Peter Molyneux (PM Chair), Fr. Gregory Tobin (GT), Maura Roche (MR Secretary), Veronica Lawrence (VL), Mary Crosby (MC), Anne Turton (AT), Peter Fooks (PF), Maria Dabroswska (MD), Jim Harrington (JimH), Vicky Acklam (VA), Liz Bonner (LB), Peter Walsh (PW), Ian Murray (IM), Anne Murray (AM), Bernadette Turner (BT), Jon Higham (JonH),

Helen Andrews (HA)

Chris Hoban, John Edwards (JE), Fr. Peter Vellacott, Maria Simister, Cathy Clark, Paul Lyons

The April minutes (Point 5 of the "Matters arising" section) were amended to read that 2 names of interested people have been received by MD.

1. Parish Pastoral Plan

VL distributed the latest draft version of the PPP and introduced Helen Andrews who has been working on the format and wording of the PPP.

Various aspects of the PPP wording were discussed and noted.

VA agreed to proof read the final draft. Action VA

JimH agreed to have his contact number included.

LB agreed to have the PPC e mail feedback contact included.

HA described the proposed format of the printed PPP and explained the timetable of production that will have 500 copies ready for distribution to parishioners on the weekend of Pentecost Sunday. The PPP will also be sent out by e mail with that weekend’s copy of the parish newsletter.

PM thanked HA for her time and commitment to this project.

2. Health & Safety issues in the church & social centre

Deferred to June PPC meeting

3. Youth Leader

LB, BT & VL have met with Tom Baptist (a local catholic youth worker) and discussed how best to survey the views and needs of our young people. They were advised that it would be best for a youth worker to go into the schools to talk to the young people directly rather than try to get their views by means of a questionnaire.

GT will consult with the heads of Edmund Campion and the Becket about how to achieve this. Action GT

VL will circulate information from the meeting with Tom Baptist to PPC members via e mail. Action VL

4. Justice & Peace Group

GT offered to approach one of the interested parties with a view to being a named recipient of the J & P material. Action GT

Further discussion will take place at the June PPC meeting.

5. Feedback from PPC column in newsletter

LB reported two items of feedback :

1. David Paton (Becket Governor) agreed that DfES spending on the new Becket school should be supplemented from a variety of sources. (GT reported that a professional fundraiser has been appointed to spearhead the fundraising for the new school.)
2. One parishioner was upset by the comment reported in the last newsletter PPC column about children eating during mass.

AM suggested that we must be careful not to give the impression that we are telling schools what to do.

LB suggested that the newsletter column is written after the PPC minutes have been distributed.

6. Travel Plan

Deferred to June PPC meeting

7. Volunteering for parish work – a clear and identifiable process

This will be covered in the PPP – so no need to discuss here.

8. "Assisted dying for the terminally ill" bill

MC distributed a copy of the flier which will be handed out to parishioners as they leave mass on the weekend of 13/14 May. The auction is to be held after 6.30pm mass on Saturday 20 May 2006 and its aim is to raise funds to buy a well for an African village. MC urged PPC members to encourage their groups to attend and take part in the auction.

This is to take place from Monday 14 August to Friday 25 August 2006. The church will need to be cleared of furniture and will therefore be unavailable for mass during that period. GT will consider the best option for a venue for mass whilst the work is being carried out.

JimH offered to establish & co-ordinate a team of approx 12 men to move the benches out of church on Saturday 12 August and back into church ready for Saturday evening mass on Saturday 26 August. Action JimH

VA has arrangements in hand and has placed volunteer sheets for helpers at the back of church.

JimH agreed to organise altar servers and GT will decide on whether or not the procession goes ahead in the event of bad weather. Tea & coffee will be available after the procession.

GT suggested that fathers of first Holy Communion children could form a protective Guard of Honour around the Blessed Sacrament during the procession. LB agreed to organise this. Action LB

GT informed the group that the Bishop will be making a formal visitation to the parish on Sunday 5 November 2006. The programme for the visit will be as follows :

GT requested that the PPC organise the lunch and the sacrament of the sick,

followed by refreshments. PM informed us that the mechanism for the sacrament of the sick is already set up.

Further discussion to take place at a future PPC meeting.

MR distributed a document about this event, which will be held on Sunday 2 July 2006. You are asked to read the document in preparation for discussion at the June PPC meeting.

It was decided that this year’s AGM will be held at 7pm on Sunday 10 September 2006. MR agreed to contact Brian Carroll to ask if he is free to attend in the same capacity as last year. Action MR

It was noted that we need to review arrangements for appointing new members of the PPC.

PM agreed to head up arrangements for the structure of the AGM

Action PM

VA distributed the latest update of the parish diary.

VA will speak to Ken Elliot Smith to seek advice about putting her diary as a "rolling" item on the parish website. Action VA

The meeting was closed with a prayer.

8pm Wednesday 14 June 2006 in the Social Centre