CATHOLIC HANDICAPPED FELLOWSHIP

Brentwood Diocese

Registered Charity Number  263075

CHAIRMAN    Teresa McHale 020 8554 7605            VICE-CHAIRMAN     Margaret Hind  01708 701955

SECRETARY  Ann Kyndt 020 8989 9032       TREASURER  Frank Irvine  01708 749855

Objectives of the Fellowship

Fellowships within the Brentwood Diocese.

                                 Barking & Dagenham            Grays                Havering            Ilford

                            Newham            Rayleigh            Waltham Forest            Wanstead & Woodford

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                                                                                                                          Updated November 2004

OBJECTIVES OF THE FELLOWSHIP

The Objects of the Fellowship are as follows:

(a) to provide for the spiritual material and social needs of handicapped children and adults generally but particularly in the Diocese of Brentwood and to promote their general welfare by voluntary personal service and charitable gifts and the provision of facilities for their care and benefit generally.

(b) to ensure that every Catholic handicapped child and adult receives the full spiritual benefit of its religion.

(c) to watch over and protect the interests of handicapped persons as they may be affected

    (i) by legislation of general application to handicapped persons; and

    (ii) by the administration of various departments of the Government and local authorities, which may exercise jurisdiction over the lives of handicapped persons.

(d) to give to the parents of handicapped persons the spiritual, material and social support that they need in caring for their children and to provide a service of advice and information so that they may benefit fully from the facilities available.

(e) to enter into arrangements and agreements for the attainment of the above objects with any other body or bodies operating in or outside the Diocese of Brentwood and in particular to apply for and maintain membership of the Catholic Handicapped Fellowship and such other body or bodies as from time-to-time represent the same on a national level.

(f) to support in any practical way other voluntary organisations and local authorities concerned with supplying the needs of handicapped persons throughout the world.

(g) to promote the study of the needs of handicapped persons, to hold conferences, meetings, lectures, exhibitions and discussions, and to publish or contribute to the publication of any papers, books, periodicals, reports or other documents dealing with the subject.

(h) to raise funds and invite and receive contributions from any person or persons by way of subscription, donation or otherwise.

(i) to do all such other things as are necessary for the attainment of the above Objects.

 

FELLOWSHIPS WITHIN THE BRENTWOOD DIOCESE

Barking & Dagenham            Chairman:-    Mrs Barbara Bush                (020) 8924 4013

Grays                                       Contact Point:- Miss M. Usher                   01375 370126   

Havering                                  Chairman:-    Mr A Shorey                          01708 554348

Ilford                                        Chairman:-    Mrs A. McDonnell               (020) 8501 0776

Newham                                   Secretary:-    Sister Ivy Smith                    (020) 7476 9226

Rayleigh                                  Chairman:-    Mrs S. McCamley                 01268 780312

Waltham Forest                       Chairman:-    Mrs Niamh Devlin                (020) 8520 8316

Wanstead & Woodford           Chairman:-    Mrs Pam Jones                     (020) 8989 3792