Ulster Project International Mission Statement

Transforming young Christians into leaders & peacemakers.

Ulster Project of Madison Mission Statement

The Ulster Project of Madison is committed to promoting peace and equality in Northern Ireland between Catholics and Protestants and instilling a sense of inclusion, respect, and tolerance in all participants.

This mission is achieved by fostering friendships among teens from Northern Ireland and teens in Madison during the month of July.  During the month, the teens participate in trust-building activities, religious services, community service projects, and fun activities that are aimed building future leaders.  Participants are expected to sustain a lifelong commitment to peacemaking and community building.

Ulster Project Prayer

Creator God, You have called us to live in harmony.

Give us unity in your spirit to meet

the challenges of this Ulster Project.

Instill in us peace and love

that we may live with one another,

not by might, nor by power,

but by Your Spirit.

We dedicate this project to You, O Lord.

Amen.

More about the history of the Ulster Project

The Ulster Project is an international volunteer program to help promote peace and reconciliation among the people of the six counties of Ulster, known as Northern Ireland. The program exposes Northern Irish teens to a life style that accepts cultural and religious differences and thereby helps end the polarization that feeds political conflict and violence.

Mediation and resolution is at the very heart of the Ulster Project.

The success of the Ulster Project is not measured by the absence of personal differences or by the absence of conflict but by the resolution of the differences and conflicts that invariably arise.  Our aim is to promote a healthy interchange between all participants—teens, counselors, parents, volunteers, board members, and international organizers—to listen to each other with respect, to learn from each other in humility, and to work together in trust.  If this year’s participants can come away with the beginnings of a means of coping with personal differences and conflict, we will have done much.

A host of people—young, old, and in between—support us and the other participants of the Ulster Project with their gifts, talents, and prayers.  May our Lord and all the company of heaven bless each one of us in our efforts!