Parish Council
- The Parish Council
- Cathedral Decoration Committee
- Development of Faith Committee
- Finance Committee
- Social Committee
The Parish Council
Role
The Council advises the Rector on all matters connected with the well-being of the Parish. Although its function is formally only advisory, the Rector sits on the Council as its president, and any proposal on which a consensus is reached, or of which a majority including the Rector approves, is thereby put into effect. Fundamentally the Council’s job is to see that every activity which ought to be pursued in the Parish is in fact being satisfactorily pursued, and to recommend new programmes or the revision of existing programmes where this seems necessary. The Council’s task is then to see that these decisions are carried out by the appropriate Council Committees or by officers of the Parish. To this end the Council acts as a two-way channel of communication, between parishioners and parish groups on the one hand and the Rector on the other. The parishioners are represented on the Council by the elected members, and the parish organizations by the ex officio members.
Elections
Elections to the Council are held in May of each year. Advance notice, and full details, of the elections are given in the wekkly bulletin on the appropriate Sundays. Parishioners interested in being considered for a seat on the Council are invited to make their interest known to the Chair or Secretary of the Council at any time during the year, and they will be considered by the Nominating Committee at the appropriate time. If not officially nominated by the Committee (there may be too many persons interested to nominate them all), they have the right to be nominated by any two other members of the Parish, in which case there will be an election.
Approach us!
It is YOUR council. If you have any concerns or suggestions about any Parish matters, you should take them up with whoever is in charge of the area concerned, or with one of your elected representatives, who will bring the matter before Council. Council meetings are in any case open to all parishioners as observers, who may be invited by the Chair to speak to a topic. If Council does not know what is troubling you, it cannot set the matter right!
Cathedral Decoration Committee
The decoration committee selects and arranges floral decorations for the Cathedral, especially on special occasions and feasts of the liturgical calendar
Chair: Pat Fardella tel (O)546-5521 meetings at the call of the Chair
Development of Faith Committee
This committee strives to enhance the faith life of the Parish both at the devotional and at the intellectual level by arranging such functions as retreats, parish missions, study groups, talks and so on.
Parishioners are welcome to submit suggestions to the Chair for activities within the Committee’s mandate which they would like to have considered.
Chair: Ms. Eleanor Casey tel. (O) 546-5521 meetings at the call of the Chair
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee is the only parish committee which is mandated by Canon Law. It may be an independent body or a committee of the Parish Coucil; in this parish it is a committee of the Council. It reports, however, in the first place to the Rector, who appoints its members. The Chair of the Council is a member of the Committee and reports on the Committee’s work to the Council. Anyone interested in serving on this Committee should contact the Rector.
Chair: Mr. John Rutherford tel (O)546-5521 meetings at the call of the Chair
Social Committee
The Social Committee organizes Parish functions such as Hospitality Sundays, ordination receptions and the like. Meetings are more likely to be bakings sessions than business discussions!! Extra help is always welcome.