Name: Bernard Toutounji
Position: National Director
Email: info@aidtochurch.org
Website: http://www.aidtochurch.org
PO Box 7246
Baulkham Hills BC NSW 2153
Our Mission / Objective
Founded by Fr Werenfried van Straaten in 1947, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is a Pontifical Foundation and the only international Catholic organisation that focuses on the pastoral and spiritual support of persecuted and suffering Christians. ACN offers its support in the way of prayer, pastoral relief and material assistance.
Through the contributions of 400,000 benefactors across 23 nations, ACN raises approximately AUD $200 million annually for some 5,000 projects in 140 countries. The benefactors of ACN across the globe are kept informed through the “Mirror” newsletter published eight times each year.
Projects in Progress
ACN’s project priotities are: * Training of seminarians * Training of catechists * Charitable help for refugees * Translation, printing and dispatch of religious literature * Publication of the Child’s Bible * Building of Chuches * Religious radio programmes for the former Soviet Union and Third World countries * Purchase of vehicles * Basic support for priests and religious
Our People
Registration Information
ABN
Tax Deductible
How to help us
Wills and Bequests
Help our Future Priests by including us in your Will
We in the Western world may feel discouraged by a lack of priestly vocations, but thousands of young men around the world hunger to offer their lives to God each year.
And their numbers are steadily increasing. Over the last , few years there has been an increase in the number of seminarians studying worldwide.
But for many, it is a difficult journey of suffering, poverty, sacrifice and persecution. Frequently, there is a lack of books and food is scant; several students share one small room in the dilapidated, unheated seminaries. Some even risk arrest and imprisonment.
Without the help of Aid to the Church in Need’s benefactors, countless young men would be unable to answer God’s calling…
Every year, Aid to the Church in Need supports over 14,000 poor or persecuted seminarians around the world.
For further information please contact the office on 02 9679-1929 or write to ACN PO Box 6245 Blacktown DC NSW 2148 or e-mail: info@aidtochurch.org Information on leaving a Bequest to Aid to the Church in Need can also be found on the website at www.aidtochurch.org
General Donations
The work of Aid to the Church In Need provides a lifeline to the Church wherever she is poor, persecuted or threatened.
Please help our work by donating online or by sending your donation to Aid to the Church in Need, PO Box 6245 Blacktown DC NSW 2148. Ph: (02) 9679-1929 e-mail: info@aidtochurch.org Web: www.aidtochurch.org
Work with us
Volunteer with us
Our Annual Reports
Our Mission / Objective
Founded by Fr Werenfried van Straaten in 1947, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is a Pontifical Foundation and the only international Catholic organisation that focuses on the pastoral and spiritual support of persecuted and suffering Christians. ACN offers its support in the way of prayer, pastoral relief and material assistance.
Through the contributions of 400,000 benefactors across 23 nations, ACN raises approximately AUD $200 million annually for some 5,000 projects in 140 countries. The benefactors of ACN across the globe are kept informed through the “Mirror” newsletter published eight times each year.
Projects in Progress
ACN’s project priotities are: * Training of seminarians * Training of catechists * Charitable help for refugees * Translation, printing and dispatch of religious literature * Publication of the Child’s Bible * Building of Chuches * Religious radio programmes for the former Soviet Union and Third World countries * Purchase of vehicles * Basic support for priests and religious
Our People
Registration Information
ABN
Tax Deductible
How to Help us
Wills and Bequests
Help our Future Priests by including us in your Will
We in the Western world may feel discouraged by a lack of priestly vocations, but thousands of young men around the world hunger to offer their lives to God each year.
And their numbers are steadily increasing. Over the last , few years there has been an increase in the number of seminarians studying worldwide.
But for many, it is a difficult journey of suffering, poverty, sacrifice and persecution. Frequently, there is a lack of books and food is scant; several students share one small room in the dilapidated, unheated seminaries. Some even risk arrest and imprisonment.
Without the help of Aid to the Church in Need’s benefactors, countless young men would be unable to answer God’s calling…
Every year, Aid to the Church in Need supports over 14,000 poor or persecuted seminarians around the world.
For further information please contact the office on 02 9679-1929 or write to ACN PO Box 6245 Blacktown DC NSW 2148 or e-mail: info@aidtochurch.org Information on leaving a Bequest to Aid to the Church in Need can also be found on the website at www.aidtochurch.org
General Donations
The work of Aid to the Church In Need provides a lifeline to the Church wherever she is poor, persecuted or threatened.
Please help our work by donating online or by sending your donation to Aid to the Church in Need, PO Box 6245 Blacktown DC NSW 2148. Ph: (02) 9679-1929 e-mail: info@aidtochurch.org Web: www.aidtochurch.org
