schools as chaplaincy provision within the parish
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Schools as chaplaincy provision within the
parish
What is a chaplaincy?
Particular group of people in particular circumstances
Particular moment in life with particular needs
Particular group of people looking after these people
Examples of chaplaincy:hospital, prison, military, university (my particular background)
NB all reside within a geographical parish
What are the advantages of a chaplaincy?
Specialist approach appropriate to group and circumstances in the way the kerygma is proclaimed.
What makes a school eligible to be considered as a chaplaincy?As in definition above:Children / young people in a school environmentEducation and vocation particular moment in life and particular needsAll staff who work with them at this moment in their lives
A visual image:
The parish as a garden with the schools as greenhouses within the garden
What are the practical implications of this model?
More cross fertilization between schools and parishes
Education of parishioners, teachers, parents head teachers and clergy
‘Wonderfully complicated’
Use of foundation governors, Hallam examples, parishioners in school with faith stories to share. Work presented by Simon and Dennis
Poster campaign beginning with jigsaw with schools as pieces of parish jigsaw
What are the advantages of this model?
Inclusive:Addresses what is the underlying relationship between school and parish and what should it be, what shape should it take
Very clear way of explaining what we are talking about particularly using image of garden
Puts schools and parishes in right relationship and secures the identity of schools and their unique role within the education system
Emphasises teaching as a vocation and precludes people ‘trading’ on the name of the church without being part of it cf. Sacred Heart football team has nothing to do with our parish but uses the name
What are the challenges presented by this model?
To see school as part of the parish
Some people in schools and in parishes will not want to do this
Evangelisation, frontiers, challenges
Out of a comfort zone
What the limitations and disadvantages of this model?
Depends on relationships and expectations
Final thought: in twenty years we may not have Catholic schools or may not want them unless we are clear about their identity within the parish and the important role that they play in evangelisation. This model is attempting to establish the bedrock on which to build practical ways of schools working as part of the parish and the parish valuing and working with the schools as part of the parish to the benefit of all concerned.
That’s what I think but what do
you think?
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