Conference Programme

*2022 BLMA AGM & Conference

Programme

Saturday 5th November, The Prince Rupert Hotel, Butcher Row, Shrewsbury*

08.30 - 09.00 Coffee & Registration

09.00 - 10.05 Annual General Meeting of BLMA (all members welcome)

10.10 - 11.00 Welcome, introductions & feedback from 2022 Pilgrimages
coordinated by Kim O'Connor, Chair BLMA & Hamilton Grantham

11.00- 11.20 Tea/Coffee

11.20 - 12.20 Fr Chris Butler - Managing Mental Health Crisis on Pilgrimage
Clergy and our Clinical Teams: Seamless Integration

12.20 - 13.20 Lunch

13.20 - 14.00 L'Arche: Living with Disability

14.00 - 15.00 Dr Pia Matthews: Attitudes & Approaches to disability

15.00 - 15.20 Tea/Coffee

15.15 - 15.45 Bring Lourdes Home: Living Hopefully at the End of Life
Dr Siân Davies & Dr Jude Raper

15.45 - 16.15 The Role of Lourdes in Nurse Training
Professor Julie Green

16.15 - 16.45 Panel Discussion & Close
(*Incoming Council Meeting 16.45 immediately after Close)

*17.30 VIGIL MASS - venue and celebrants to be confirmed

19.30 Conference Dinner.

Sunday 6th November, The Prince Rupert Hotel, Butcher Row, Shrewsbury

0930-0945 Tea/Coffee

0945 Morning Prayers*

10.00 -11.00 Workshop 1: Bring Lourdes Home: Part 2

11.00- 11.15 Tea/Coffee

11.15 -11.30 Bring Lourdes Home: Part 3 - Bringing it together

11.30 - 12.15 Workshop 2: Fr Chris Butler - Crisis Toolkit (TBC)

1215 - 1230 Discussion & Closing Prayer (Conference Close 12:30)

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