Association for the Propagation of the Faith (APF)
The Association for the Propagation of the Faith (APF) assists each and every one of the Catholic Church's 1,062 mission dioceses and territories to provide pastoral care and preach the Gospel effectively.It was founded in Lyons, France, in 1822 by a young French woman, Pauline Jaricot. She began by persuading local working people to support the missions by giving a farthing a week. A century later, when the organisation was established in almost every country of the world, Pope Pius XI made it the official mission-funding society for the Catholic Church.
The APF works in England and Wales with the Mill Hill Missionary Society, the only major missionary society to have been formed in England. Mill Hill was one of the first societies to introduce lay missionaries, and its priests, lay brothers and associates work in 27 countries and every continent.
In England and Wales funds for the Missions are collected through the famous Red collection Boxes. These can be found in 200,000 homes and they have helped raise millions of pounds for the missions.
If you would like to find out more about the work of the APF and Mill Hill Missionaries please visit http://www.missio.org.uk and http://www.millhillmissionaries.com .
Every parish has a team of APF promoters who collect Red Box contributions locally. Maggie Beresford is our parish APF Co-ordinator and she oversees collection of the Red Boxes from member's homes or the church office.
New members are always welcomed and if you would like to join the APF and become a missionary reaching out with the love of Jesus to the whole world or would like more information please contact Maggie Beresford via the church office
The APF works in England and Wales with the Mill Hill Missionary Society, the only major missionary society to have been formed in England. Mill Hill was one of the first societies to introduce lay missionaries, and its priests, lay brothers and associates work in 27 countries and every continent.
In England and Wales funds for the Missions are collected through the famous Red collection Boxes. These can be found in 200,000 homes and they have helped raise millions of pounds for the missions.
If you would like to find out more about the work of the APF and Mill Hill Missionaries please visit http://www.missio.org.uk and http://www.millhillmissionaries.com .
Every parish has a team of APF promoters who collect Red Box contributions locally. Maggie Beresford is our parish APF Co-ordinator and she oversees collection of the Red Boxes from member's homes or the church office.
New members are always welcomed and if you would like to join the APF and become a missionary reaching out with the love of Jesus to the whole world or would like more information please contact Maggie Beresford via the church office
APF Appeal for new members
At both Masses over the weekend of 12th and 13th March we were very pleased to welcome Father Brian Oswald from the Mill Hill Missionaries. The APF celebrate their 75th Anniversary this year and he came to make an appeal for new members.
In the entrance porch there was a display of Red Boxes and literature showing the work of the APF and Mill Hill Missionaries and what the funds collected are used towards. The appeal was very successful and over 30 new members were recruited over the weekend. If you missed the appeal and would like to become a member of the APF collecting loose change in one of the Red Boxes and contributing towards the work of the Mill Hill Missionaries, then please contact Maggie Beresford via the church office. If you would like to find out more about the work of the APF and Mill Hill Missionaries please visit http://www.missio.org.uk and http://www.millhillmissionaries.com |   |
