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COUNTDOWN TO DIOCESAN
FORUM!
Saturday 24 November 2001 the
day of the Diocesan Forum is fast approaching.
The venue has been visited (several
times!) The timetable scrutinised. The speakers
instructed. The chaplains appointed. The worship
organised. The stewards arranged. The menu ordered.
The participants contacted. In short everything
should be in order for the 200+ church members
who will gather together for the Forum.
For them all roads will lead to
All Hallows College Drumcondra. There the clergy
and two lay representatives from every parish
in the United Dioceses will participate in a new
and exciting venture. Their task is to set targets
for the Church's mission for the next three years
or so.
The day has been a long time in
gestation and hundreds of church people have been
involved in the consultative process. It has been
open to all to submit their thoughts and very
many people did. Out of the large number of ideas
five topics emerged as priority issues:
- Ministry/Support for Clergy
- Faith Development
- Social
Ministry & Care of the Elderly
- Children & Youth
- Planning/Attracting and Keeping
Members
A key part of the Forum will be
three separate discussion sessions with 20 groups
each of between 10 - 15 people. Each group will
be led by an animateur/group leader. Specially
chosen the animateurs will be carefully briefed
for the role and given background material to
assist them in their task. They include some members
of the Forum Planning Group and 12 others who
have been invited to play this important role
on the day.
As previously announced David
Meredith will have the key role of facilitator
on the day and responsibility for ensuring the
smooth running of the day's proceedings will be
borne by the Forum Co-ordinator, Geoffrey Perrin.
The day's timetable has been carefully
drawn up. The main parts are as follows:
| 09.30 |
Arrival/Registration/Group
Allocation. Tea/Coffee available. |
| 10.00 |
Welcome by Archbishop |
| 10.05 |
Worship |
| 10.20 |
Keynote addresses by Bishop
Paul Colton and Dr Patricia Barker |
| 10.50 |
Introduction to Sessions
1 and 2 by the Forum Facilitator, David Meredith |
| 11.10 |
Working groups Session
1 |
| 11.40 |
Working Groups Session
2 |
| 12.40 |
Lunch |
| 13.40 |
Worship |
| 13.50 |
Introduction to Session
3 |
| 14.00 |
Session 3 |
| 15.00 |
Worship and Collation
of group results |
| 15.20 |
Presentation of results |
| 15.45 |
Concluding remarks |
Now all that remains is for the
whole United Dioceses to pray for God's Blessing
on the day that those taking part may discern
His will for the Church in this part of Ireland.
- ENDS –
With the compliments
of the Diocesan Communications Officer 17/10/01
THE CHURCH OF IRELAND
DIOCESES OF DUBLIN & GLENDALOUGH
DIOCESAN COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICER VALERIE JONES
TEL: 01-4935 405/087-2356 472 (H) 01-4946 202
FAX: 01-4944 720
E-mail:dco@dublin.anglican.org
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