MCA and LMH Partnership: Msgr. Anthony Brouwers Essay Scholarship Contest - September 2025
Each year, the Lay Mission-Helpers Association partners with the Missionary Childhood Association of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to host an essay contest for Catholic school students in grades 6–8.
This year’s topic is:
“Why is it important that we share God’s love with people from every country, language, and culture?”
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Essays should be 250–400 words.
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The top writer in each grade will receive a $500 scholarship toward Catholic school tuition.
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Entries must be submitted by email to director@laymissionhelpers.org.
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Deadline: Friday, September 26, 2025, at 5:00 PM (no late entries or password-protected documents will be accepted).
Winners will be announced at the MCA Youth Appreciation Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Tuesday, October 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM.
LMH Class of 2026 Commissioning - Sunday, December 7, 2025
- Kathy Kois and Daniel Hayes will be sent to the Diocese of Makeni, Sierra Leone.
- Karlee Duffey and Doris Weaver (Mission Doctors Association candidate) will be sent to the Diocese of Damongo, Ghana.
- Amy Anderson will be sent to the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguna, Dominican Republic.