More About Us
Ecumenical Links
Our parish has, for many years been at the forefront of contact with our local Christian churches through the Fordhouses and Oxley churches together group.
Contact: Mora O‘Sullivan
Welcoming Team
A warm welcome is important when people enter our church whether they are new to the church or regular worshippers.
Our 'welcomers' aim to make everyone feel at home in our church
Contact: Martyn Davies
Refreshments
All of our refreshments are fairly traded
Contact: Chrissie Breakwell
Piety Stall
Our piety stall stocks a large supply of cards for all occasions including when someone has died, baptism, first communion, confirmation and Mass cards.
Gifts for baptism, first communion and confirmation. Plus a range of items including: bibles, prayer books, rosary beads and statues are available for sale. ( See New arrivals in the Piety Stall )
Items may be ordered specially.
Contact: Martyn Davies
Contact: Gift Aid Co-ordinator
Counting Parish Collections
There are currently four teams on the counting rota that meet after 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday in order to count and list the collection, retiring collection, piety and paper proceeds.
If you are interested in assisting in this vital role, please get in touch.
Contact:
Book Club
Meetings held monthly, first Tuesday on the month 7.30 in the sacristy to review and discuss the previous month’s book.
New members welcome
Contact: Gail Lavender or Mora O‘Sullivan
Parish Archive
Archive relating to the History of the Parish from 1935 to present day and beyond.
Information collected is published from time to time and is available
St. Anthony’s website https://www.stanthonysrcchurch.org/history
If anyone has any information, photographs, documents, newspaper articles or cuttings, memories etc. particularly relating to the “THE LOST YEARS 1970 to 2005” and would be prepared to loan them for scanning we would be very grateful.
Contact: Tony Clemson
Clergy Training Fund
The clergy training fund supports students at St Mary's College Oscott, Sutton Coldfield - the future priests of our Diocese.
Contact: Liz Mc Carroll
Fundraising
For information on fundraising and social events, including 50/50 club, please view our online calendar.
Any fundraising opportunies and social events will also be promulgated via our newsletter, which can be downloaded
here
Contact: Fundraising Committee
