The Parish Charities area covers the following activities:
- CAFOD (Catholic Fund for Overseas Development);
- Nugent
- Project Zimbabwe
- St Vincent de Paul Group.
If you can help in anyway please contact us
CAFOD is the Catholic Agency For Overseas Development.
Poverty. Injustice. Conflict. Climate Change. Inequality. On any given day, many of our brothers and sisters around the world are in need.
CAFOD works with over 500 partners in more than 40 countries across the world to bring hope, compassion and solidarity to poor communities, standing side by side with them to end poverty and injustice. CAFOD works with people of all faiths and none. Inspired by scripture, Catholic social teaching and the experiences and hopes of people living in poverty, CAFOD works for a safe, sustainable and peaceful world.
Nugent (formerly Nugent Care) is a major service provider charity which aims to meet the needs of vulnerable and marginalised individuals and communities across the Archdiocese of Liverpool. Its care homes and special schools provide support for hundreds of children, young people and adults. Its volunteers do thousands of hours of voluntary activity each year. Community teams provide a vital support service to hundreds of individuals across the North West who have learning disabilities, are deaf or hard of hearing, or are older people in need of support or befriending. Specialist services include a welfare and material aid project, support for homeless people and supported living programmes for adults with learning disabilities. The origins of Nugent date back to Victorian Liverpool and the pioneering work of Father James Nugent (1822-1905) in relation to child welfare, relief from poverty and social reform. Through his ministry, Fr Nugent witnessed suffering caused by poverty and appalling conditions and took action to remedy the situation. By the time of his death, Fr Nugent had given homes and valuable skills to thousands of children, and laid the foundations for the work currently undertaken by Nugent. Allied to the Archdiocese, Nugent has provided care and support for over 130 years. While the organisation's values have remained constant, its services have adapted to meet the changing needs of today's society.
Bishop Eton donates to the work of Nugent Care through the blue box scheme. Each box is labelled with a list of client groups who may benefit from donations. The donor is invited to tick the group to which his/her money should be donated. Boxes can be obtained and returned to church after the 10am Sunday Mass or by contacting the organiser who will call at your home to collect your box. Collection and receipt of the next boxes are done at specific times throughout the year when a notice is put into the parish bulletin.
Nugent Charity Shop
Nugent Care had a Charity shop in Allerton Road. If you have any old shoes, clothes, handbags or bric-a-brac that you would like to donate, drop them off at the Charity Shop at 73 Allerton Road, or at the Nugent head office at 99 Edge Lane.
Nugent Crib Appeal
The crib appeal takes place during the Christmas season. A box is placed at the front of the altar for donations. All proceeds are donated to Nugent..
"Together we can make a difference"
Bishop Eton has a close partnership through Project Zimbabwe with Redemptorist parishes in Zimbabwe in Tafara and Mavuku, Harare.
It aims to
- offer prayer for the people of Zimbabwe,
- raise awareness through displays in church and the Fisher-More Hall and
- raise money through various parish activities.
In the last few years we have a number of fund raising events all of the money raised has been sent to the Redemptorists in Zimbabwe to help aid their projects.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL'S SOCIETY (SVP)
The SVP is an international Catholic charity which was established in Liverpool in 1844. Its aim is to tackle poverty and disadvantage in all forms. The Bishop Eton Conference was established in 1981.
The group has male and female adult members with a range of backgrounds and skills. The main requirement is the willingness and time to serve other people. Members must be over 18 years of age.
The role of the SVP within the parish is mostly visiting people in their homes or care homes, they may be old, ill or find it difficult to get out and would like a regular or occasional chat with members of the SVP who are both men and women. If you would like us to visit you or know someone who may benefit from a visits please contact us via email or via the parish office.
If you wish to refer someone other than yourself you must have their permission.
We are aware that for many elderly people a visit from the SVP has a stigma attached to it but we are trying to lose that image. We see ourselves as a befriending group and get as much satisfaction from the visits as those we visit do. At the moment we could see more people than we do so would welcome more friends to visit.
New members are welcome but membership is by application. Due to the nature of our work in the field, references and a DBS check must be completed along with a probationary period
Anyone can support the work of the SVP through prayer and financial donations. There is a collection once a month or you can donate by Text
Texts cost your donation amount plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give a donation but do not wish to receive marketing communications Text SVPNOINFO to the same number. Gift Aid: if you pay income tax, please don’t forget to gift aid your donation. For every £1 donated, the parish can reclaim 25p! An easy to use form relating to the gift aid scheme can be delivered to you
For further information please contact the president via e-mail
