{"id":27,"date":"2016-09-02T18:20:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T17:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepopejohnpauliiaward.com\/armagh\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2016-10-11T15:57:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T14:57:44","slug":"papal-cross-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepopejohnpauliiaward.com\/derry\/papal-cross-award\/","title":{"rendered":"The Papal Cross Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Pope John Paul II Award was created to commemorate the late Pope John Paul II who was so committed to young people and who had such belief and confidence in them.<\/p>\n

Who is the Papal Cross Award for?<\/h3>\n

Students who have completed and received the Gold Award.<\/p>\n

Papal Cross Award requirements<\/h4>\n

To achieve a Papal Award participants must complete the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Papal Cross Award Activities<\/th>\nRequirements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Parish Involvement:<\/th>\n1 hour per week x 26 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Awareness:<\/th>\n1 hour per week x 26 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project:<\/th>\nSee below<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Top-Ups:<\/th>\n7.5 hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How do I enrol in the Award?<\/h4>\n

To enrol, complete and sign the application form<\/a>. You should then return the completed form along with with the enrolment fee to your Award leader in your school\/parish.<\/p>\n

When your enrolment is processed you will receive your Record Card from your Award leader. You will decide with your Award leader what activities you intend to carry out under the sections \u2018Parish Involvement\u2019 and \u2018Social Awareness\u2019. <\/p>\n

As you progress through the Award and complete each activity it is important to get each individual activity signed off on the record card by the named facilitator.<\/p>\n

Please be sure that the named facilitator signs your Record Card each time an activity is completed.<\/div>\n

The Papal Cross Award project is to be completed at the end of the tasks.<\/p>\n

Application form
Download <\/i><\/span><\/a>Parish & Social Activities
Download <\/i><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Is there an enrolment fee?<\/h4>\n

Yes, the Award enrolment fee in the Diocese of Derry is \u00a310.<\/p>\n

What is the completion time?<\/h4>\n

16 months beginning in September.<\/p>\n

What exactly do I do to earn an Award?<\/h4>\n

You earn your Award by taking part in activities through Parish Involvement and Social Awareness, and completion of your Award Project.<\/p>\n

How do I claim my Award?<\/h4>\n

On completion of the hours and the project, you should return your Record Card and project to the Award leader. These are ratified by the school principal and forwarded to the Pope John Paul II Award Committee.<\/p>\n

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Parish Involvement<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n

Participants can earn their Award by taking an active role in their parish.<\/p>\n

When we are baptised we become members of the Body of Christ. This means that we are called to be the presence of Christ in the world. As the Body of Christ, we belong to the community of the Church. We live out this belonging in our parish. For the Church, for the Body of Christ to be fully alive everybody needs to be actively involved. There are many things we can do in our parish.<\/p>\n

Examples of activities in the parish that can be done for the Award are:<\/p>\n