Golden Jubilee For Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference Child safeguarding awareness of the Church's universal mission and for encouraging their support, in prayer and sacrifice, for the evangelizing mission of the Church among twothirds of the human family. MISSIONARY CHILDHOOD SOCIETY Motto: “Children helping other Children” Bishop Charles de Forbin Janson Founder of the Holy Childhood Association 1785-1844 The Holy Childhood Association is one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies active in some 110 countries in the world of which Zimbabwe is one. Founded in France in 1843 by Bishop Charles de Forbin Janson, Holy childhood Association helps animate the young faithful to a universal missionary spirit and to gather support from these children for the service of the local churches of Africa, Asia remote regions of Latin America and the pacific Islands among the poorest of the world's children. When do we celebrate the Missionary Childhood in Zimbabwe? The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference has set aside the month of February as the month of the Holy Childhood Association. This is the month we pray for children to be true missionaries of the Gospel not only by word of mouth but by sharing material resources with other poor children. Children are also asked to sacrifice financial resources for those in dire situations. Prayer is the important tool for any mission to be accomplished; therefore one Hail Mary must be prayed by all Holy Childhood members every day. Funds collected during this month for the Holy Childhood are forwarded to the Diocesan Treasury before the month of March. The funds are then forwarded to the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies who then sends them to Rome to be distributed across the whole world according to the needs of each. 77