{"id":230,"date":"2019-03-06T12:02:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T12:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepopejohnpauliiaward.com\/derry\/?p=230"},"modified":"2019-03-06T12:20:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T12:20:58","slug":"diocese-of-derry-12th-annual-award-ceremony-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepopejohnpauliiaward.com\/derry\/news\/diocese-of-derry-12th-annual-award-ceremony-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Diocese of Derry, 12th Annual Award ceremony – 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday 4, February, 2019 the diocese of Derry held their 12th Annual Pope John Paul II Award ceremony in the Millennium Forum, Derry City.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Grzegorz Ry\u015b, Archbishop of L\u00f3d\u017a, Poland and Bishop Donal McKeown presented the Pope John Paul II Award to 542 young people from all over the Diocese of Derry and beyond.<\/p>\n

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This was the 12th Annual Pope John Paul II Award ceremony in Derry. The Award was launched in Derry in 2006 by the Papal Nuncio at the time, Archbishop Lazarotto. It was never imagined that the Award would spread beyond the Diocese. However in the last 12 years the award has been introduced in 22 dioceses in Ireland. Supported by international coordinator, Mr Tony Brennan, the Award has also been introduced in the Archdiocese of Birmingham and the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.<\/p>\n

542 young people receive the Pope John Paul II Award<\/h2>\n

The 542 young people who received their Award came from 20 second level schools representing 50 parishes in the diocese and 16 parishes from outside the diocese. The Award was was also presented to young people from Moville Presbyterian Church, Church of All Saints, Richill Park Baptist Church and Coleraine Quaker.<\/p>\n

\nAwardees came from:
\nMoville Community College
\nScoil Mhuire Buncrana
\nCarndonagh Community School
\nCrana College
\nLumen Christi College
\nSt Mary\u2019s College, Derry
\nSt Cecilia\u2019s College
\nSt Columb\u2019s College
\nSt Brigid\u2019s College
\nSt Joseph\u2019s Boys\u2019 School
\nThornhill College
\nHoly Cross College
\nParish of the Three Patrons\n<\/div>\n
Christian Brothers\u2019 Grammar School, OmaghLoreto College, Coleraine
\nLoreto Grammar School, Omagh
\nSacred Heart College
\nSt Colm\u2019s High School, Draperstown
\nSt Mary\u2019s College, Clady
\nSt Mary\u2019s College, Limavady
\nSt Patrick\u2019s College, Dungiven
\nSt Patrick\u2019s College, Maghera<\/div>\n
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Young people speak of their experiences<\/h3>\n

The ceremony focused on the achievements, dedication and commitment of the young people gathered. Five young people shared their personal experiences of taking part in the Award through a short video. <\/p>\n