Fr. Gregory Tobin (GT), Ian Murray, Chairman (IM), Chris Hoban (CH), Veronica Lawrence(VL), Maria Dabrowska (MD), Peter Molloy (PMoll),

Liz Bonner(LB), Vicky Acklam (VA), John Edwards (JE), Maura Roche, Secretary (MR), Bernadette Turner (BT), Peter Molyneux (PMoly)

The meeting was opened with a prayer

Dympna Kitchin, Seamus Garvey, Anne Turner, Jon Higham, Jim Harrington, Anne Murray, Fr. Matthew Jakes, Cathy Clark

IM suggested we need to be more proactive in this area :

• Step in if no one else is there
• Look out for new parishioners & speak to them
• Make people feel welcome
• Use your initiative if you can see something needs doing

CH suggested we need to be aware of people with special needs and offer help if appropriate

VA has placed boxes to receive goods in the church porch and will co-ordinate a display of foods for the sanctuary. Action VA

• 6.30pm mass : IM is planning music with a harvest theme

• 9am mass : VA will contact Tony Wheat about this mass

• 10.30am mass : Children & toddlers will produce relevant art work

A discussion was held about the effectiveness and mechanics of this initiative. The huge amount of work carried out last year to organise the parish into units of 50 houses was appreciated. The decision made for this year is that we will go ahead with another distribution of cards :

• Ask printer to package cards into bundles of 50
• Distribute cards a little earlier
• Ask Sean Lawrence to put up a list of street names (in units of 50 houses) for people to sign - one month before Christmas
• Add a "Come and See" message on the card for those people who may want to learn more about the faith & make sure the parish website is listed
• MD offered to co-ordinate the group Action MD

1. Calendar Update

PMoll has updated the calendar – ready for distribution to PPC members by MR. Action MR

Please send any further info. about dates & events to PMoll.

He will liaise with Ken Elliot Smith to make the calendar interactive on the parish web site – aiming for end of September. Action PMoll

2. Liturgy Planning

GT said the Liturgy Planning Group is doing excellent work to prepare the major liturgies for Easter and Christmas and suggests the PPC could help out with liturgies between these major feasts.

3. Racial Justice Sunday (12 September)

MD offered to organise a display Action MD

4. Mission Sunday (17 October)

VA offered to write bidding prayers and VA and MD offered to organise a display Action VA & MD

5. All Souls Day (31 October)

GT is planning to repeat the remembrance of those who have died during the year and will ask for help at the October PPC if he needs it.

6. Youth Sunday (21 November)

BT suggested that we have a special mass for the youth on Youth Sunday. LB suggested a day long activity that culminates in mass. The group discussed the issues involved and BT will go back to the youth leaders and the group to discuss the matter further. Action BT

7. Advent

A discussion was held about how we can improve the process of our meetings. The outcomes of the discussion were :

1. Agendas

There is a need to produce more detailed agendas, with input from the PPC members, well in advance (2 weeks perhaps) of the meetings.

MD volunteered to co-ordinate the preparation of agendas, in consultation with IM. MD will send details of the mechanics involved to members. Action MD

JE will pass on to MD a template of agenda documents that are used to good effect in the Becket school. Action JE

2. Format of future meetings (but with flexibility where needed !)

A discussion was held about the diocesan proposal to build 1 new church to serve the needs of West Bridgford, Keyworth and Cotgrave. It was noted that parishioners held a wide range of views on the matter. VL noted that the SWOT papers also revealed a wide range of opinion.

The discussion also explored the proposed changes to the Holy Spirit church. The Parish Development Group is finalising its proposals for the church and these proposals will shortly be available for parishioners to see.

The meeting was closed with a prayer.

8pm Wednesday 13 October 2004 in the presbytery meeting room