From: Peter Stanton
Subject: Advert for Director of Catholic Youth Services for the Diocese of Lancaster
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:15:43 +0000
To: Rebecca Barber

Dear Rebecca,

You may be aware that an advertisement for the post of Director of 
Catholic Youth Services for the Diocese of Lancaster has been 
circulated by Fr Robert Billing the Bishops' Secretary.

Members of your mailing list may wish to know that the 'extensive 
Review of Youth Service provision' referred to in the advertisement 
largely refers to a review document that Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue 
refuses to publish, even to the trustees of the diocese, who have not 
voted to create the post or commit resources to the project.

And further that the 'Diocesan vision' referred to in the advertisement 
is more rightly styled an 'Episcopal vision' since it is not one that 
has general support in the diocese.

They may further wish to know that the staff of Castlerigg Manor have 
been neither informed or consulted over this move and that the clients 
of the centre have not been informed or consulted concerning the 
proposed change of use that the 'Diocesan vision' implies.

Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue is due to retire on 1st May.

Peter Stanton
Director, Castlerigg Manor.