Mission Statement for the
Pontifical Mission Societies in the Diocese of Scranton  

The principal aim of the Pontifical Mission Societies of the Diocese of Scranton is to promote a mission spirituality and global vision in the hearts and minds of the faithful.  We hope to accomplish this objective through an increase of education, prayer, material and financial support and local missionary involvement among the religious and laity in spreading the good news of Jesus “To the ends of the earth”.

The Diocesan Mission Office is home to the stranger - the first door missionaries enter.  Missionaries from Asia, Africa, Oceania, South and Central America come here expecting to be welcomed.  We reflect the Diocese of Scranton in its hospitality and generosity.  As these cries from the whole world come to us, we try to make an equitable response, welcoming and including men, women and lay people when preparing for missionaries to go out to our parishes.