Orientation Course for Incoming Pastoral Ministry Workers Autumn 2023
Fourth Orientation Course for Incoming Pastoral Ministry Workers ~ Friday, 25th February 2022
21 May Novena of Reflection and Prayer, In Preparation for the Feast of Pentecost (31st May) 2020
Irish Province Book Club A Spiritan Mission Ireland (SMI) Initiative for 2019
Orientation Course for Incoming Pastoral Ministry Workers Autumn 2023
Spiritan Mission Ireland, has designed a tailor-made course aimed at incoming pastoral ministry workers. This course seeks to support the integration and orientation process of incoming pastoral workers and to prepare them for ministry in parishes and congregational settings.
The course is fully residential and takes place in the Spiritan Retreat and Spirituality Centre in Ardbracan, Navan Co Meath. This beautiful setting affords the participants the opportunity to learn together in a relaxed community atmosphere where there will be opportunity for personal and communal prayer and the celebration of the Eucharist.
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Fourth Orientation Course for Incoming Pastoral Ministry Workers ~ Friday, 25th February 2022
A residential orientation course for incoming pastoral ministry workers in Ireland has just concluded.
The fourth to have been held in recent years, the two-week course was organised by Spiritan Mission Ireland and ran for the last fortnight in the Spiritan Retreat and Spirituality Centre in Co. Meath.
- The 14 participants (pictured, with Fr Brendan Carr, chairperson of Spiritan Mission Ireland) were from India (6), Nigeria (5), and – with 1 each – Cameroon, Uganda and Ivory Coast.
- There were ten priests, one seminarian and three women religious. Two of the priests were from the Syro Malabar rite.
- One sister was from the Our Lady of the Apostles (OLA) congregation; the others were members of the Disciples of the Divine Master. Male congregations represented were: the Passionists, the Society of African Missionaries and the Spiritans.
- Five Irish dioceses sent participants: Clonfert (3), Dublin (2) and 1 each from Achonry, Elphin and Waterford & Lismore; one participant will minister in Scotland.
Speaking as the course came to its conclusion, Fr Brendan Carr C.S.Sp., who served both on the home mission and in Angola, remarked that course participants have found a warm welcome in their new communities in Ireland and were very open to learn of the reality of society and Church in Ireland. He added that some talked of “coming to walk with, and support, the Irish Church in a time of difficulty especially as their home churches received so much from Irish missionaries over decades”.
For additional information, please contact Spiritan Mission Ireland (smi@spiritan.ie)
21 May Novena of Reflection and Prayer, In Preparation for the Feast of Pentecost (31st May) 2020
Each year as we prepare for the Feast of Pentecost, the Spiritan Congregation prepares a Novena to the Holy Spirit. This year, the Spiritan Mission Ireland Office, through Sean Goan has prepared the Novena. The link to the Novena is here below. The Novena starts on Friday 22nd and to the eve of Pentecost, May 31st.
Irish Province Book Club A Spiritan Mission Ireland (SMI) Initiative for 2019
Seán Goan, Co-Ordinator, Spiritan Mission Ireland
Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading. ( Rainer Maria Rilke )
Book Clubs draw people together to share an interest in reading, and encourage conversation and friendship. Further to the suggestion of some members of the Province, Spiritan Mission Ireland will launch an Irish Province Book Club on the margins of our 2019 celebration (in Kimmage, on Friday next) of Libermann Day when we give thought to our call to grow as disciples of Jesus.
The idea is simple. Anyone who is interested is invited to find like-minded people in their community or specific area of Spiritan life who might be interested in reading the suggested book. A suitable time and place are chosen when this small group can come together to share in an informal and relaxed way their ideas of the work that has been chosen. The aim is to promote informal reflection and discussion, and to encourage friendship and dialogue with those with whom we live and work. After the sharing, a volunteer secretary might then forward a summary of reflections and views to the Communications Office for inclusion in a Province communication.
Orientation Course for Incoming Pastoral Ministry Workers FEBRUARY 2022
Spiritan Mission Ireland, has designed a tailor made course aimed at incoming pastoral ministry workers. This course seeks to support the integration and orientation process of incoming pastoral workers and to prepare them for ministry in parishes and congregational settings.
The course is fully residential and takes place in the Spiritan Retreat and Spiritulaity Centre in Ardbracan, Navan Co Meath. This beautiful setting affords the participants the opportunity to learn together in a relaxed community atmosphere where there will be opportunity for personal and communal prayer and the celebration of the Eucharist.
Learning Objectives
On completion of the course, participants will have received a holistic introduction into life in Ireland which will help them adjust to their new home, feel confident in fulfilling their pastoral role and ensure that their ministry meets the needs of those they serve. Participants will:
- Gain insights and understanding of approaches to ministry in Ireland
- Explore issues related to liturgy and spirituality in the context of pastoral ministry in Ireland
- Explore various themes of inter and cross cultural communication (change, conflict, authority, leadership, listening, collaboration and personal well being)
- Have received a broad overview of the socio economic, political, cultural landscape and history of Ireland
- Be awarded a certificate of training from the National Board of Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland and be fully compliant with the protocol for safeguarding training for people in ministry in Ireland
