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SPIRITUALITY AND DEMENTIAThree members of the Commission are members of the group, led by Elizabeth Hughes of the Bridgend deanery with the support of Monsignor Bob Reardon, working in the archdiocese to promote good practice in the pastoral support offered to those experiencing dementia and their families.The Bridgend and Pontypridd Spirituality & Dementia Workshop held in September at All Hallows, Miskin, and the Archdiocesan Awareness Day held at St. Joseph’s School Newport in October 2010 were both very successful in raising awareness of the issue and suggesting how best we can move forward in our Archdiocese.Families, Mental Health and Pastoral Care in the Catholic Community.
The Archdiocesian DAY OF REFLECTION , 2008
The Archdiocesan Family Life Commission hosted a day of reflection in the Ty-Croeso Centre, Llantarnam Abbey on February 24t .h The aim was to bring together people with a concern for or experience of mental health issues. Twenty-one people with varied experience of mental health came together, including sufferers, carers and family members, professionals, counsellors and the guest speaker, Mrs Edna Huneysett, author of ‘Carers in the Community’ who had addressed the National Conference in Wolverhampton in October. |