Pastoral Council

Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, two men who were leaders among the brothers. (Acts. 2:42)

All parishioners are welcome to attend Parish Council meetings; they are advertised in Words. Many of the people who come also participate in other Parish organizations, so we usually have reports from a variety of groups, such as Catechetics, the Knights, Infrastructure, etc., depending on what is going on. We also act as a liaison and planning forum.

This is a good place to come if you have any ideas to present to the Parish, or you think something should be discussed, or just want to hear what is going on. In particular, try to come to the Parish AGM, held 2 days after the June Fayre, where each group in the Parish produces a brief annual report. Minutes of meetings are always displayed in the centre and are also on the web site.

The Parish Council meets at 19.30 on the second Tuesday of the month, from September to June.

If you want to bring something up, or would like any further information, please contact the chairman.

Ambrose Murphy, chair of the council

The responsibilities of the Chair include the agenda setting of the monthly meetings and overall coordination of the activities of the council.

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Barry O'Halpin, deputy chair of the council

The Deputy Chair is responsible for the agenda setting of the monthly meetings and overall coordination of the activities of the council in the absence of the Chair. In addition, as a Council Member, Barry is also frequently requested to assist in the organisation of many of the activities of the parish.

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Judith Carr, secretary of the Council

The convocation of the Pastoral Council and the edition of minutes are two of the main responsibilities of the Secretary of the Council. Judith also works in the catechetics and education team.

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Yvonne Nielsen, Member of the Parish Life Commission

Yvonne, together with Suzanne Christmas are the representatives of the Parish Life Commission in the Pastoral Council, which is an umbrella for, among other activities: flower arrangers, coffee and doughnuts, Parish Fayre, Parish Fayre, Newsletter, Maintenance and this web site. She is also the Financial Controller in the Parish Financial Council

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Johny Van Der Bracht, head of Maintenance

Johny Van Der Bracht liases between the Parish Council and the Finance Council about what needs doing in the Parish infrastructure, and organises volunteers when he needs help.

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Walter Huyghe, member of the Council

Walter sets up the live creche at Christmas in the Parish Grounds. He also brings the ponies and animals to the Parish Fayre.

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Brian O’Neill

Brian is the representative of the Education & Evangelisation commission of the Pastoral Council. This commission deals with the Catechetics programme but also the adult training programmes such as G.I.F.T. the discussion groups, Alpha Course, Book shop, etc. Brian has been working since 1998 in the Catechetics programme.

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Yvonne Stausboll, Charities co-ordinator

After five years of great job by Colma and Liam O’Luanaigh, Yvonne Stausboll took up the responsibility of Charities co-ordinatior. Her tasks include proposing charities for the regular appeals, for approval by the Parish Council, on the basis of the guidelines for support to charities. Any parishioner who is involved with a charity be it in Belgium or abroad, and who would like to submit a request to the Parish Council for an appeal, is invited to contact Yvonne.

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Bridgit Alty - Pastoral Council Member

Bridgit is responsible for the co-ordination of the Eucharistic Ministers.

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Bernie Lindop - Pastoral Council Member

Bernie works closely with Brian on the Catechetics Programme.

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Vincent Buxton - Pastoral Council Member

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Richard Parslow – Pastoral Council Member

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