On JUNE 17th the  RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DAY was held at DRUMCREE PASTORAL CENTRE.
Teachers from schools in the Northern part of the Archdiocese gathered for their annual inservice day with
Fr Declan our post primary Rel Ed Diocesan Adviser. We were blessed by a great gathering and a most beautiful day.
As always the Centre in Drumcree was a joy for all. A warm welcome and plenty of time to catch up with colleagues and friends are an inportant
part of this annual meeting.  Warm thanks to all Principals who facilitated the release of staff to attend. Your commitment to this very
important experience is appreciated and noted.  A great atmosphere of prayer and reflection helped all replenish our spiritual energies and
refocussed us all on the work of sharing the Good News with our Young People.

 
The Programme for the day together took this form. 
10. am   Icons and how we can use them to nourish our Journey here to God
         .    Prayer and reflection time.     (Fr Declan )
11 am    Break for coffee and catchup
11.30     Meditation on The Polish Icon of our Lady of Częstochowa  (Fr John McGoldrick)     Praying the Jesus Prayer   ( Fr Declan )  
              Religious Education Teacher, a vocation of discipleship   (Mrs Joan McCombe St Malachys College,  Castlewellen).
12.30    Lunch break (Light Lunch Provided)
1.30      Address by Archbishop Eamon Martin.  Catechetics and Faith development … the work of Catholic Education Today.
Wilderness experience   (Group dynamics on consensus and power issues) Mr Denis Bradley.
2.30      Sharing resources from classroom experience. 
2.45      Updating  Fully Alive   Mrs Susan Morgan .  Beginning the process of assembling insights and new resources.
3.30      Closure