ST VINCENT
DE PAUL - HELPLINE NUMBER : 028 71384488
CHOIR
PRACTICE - Monday night at 8.00 pm (after
7.30 pm Mass) It is vital that all members attend
as new hymns are being learnt for Easter. New members
welcome
 |
Legion
of Mary meets every Monday at 6.30
pm in the meeting room in church. New members
welcome |
PARISH
FINANCE COUNCIL
A Parish Finance
Council has recently been formed in our parish. The
members of the Council are:
Jo
Sweeney (Dregish), Catherine Lennon and Tracey Cassidy
(Drumnabey), Sean McCarron and Sean McLaughlin (Castlederg),
Fr Doherty PP and
Fr O’Doherty CC.
The role of
the Parish Finance Council is to assist the priests
of the parish in ensuring that effective administrative
and financial controls and systems are in place in
the management of income and expenditure. The Council
is of a consultative and advisory nature. It will
meet a minimum of three times each year and the first
meeting, an introductory meeting, was held in Castlederg
on the evening of Thursday 7th May. We are grateful
to the members for giving of their time and expertise
to the Parish Finance Council.
Derry
Diocese Child Protection Annual Update
A lot of work
has been accomplished in the area of Child Protection
in the Diocese over the past number of years due to
the commitment of personnel at all levels in the diocese
from the Bishop through to dedicated Parish Representatives
working on the ground in all parishes.
The Diocese
of Derry continues to put in place those structures,
personnel, policies and procedures that will try to
ensure the protection and welfare of children and
young people in a manner consistent with statutory
requirements and Church guidelines. In the light of
the teaching of the Church, Civil Legislation and
Guidance, every part of the Church community must
be committed to taking the necessary steps to :
• Demonstrate
that the right of the child to protection from harm
is paramount
• Cherish and
safeguard children and young people
• Foster best
practice
• Support Church
organisations and personnel in safeguarding children
• Establish
safe recruitment and vetting practices - aimed at
preventing those who pose a risk to children from
holding positions of trust
• Maintain
codes of behaviour - having clear guidelines that
set out what is and is not acceptable behaviour
as an essential part of keeping children safe.
The Diocese
now has a Child Protection Committee, Diocesan Co-ordinator,
2 Diocesan Trainers and a network of Parish Representatives.
The trainers
deliver information on “best practice”
and raise awareness of child protection issues; they
also provide support to parishes within the Diocese.
In turn the Parish Representatives will pass on this
information and raise awareness within their parish
communities. This is done through information evenings
that have been and continue to be held throughout
the Diocese.
Notices are
displayed in our churches which include the Diocesan
Policy Statement, contact numbers for statutory authorities
for anyone with a concern in relation to child protection
or who wish to make an allegation as well as the names
and contact numbers of the diocesan delegates.
28th
April 2009
PRE-MARRIAGE
COURSES IN OMAGH - 2009
2009 - May 22nd & 23rd, June 19th & 20th -
Application Forms available from our priest or apply
to The Secretary, ACCORD, Mount St.Columba’s
Pastoral Centre, 48 Brook Street, Omagh BT78 5HD or
Tel: 028 82242439
