The responsibilities of the Office for Catechetics are as follows:
- To develop a strategic policy in matters relating to children’s liturgy, and youth and adult faith formation, according to the vision and priorities of the Church and of the Archdiocese.
- To form and lead the Archdiocesan Commission on Catechetics in its role of resourcing and coordinating those involved in providing and enabling youth and adult faith formation.
- To ensure effective communication between the Commission and all those involved in catechetical work in the Archdiocese, and to provide them with support and resources.
- To co-ordinate the Archbishop’s Youth Initiative.
The Director of Catechetics and Chair of the Catechetics Commission for the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is Sr Miriam Ruth Ryan, RSM. She is a Religious Sister of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, and is based at the Convent at St Andrew’s in Ravelston, Edinburgh. Sr Miriam Ruth holds a Master's Degree in Theology from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies and a Bachelor's Degree in Geosciences from Princeton University.
