PPC MINUTES
12 MAY 2010
The meeting was opened with a
scripture reading from the coming Sunday’s liturgy.
PRESENT
Mary Crosby (MC) (Chair),
Joyce Madden (JM), Alan Macken (AM), Krys
Pietryka (KP), Jane Wilford (JW), Marina Johnson (MJ), Jo Garside (JG), Rachel
Byrne (RB), Catherine Vaughan (CV), Mary Elliott Smith (MES), Maura Roche (MR)
(Secretary)
APOLOGIES
Fr Gregory Tobin (GT), Kathy
Gelling (KG), Angela Knott (AK), Sarah Juric (SJ)
MINUTES OF APRIL 2010
Approved
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE APRIL MINUTES
Extending links with other
faiths – MC suggested we take up John
Murray’s offer to borrow the Interfaith Exhibition and invite John to talk to a
wider parish group. She put forward
GT’s suggestion that we plan this as a project for next January during
Christian Unity week and invite members from different faiths (Christian and
others.) Discussion :
Decided to contact John
Murray to find out what would be possible and to seek his advice about format
and content. Action MR
Corpus Christi procession – All authorities have been informed of the change of
date to Sunday 6 June. MJ and AK are
working on getting key personnel in place and MJ distributed fliers to promote
the procession to parish groups.
Parking - MC asked
PPC members to be vigilant and look out for parishioners parking across
neighbours’ drives or blocking their parked cars. Please ask the parishioners sensitively & politely, on behalf
of the PPC, to park elsewhere.
MICHAEL WILLIAMS ORDINATION
MES reported there will be a
week of spiritual preparation for the parish before the Ordination, which will
take place at 12 noon on Saturday 26 June.
Maria Dabrowska is organising a series of talks by different priests.
Sally Edwards is organising a Spiritual Bouquet. MR informed members of preparations for the reception after the
ordination – a committee has been set up to organise this – there will be a
marquee in the car park, drink will be provided by the parish and there will be
an organised shared table for food. MR
urged members to encourage parishioners to sign up with offers for the shared
table. There will be a second
collection for Michael on the weekend of 22/23 May.
PARISH PASTORAL PLAN
“To improve our understanding of God’s word in the
scriptures”
A summary of the main
discussion points :
·
There is a difference
between reading and understanding
·
To understand the
scriptures we need to understand their background & the outlook of the
people at the time
·
It is appreciated when a
homily sets a reading in context
·
The Thursday fellowship
group look at readings for the following Sunday
·
Bibles with commentaries
are available
·
Suggested we buy some
copies of the New Testament (and maybe other scriptures) with commentaries and
leave them available in the narthex – a possible form of evangelisation for our
casual visitors - MES will email details of suitable publications to MR. Action
MES
·
We need more books
available for children to enhance their understanding
·
JG will investigate if
any “players” are available to do dramatisations of the scriptures for children. Action
JG
·
Should we have a course
of Bible Study ? – many resources are available – eg run by the Vincentians or
a DVD series by Scott Halm
·
Our library is a point
of reference for parishioners
A.O.B.
1. MR brought a letter received by GT from “Nottingham Crime &
Drugs Partnership” asking us to consider having a donations box fixed into the
church somewhere – the concept behind the scheme is to encourage the public not
to give cash to beggars on the street but rather to give to this organisation
which will distribute the money to organisations that help the homeless, drug
addicts and alcoholics. JG offered to
fine out more about the scheme and report back to the next meeting. Action JG
2. MR informed the group of the development of the “Rock Church” which will be launched on Saturday 12 June
2010 at the European Suite at the Nottingham Forest City Ground.
The meeting closed with a
prayer.
Next Meeting
8pm Wednesday 9 June 2010 in
the upper room of the Social Centre.