Maryvale Department for Development.

How does Maryvale operate?

Maryvale Institute is a charitable organisation governed by The Maryvale Institute Trust Fund (Charity number 1068634). The Trustees are:

The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham
The Right Reverend Philip Pargeter, Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham
The Right Reverend Mgr Canon John Moran, Vicar General
The Right Reverend Mgr Canon Patrick McKinney.

The Designated Officer of the Trustees and Correspondent is the Institute Director, The Right Reverend Mgr Paul Watson.

Objects of the Maryvale Institute Trust.

To promote and develop theology and associated studies in theology and social sciences, religious education and catechetics through the provision of courses.
To provide a venue and facilities for study, research, meetings, conferences and retreats.
To promote and participate in the whole work of evangelisation.
To promote foster and develop the study of religion.
To provide and maintain a college or colleges for education, study and research.
To promote, educate and train in the Roman Catholic religion, particularly by distance learning courses, and to provide assistance to persons to enable them to undertake education and training.
To promote the advancement of public education in the study of and research into the Roman Catholic religion and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and comparative religions and to publish the useful results of such research.
To promote religious education and catechesis in schools and parishes through courses, advice and consultancy.

A little about Maryvale...

Begun in 1980 as a diocesan centre for catechetics the Archdiocese of Birmingham, Maryvale became an Institute affiliated to degree awarding universities in 1990. The Institute continues to provide support for catechetics, evangelisation and special needs in parishes of the Archdiocese through its Department for Family and Parish Catechesis.

The Institute itself has no financial endowments or other independent resources and relies on income from students' fees and a grant from the Archdiocese of Birmingham for the maintenance of its premises, which are held on a ‘peppercorn' lease. Practical aid is generously contributed by a number of volunteers whose work is invaluable.

Maryvale is not just college, but as home to Britain's premier Shrine to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and with a distinguished history as a hub for Catholic mission in the Recusant era, it is a spiritual centre of prayer from whenc springs a lively and effective mission in the world today.

The Institute strives not only to maintain and develop staff, buildings and facilities in line with the expectations of students and teachers, but also to find bursaries for individuals and groups of students in needy circumstances and fulfil a much sought for teaching presence in continents far from Europe.

What is money needed for?

After 25 years of growth and standards of academic excellence which have been acknowledged, even by secular educationalists, Maryvale looks forward to developing its resources and capacity and so to continue its work for the Christian faith in an increasingly contentious age. These are present major plans:

Capital funds to provide income for Bursaries for deserving students.
Money for catechetical Missionary Projects in poorer countries.
Remodel the Mercy Wing to provide 10 guest rooms and improved lounge.
Erection of Additional Residential Accommodation for Students.
Augmentation of the library and research materials.
Information Technology.
Unrestricted Funds for general maintenance.
Development of a range of courses and MA in Marriage & Family Life.
‘Heritage site’ development, Newman exhibition and a ‘virtual’ tour.

If you wish your donation to be used for a particular project, the easiest way to stipulate this would be to make this clear when you make your gift.

Giving & donations to Maryvale

There are four ways you could make a donation:

By sending a cheque or money order payable to ‘Maryvale Institute'.
By bankers order or direct debit to the Institute's bankers - please contact the Director of Development, Michael Huxley-Evans, for account details at 0121 360 8118.
Through the online donation website, http://www.thebiggive.org.uk
By making an online payment now via our Paypal account.

If you are a tax payer, we ask that you fill out the Gift Aid form, which will enable us to reclaim from the Inland Revenue 25% extra to the value of your donation. You can download that form here.

Legacies

Please consider leaving a legacy to Maryvale Institute in your Will. For more information about that, please click on the "Legacies" button in the left-hand navigation.