Jim Harrington (JH)(Chair), Liz Bonner(LB)(Dep Chair+secretary),

Peter Walsh (PeterW), Phil Withers (PhilW), Joyce Madden (JM), Mary Elliott-Smith (MES),

Maria Gascoigne (MG), Mary Crosby (MC),

Fr Gregory Tobin(GT), Maura Roche(MR),Ian Murray(IM), Veronica Lawrence(VL), Maria Simister(MS), Brian Smith(BS), Paul Lyons(PL), Anne Turner-Harrod(ATH), Marina Johnson(MJ), Cathy Clark(CC), Ian Murray (IM)

Accepted as a true record.

3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE JANUARY 2008 MINUTES

PW. Reported that this will now be staged at the friary,

Maura is awaiting response and will publicise the event.

Is now set up

MC reported that the first tradecraft sale for the parish sold £281 worth of goods. This will now become a monthly event, dates to be published. Action MC

c) Prayer intentions

Prayer board is now in situ. Action MJ

d) Large print hymn books

MES to look into the cost of having 20 copies spiral bound, and is looking into creative ways to have the Hymns ready for binding. Action MES

Parishioners with visual impairments have complained about the poor lighting in the church.

e) Parish pastoral plan – review of section 3 education actions

MES gave feedback of suggestions made by the fellowship group e.g. monthly speakers, with Q+A sessions, weekly topics in the summer term (similar to Fr Matthews sessions) followed by a discussion group, Catholic study group in the library on Saturday mornings, café talks on the creed, the deanery to buy in education literature to share with all parishes, having bibles available at the back of church for general use.

They also posed a question, ‘is there a need for an Education group’

JH reported that there was nothing specific to report, the group talked about sharing best practice, and maybe having the meetings on an annual basis, and to generally support each others various functions and fundraising events.

MES reported that the Bishops main message was for parishioners in the diocese to work on "Handing on our Faith", and believes that there is a spiritual growth and a desire to learn more about our faith.

• We have been freely given a gift to share with society
• We are called to holiness and to hand on the truth of our faith, rather than our opinions.
• We need adult formation.
• The Catholicism we have to hand on is a comprehensive way of life, bringing integrity and holiness to our lives.
• We can ask Our Lady, to help us.

He would like every Deanery to have a celebration next year on how we have handed on our faith this year and how we will continue to do so.

LB handed our flyers to inform PPC members that the Corpus Christ procession will be on 25^th May 2008, after the 10.30am mass, and asked for this to be discussed within their groups.

This year we need a volunteer to organise the marshals, to be discussed at next meeting. Please contact LB for further details

LB and MG reported that we are ready to advertise for a full time youth worker, who will work between the Holy Spirit and three other parishes. It is hoped that the person will be in post by the first week in September. MES suggested asking the parish to pray that we are able to appoint a youth worker.

JH discussed the option of meeting bi-monthly, a discussion took place and opinions were divided, but there were not enough PPC members present to make a decision.

To be discussed again in the June meeting. Action JH

A mass of celebration will be held on Friday June 20^th at 7.30pm in the Church of the Holy Spirit, followed by a shared tabled coordinated by MR. Then on Saturday 21^st there will be a live band, Kelly’s Hero’s, playing in the social centre.

LB reported that she has had many complaints about the lack of missalettes at the weekend masses.

Do we need to order more?

@ The Gathering, was discussed by PW who will give feedback at the June Meeting.

The Passion Play, To be discussed at next meeting. JM

The meeting was closed with a prayer