Alcohol / Drugs – Parishes Response Bishop Freeman will launch upcoming Seminars in the Ossory Diocese. The two seminars are being held on 7 March at 7.30pm in St Patrick's Parish Community Hall, Kilkenny and Piltown Parish Community Hall Co Kilkenny. The evenings...
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Address by Bishop Christopher Jones at Diocesan Seminar on Pastoral Response to Substance Misuse
PRESS RELEASE 13 April 2011 Address by Bishop Christopher Jones at Diocesan Seminar on Pastoral Response to Substance Misuse The following is the text of the introductory address given by Bishop Christopher Jones, Bishop of Elphin and Chair of the Bishops’ Commission...
Parish Alcohol Initiative encourages parents to seek alternative ways to celebrate Junior Certificate results
PRESS RELEASE 14 September 2010 Parish Alcohol Initiative encourages parents to seek alternative ways to celebrate Junior Certificate results Ahead of the publication of the Junior Certificate results tomorrow, the Irish Bishops’ Drugs and Alcohol Initiative (IBDI) is...
IBDI – Tips for Teens
Information for Young People Download brochure … For teenagers Your questions answered about drugs and their effects, and what to do if you have concerns … Myth or fact? Find out the truth about alcohol … How to resist peer pressure Support and advice … Worried about...
IBDI – Tips for Parents
Information for parents / guardians from the Irish Bishops Drugs Initiative
IBDI Newsletter
Newslettter from the Irish Bishops' Drugs Initiative Ongoing| Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference IBDI newsletter May 2010 Download pdf ... IBDI newsletter February 2010 Download pdf ... Get Adobe Acrobat Reader
Bishop McAreavey awards certificates to Peer Leaders involved in education awareness regarding alcohol and drugs
PRESS RELEASE 26 April 2010 Bishop McAreavey awards certificates to Peer Leaders involved in education awareness regarding alcohol and drugs Bishop John McAreavey, Bishop of Dromore, will present eighteen young adults with certificates this evening in Our Lady’s...
Statement on the Good Friday exemption from the Diocese of Limerick
PRESS RELEASE 25 March 2010 Statement on the Good Friday exemption issued on behalf of Fr. Tony Mullins, Diocesan Administrator, Diocese of Limerick The civil authorities have made their decision, in good faith, in accordance with the facts laid before them in the...
Statement on the Good Friday exemption issued on behalf of Father Tony Mullins, Diocesan Administrator, Diocese of Limerick
The civil authorities have made their decision, in good faith, in accordance with the facts laid before them in the context of civil law and society; I respect this decision. However, this is also an opportunity for Christians to make their own decision, in the...
IBDI Prevention Pack
Register now for a parish prevention pack from the IBDI Contents include: Specially designed posters for parishes to overprint with local support details (download pdf ...) Information leaflets Contacts on local support services Liturgy – Samples of Prayers of the...
Live Helper
Online Chat Information / Support Service The IBDI has linked up with the CROSSCARE Drug & Alcohol Programme which provides a "Live Helper" service to offer online information, support, and advice in relation to drug and alcohol related issues. This is a free,...
IBDI parish handbook
Extracts from the handbook Section 2: PARISHES CAN HELP ... Section 3: FOUR LEVELS OF INVOLVEMENT ... Section 4: HOW IT WORKS ... Section 5: UNDERSTANDING PREVENTION ... Registration form for parishes and interested parties Download here ... Photos from the launch...
Synodality and Evangelisation are the two sides of the same coin - Cardinal Grech
What is most encouraging the integrity of the process - Julieann Moran & Fr Eamonn Fitzgibbon
"We were greatly encouraged that we were not alone" - Bishop Fintan Monahan
"There was a real sense that people feel they have gifts they want to offer " - Prof Anna Rowlands
Building Hope - Moving Forward in 2023
What you could sense was a deep love for the Church
What we heard from Catholics from around the world - Austen Ivereigh
"I just feel a great sense of gratitude" - National Pre-Synodal Assembly
"We have been coming to this day since the Second Vatican Council" National Pre-Synodal Assembly
"It reaffirmed the work that was done in the various dioceses ..." National Pre-Synodal Assembly
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