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Notes of 38th Meeting held in the Presbytery on
Tuesday 18th October at 7.30pm
Present
Bill Cookson
Bill Drake
Edwina Gillett (Chair)
Fr Harry Holden
Helen Shields
Appologies
Sr Anne
1) Edwina opened the meeting and asked Bill Drake to lead us in the opening prayer.
2) Minutes of the previous meeting: these were agreed.
Matters Arising:
a) Registrars - Fr Harry said that he would find out what training was needed
and that he would talk to David Tansey to see if he wants to do it or not.
b) Parish Council - a vote was not needed in the end as Mike Zammit was put
forward by the Web Team.
c) Edwina said that she would chase Mike Zammit about the database he was developing.
Bill Cookson said that the program was done but the front end still had to be
done.
d) Baptisms and Weddings in the bulletin - Edwina said that she would drop the
bulletin team another line suggesting that they could pick up information from
the Parish Diary. It was decided that it would be best if Father Harry asked
people at the time of booking if they want to be in the bulletin.
e) Liturgy group - they have agreed to do a short commemoration service during
the yearly Mass for the dead.
f) Edwina Gillett still needs to give the bulletin team information about the
Advent Service.
g) Helen still needs to organise collecting information from Our Lady Star of
the Sea to give the bulletin team.
3) Feedback from the Parish Council Meeting:
Edwina Gillett said that they had had their first meeting and that it was well
attended. A Parish financial statement had been presented and was agreed. A
list of jobs from the Admin team was put forward. Their next meeting is to be
13th January 2006 when a draft constitution will be discussed. Edwina said that
she would give Jan and Helen a copy to look at. Liz Kelly had been appointed
as the representative on the Admin Team.
4) Issues arising from Fr Joe's retirement:
- Times of Christmas Services - these are to be the same as last year; midnight,
9am and 11am.
- Review of Mass times now that Father Joe has gone; Father Harry thinks that
there should be a consultation before going ahead. It was thought that this
should be done through the Parish Council and should include all groups and
the wider parish audience. Father Harry said that the wider issue should be
addressed; we need to think about what we need not what we want. We need to
think how to do this and look for research for the next meeting.
- Deacons - Edwina asked Bill Drake to speak to the possible candidates to see
if they are interested. Bill said that he would.
- Feedback from the Deanery Pastoral Council Meeting. Bill Drake attended the
meeting and said that 9 people attended including Father Aiden. Bill said that
they want a deanery skills audit and that there is a questionnaire to be filled
out by the end of the month. Each Parish should have a web site (and there was
praise for St Joseph's web site) and the Deanery is to have a web site. They
were looking at youth needs and how to get the youth more involved. Bill said
that he would go to the next meeting.
5) AOB
- The Voice paper - Edwina said that she was now part of the management team
and that a short questionnaire will be sent out to the Parish Council of each
Parish soon.
- Bill Drake raised the question about who visits the sick and how do we go
about finding out who is sick etc. Bill said that he would talk to Father Harry
about having someone/group co-ordinating this. It was suggested that the Chaplaincy
team at Clifton hospital could have a lay member on it to report back to church
on any sick members.
- Skills Audit - Bill Drake said that Kirkham had done one very quickly and
he said that he would find out how they did it.
Next meeting: Tuesday 22nd November at 7pm.
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