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Presentation Brothers
Draft Strategic Plan (2012 - 2017) for the Anglo-Irish Province
13th October 2012
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Contents
Strategic Priority One 2
Strategic Priority one is to continue on our journey where we embrace positive mindsets and beliefs so that new life and energy can come / be fostered in our communities
Strategic Priority Two 5
Strategic priority two is to encourage vocations to the Presentation order in the Anglo Irish Province
Strategic Priority Three 7
Strategic Priority three is to ensure to ensure the best standards of loving care for our elderly Brothers
Strategic Priority Four 9
Strategic Priority Four is to live out our mission of “forming Christ in the young”
Strategic Priority Five 10
Strategic Priority Five is to ensure that each child will be cherished and affirmed
Strategic Priority Six 13
Strategic Priority Six is to share who we are and what we are doing both within the Presentation Family and with the wider world
Strategic Priority Seven 14
Strategic Priority Seven is to engage with our co-journers - those in our midst who keep the dream of Edmund Rice alive.
Strategic Priority Eight 15
Strategic Priority Eight is to value our material resources which are held in trust for the service of the gospel and share responsibility for good stewardship and wise planning.
Strategic Priority Nine 16
Strategic Priority Nine is to express our charism in ways that are relevant and meaningful to the needs of people and our earth home in the 21st Century
Strategic Priority Ten 18
Strategic Priority Ten is to continue to respond to the cry of the poor committing ourselves to engaging in education, formation and action in relation to Catholic social teaching and advocacy
APPENDIX
Thoughts on the future of Youth Ministry 22 in the Anglo-Irish Province
Community Development 26
2
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
To c
ontin
ue o
n ou
r
jour
ney
whe
re w
e
embr
ace
posi
tive
min
dset
s an
d be
liefs
so
that
new
life
and
ene
rgy
can
com
e / b
e fo
ster
ed in
our
com
mun
ities
To e
mbr
ace
posi
tive
min
dset
s an
d be
liefs
so
that
new
life
and
ene
rgy
can
com
e / b
e fo
ster
ed in
our
com
mun
ities
To p
artic
ipat
e in
the
Div
ine
Pres
ence
thr
ough
a lif
e of
com
mun
ion
and
com
mun
ity
To p
rom
ote
the
prac
tice
of q
ualit
y tim
e in
com
mun
ity m
eetin
gs;
enco
urag
ing
gene
rativ
e
conv
ersa
tions
whi
ch o
pen
us t
o th
e po
wer
of
the
Spiri
t am
ong
us.
To u
se t
he C
omm
unity
Dev
elop
men
t do
cum
ent
(App
endi
x 1)
to
draf
t a
mis
sion
sta
tem
ent
and
com
mun
ity p
lan.
Prov
ide
appr
opria
te
reso
urci
ng f
or
Com
mun
ity L
eade
rs
to f
acili
tate
eff
ectiv
e
com
mun
ity m
eetin
gs
•H
old
an a
nnua
l
Com
mun
ity L
eade
rs
mee
ting
to m
eet
and
supp
ort
the
trai
ning
need
s as
iden
tified
by
the
part
icip
ants
•Pr
ovid
e a
faci
lity
for
Com
mun
ity L
eade
rs
to a
vail
of o
ngoi
ng
pers
onal
/pro
fess
iona
l
supp
ort
and
supe
rvis
ion
Com
mun
ity L
eade
r
with
sup
port
of
each
com
mun
ity m
embe
r
Regu
lar
ongo
ing
supp
ort
give
n by
PLT
Supp
orte
d by
PLT
,
com
mitm
ent
from
Com
mun
ity L
eade
rs
Revi
ew a
nd r
evis
e it
annu
ally
.
Revi
ew a
nnua
lly in
Sept
embe
r
Each
yea
r (s
ugge
sted
mon
th?)
Mon
thly
/ Bi
mon
thly
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
On
eSt
rate
gic
Prio
rity
one
is t
o co
ntin
ue o
n ou
r jo
urne
y w
here
we
embr
ace
posi
tive
min
dset
s an
d be
liefs
so
that
new
life
and
ene
rgy
can
com
e / b
e fo
ster
ed in
our
co
mm
un
itie
s
3
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
To c
all o
urse
lves
and
thos
e w
ho jo
urne
y w
ith
us t
o m
ake
com
mun
ity
the
prim
ary
plac
e
of e
vang
elis
atio
n of
ours
elve
s an
d ot
hers
To e
nsur
e th
at o
ne
pers
on is
res
pons
ible
for
the
prep
arat
ion
of
mea
ning
ful c
omm
unity
pray
er e
xper
ienc
es o
n a
wee
kly
rota
Enco
urag
e Br
othe
rs t
o
part
icip
ate
in c
omm
unal
med
itatio
n
Dev
elop
the
pra
ctic
e of
Emm
aus
com
pani
ons
Com
mun
ity L
eade
r in
conj
unct
ion
with
who
le
com
mun
ity.
Reso
urce
peo
ple
– Ba
rry
& B
ede
Con
vers
atio
ns in
the
com
mun
ity a
bout
med
itatio
n
Com
mun
ity L
eade
rs
Ong
oing
– t
o be
revi
ewed
ann
ually
Ong
oing
with
ann
ual
revi
ew
Ong
oing
with
ann
ual
revi
ew
To r
aise
aw
aren
ess
of t
he
richn
ess
of b
roth
erho
od
Reco
rdin
g of
the
sto
ries
of in
divi
dual
Bro
ther
s as
a w
ay o
f ac
know
ledg
ing
each
one
’s un
ique
spiri
tual
aut
obio
grap
hy
Enco
urag
e w
ritin
g of
auto
biog
raph
y
To r
ecog
nise
and
cele
brat
e th
e Br
othe
rs
Jubi
lees
eac
h ye
ar
Barr
y, A
ndre
w a
nd
Ms.
Pat
O’L
eary
, Dire
ctor
of C
omm
unic
atio
ns
Vis
itatio
ns &
Pro
vinc
e
lett
ers
PLT
mem
bers
and
3
othe
rs t
o fo
rm o
rgan
isin
g
com
mitt
ee
Ong
oing
Ong
oing
Each
yea
r on
Aug
ust
12th
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
On
e (C
on
tin
ued
)
4
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
To m
ake
our
Vis
ion
Stat
emen
t fr
om t
he
2011
Cha
pter
a li
ving
docu
men
t
Thro
ugh
the
deve
lopm
ent
& im
plem
enta
tion
of t
he
Five
-Yea
r-Pl
an
Wor
ksho
ps
Clu
ster
mee
tings
&
Dis
cuss
ions
PLT
in c
onju
nctio
n w
ith
ever
y Br
othe
r
CLT
and
PLT
Ong
oing
CLT
vis
itatio
n 20
12
PLT
bi-a
nnua
l ass
embl
ies
To e
ncou
rage
Bro
ther
s
to t
ake
resp
onsi
bilit
y
for
thei
r ow
n sp
iritu
al
jour
ney.
To a
vail
of s
pirit
ual
dire
ctio
n, c
ours
es a
nd
retr
eats
.
To s
hare
the
lear
ning
,
awar
enes
s an
d
expe
rienc
e w
ith o
ther
Brot
hers
and
the
wid
er
com
mun
ity
Each
indi
vidu
al B
roth
er
Indi
vidu
al B
roth
ers
taki
ng
initi
ativ
es w
here
the
y ar
e
livin
g.
Ong
oing
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
On
e (C
on
tin
ued
)
5
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
To c
ontin
ue o
n ou
r jo
urne
y w
here
we
embr
ace
posi
tive
min
dset
s an
d be
liefs
so
that
new
life
and
ene
rgy
can
com
e / b
e fo
ster
ed in
ou
r co
mm
uniti
es
To d
raft
a n
ew v
isio
n fo
r vo
catio
n m
inis
try
in
Irela
nd a
nd E
ngla
nd
and
to e
ncou
rage
new
vo
catio
ns in
the
Ang
lo
Irish
pro
vinc
e
Dev
elop
a c
omm
unic
atio
n st
rate
gy
Dev
elop
a V
ocat
ion
pr
omot
ion
stra
tegy
Prov
ide
two
resi
dent
ial
voca
tions
wee
kend
s ea
ch
year
(on
e Ire
land
, One
En
glan
d)
Esta
blis
h Sp
iritu
ality
gr
oups
for
you
ng a
dults
. Th
is is
an
effo
rt t
o ‘g
row
ou
r ow
n vo
catio
ns’.
Sugg
este
d lo
catio
ns f
or
thes
e gr
oups
:
• C
ork
• G
last
hule
• K
illar
ney
• B
irr
• W
ater
ford
Dra
ft t
he a
ims
and
obje
ctiv
es o
f Sp
iritu
ality
gr
oups
Link
with
You
th 2
000
and
othe
r gr
oups
invo
lved
in
yout
h ev
ange
lisat
ion
and
cate
ches
is
Voca
tions
Tea
m
(And
rew
Hic
key,
Dire
ctor
of
Com
mun
icat
ions
Ra
ymon
d D
wye
r an
d Ru
pert
O’S
ulliv
an
Rupe
rt
Raym
ond
& D
irect
or o
f C
omm
unic
atio
ns
Rich
ard
& B
arry
Noe
l
Ulta
n
Kev
in
Dire
ctor
of
Voca
tions
&
Dire
ctor
of
Com
mun
icat
ions
Irela
nd -
Spr
ing
2012
Engl
and
- A
utum
n 20
12
Reoc
curr
ing
each
yea
r on
th
ese
date
s
Begi
nnin
g Ja
nuar
y 20
13
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Tw
oSt
rate
gic
prio
rity
two
is t
o en
cour
age
voca
tio
ns
to t
he P
rese
ntat
ion
orde
r in
the
Ang
lo Ir
ish
Prov
ince
6
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
Dra
ft a
job
desc
riptio
n fo
r th
e C
omm
unic
atio
ns
Dire
ctor
and
Voc
atio
ns
Dire
ctor
pos
ition
s
Job
Des
crip
tions
Upd
ated
con
trac
t
PLT
PLT
Febr
uary
201
2
Febr
uary
201
2
Ong
oing
mon
itorin
g an
d ev
alua
tion
To h
ave
5 C
andi
date
s / n
ovic
es jo
in t
he
Con
greg
atio
n in
th
e Pr
ovin
ce /
in t
he
novi
tiate
? by
201
7
Voca
tion
Team
to
anim
ate
the
Prov
ince
an
d di
rect
our
Voc
atio
n St
rate
gy.
Ever
y Br
othe
r ha
s th
is
resp
onsi
bilit
y w
ith t
he
enco
urag
emen
t of
Vo
catio
ns T
eam
Ong
oing
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Tw
o (
Co
nti
nu
ed)
7
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
To c
ontin
ue o
n ou
r jo
urne
y w
here
we
embr
ace
posi
tive
min
dset
s an
d be
liefs
so
that
new
life
and
ene
rgy
can
com
e / b
e fo
ster
ed in
ou
r co
mm
uniti
es
To e
nsur
e th
e be
st
stan
dard
s of
lovi
ng c
are
for
our
elde
rly B
roth
ers
To d
evel
op a
str
uctu
re
for
the
man
agem
ent
of
Mai
ville
to
ensu
re t
he
high
est
stan
dard
s of
m
anag
emen
t an
d se
rvic
e
To p
rovi
de a
ppro
pria
te
care
for
our
eld
erly
and
/or
infir
m B
roth
ers.
Mee
t w
ith H
SE t
o es
tabl
ish
the
care
nee
ds
and
entit
lem
ents
of
the
Brot
hers
Empl
oy c
ompe
tent
sta
ff
to m
eet
appr
opria
te
need
s of
Com
mun
ity
Dev
elop
an
Adv
isor
y G
roup
- t
o pr
ovid
e su
ppor
t to
th
e le
ader
ship
tea
m in
M
aivi
lle, i
n es
tabl
ishi
ng
the
need
s an
d ap
prop
riate
sup
port
s fo
r th
e Br
othe
rs
Hug
h &
Aid
an
PLT
& C
omm
unity
Lea
der
Com
mun
ity L
eade
r M
aivi
lle a
nd P
LT
Barr
y
Imm
edia
te
Imm
edia
te
Imm
edia
te
To p
rovi
de a
ppro
pria
te
supp
ort
for
the
com
mun
ity le
ader
ship
te
am
Ass
ess
need
s of
C
omm
unity
Lea
der
and
Burs
ar a
nd d
evel
op
appr
opria
te r
espo
nses
Barr
yO
ngoi
ng
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Th
ree
Stra
tegi
c Pr
iorit
y th
ree
is t
o en
sure
to
ensu
re t
he b
est
stan
dard
s of
lovi
ng c
are
for
ou
r el
der
ly B
roth
ers
8
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
To e
nsur
e a
high
qua
lity
of li
fe a
nd c
are
for
the
Brot
hers
lead
ing
to a
m
eani
ngfu
l life
Supp
ort
the
com
mun
ity
to b
ecom
e in
volv
ed in
the
w
ider
com
mun
ity
- E
ncou
rage
Bro
ther
s to
vi
sit
the
loca
l com
mun
ity
cent
re
- En
cour
age
Brot
hers
to
part
icip
ate
in a
ctiv
ities
in
SH
ARE
Hou
sing
for
el
derly
peo
ple
whe
re
poss
ible
to
be in
volv
ed
- H
old
a ne
ighb
ours
nig
ht
twic
e pe
r ye
ar
- Ex
plor
e po
ssib
le
activ
ities
/pro
gram
mes
for
he
alth
and
wel
lbei
ng f
or
the
Brot
hers
PLT
Vis
itatio
n &
dur
ing
info
rmal
vis
its b
y PL
T
Com
mun
ity L
eade
r
Com
mun
ity L
eade
r
Gro
up a
ppoi
nted
with
in
the
Com
mun
ity
Gro
up a
ppoi
nted
with
in
the
Com
mun
ity –
su
ppor
ted
by B
arry
Ong
oing
East
er 2
012
Twic
e a
year
May
5th
&
Nov
embe
r 21
st
Oct
ober
201
2
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Th
ree
(Co
nti
nu
ed)
9
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
To c
ontin
ue o
n ou
r jo
urne
y w
here
we
embr
ace
posi
tive
min
dset
s an
d be
liefs
so
that
new
life
and
ene
rgy
can
com
e / b
e fo
ster
ed in
ou
r co
mm
uniti
es
To li
ve o
ut o
ur m
issi
on
of “
form
ing
Chr
ist
in t
he
youn
g”
To c
onne
ct y
oung
peo
ple
to t
he li
fe a
nd m
issi
on o
f th
e Pr
esen
tatio
n Br
othe
rs
To m
ake
the
Revi
ew o
f Yo
uth
min
istr
y (2
010)
the
st
artin
g po
int
for
anot
her
yout
h m
inis
try
initi
ativ
e
To u
se t
he d
ocum
ent
‘Tho
ught
s on
the
fut
ure
of Y
outh
Min
istr
y in
the
Ang
lo-Ir
ish
Prov
ince
’ (A
ppen
dix
2) a
s a
guid
elin
e fo
r ne
w d
irect
ion
in y
outh
m
inis
try.
To d
evel
op a
ppro
pria
te
man
agem
ent
stru
ctur
es
to s
uppo
rt a
ny a
ctio
ns
deci
ded.
PLT
PLT
and
othe
rs
Mem
ber
of P
LT a
nd
othe
rs t
o be
iden
tified
June
201
2
Plan
in p
lace
by
Janu
ary
2013
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Fo
ur
Stra
tegi
c Pr
iorit
y Fo
ur is
to
live
out
our
mis
sion
of
“fo
rmin
g C
hri
st in
th
e yo
un
g”
10
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
To c
ontin
ue o
n ou
r jo
urne
y w
here
we
embr
ace
posi
tive
min
dset
s an
d be
liefs
so
that
new
life
and
ene
rgy
can
com
e / b
e fo
ster
ed in
ou
r co
mm
uniti
es
To e
nsur
e th
at e
ach
child
w
ill b
e ch
eris
hed
and
affir
med
To im
plem
ent
the
Prov
ince
’s C
hild
Sa
fegu
ardi
ng P
olic
y (2
011)
That
eac
h Br
othe
r w
ill
rece
ive
and
read
a c
opy
of t
he P
rese
ntat
ion
Brot
hers
Chi
ld
Safe
guar
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tect
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Polic
y an
d Pr
oced
ures
Dis
trib
ute
copi
es t
o al
l Br
othe
rs
Faci
litat
e co
nver
satio
ns
/dis
cuss
ions
on
key
aspe
cts
of t
he d
ocum
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in c
omm
uniti
es
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Bro
ther
s w
ill b
e m
ade
awar
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the
ne
ed f
or s
afeg
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self
and
the
appr
opria
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roce
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saf
ety
of s
elf
And
rew
PLT
Com
mun
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PLT
& lo
cal s
afeg
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repr
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ndre
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& B
arry
Brot
her
appo
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th
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the
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al
Repr
esen
tativ
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Dec
embe
r 20
11
Revi
ew d
urin
g V
isita
tions
Mar
ch 2
012
To p
rovi
de t
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for
Loca
l Saf
egua
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pres
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ning
wor
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p to
be
pro
vide
d fo
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wly
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d re
pres
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an
nual
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r as
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rson
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ch 2
012
with
an
nual
rev
iew
in M
arch
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tw
o de
sign
ated
of
ficer
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ovin
cePL
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And
rew
& B
arry
Febr
uary
201
2 an
nual
re
view
in F
ebru
ary
ther
eaft
er
That
all
mem
bers
of
the
PLT
wou
ld r
ecei
ve u
p-to
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ate
trai
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he n
ew
and
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pol
icie
s an
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oced
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re
Chi
ld
Safe
guar
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tify
appr
opria
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trai
ning
pro
gram
mes
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thr
ough
NBS
CC
CA
nnua
l rev
iew
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Fiv
eSt
rate
gic
Prio
rity
Five
is t
o en
sure
tha
t ea
ch c
hild
will
be
cher
ish
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nd
affi
rmed
11
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
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bili
tyTi
mel
ine
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all
Staf
f an
d vo
lunt
eers
and
tho
se
invo
lved
in m
inis
try
will
rec
eive
app
ropr
iate
tr
aini
ng in
Chi
ld
Safe
guar
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Pro
cedu
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and
polic
ies
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ctio
n tr
aini
ng f
or a
ll ne
w s
taff
wor
king
with
ch
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Iden
tifica
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/de
velo
pmen
t of
ap
prop
riate
ann
ual
trai
ning
(upd
ate)
to
be
deliv
ered
to
volu
ntee
rs,
lead
ers
etc.
PLT
Gro
up le
ader
s
PLT
and
Dire
ctor
s of
M
inis
trie
s
ERA
C J
une
2012
and
as r
equi
red
ther
eaft
er
Sept
embe
r an
nual
ly
That
all
staf
f an
d vo
lunt
eers
and
tho
se
invo
lved
in m
inis
try
will
re
ceiv
e G
arda
cle
aran
ce
befo
re c
omm
enci
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wor
king
with
you
ng
peop
le
Prov
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n of
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da v
ettin
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rms
to e
ach
new
sta
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mem
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/ vol
unte
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Prov
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Gro
up le
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s
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Requ
ired
That
all
new
can
dida
tes
join
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the
cong
rega
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will
as
a pr
iorit
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prop
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tra
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Dev
elop
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cific
in
duct
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trai
ning
pr
ogra
mm
e re
quire
d
Form
atio
n Te
amA
s re
quire
d
That
all
com
mun
ities
w
ill d
ispl
ay a
not
ice
re c
hild
saf
egua
rdin
g po
licie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
in
a p
rom
inen
t po
sitio
n in
ea
ch h
ouse
.
Ensu
re t
hat
each
co
mm
unity
has
a c
opy
of
the
polic
y an
d pr
oced
ures
no
tice
Ensu
re t
hat
it is
pr
omin
ently
dis
play
ed
And
rew
Com
mun
ity L
eade
rs
Dis
play
ed b
y Ja
nuar
y
2012
Che
cked
at
visi
tatio
n
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Fiv
e (C
on
tin
ued
)
12
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
That
the
pol
icie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
will
be
revi
ewed
with
eac
h co
mm
unity
ann
ually
ba
sed
on t
he S
elf
Aud
it to
ol p
p 27
– 3
5 SA
FEG
UA
RDIN
G
CH
ILD
REN
- S
tand
ards
an
d G
uida
nce
Doc
umen
t fo
r th
e C
atho
lic C
hurc
h in
Irel
and
2008
Info
rmat
ion
shar
ing
and
disc
ussi
on a
t vi
sita
tion
annu
ally
Form
al r
evie
w o
f al
l po
licie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
w
ithin
the
tw
o re
gion
s (Ir
elan
d &
Eng
land
)
And
rew
Barr
y
Des
igna
ted
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cer
& P
LT
At
annu
al v
isita
tion
each
sp
ring
Ann
ually
at
visi
tatio
n
Stra
teg
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rio
rity
Fiv
e (C
on
tin
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)
13
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
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ontin
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n ou
r jo
urne
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here
we
embr
ace
posi
tive
min
dset
s an
d be
liefs
so
that
new
life
and
ene
rgy
can
com
e / b
e fo
ster
ed in
ou
r co
mm
uniti
es
To s
hare
who
we
are
and
wha
t w
e ar
e do
ing
both
w
ithin
the
Pre
sent
atio
n Fa
mily
and
with
the
wid
er
wor
ld
To h
ighl
ight
the
co
ntrib
utio
ns m
ade
by
the
Brot
hers
and
lay
colle
ague
s
Enco
urag
ing
the
Brot
hers
to
writ
e th
eir
life
stor
ies
both
for
the
arc
hive
s an
d to
sha
re p
arts
of
thes
es
stor
ies
as a
way
of
telli
ng
the
Pres
enta
tion
stor
y w
orld
wid
e
Enco
urag
emen
t an
d re
min
der
give
n du
ring
visi
tatio
ns
Oct
ober
201
3
To r
aise
aw
aren
ess
of
wha
t th
e Br
othe
rs a
nd
Pres
enta
tion
Fam
ily a
re
doin
g to
mak
e th
e w
orld
a
bett
er p
lace
Find
ing
way
s of
sha
ring
our
min
istr
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and
serv
ice
to p
eopl
e
Inte
rnal
Com
mun
icat
ion
thro
ugh
Lett
ers
and
Vis
itatio
ns
Dev
elop
a N
ewsl
ette
r to
be
dis
trib
uted
am
ong
the
who
le P
rese
ntat
ion
fam
ily
(and
bey
ond)
The
New
slet
ter
will
be
com
pile
d fr
om t
he
cont
ribut
ions
of
all
mem
bers
of
the
Brot
hers
an
d Pr
esen
tatio
n Fa
mily
And
rew
& P
LT
Dire
ctor
of
Com
mun
icat
ions
A
ll Br
othe
rs a
nd
all g
roup
s in
the
Pr
esen
tatio
n Fa
mily
to
mak
e co
ntrib
utio
ns
Begi
n in
Nov
embe
r 20
12
Four
tim
e pe
r ye
ar t
o co
inci
de w
ith C
hris
tmas
, Ea
ster
, Pre
sent
atio
n D
ay
and
Feas
t of
Edm
und
Rice
Pass
ing
arou
nd o
f th
e Sp
irit,
Ene
rgy,
Life
an
d C
haris
m o
f th
e Pr
esen
tatio
n Br
othe
rs
(Edm
und
Rice
)
Best
use
of
Soci
al M
edia
an
d N
ewsl
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r, av
ailin
g of
all
oppo
rtun
ities
to
shar
e ou
r m
essa
ge (e
.g.
Euch
aris
tic C
ongr
ess)
Dire
ctor
of
Com
mun
icat
ions
PLT
and
Dire
ctor
of
Com
mun
icat
ions
Regu
lar
upda
tes
to s
ocia
l m
edia
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Six
Stra
tegi
c Pr
iorit
y Si
x is
to
shar
e w
ho
we
are
and
wh
at w
e ar
e d
oin
g b
oth
with
in t
he P
rese
ntat
ion
Fam
ily a
nd w
ith t
he w
ider
wor
ld
14
Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
To c
ontin
ue o
n ou
r jo
urne
y w
here
we
embr
ace
posi
tive
min
dset
s an
d be
liefs
so
that
new
life
and
ene
rgy
can
com
e / b
e fo
ster
ed in
ou
r co
mm
uniti
es
To e
ngag
e w
ith o
ur
co-jo
urne
rs -
tho
se in
ou
r m
idst
who
kee
p th
e dr
eam
of
Edm
und
Rice
al
ive.
To c
reat
e a
part
ners
hip
with
the
laity
to
carr
y on
th
e ch
aris
m o
f Ed
mun
d Ri
ce a
nd t
he P
rese
ntat
ion
Brot
hers
To e
xplo
re a
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urtu
re
new
exp
ress
ions
of
com
mitm
ent
to t
he
char
ism
To d
evel
op a
sup
port
st
ruct
ure
that
will
be
sust
aina
ble
into
the
fu
ture
Dev
elop
a s
truc
ture
for
th
e w
ider
Pre
sent
atio
n Fa
mily
App
oint
a D
irect
or o
f A
ssoc
iate
s
Reco
nven
e th
e A
dvoc
ates
gr
oup
Faci
litat
e a
proc
ess
to
allo
w “
new
way
s of
se
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” to
em
erge
PLT
Com
men
ce J
une
2012
Aut
umn
2012
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
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Sev
enSt
rate
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Prio
rity
Seve
n is
to
eng
age
wit
h o
ur
co-j
ou
rner
s -
tho
se in
our
mid
st w
ho k
eep
the
drea
m o
f Ed
mun
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ce a
live.
To b
e co
mpl
eted
wit
h in
put f
rom
the
Pres
enta
tion
Fam
ily m
embe
rs
15
Stra
teg
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oal
Stra
teg
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Ob
ject
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we
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ace
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new
life
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can
com
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r co
mm
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to
valu
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r m
ater
ial
reso
urce
s w
hich
are
hel
d in
tru
st f
or t
he s
ervi
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of t
he g
ospe
l and
sha
re
resp
onsi
bilit
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r go
od
stew
ards
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and
wis
e pl
anni
ng
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evel
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n in
divi
dual
an
d co
llect
ive
sens
e of
sh
ared
res
pons
ibili
ty w
ith
rega
rd t
o ou
r re
sour
ces
Ensu
re t
hat
empl
oym
ent
law
is a
dher
ed t
o an
d al
l our
res
pons
ibili
ties
in
rela
tion
to e
mpl
oyee
s ar
e fu
lfille
d
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com
mun
ities
com
mit
to li
ving
with
in a
gree
d bu
dget
s
That
eac
h C
omm
unity
Le
ader
and
Bur
sar
rece
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a b
i-ann
ual
finan
cial
rep
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on t
heir
hous
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dget
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from
th
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The
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r w
ill
visi
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fol
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tem
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2012
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tem
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July
and
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r an
d Ja
nuar
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Stra
teg
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rio
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tru
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fo
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go
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ste
war
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ip a
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wis
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lan
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16
Stra
teg
ic G
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Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
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Res
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rel
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eani
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need
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peo
ple
and
our
eart
h ho
me
in t
he 2
1st
Cen
tury
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evel
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n ec
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ndin
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pact
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co-f
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lifes
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h co
mm
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aren
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frie
ndly
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was
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r of
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com
mun
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ta
kes
resp
onsi
bilit
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nser
vatio
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i.e. e
lect
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com
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ad
resp
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bilit
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Post
of
resp
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bilit
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be
ann
ounc
ed b
y PL
T an
d Br
othe
r ap
poin
ted
by
com
mun
ity.
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othe
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Janu
ary
2013
Com
men
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ctob
er
2012
Ong
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deve
lopm
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of E
co-
Spiri
tual
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on
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with
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each
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Stra
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Nin
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Prio
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char
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ays
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need
s of
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ple
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in
th
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entu
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17
Stra
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teg
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Ob
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tyTi
mel
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and
resp
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for
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sacr
edne
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of n
atur
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arth
and
th
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ther
s w
ould
co
nsid
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artic
ipat
ing
in
Eco-
retr
eats
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com
mun
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wou
ld
expl
ore
the
optio
n of
ha
ving
an
eco-
ret
reat
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vidu
al c
omm
uniti
es
wou
ld f
acili
tate
an
eco-
wor
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p an
d in
vite
mem
bers
of
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r co
mm
uniti
es t
o at
tend
One
or
two
brot
hers
to
rese
arch
and
pro
mot
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ede
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ohn
Hun
t
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cour
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/ su
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at v
isita
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dyke
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se /
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r na
hA
bhan
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arch
to
begi
n
imm
edia
tely
Bi a
nnua
lly
Stra
teg
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rio
rity
Nin
e (C
on
tin
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)
18
Stra
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Stra
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s)A
ctio
ns
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po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
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ontin
ue o
n ou
r jo
urne
y w
here
we
embr
ace
posi
tive
min
dset
s an
d be
liefs
so
that
new
life
and
ene
rgy
can
com
e / b
e fo
ster
ed in
ou
r co
mm
uniti
es
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ontin
ue t
o re
spon
d to
the
cry
of
the
poor
co
mm
ittin
g ou
rsel
ves
to
enga
ging
in e
duca
tion,
fo
rmat
ion
and
actio
n in
re
latio
n to
cat
holic
soc
ial
teac
hing
and
adv
ocac
y
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ive
voic
e to
tho
se
who
hav
e no
voi
ce, e
.g.
the
disa
dvan
tage
d, t
he
poor
, the
mar
gina
lised
, th
e im
mig
rant
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reat
e an
aw
aren
ess,
ad
voca
cy o
f is
sues
ef
fect
ing
peop
le m
ade
poor
Year
ly s
emin
ars
and
awar
enes
s da
ys t
o be
de
liver
ed t
o Br
othe
rs a
nd
teac
hers
in P
rese
ntat
ion
scho
ols.
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ide
supp
ort
to f
orm
ad
voca
cy g
roup
s to
di
scus
s is
sues
pre
sent
ed
by c
onta
ct p
erso
n e.
g.
writ
ing
to T
Ds
etc.
Regu
lar
emai
l upd
ates
on
issu
es t
hat
affe
ct t
he
poor
.
Kev
in/ E
RI/ I
SU A
nd
advo
cacy
gro
ups
Kev
in
Oct
ober
and
Mar
ch e
ach
year
ISU
and
ERI
to
cont
inue
to
rep
rese
nt t
he
Pres
enta
tion
Brot
hers
on
issu
es t
hat
effe
ct
Chi
ldre
n an
d th
ose
mad
e po
or c
ontin
ue t
o ke
ep
Brot
hers
, Ass
ocia
tes
and
Adv
ocac
y gr
oups
up
date
d.
Kev
in
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ten
Stra
tegi
c Pr
iorit
y Te
n is
to
cont
inue
to
resp
ond
to t
he c
ry o
f th
e po
or c
omm
ittin
g ou
rsel
ves
to e
ngag
ing
in e
duca
tion,
for
mat
ion
and
actio
n in
rel
atio
n to
Cat
ho
lic s
oci
al t
each
ing
an
d a
dvo
cacy
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Stra
teg
ic G
oal
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ob
ject
ive(
s)A
ctio
ns
Res
po
nsi
bili
tyTi
mel
ine
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ighl
ight
tha
t C
atho
lic
Soci
al T
each
ing
is a
bout
Pe
rson
al m
oral
ity a
nd
Soci
al m
oral
ity o
r et
hics
To e
ncou
rage
co
mm
uniti
es t
o di
scus
s is
sues
rel
ated
to
Cat
holic
So
cial
Tea
chin
g
To p
rovi
de m
ater
ial
that
can
be
used
at
com
mun
ity g
athe
rings
To o
rgan
ise
talk
s on
cu
rren
t is
sues
of
Cat
holic
So
cial
Tea
chin
g
Kee
p th
e Br
othe
rs
upda
ted
with
cur
rent
th
inki
ng r
e C
atho
lic
Soci
al T
each
ing.
Prov
ide
read
ing
mat
eria
l and
bi-m
onth
ly
info
rmat
ion
to t
he
com
mun
ities
.
Prov
ide
inte
rnet
site
s w
hich
rel
ate
to t
he t
opic
s on
C.S
.T.
Raym
ond
& o
ther
s
Raym
ond
Raym
ond
Qua
rter
ly C
omm
enci
ng
Jan
2013
Twic
e pe
r ye
ar in
M
ardy
ke H
ouse
Stra
teg
ic P
rio
rity
Ten
(C
on
tin
ued
)
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Appendix
Thoughts on the future of Youth Ministry in the Anglo-Irish Province
Community Development
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Thoughts on the future of Youth Ministry in the Anglo-Irish ProvinceThese comments and suggestions are offered in conjunction with the evaluation report conducted by the external consultants in 2010.
“This is the New Evangelisation”1. The Vision
Goals
1. To minister to young people in Cork city by making Jesus Christ better known, loved and
served.
2. To provide a practical way for Presentation Brothers to meet, minister and accompany young
people.
3. To encourage young men to live lives of faith such that the vocation to religious brotherhood
will become an option.
Youth Ministry – The Bigger Picture
• Youth Ministry should not be dependent on one key individual, lay or religious. It should owe
its identity to a bigger brand, i.e. the Presentation Brothers.
• Take two current examples
» Model A: The dioceses are struggling to assemble young people for the Youth Space at
the Eucharistic Congress. This is, in part, because youth groups in a diocese tend to self
identify with their diocese, parish or local leader. They don’t naturally feed into something
bigger.
» Model B: In contrast, Youth2000 has no difficulty in assembling its members for their
national Summer Festival. This is because those who attend local prayer meetings know
that they are part of a larger organisation. There are no personality politics at play – there
is a shared loyalty to the bigger brand, i.e. Youth2000, and, more importantly, the Roman
Catholic Church.
» Model A is limited as the Catholic Church is a universal family of faith. It makes no sense
to confine one’s vision to solely the parochial/local.
» Our current youth ministry in the Province resembles the Model A. We have good leaders,
great young people but each working on their own patch with no identification with a
bigger brand. They are unaware of and uninterested in the other groups. ERA, PVP, SHARE
and Communio are all stand alone entities.
A Format
• The success of the Legion of Mary and Youth 2000 is due in some part to the fact that they
follow a routine. One can walk into a Y2K or Legion meeting anywhere and know what to
expect.
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• There is wisdom in this. This was a weakness of the Associates, from my experience – one
never knew what to expect from one meeting to next.
Schema
• We now have the materials and the training for Youth Alpha and Alpha (evangelisation) and
Catholicism DVD series (catechesis).
• Perhaps our approach to Youth Ministry would be providing (i) Youth Alpha/Alpha followed
by (ii) Catholicism.
» One model would be the hiring of an individual who would deliver and coordinate the
Youth Alpha programme in the PBST schools. The Tullamore experience suggests this has
great potential.
2. The Potential
The young people are there!
Some Immediate Actions!
Schools
• Leaving Certificate Class of 2012: An invitation to stay in touch with the Congregation via
social media (Facebook, Website, Blog, Twitter) and an invitation to keep an eye out for our
youth activities in October in the Mardyke for those attending UCC and CIT.
• SHARE Plus: a next step for those currently on the SHARE executive. Br Martin is already
exploring the possibility of (i) showing the Catholicism series to the current SHARE folk, and
(ii) organising a pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick for Reek Sunday.
• PresLink: How could we integrate these guys into a deeper faith experience? Prayer,
pilgrimage?
Pillars of Youth Ministry
Pilgrimage:
» Visits to Mount Melleray, Gougane Barra, Croagh Patrick, World Youth Day, Taize, Rome,
Lourdes.
Prayer:
» Monthly Mass, weekly prayer (The Word, Adoration, Rosary),
Formation:
» Catholicism, Youth Alpha
Social:
» DVDs (e.g. The Human Experience with popcorn/pizza)
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Music:
» Gospel choirs work! But care must be taken that it is prayer not performance.
Charitable outreach:
» One group cannot do everything. Can this be included without compromising the other
pillars?
Stakeholders
» RE Teachers in Cobh, CSN, CCR, PBC – help us to reach Leaving Certificates with our
invitation.
» Anne Cleary and ERA – might at least make past ERA leaders aware of what is on offer.
» Those who are already in Communio have probably bonded as a group. What’s the future
here? Should we let them continue with Br. Stephen and start afresh?
» Young people already active in Pres Youth ministries , e.g. ERAC, PresLink, SHARE
» Young people who have no link to the Pres Family at the moment.
3. The Reality
A Co-ordinator
• The Youth Ministry person should be a practicing Catholic and be willing to self-identify
publicly as such.
• Youth 2000’s motto is “Youth bringing youth to the heart of the Church”. The individual
employed must feel comfortable being at the heart of the Church and must be comfortable
with bringing young people on that journey.
• Our youth ministry cannot create groups of disgruntled people on the margins of the Church.
• Could Brother Kevin be a suitable Youth Coordinator?
The Role of the Presentation Brothers
• The easier option is to outsource the youth ministry to an employed lay professional with
the Presentation Brothers there to supervise and affirm the work. That is not sufficient –
this will need to be the ministry of Presentation Brothers and not merely “the Presentation
Brothers”)?
• There will need to be a significant involvement of Presentation Brothers in this work. It should
not be the case that someone involved in our youth work never meets a Presentation Brother.
Mardyke Community
• What role will the Mardyke Community play? Will they hover in the background in a
supporting role or be active participants?
• Are other personnel needed in Mardyke?
• What other Brothers could play a role in assisting the Youth Ministry person?
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• What needs to change in the way the Mardyke operates at present? A preferential option for
youth?
A Way Forward…
Let’s not try to infiltrate, take ownership of Communio, SHARE, ERAC, Schools (and PVP). Let
them continue to do what they’re already doing.
A new youth ministry initiative would be offered as an unthreatening follow-on to the good
work already in progress.
4. The Challenge
• Finding the right person to coordinate youth outreach.
• Finding a number of Brothers who are prepared to invest in this initiative being successful.
• Getting buy-in from RE Teachers.
• Working with the Mardyke Community.
• Find out what has worked in other places.
• How to avoid individual silos developing among groups that have already bonded…
• Costing and budgeting.
Appendix
Here are the four goals recommended in the Framework Document for Youth Ministry in
Ireland.
Goal One: To help young people grow, both in a personal sense and a spiritual sense.
Goal Two: To give young people the opportunity to experience and be disciples of Jesus
Christ in their lives.
Goal Three To inspire and facilitate young people to take an active role in the Catholic
community.
Goal Four To encourage the Catholic community to continually put aside any prejudices
about young people and to recognise and empower their talents and energy.
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Community Development
1. What constitutes Community Life?
• Common life
• Care for one another
• Conversations
• Community prayer
• Common mission
• Constitutions
2. Our vision of community
We strive to be united fraternally, live by the same ideals, share the same charism and follow
the same rule of life…. (Constitution 28)
• Our Constitutions on community life:
Constitutions: 4, 28 –36, 60, 78, 85, 118 – 120. General Directory: 7 – 15.
• We acknowledge our charism to be: …the gift of Gospel discipleship in cheerful community
living, with care and support for one another, and a willingness to reach out to those in need.
Statement of Charism
3. Vision restated …
• The Lord heals us into new life (1999)
» To act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly with your God.
• Sing to the Lord a New Song (2005)
» We acknowledge the need to prepare and empower leadership at local level.
• On the Road to Emmaus (2011)
» We participate in the Divine Presence through a life of communion and community.
» We call ourselves and those who journey with us to make community the primary place of
evangelisation of ourselves and others.
4. A strategy to implement our vision
Devise
• A community mission statement
• A community plan for the year
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5. Mission Statement
• Listen to the wisdom of all members of the community
• Listen to the voice of the Province Leadership ... re-organising our communities as centres of
mission.
• Formulate a plan to live the mission statement.
6. Community plan includes
• Regular community meetings
• Meaningful community prayer experiences
• Celebrations – days of relaxation
• Exploring our role in the community/ parish / street
• Community ministry
• Community budgeting
• Child safeguarding
• Associate group/ Youth groups, e.g. Prayer Group, Communio, ERAC camps.
• How to promote ourselves
• Promote the vocation of Brother
• Record the community story: annals and minutes of meetings
7. Evaluation
• How do we evaluate? Help is available if required.
• How often do we evaluate? Build in on-going evaluation.
• Learn from our experience and
• Renew the plan…
8. ‘Controlled change’
There is no such thing, social scientists know now, as ‘controlled change’. Change is a dynamic that builds a coherent future out of a chaotic present. Change, if it is real, takes us where we have not been before and could never have imagined that we’d go. It is the courage of an explorer, the fancy of a dreamer. The process is simple: there is either control or change. You can’t have it both ways. (Sr Joan Chittister)
From Province Leadership Team
December 2011
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