Sponsoring a seminarian makes a wonderful parish or community project!
It’s a fantastic way to connect in faith to seminarians studying for the priesthood overseas and a wonderful opportunity to support the future of our Church and create agents of peace in challenging circumstances.
Whether you collect monthly donations or set up a fundraising event, committing £42 a month is a whole lot more achievable as a team!
Watch Christiane and Jack discuss how they have set up a sponsorship group in their parish:
- If you would like to sponsor a seminarian as an individual, find out more here>>
- Christiane and Jack were inspired after they read about Leo’s parish in Birmingham. You can read their story here>>
Get everyone on board!
Speaking at Mass, putting up posters and adding a page to your parish website are all great ways to get people on board to sponsor a seminarian. All our resources are free to download, adapt and use to promote the Seminarian Sponsorship Programme. Click on the red links below to download them.
Once your group is ready to sponsor a seminarian, you can contact us to register:
T: 020 7821 9755 E: [email protected]
You can also write to us at Missio, 23 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1NU
Promoting in your parish
Use our posters to promote your group
Download a colour A4 poster
Download a colour A3
Download a black and white poster A4
Download a black and white poster A3
Gather interest
Use our short talk to inspire your parish.
Use our leaflet to spread the word in your parish.
Download and print this interest form to encourage sign-ups.
Admin documents
Promoting online
Use our web copy and widgets to promote the sponsorship programme on your parish or community website.
- Click here to download words for your website>>
- Scroll down to find images and widgets for your website.
Set up a JustGiving page for your Seminarian
An online page means your fundraising can continue for as long as you want it to – which is great for a long term project like a four year sponsorship programme. Using a website like JustGiving.com is free, secure, and instant. You can follow the simple step-by-step instructions to set up your page; everyone involved can add their donations quickly and easily, and your fundraising money will come directly to Missio which means you don’t need to chase or collect. And, you can keep your sponsors and donors up-to-date with messages and photos from your seminarian in just a few minutes on your phone!
Find all our tips for setting up your online fundraising page on page 6 of our downloadable guide>>>
Fundraise
Fundraising is a great way to support your seminarian and share the cost of sponsorship with your wider community.
Click here to download our FREE guide to parish and community fundraising here>>
Widgets for your parish or community website
You’re welcome to use the images below to link to the Missio website or promote your sponsorship programme online. Use the embed codes below to add our widgets to your parish or community website – or click on the grey buttons to download the images for your site use.
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