PPC

Next Meetings Dates 2025

• • Faith in Action: Wednesday 16th April 2025
  • Liturgy and Formation: Wednesday 23rd April 2025
  • Parish Pastoral Council: Thursday 1st May 2025
  • Finance Meeting: Friday 9th May at 12pm

Previous Meeting minutes

• • Thursday 30 January 2025. Minutes of the Meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council 30th January 2025
  • 22 January 2025. Liturgy and Formation Development LFD Minutes 2025-01-22
  • 15 January 2025 Faith in Action Committee Minutes 15th January 2025

• • 6 November 2024 Parish Pastoral Council Minutes 6 November 2024
  • 23 October 2024 LFD Minutes 2024-10-23
  • 6 February 2024 – Minutes Parish Pastoral Council 6th February 2024
  • 30  January 2024  Liturgy and Faith  MINUTES 2024-01-30
  • 23 January 2024 – Draft FIA Committee Minutes 23rd January 2024
  • 4 October 2023 – Minutes of the Meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council 4th October 2023
  • 27 September 2023 – Liturgy and Faith Development  Committee Minutes
  • 20 September 2023 Faith in Action Committee Minutes 
  • 14 September 2023 Parish  Council Meeting  Minutes 28th June 2023
  • 13 September 2023 Guide for Parish Pastoral Council and Committee
  • 1 September 2023  Parish Pastoral Council Launch
  • September  2023  Financial meeting – Minutes these are not published.

• Parish Pastoral Council Structure / Representatives

Co-chairs: Peter and Teresa Finkle  Secretary: Simon Chappell
Membership includes: Fr Alex (PP – also current representative of Finance committee), Mark O’Connell (Safeguarding), Con McHugh (Website Manager),
Representative of ‘Liturgy and Faith Development’ and ‘Faith in Action’   committees.  Representative of St Gregory’s, Our Lady of Peace and the Polish Community (this may be covered by post holders).

Liturgy and Formation (prev Faith) Development Structure / Representatives

Chairperson: Chris Danes  Secretary:  Marina Smith
Membership includes: MC (Terry Evans).  All leaders of music ministry, sacramental preparation, children’s liturgy, faith development and faith outreach ministries. Representatives of each of the Parish Masses: (5.30pm/ 9.30am/ 11.15pm and the Polish Mass). This committee is intended to co-ordinate these ministries and ensure they are properly trained, resourced and supported in their role of leading the parish closer to God.

Faith in Action Structure / Representatives

Chairperson: Maureen Thompson  Secretary: Simon Chappell
Membership includes: Representatives of all the active groups within the parish (other than those linked to Liturgy and Faith Development) This committee is intended to co-ordinate the actions and resources of the parish as necessary.

Communications Sub-committee – Terms of Reference

Formed in 2024, a group of 3 parishioners – Mark O’ Connell , Damian O’Brien, Con McHugh. The purpose of the group is to:

1. Assist Parish Priest with his priorities / objectives.
2. Improve communications within the parish  promoting the activities of all Parish Groups) including FIA, L&FD and Pastoral Council.
3. Communicate to the whole Parish, faith formation and Catholic Life activities undertaken at both churches in parish. Highlight/Assist with  any gaps in communications.
4. Identify opportunities to promote activities at at cluster, deanery and diocese level.
5. Identify best practices to use within parish including newsletter, social media,  website, at Mass, parish calendar.
6. Meet regularly – suggest every 2 months except the summer.
7. Provide written input to FIA, L&FD and Pastoral Council meetings in a timely manner.

Agenda/Meeting

Agendas will be published a week in advance of each meeting. Any parishioner may attend a meeting and may raise a point if he/she writes to the  Chairperson in advance and have it acknowledged in the Minutes.