Our Parish Pastoral Council
What is a Parish Pastoral Council?
The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC)is a leadership group through which priests and other members work together as co-responsible partners in furthering the mission of Christ in our parish. Through this partnership the council aims to build up a vibrant Christian community in our parish, rooted in baptism and marked by its faith, worship and service .The current members of the Parish Pastoral Council are marked below.
The Parish Pastoral Council meets on the third Wednesday of every month (except July, August and December), in the Parish Centre, St Joseph and St Benildus Church, Newtown, from 7.30pm to 9.00pm.
What are the tasks of the Parish Pastoral Council?
• Search out the needs of parishioners
• Prayerfully discern and plan the future direction of the parish
• Enable others to use their gifts in the Service of God and in responding to the pastoral needs of the parish
• Review the life and activities of the parish so that parishioners can see how they are bringing about the reign of God
• Ensure that effective dialogue takes place within the parish, the wider community and the diocese
The members of the Parish Pastoral Council are as follows:-
Chairperson
James Brennan
Vice Chairperson
Joe O’Beirne
President
Fr. Liam Power
Secretary
Cecily Maher
- Sr. Clare Millea
- Aoife Butler
- Francis Dowling
- Donal O’ Connell
- Chris O’Sullivan
- Deirdre Cullinane
- Tom O’Brien
- Gerry Stokes
- Barbara Murphy
- Deirdre Flynn