Diocese of Dromore Top-Up Suggestions

Award Top-Ups are given in recognition of the extra activities that young people are already involved in. Top-Ups will go towards the total number of hours an individual has to complete.

Top-Ups:
Papal Cross: 7.5 hours
Gold: 6 hours
Silver: 4.5 hours
Bronze: 3 hours

Top-Ups can be achieved in a number of ways, for example:

Pilgrimage

Each year many people from the Dromore Diocese travel to Lourdes on Easter Sunday and in May to care for people with disability. These people need special care while in Lourdes and volunteers are always needed to give them that care. It may be pushing their wheelchair or just accompanying them. Working in Lourdes with the diocesan groups can be part of this Award. There are other Diocesan pilgrimages to Taizé and Clonmacnois. These pilgrimages can also be considered as Award Top-Ups.

Magis Experiments

Following our experience at World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Dromore Diocese is offering young people an opportunity to experience the power of Ignatian spirituality through MAGIS Experiments. MAGIS is a Latin word for "more", for people who want to give more on their journeys of faith. Service, Creative, and Pilgrimage are the three forms of Magis Experiments. Each form encourages the participants to live together simply and participate in activities that bring them closer to God.

Humanitarian Trips

Trips lasting four days or more to work on specific projects, such as orphanages in Romania or home building in Africa. There may be other activities that you are involved in that are not included here but may be relevant, if so please contact the Pope John Paul II Award Committee for approval.

Message from the Bishop

The Papal Cross Award

The Gold Award

The Silver Award

The Bronze Award

Pdf of the Award Handbook - Dromore

Pdf of the Application Form

Pdf of the Record Cards

Pdf of the Presentation Guidelines

Pdf of the Presentation Template