Missionaries of the Sacred

Thank you to everyone, volunteers, staff and participants, who made our 39th annual Dinner Dance Benefit in Aurora, IL a success! With your help, we are able to help support the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in Korea. South Korea’s economy attracts over one million immigrant workers and these workers are often vulnerable and sometimes their employers take advantage of this vulnerability and refuse to pay them a proper salary. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart work for justice in these situations and strive to protect the workers’ human rights, in addition to providing them with counseling and sacraments. In addition to working to protect the human rights of foreign workers and sailors, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in Korea also run a youth shelter and provide food for children in North Korea (distribution is monitored through the services of the International Red Cross).

We would like to extend a special thank you to Fr. Benedict Ko, MSC for celebrating the Korean Mass beforehand and also for sharing about his country and the work of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart there. We would also like to thank the members of the Korean communities of Milwaukee, WI and Chicago, IL for joining us and for sharing a glimpse of Korean culture, both through homemade traditional desserts (Korean rice cake and Korea rice cookies) and a traditional dance performed by the children of the Korean Catholic Church in Milwaukee.

We are a missionary Church, and the principle of solidarity challenges us to be global citizens, to see other people and nations as our neighbors. Thank you for helping us put this solidarity into practice and live out our missionary character by supporting the great work that our brothers are doing in Korea.

Mark your calendars: our 40th Annual Dinner Dance Benefit will be on April 10th at the same location (Gaslight Manor,  2485 Church Road, Aurora, IL).

Kam-sa-hahm-need-da  (Thank you!)