Parishioners will often contribution regularly to the running of the parish and Catholic charities such as:
- APF (Association for the Propagation of the Faith)
- Missio
- the Children’s Catholic Society
- the diocese initiative Our Mission Together.
In addition over the year there are a number of retiring collections taken after Mass.
Beneficiary | Usual date | More information |
---|---|---|
Caritas - Diocesan Children's Society | Christmas Crib Offering/Collection | Caritas (Shrewsbury Diocese) |
Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) | January | SPUC |
Priests' Retirement Fund | January | |
Lenten Alms | Lent | |
Racial Justice (optional) | February | |
CAFOD: Family Fast Day | Lent and October | CAFOD |
Holy Places | Good Friday | |
World Communications Day | Ascension(May) | |
Day for Life | June | Day for Life |
Peter's Pence | June | Vatican - Peter's Pence |
Stella Maris (was Apostleship of the Sea) | July | Stella Maris |
Catholic Education Service (optional) | September | CES |
Home Mission Sunday | September | Home Mission Sunday |
World Mission Sunday (APF) | October | Missio |
Clergy Education & Training Fund | November | Diocese of Shrewsbury - Clergy Education and Training |
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