Our Lady & St Edward's

Parish Council

First set up in 1976 the Parish Council meets about eight times a year.

Membership	The Parish Clergy :	Parish Priest : Fr Pat Deacon : Peter Williams
	10 elected members
	The Headteacher of the Primary School: Mrs Emma McGrath
	Nominee of the Parish Centre Committee

The Aim of the Parish Council is to share the work of developing a caring, outgoing, Christian community

Objectives:-

To provide a forum for discussing the spiritual and temporal needs of the Parish and to act on the conclusions reached.

To act as an advisory body to the clergy.

These functions are best seen in the cope of the meetings when reports are regularly received on Zambia, Chernobyl, the Primary School and Parish finances. Other topics which have been dealt in the past include:

Preparations for the Millenium (the Jubilee)

The Parish Retreat

A New Start with Jesus

Pastoral Considerations

Parish Finance Group

This small body was set up in August 1993 to advise the Parish Priest on financial matters. It meets three times a year and reviews the income and expenditure of the Parish, assists the PP to formulate a profile of expenditure and prepares the end of year accounts for submission to the Diocese and presentation to Parishioners. The members are appointed by the PP.

This report by John Marshall

Important note:

The Parish Council is there to represent you, the People of the Parish. Please support it whenever you can and especially by coming to the AGM and other open meetings if at all possible.