We choose to be a strong Christian community where every member is known and welcomed, where our diversity of gifts, talents and expertise is valued, where our human weakness is accepted, not judged. We look to our community to recognise and meet as far as possible, our spiritual, pastoral and social needs, and we acknowledge our own obligation to give love and service to our community. Priests and laity together share the responsibility for the health and growth of our community so that we may care for each other and share our love and strength with others in the wider family of God.

GOAL

OBJECTIVE

ACTIVITY

YOUTH

1. Establish Parish framework for youth in place by 2009.

2. Re-establish the Children’s Liturgy Group by 2009.

3. Re-establish the Youth Mass by 2009.

4. Re-establish the GIFT programme by Dec 2008.

1. Maintain a Youth Liaison member on PCC who will liaise with and assist the groups directly associated with youth.

2. Set up a core group for the Children’s Liturgy.

3. Set up a core group for the Youth Mass (link to youth music).

4. Appoint a co-ordinator for the GIFT Programme.

GOAL

OBJECTIVE

ACTIVITY

PARISH FAMILY

1. Promote stronger links between all the localities within the parish

2. Encourage social and other parish activities to include families.

3. Ensure that all are welcome and feel part of the parish.

1. Make best efforts to ensure that the PPC is representative of all localities
2. The PPC will continue to liaise with each pastoral group in the parish (confirm liaison contact for each group).
3. Encourage all localities to help any neighbourhood with a specific difficulty
4. Review the current status of the Welcoming Group and packs.
5. Review all of the Parish Pastoral Groups

OUTREACH

1. Continue to support the Outreach groups in the parish.

2. Promote the proposed expansion of the numbers and activities of Unity Outreach.

1. Continue to liaise with and support the 3rd World Group.

2. Actively support Unity Outreach in is proposed expansion.

LITURGY

1. Promote the enhancement of the liturgy within the parish.

2. Promote the expansion music ministry in the parish.

1. Review the current status of the Liturgy Group and seek to expand the numbers and activities of the group.
2. Actively seek to include music / singing at all weekend masses.
3. Consider including the mass intentions in the bulletin.

PRACTICAL ISSUES

1. The PPC will strive to improve communications between the PPC and the parish and enhance parish information systems.

2 Improve facilities for the congregation.

1. Improve the layout and control of the notices in the porch and confirm responsibility for this.
2. Review carparking arrangements to improve carparking on a temporary basis prior to development of St Clements / New Parish Centre.
3. Establish a parish WEB site.
4. Ensure that PPC minutes are posted and current photo put on notice board.
5. Put PPC Vision Statement up in the Church or Notice Board
6. Review / Update the Parish Register