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Gordon Browning House', the headquarters of ACS is situated on an
industrial estate in Birmingham. It is from this centrally situated position
that the missionary activity of the ACS is operated.
At the heart of the building is the chapel where the Holy Eucharist
is offered daily with special intentions for those who support ACS and those who are supported by the Society.
The
General Secretary of ACS visits parishes most weekends. In this
way ACS enlists support for the mission of the Church
in parishes and
keeps in touch with current needs.
The office staff receive and acknowledge donations as they arrive
daily and process grants to parishes.
Requests for prayerful and fund raising materials are dealt with, especially during
Advent, Lent and Petertide.
 The ACS also runs a printing department where its own magazine Good News, the monthly magazine insert Christian Life and other
literature is printed. The printing department produces a large variety of
items which are listed in the ACS catalogue.
ACS is also able to undertake printing projects such as service books, stationery, etc. The income from
printing
is used to supplement donations to pay for priests in parishes.
The running costs of the ACS are kept to a minimum
and the
Society's proud boast is that "every penny donated to ACS is used to put a priest in a parish".
Legacies are invested and the income from legacies is
used to pay for the day to day running of the Society, and also
to
supplement grants for priests in parishes.
The General Secretary is the full time worker in bringing the
needs of
the Church to the attention of parishes through his preaching and
speaking engagements. However, he depends
on voluntary help in the
dioceses and parishes to ensure on-going support. To this end a priest is
appointed as
Diocesan Secretary in every diocese. His main task is to
bring the work of ACS to the attention of the diocese whenever
there is a
meeting of clergy, e.g. at a diocesan synod. He should encourage parish
priests to appoint parish secretaries
for ACS. The work of a parish
secretary is described on a separate sheet in this information pack.
The Diocesan
Secretary, in consultation with the General Secretary,
may organise an annual eucharistic festival. |
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