Fit for Mission - St Anthony Church

It is an integral part of Fit for Mission, Ecumenism and Inter-faith leadership councilors from St Anthony’s Parish and the Auckland Diocese to promote unity amongst the Christian family and build relationships with people of other religions.

As Auckland continues to grow so do we here at St Anthony’s Parish in its ethnic and religious diversity, ecumenical and inter-faith movements become crucial in ensuring that all people, regardless of their creed, are respected and could freely exercise their faith.

The Catholic Church in Auckland collaborates with other Christian communities and religious organisations to foster unity in diversity among all people who call Aotearoa New Zealand home.

“Surely the fostering of unity is a noble task which is incumbent upon all who have at heart the good of the whole human family. It is my hope that interreligious and ecumenical cooperation will demonstrate that men and women do not have to forsake their identity, whether ethnic or religious, in order to live in harmony with their brothers and sisters.”

Pope Francis (Address to Ecumenical and Inter-religious Gathering in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2015)

St Anthony Parish Fit for Mission – Food Bank pastoral plans are to responds to emergencies around the world, including in Aotearoa New Zealand. In response to emergencies within Aotearoa, St Therese Parish provide a food bank collection and storage facility (drop off / pick up) for donated food parcels. Volunteers from the St Anthony’s Family Support Service Trust pick up and distribute to nationwide families seeking the Trusts support.

We are not the riches people. It is not the amount that we will be sending, but it is a gesture of our empathy with our brothers and sisters who are in need of our help.

Our aim is to bring transparency to go forth with Gods ministry to save lives, reduce suffering, uphold human dignity, and meet people’s basic needs – regardless of ethnicity, religion or nationality.

St Anthony’s Family Support Services Trust was registered on 17th May 1993 at the Charities Services, Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai part of the Department of Internal Affairs, and administers the Charities Act 2005: CLICK HERE

St Anthony Parish Fit for Mission – Emergency Relief pastoral plans are to responds to emergencies around the world, including in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

In response to emergencies around the world we partner up with Caritas to distribute Envelope Appeals and collect food items for emergency relief around the world, including in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

We are not the riches people. It is not the amount that we will be sending, but it is a gesture of our empathy with our brothers and sisters who are in need of our help.

Established by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference in 1966, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand aims to make a difference in the lives of people living with poverty or injustice through community development, advocacy, education, and emergency relief. Their work supports community development projects and emergency response in about 20 countries with 30 programmes across the Pacific, Asia, Africa and Latin America.