ppc_min_2005_11

Minutes of the Thirty First Parish Pastoral Council

Held on Thursday 17^th November 2005 at 7.30pm

Present: David Walsh, Father William Davern, Michael Brennan, Richard Davieson, John Sharpe, Teresa Kenefick, Jan Madden, Michael Tripp, Patrizia Wakefield (Liam Kirby),

Apologies: David Thorn, John Turner, Chris Sibthorp, Carlos De Souza

Opening Prayer – David Walsh
Justice and Peace Group – Kathy Maskens

The focus of the group has very much been on the Make Poverty History campaign and informing the Parish on what has been happening with the campaign. The group has been heavily promoting Fair Trade and had a stall at the school’s Summer Fair earlier this year.

The group are keen to get involved in Amnesty International and are planning to do Christmas cards which they will be selling at the next Trade Craft. The aim is to get people to sign the cards and then send them off, especially keen to get young people involved. Suggestion was made for the local community to also get involved by having people in the Parish visiting local prisons and maintain our link with the Leatherhead Night Shelter.

Kathy is also keen to raise awareness in the Parish with regards to Climate Change and looking at ways the Parish and the church can help. The Finance Parish Group could perhaps reflect on the Parish "Green Energy", whist the Premises group could look at energy saving in our Church buildings.

A key role for the Justice and Peace group is to "prick our consciences" raise awareness of issues such as Fair Trade, which they have successfully done and Climate Change.

3. Matters arising from previous meeting

House groups for Advent – there has not been a large response from the Parish, it may be that we need to review the ways in which these and the Lent house groups are promoted
Fr. Miceal’s "farewell" – to be held on 4^th December after 6.00 p.m. mass, David Walsh to liaise with Christine Turner
Annual Fire Check – David Walsh to speak to Simon Smallwood
General Communication:-

Notice Boards – approved

Floor polisher – approved

Hymn books – Look at getting support through the school/church possible collection w/c 11^th December – Michael Tripp to take forward

Display boards – on hold

South Africa Feedback – David Walsh spoke to Fr. Yarrick in July, expecting material from South Africa – ongoing
Welcome Ministry – This has been rolled out and is now happening and working well.

PPC Membership from January 2006

Our 8 non-elected PPC members come to the end of their office in December, including the representatives of School, Premises and

Finance. David Walsh to contact these members to see if they wish to continue, or come off, the PPC, with a view to Fr. Bill appointing an appropriate number of new members for January.

5. Parish Day – September 2006

The next Parish Day is due to take place in September 2006, David Walsh is happy to organise and take forward.

6. Planning Parishes for 2010

Fr.Bill handed out the proposed paper for the Planning Parishes for 2010 for the group to look at and discuss further at the December meeting. David Walsh to email the group to see if the group are all available to attend the next meeting, at which this will be the only item on the Agenda.

7. Parish Groups

Faith Development – Talk being arranged, to be given by Dominic Robertson, for 11^th January

Premises – Simon Smallwood has taken over as Chairman of the group.