A Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) consists of the parish clergy together with a group of parishioners chosen by the parish community.

A successful PPC reflects the broad spectrum of parishioners’ interests in the activities of the Parish working collectively for the good of the Church and its family, near and far by promoting God’s values of love, justice and peace.

Our Parish has a mission to be a living and breathing Christian community. In practical terms this means to initiate and gather the people in worship; teach the message of Christ to all; and love God and our neighbours - often by example

This mission is fulfilled collectively and individually in many, many different ways according to our talents and calling.

The Parish Pastoral Council helps us fulfil this mission.

The Parish Pastoral Council works very closely with the Parish Priest to help monitor our mission and parish life.

It helps to identify pastoral needs, to evaluate what is happening and to plan what needs to be done.

The Parish Pastoral Council will meet regularly (the first meeting of this PPC was held on Monday 19th February 2007), and serves as an important channel of communication within the Parish, so if you have any concerns, ideas or want any issues raised do not hesitate to inform any of the council members.

Members shall be baptised Catholics who participate in the life and worship of the parish and are available to attend meetings

The members of the Council will be required to:

• attend regular meetings of the Parish Pastoral Council
• provide input to deliberations of the Council
• assist where possible with the implementation of Parish policies
• grow in knowledge and awareness of what is happening in the Parish
• take part in the induction and training of all new Council members to help ensure a seamless transition and continued implementation of its policies

To download a copy of the Constitution of the Parish Pastoral Council
Click here(pdf).

The PPC has a number of Standing Committees to undertake more focused responsibilities. If you would like to discuss participation at some future date please contact the Parish Office.