The Association of Catholic Chaplains in Education: We are a national association approved by the Bishops Conference and in regular contact with the Catholic Education Services.

All our members work in chaplaincy, mainly in schools or Sixth Fom Colleges and a few in retreat centres for young people. Our aim is to support each other and to promote the work of chaplaincy at local and national levels. Each diocese has a co-ordinator who supports chaplains in their diocese often by organising diocesan meetings. 

THE ACCE PRAYER

This is what we are about.
We plant the seeds that one day will grow.
We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise.

We lay foundations that will need further development.
We provide yeast that produces far beyond our capabilities.

We cannot do everything,

and, there is a sense of liberation in realizing that.

This enables us to do something, and to do it very well.

It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning,

a step along the way,

an opportunity for the Lord's grace to enter and do the rest.

We may never see the end results,

but, that is the difference between the master builder

and the worker.

We are workers, not master builders;

ministers, not messiahs.

We are prophets of a future not our own.
Amen.

 By Oscar Romero Archbishop of El Salvador (1917-1990)

Our Mission  

The national association supports the work of chaplains by organising:

•   An annual conference for diocesan co-ordinators.
•   An Annual conference for all chaplains.
•   A gathering of new and experienced chaplains for professional development.
•   A Retreat.

Website Members Section  

The aim of the conferences is to allow chaplains to network and to provide a stimulating, enriching and informative programme. The dates for all our conferences are available online. 

The national association also liases with:

Catholic Education Services, other national bodies involved in Catholic Education e.g.

The Association of Chaplains in VIth Frm Colleges

The Catholic Association of Teachers in schools and Colleges

The Catholic Independent Schools Conference

The National Board of Religious Inspectors and Advisors NBRIA,

The Catholic Association of Youth Ministers and Advisors.

The names and contacts for the National executive and for Diocesan coordinators are in the Handbook and on the website. - please feel free to contact  any of those named  - we'd love to hear from you.

The Association's administrator is Julie Sweeney at the Nottingham Diocesan Centre, Mornington Crescent, Mackworth. Derby DE22 4BD. Tel: 01332 293 833

Maggie Cascioli

National Coordinator

Mobile: 07592 728 683

Membership Form