixteen years old in these affected areas where we provide food for 2989 thousand children in all our schools because they cannot afford to pay their tuition and feeding due to the ongoing civil war.
Parish: (Appeal Location) | City: | Appeal Date: |
Holy Family Parish | Fort Madison | June 7 & 8 |
St. Joseph Parish (Montrose) | Fort Madison | June 7 & 8 |
Church of All Saints | Keokuk | July 5 & 6 |
GROUP 7: Mary's Meals USA
Parish: (Appeal Location) | City: | Appeal Date: |
St. Mary of the Assumption | West Point | |
St. Boniface (Farmington) | West Point | |
St. John the Baptist, Houghton | Houghton | |
St. James the Less Parish (St. Paul) | Houghton |
GROUP 8: St. Vincent Mission Inc.St Vincent Mission is located in the USA / Lexington Diocese. Founded in 1968 by the Brothers of Charity from Philadelphia, PA, St. Vincent Mission is a community of people dedicated to sharing the expression of Christian values. Doing outreach work for the economically distressed, persistent poverty-stricken people located in the Eastern Kentucky region of rural Appalachia. The Missionary Cooperative Plan funds will be used to help fund SVM programs which include: Crisis Relief Assistance, Food Pantry, Home Repair Assistance, Organic Gardening, Career Assistance / Internship Program, Transitional Housing, on-site Thrift Store and the Christmas Store. All of the listed programs benefit the underserved and disadvantaged in their service area.
The Maranatha Caring Mission (MCM) was founded by Sr. Regina Mgbakor with the support of her friend and mentor Sr. Mary Julia Kepros, a sister of Mercy of the Americas. The mission of Maranatha is to establish and provide free medical clinics in the developing countries, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, provide water to the thirsty, and any other works as the Spirit directs. The mission is in keeping with the injunction of Christ in Matthew 25:40 "whatever you do to the least of my brethren that you do unto me." |
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St. Mary Parish | Pella | May 24 & 25 |
St. Mary Parish | Oskaloosa | May 24 & 25 |
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Sacred Heart Parish | Newton | June 7 & 8 |
Immaculate Conception Parish | Colfax | June 7 & 8 |
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St. Anthony Parish | Knoxville | |
Sacred Heart Parish | Melcher |