Knock Summer Festival

This will be the 9th year the festival will take place. We have changed the date this year to give more people an opportunity to come and expereince the festival.

We have big plans for this year again, we have a great line up of speakers including Andrew O Connell, Sr Helen Prejan (Author of ‘dead man walking’) Brian Mc Kee and many more. There will be workshops on drum, dance, music and clay and pottery. There will also be smaller talks called ‘food for thought’ on subjects such as struggles with faith, love & relationships, scripture and more.

Elation Ministries will be playing throughout the weekend, Psalm drummers and Donking dancers will also be performing.

The festival is really an opportunity to come away for a weekend and expereince something different. It gives people an opportunity to explore, question, ignite and celebrate their faith. Please click on the link to get an idea of what the festival is about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvmPOGsn-A0

For more information contact: (094) 9388100,/ (094) 9375035/ 0876927850 or visit www.knock-shrine.ie/youthfestival

Youth 2000 Ulster Retreat

The next Ulster retreat will take place in:
St. Patricks College,
Broughsane St.
Ballymena

Dates: Fri 12th – Sun 14th March 2010

For more info contact Carla: 075 14820572 (N.I.) or 00447514820572 (R.O.I.)

Our motto is “Youth leading youth to the heart of the Church.” We have experienced the love of God in our lives, and come to know how joyful and fulfilling it is to live out the Catholic faith. We want to share this with others, and lead our peers to Jesus Christ, the source of all love, joy and happiness.

Lent and Easter

It is, without doubt that the legacy of Nelson Mandela is one where reconciliation and hope are the hallmarks. The recent movie ‘Invictus’, tells a brief story of how Mandela used his personal skills to overcome the negativity of his captivity and to forge a new path for South Africa under his presidency. Forgiveness was key to his success.

Lent and Easter for us are all about reconciliation and hope. Forgiveness is key to a successful Lenten journey and an Easter life – filled with joy and hope. Such are the elements that Jesus preached about and lived, especially on that Good Friday on the cross when he reached out in forgiveness to those who had brought him to that terrible moment. Perhaps the one person we need most to forgive is ourselves, knowing that whatever we have done God has already forgiven us!

To live as Easter people is to know that forgiveness and to share that forgiveness. It is to live in a new hope – the new life of Easter which finds us reconciled with God and with one another.

2010 Confirmation

ARCHDIOCESE OF ARMAGH – 2010 CONFIRMATION LIST

Enquiries relating to the development of good practice in parishes and diocesan groups

If you want advice or support in developing good practice in parishes or diocesan groups please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Office on (028) 37525592 or [email protected].

Enquiries regarding the Diocesan Application Process

If you have any questions regarding the Dicoesan application process please contact

Pierce Fox at
Armagh Diocesan Safeguarding Office
Archdiocese of Armagh
Cathedral Road
Armagh
BT61 7QY
Tel (028) 3752 5592 Fax (028) 3752 6182

Enquiries by lay people aplying or wishing to apply for Diocesan Ministry

If you are currently in the application process for clerical ministery in the Archdiocese, Safeguarding Representative role or involvement in the ADYC please contact Pierce Fox at:

Armagh Diocesan Safeguarding Office
Archdiocese of Armagh
Cathedral Road
Armagh
BT61 7QY
Tel (028) 3752 5592 Fax (028) 3752 6182

Contact details for the Safeguarding Committee

If you wish to find out more about the work of the Diocesan Committee for Safeguarding please contact:

Mr Aidan Gordon
Diocesan Director for Safeguarding
Archdiocese of Armagh
Cathedral Road
Armagh, BT61 7QY
Tel (028) 3752 5592
E-mail: [email protected]

Contact Details for Reporting Allegations and Suspicions of Abuse

If you have a child protection concern or wish to make an allegation of abuse please contact a Diocesan Designated Officer.

Diocesan Designated Officers:

Aidan Gordon
Mobile 0044 78 4110 1687
E-mail [email protected]

Eleanor Kelly
Mobile 0044 75 8432 3138
E-mail [email protected]

Armagh Diocesan Safeguarding Office
Archdiocese of Armagh
Cathedral Road
Armagh
BT61 7QY
Tel (028/048) 3752 5592
Fax (028/048) 3752 6182

Role of an Adviser(s)

The Archbishop will appoint an Adviser(s) to be available to the respondent. Advisers shall represent the needs of the respondent to the church authority and assist, where appropriate, with the care of the respondent and with communication between the respondent, the Designated Officer and the church authority/church organisation. The respondent’s Adviser shall not be the respondent’s therapist or spiritual adviser. Advisers should be particularly alert to the sense of isolation and vulnerability which a respondent may experience following an allegation of this nature. He or she will:

accompany, if so requested, and be available after the respondent’s meeting with the church authority and the Diocesan Designated Officer;
inform the respondent of his or her right to obtain advice in civil and Canon Law;
identify any therapeutic or other needs of the respondent and suggest how these may be met;
consider the wishes of the respondent in regard to a pastoral response by the Church to his or her family;
be available to the respondent throughout the inquiry process and thereafter as required;
ensure that the respondent is kept informed of developments in regard to the inquiry;
represent the needs and wishes of the respondent to the Designated Officer, as required. Appropriate training is provided to the Adviser.

Under no circumstances should the same Support Person be provided for the child or adult making the allegation/disclosure of abuse and for the respondent.

Other Agencies