School Ministry

The Armagh Diocesan Youth Council recognise that a majority of young people in the diocese are attending our catholic schools therefore know the importance of developing initiatives in schools that will allow them to grow in faith. We have placed particular emphasis on the development of adequate retreat teams to meet the needs of young people, teachers and schools within the archdiocese. The Youth Council is responsible for the development of initiatives in the northern and southern post-primary schools within the archdiocese.

By the end of the period of the strategic plan the ADYC hope to provide schools with a team of people who are trained and experienced in conducting retreats. This team will visit schools on invitation. The Council will also support faith development initiatives within post-primary schools.

ADYC are in the early stages of these plans but we still hope to achieve them by December 2006. Research has already been carried out regarding the use of retreat programmes within the schools. We hope to use this information as a basis for developing a retreat package that meets the needs of all post-primary schools in the archdiocese.

Throughout our school ministry activities we work closely alongside the Diocesan Adviser for Post Primary Education. The school ministry co-ordinating team needs developed so if you are involved in a Catholic school in the Archdiocese and would be interested in working as part of a team to develop resources and opportunities for schools to effectively address the moral and faith development of young people educated in the archdiocese then please contact Kate (Youth Director) on 028 37525592 or e-mail me to kate@armaghyouth.com