Restoring the Order of the Sacraments of Initiation
Safeguarding Children, Young people and Vulnerable adults - Vetting and Barring System
Archbishop’s Statement on Restoring the Order of the Sacraments of Initiation
Archbishop Kelly last year issued this statement regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation.
In faithfulness to the appeal Pope Benedict made in Sacramentum Caritatis and having been encouraged to do so by the Council of Priests, I have decided that the diocese should move towards restoring the traditional order of the Sacraments of Initiation : Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist.
A working party has been established to explore the processes and resources we will need in order to enable parishes and schools to support parents in their right and responsibility, made clear in the Rite of Infant Baptism, to hand on faith to their children.
Apart from the decision to restore the traditional order, no decisions have been made about ages, policies or programmes : the working party will consider those issues over the next three years, reporting regularly to the Council of Priests and making recommendations about consultation, resources and formation.
Safeguarding Children, Young People
& Vulnerable Adults
The new Vetting and Barring System will be introduced shortly.
All new volunteers for pastoral work in the parishes which bring them into regular contact with such groups will need to go on the ISA register - it will be mandatory.
Will anyone presently engaged be sure that they have CRB clearance.
Will all newcomers contact our Safeguarding Officers, Andrew Walker for St Teresa’s or Carmel McKeogh for St Mary Magdalen’s so that they can complete the necessary paperwork.
Telephone Andrew Walker on 743085 or Carmel McKeogh on 490633.
Traditional Mass at St Mary Magdalen’s, with the parish choir, was said on 21 February 2010 at 9.00am.Community of priests cover the Latin Mass on Sundays at St Mary Magdalen’s.
