The Catenian Association – Our Aims and Values

AIMS
1. To foster brotherly love among our members and to develop social bonds
among our members and their families
2. To support one another in the practice of our Faith.
3. To support and encourage Brothers, their families and widows as needs arise.
4. To support Brothers in difficulty or need including maintaining and
administering benevolent funds through the Catenian Association Benevolent
and Children’s Fund
5. To advance the interests and development of young Catholics and to assist
them in the choice or pursuit of a career, including the promotion and support
of the Catenian Association Bursary Fund
6. To help our clergy and to encourage and support vocations to the religious life
in appropriate ways.
7. To support charities which the Circle, Province or Association considers are
worthy and relevant.
VALUES
1. We will always be encouraging, supportive and helpful to fellow members and
their families and be non judgemental in any dealings.
2. We will behave in a courteous manner at meetings and functions, observing
dress codes and maintaining high standards of behaviour.
3. We will always strive to live our personal and business lives in accordance
with the ideals of our Catholic faith, where every person matters.
4. We encourage each other to take part in public life through individual action
but we do not bring our political affiliations into our meetings or social
gatherings
5. We will always recognise that the Circle with its Brothers and their families is
the most important entity of the Association.
6. We will ensure that the Association’s governing bodies do all that is possible
to enable each Circle to flourish.
7. We will abide by the Obligations of Membership