HISTORY
A group of experienced spiritual directors met in October 2001 at the Milltown Institute in a response to a perceived need of many practitioners in the area of spiritual guidance to form a representative group. They agreed on the need for an ecumenical, broadly-based organisation to offer support to the practitioners of spiritual guidance, akin to that enjoyed by counsellors.
They invited thirty eight practitioners to become founder members to assist in the setting up of an Association for Spiritual Guidance. A number of committees were founded to help with this process, namely, Ethics, Credentialing and Accreditation, Events Planning and Registration.
Patronage was received from The Milltown Institute, All Hallows, CORI, and the University of Wales at Lampeter, for the launch of the Association which took place on the 27th April 2002.
Thus the All Ireland Spiritual Guidance Association was formed and was registered as a company limited by guarantee in April 2003.
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The aims and objects for which the Association has been established are:
- To promote high standards of practice amongst its members who are spiritual guides, spiritual directors, spiritual counsellors, spiritual practitioners, spiritual consultants and spiritual supervisors
- To be a self-governing, non-profit organization which promotes a code of ethics and discipline among its members
- To represent its members with civil, religious and church organizations
- To address directives on behalf of its members in matters relating to the practice of spiritual guidance, spiritual direction, spiritual counselling, spiritual practitioning, spiritual consultancy and spiritual supervision
- To regulate for its members spiritual guidance, spiritual direction, spiritual counselling, spiritual consultancy and spiritual supervision through accreditation and credentialing
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CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS
Una Agnew, PhD, (Secretary)
John Bennett MA (Supervisory Practice)
Phyllis Brady, M.A. (Pastoral Leadership)
Brendan Comerford, S.T.L. (Spir)
Tom Cooney, MA (Pastoral Counselling, Treasurer)
Jack Finnegan, DD (Chairperson)
Elizabeth Hanna, MA (Spir.)
Eileen Houlahan, MA (Spir.)
Geraldine Holton, MSc (Counselling), (Vice-Chairperson)
Gerard Moore, MA (Spir)
Membership / Events Secretary:
Mary Cheyrou-Lagrèze
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FOUNDER MEMBERS
The founder members group consisted of thirty eight practitioners engaged in the ministry of Spiritual Guidance. They were representative of the various colleges, institutes and schools of theology and spirituality and religious formation in Ireland and Northern Ireland. They are:
Una Agnew, Spirituality Dept., Milltown Institute
John Bennett, Grace Dieu Retreat House, Waterford
Carmel Boyle, An Croí, Ashbourne
Phyllis Brady, Chaplain, Milltown Institute
Frances Canavan, Spiritual Director
Monica Comerford, Manresa House
Rose Marie Conlon, Spiritual Director, Adult Ed Clogher Diocese
Tom Cooney, Pastoral Dept., Milltown Institute
Jim Cogley, Spiritual Director
Eleanor Dorgan, All Hallows
Kevin Egan Behavioural Sciences Dept., All Hallows
Jeanne Estella, Spiritual Directors International
John Finnegan, AISGA Chairperson; Spirituality Dept., Milltown Institute
Bernadette Flanagan, Spirituality Dept., Milltown Institute
Denis Gleeson, Spiritual Director
Brian Grogan, President, Milltown Institute
Elizabeth Hanna, Rector and Spiritual Director
Angela Higgins, Manresa House
Martin Hogan, Mater Dei Institute
Geraldine Holton, An Croí, Ashbourne
Eileen Houlahan, Spirituality Dept., Milltown Institute
Maria Jansson, Rector and Spiritual Director
David Kelly, Spirituality Dept., Milltown Institute
Michael Leonard, Maynooth
Finbarr Lynch, Manresa House
Anne Lyons, Grace Dieu Retreat House
Dermot Mansfield, Manresa House
Bernadette McCarrick, Spiritual Director
Johanna-Mary Merry, Pastoral Dept., Milltown Institute
Gerard Moore, AISGA Secretary
Laurence Murphy, Manresa House
Conall O'Cuinn, Manresa House
Leon O'Giollain, Manresa House
Brian O'Leary, Spirituality Dept., Milltown Institute
Myles O'Reilly, Anamcharadas
Ciary Quirke, Manresa House
Kevin Scallon, All Hallows
Michael Serrage, Grace Dieu Retreat House
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OFFICE DETAILS
AISGA can be contacted in one of four ways:
Post : AISGA, c/o Milltown Park, Sandford Road, Dublin 6
E-mail: info@aisga.org
Mobile Phone: (+353) (087-202-8056)
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