St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - Ansdell

St Joseph’s Parish Ansdell Development Team

Notes of the 64th meeting held in the Presbytery
On Tuesday 15th April 2008

Present:
Helen Shields
Greg Ormerod
Mary Hesketh
Jan O'Neill
Richard Jones
Ian Gilly Ross
Andy Severyn
Jackie McGinty

1) The meeting opened with a prayer.
2) Apologies - Father Harry, Bill Drake and Kate Golightly
3) Greg welcomed Andy and Jackie to the team.
4) The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed.
5) Matters Arising -
- Unity Cohesion (Churches Together) -Jan reported back about the latest meeting; the entry in the Ansdell list was discussed, Hope, Help and Health initiative was discussed (looking for ideas for community to do together), day at the Methodist Church on May 19th - for "older people" - Jan to put a notice in the bulletin.
6) Evangelisation: -
- Benediction - suggestions were put to the Parish Council about the change in the time; Father has agreed to this to try to encourage people to attend.
Greg has spoken to Fred who said that he would put something in his next bulletin (June) about the history etc.
The change of time needs to be advertised and it was agreed that this should coincide with Fred's article.
- The Clowning Vicar - Paul Kelly went to a meeting with Rowly Bain (the Clowning Vicar) about making Sunday's fun. He has been booked for Sunday 18th January 2009 for the day so that he can be involved in each Mass and in church in between.
- CASE/KIT Groups - to be carried forward.
- Andy told the group about the Sion Community and the missions they do. Everyone thought that this would be a good idea for the end of the Centenary Year. Greg said that he would look into it.
7) Participation/Taking Ownership:-
- Bidding Prayers - the group have been asked to do the bidding prayers for Sunday
(Mission Sunday). Helen to type the proposed bidding prayers.
- Fit for Mission Revised Draft Proposal - this was reviewed and a group response
was put forward to be taken to the Parish meeting at 11am on Sunday 27th April.
8) Supporting the wider community:-
- Wyse Words - Fred is to put something in his newsletter (with Margaret Spillane)
and Kate will do the forward.
- Cenacolo feedback - Jan said that they have started work on the barn - 2 parishes
have already raised £50,000 for them to start. Jan also reported that the food collection at the
back of church was going very well. She also thought that as there was already so much going
on in the parish that this should take a back burner for the time being.
9) Communication
- Richard taken new photographs
- Paul Kelly in charge of the web site - Greg to rewrite our area, Helen to put the
minutes on.
- Centenary Calendar - Cath agreed with our idea and Richard said that he would
do a montage for our page (Jan said that she would ask Cenacolo for photographs
and Richard to ask Paul Kelly re helping hands)
- Greg said that he would ask Kate about Grass Roots.

AOB - none.
Dates of next meetings - 13th May, 17th June

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