This year’s Quest Conference in Winchester reportedly went well with two brilliant, informative and thought-provoking speakers, Mary McAleese (pictured below with Mark Dowd) and Sam Hall. One delegate commented that the venue and the food were both good. A report on the conference will appear in the Autumn Quest Bulletin which should be going out…… Continue reading Another great Quest Conference
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Nottingham Diocese LGBT+ ministry
Bishop Patrick McKinney of Nottingham has been clear about the welcome that LGBT+ Catholics should receive in his diocese. He has authorised the following statement: “Bishop Patrick wishes everybody a warm welcome in the diocese; that includes, in an explicit way, members of the LGBT+ community. To demonstrate and share the Good News of God’s…… Continue reading Nottingham Diocese LGBT+ ministry
Quest’s Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility: Quest is an association established to offer support and fellowship to LGBT+ Catholic adults. Quest’s members typically meet in private homes or public venues such as churches or conference centres. As such, Quest acknowledges that vulnerable adults may be members of Quest or possibly contact us seeking support, fellowship or just… Continue reading Quest’s Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy
Quest’s Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy
Definition: throughout the policy the use of ‘children’ is shorthand for ‘children and young people’. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility: Quest is an association established to offer support and fellowship to LGBT+ Catholic adults. Quest members typically meet in private homes or public venues such as churches or conference centres. The organisation does not exist to… Continue reading Quest’s Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy
Quest Safeguarding Policies now in place
Earlier this year Quest National Committee approved safeguarding policies in respect of children, young people and vulnerable adults. They are based on best practice and each policy and procedure will be reviewed annually by the Committee at the first full committee meeting of the year. This will include checking for any updates required by a…… Continue reading Quest Safeguarding Policies now in place
Quest support for LGBT+ refugees and asylum seekers
In the margins of the 2018 Conference a few delegates gathered on Saturday afternoon to discuss the important work being undertaken by individual members to support asylum seekers and refugees. In particular, discussion centred around whether it would be possible to support those members at a more formal level. One area that was considered to…… Continue reading Quest support for LGBT+ refugees and asylum seekers
Nottingham Diocesan LGBT+ Mass
Approximately 50 persons attended Mass at Our Lady’s Church in Bulwell, Nottingham on Saturday 3rd November for the Diocese of Nottingham’s Mass for LGBT+ Catholics, their friends and families. The principal celebrant was the Parish Priest, Fr John Martin, who was joined by two concelebrants and the Parish Deacon, the Reverend Martyn Swaby. This is…… Continue reading Nottingham Diocesan LGBT+ Mass
Quest 2018 Retreat
The retreat was deemed to have been a great success and worth repeating so the dates for next year’s retreat at the same venue have been booked (17th-19th May 2019). This year’s retreat was led by the Retreat Facilitator (and National Committee member), John Ashman. This was a last minute change as the member of…… Continue reading Quest 2018 Retreat
2018 Conference Report
This year’s Annual Conference, held in the comfortable surroundings of Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, was my first experience of any Quest event, and I was not at all disappointed. It was good to enter as a group into the highly topical discussion surrounding James Martin’s book Building a Bridge. In a more general way I…… Continue reading 2018 Conference Report
School Visit: St Francis Xavier 6th Form College (London)
On Monday this week, I visited St Francis Xavier 6th Form College, on behalf of Quest, to talk about the experience of being both Catholic and gay (or lesbian). This was my third school visit. All have been different from each other, in how they were initiated and in the focus of the presentation -…… Continue reading School Visit: St Francis Xavier 6th Form College (London)
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