The APF (The Association for the Propagation of the Faith) has been supported by St. Gregory's Parish since 1976 and has contributed most generously, mainly through the "Red Boxes" which are emptied quarterly. Contributors receive a quarterly magazine which keeps them updated on the work of the Association. The local secretaries are Bron Coleman (Sileby) and Joan Wiggins (Barrow) who would welcome enquiries on how you could support the Association. Detailed information about the work of the APF can be gained by clicking on the blue link above.
Bron and Joan have taken over from Bridget O'Dwyer who has been responsible for the red boxes for very many years. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude for the wonderful work in which Bridget has been engaged for such a long time; she has been an inspiration to us all. The phone call with the gentle reminder that it was "that time of the year again" was a feature of her stewardship. The splendid sums raised for the missions are a tribute to her efforts.
Bron and Joan have taken over from Bridget O'Dwyer who has been responsible for the red boxes for very many years. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude for the wonderful work in which Bridget has been engaged for such a long time; she has been an inspiration to us all. The phone call with the gentle reminder that it was "that time of the year again" was a feature of her stewardship. The splendid sums raised for the missions are a tribute to her efforts.
Thank you to the Parish of St. Gregory’s
I want to thank St. Gregory’s parish for the generous support you gave Missio and Mill Hill last year through your Red Boxes and direct donations. I have also sent a poster to display in church as a visible thank you.
The support of your parish is a demonstration of faith, a demonstration of solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the universal Church and a faith-filled response to the desire of Jesus that all people might know his love. I cannot thank you enough for it.
We are proud to be the Holy Father’s own charity with the unique remit to sustain and build the Church wherever it is young or too poor to be self-sufficient. Your help enables us to send annual grants to bishops in these areas (which make up to 40 per cent of the Church worldwide). Bishops rely on these grants to provide pastoral care and much-needed basic buildings for the faith community. Importantly, our funds enable an ever-growing number of people to join the Catholic Church - people whose lives have been touched by the work of missionaries like our own Mill Hill Fathers and Brothers whose work leaves a permanent impression in the hearts and minds of the people they have formed and nurtured to carry the flame of faith (2 Tim 1:6).
Your red boxes support the sharing of faith and ensure that the Church can continue its life-saving work. Forty per cent of the health care in Africa is delivered by the Catholic Church and in remote villages there would be no education but for the Church. It is your generosity and prayers which maintain that presence. Your Red Box donations also fund the largest children’s feeding programmes and keep orphaned brothers and sisters together in child-headed households to prevent their families being split up.
Please continue to support us and pray for the young Churches and especially for those places where the Gospel has not been announced.
Mgr Canon James Cronin
National Director
April 2014
In 2013, St. Gregory’s Parish contributed the magnificent sum of £1,024, mainly via the Red Boxes.
In 2014, the Parish raised £771.21. In the same year, the diocese of Nottingham raised £89,788.
In 2016, the Parish raised £749.06.
In 2017, the Parish raised £839.72.
I want to thank St. Gregory’s parish for the generous support you gave Missio and Mill Hill last year through your Red Boxes and direct donations. I have also sent a poster to display in church as a visible thank you.
The support of your parish is a demonstration of faith, a demonstration of solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the universal Church and a faith-filled response to the desire of Jesus that all people might know his love. I cannot thank you enough for it.
We are proud to be the Holy Father’s own charity with the unique remit to sustain and build the Church wherever it is young or too poor to be self-sufficient. Your help enables us to send annual grants to bishops in these areas (which make up to 40 per cent of the Church worldwide). Bishops rely on these grants to provide pastoral care and much-needed basic buildings for the faith community. Importantly, our funds enable an ever-growing number of people to join the Catholic Church - people whose lives have been touched by the work of missionaries like our own Mill Hill Fathers and Brothers whose work leaves a permanent impression in the hearts and minds of the people they have formed and nurtured to carry the flame of faith (2 Tim 1:6).
Your red boxes support the sharing of faith and ensure that the Church can continue its life-saving work. Forty per cent of the health care in Africa is delivered by the Catholic Church and in remote villages there would be no education but for the Church. It is your generosity and prayers which maintain that presence. Your Red Box donations also fund the largest children’s feeding programmes and keep orphaned brothers and sisters together in child-headed households to prevent their families being split up.
Please continue to support us and pray for the young Churches and especially for those places where the Gospel has not been announced.
Mgr Canon James Cronin
National Director
April 2014
In 2013, St. Gregory’s Parish contributed the magnificent sum of £1,024, mainly via the Red Boxes.
In 2014, the Parish raised £771.21. In the same year, the diocese of Nottingham raised £89,788.
In 2016, the Parish raised £749.06.
In 2017, the Parish raised £839.72.
