Parish Pastoral Council Committee Meeting

Parish Pastoral Council Committee Meeting

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING

THURSDAY 16OCTOBER 2014

5.00PM

Catholic Centre

Present:

Father Michael

Father Albie

Sister Goretti

Sister Lyn

Benny Joseph

Therese Asplin

Andrew Donaldson

Melissa Marquis

Apologies:

Father Tai

Alison Dawson

Sisi Soosanayeakam

Welcome
Reflection/Prayer/Faith Formation
  • Prepared by Sister Lyn - Diocesan Prayer

Business Arising from Previous Meeting
  • Digital Piano
Wheels and brakes are not on yet
Sister Lyn has used it
  • One Voice Hymn Books
Have arrived & have been used
Still to be numbered accordingly
Old hymn books have been donated
Appropriate trolley to house the books is currently being sourced
  • Religious Merchandise
80 - 90 cards have been purchased (weddings, birthdays, funerals)
Therese suggested that Sister Lyn email schools to advertise the merchandise in school newsletters and to school staff
Holy cards have also been purchased
Benny also has a Gatto catalogue if parishioners come in looking for items
Benny to email schools a copy of the Bulletin notice pertaining to the religious merchandise so the items can be advertised
  • Parish Office Furniture
New bench/unit has been ordered to house holy cards and religious merchandise in the Parish Office
  • Nagle East Timor Trip
13 Year 11 students participated
Students stayed at a boarding house and undertook associated duties and delivered a series of lessons in Sport, English etc
Nagle views this initiative as an opportunity to work with the community
Students raised $2000 and donated the funds to the boarding house to use for basketball court and other resources
The trip is an immersion experience
The plan is to build on the experience next year
Staff and students have all benefitted from the experience
Suggestion has been made for the Year 11 students to provide presentations for schools and/or at Mass, sharing the experience with primary students and parishioners
Andrew to contact schools and parish once it has been organised
  • Parish Signage
In place and working well in directing traffic / Sister Lyn
Sister Lyn
Sister Lyn
Father Michael
Benny
Andrew
Father Michael
Correspondence In
  • Nil
Correspondence Out
  • Nil
/ Father Michael
Working with Children Check
  • Andrew's has been received
  • Benny's has been emailed and card is on the way
  • Therese is to provide a copy of hers
/ Father Michael
Finance Report
  • Bob Pozzi is absent at the present time
  • Finance Report will be prepared for next meeting
  • Lots of liturgy resources have been purchased from the budget
  • Future PD opportunities to be investigated for parishioners and teaching staff
  • Spirituality PD could also be offered
/ Father Michael
Liturgy Report
  • Liturgy Committee is being re-established with a meeting planned for 5 November with Christmas liturgies a focus
  • Members are Colleen, Carol Quill, Father Michael, Benny, Sister Lyn
  • Outdoor Mass for Christmas will be revaluated for next year - indoor mass this year
  • Christmas Mass times have been rejigged and will be publicised in due time
/ Sister Lyn
Pastoral Report
  • Communion
Hillcrest - Thursdays 10am
Geraldton Nursing Home - Thursday 11am
  • Communion on Sundays
Colleen goes to the Regional Hospital after 7.30am Mass to distribute Communion
SJOGH roster system for priests / Father Michael
Youth Report
  • Choir
Choir has started
Once/month
Students are going to be asked to use the One Voice books for copyright and environmental reasons / Father Michael
General Business
  • Prayer Groups
Sister Goretti distributed a flyer with devotions in the Cathedral and a Prayer Groups
  • Liturgy for Children
No volunteers to date for Term 4
  • Diocesan Conference
Discussed various aspects of conference
Discussed suitability of conference guest speakers
Father Michael happy to work on investigating PDs/Adult Education options for the future
Therese and Andrew to assist Father Michael
Diocesan Vision distributed
Discussed how theVision mirrors Pope Francis' document
Father Michael shared the group responses from the conference and the points were discussed
  • Future Actions
Mass commentator to welcome parishioners and ask them to greet each other
Mass commentators to introduce themselves
The above to be documented on the commentator’s sheet
Benny currently investigating the purchase of a fibreglass statue of Our Lady of Fatima for easy transportation to people's homes
Investigate speakers for bells in the Cathedral to signal The Angelus
Get the young people to talk about their experiences with older parishioners
Questionnaire to ask the children what they would like to do and see
Use Bulletin and Homily to highlight the various works in action
Commentator could advertise some of the events for the bulletin to the congregation
Sister Goretti discussed different options for prayer times and review for future
  • Diocesan Vision
At future meetings the document will be discussed part by part
  • Funeral Palls
Still in the process of being sewn up
  • AGM
To be held at the beginning of 2015
Meeting to be called a community meeting not AGM
Review wording in constitution
Examine in further detail at November meeting
  • PPC Secretary
Melissa announced that she will be stepping down from the PPC at the end of the year / Sister Goretti
Father Michael
Therese
Melissa
  • Next PPC Meeting Tuesday25 Novemberat 5.00pm
  • Meeting closed 6.25pm

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