St Anne’s Parish Council Committee
Meeting Minutes
Date:2 July 2009
Present:Father Dennis Higgins, James Piercy, Mary Rooney, Sue Hardman, Anne Cleary, Josie Muncaster,Gareth Littlewood.
1.Welcome and Opening Prayer
Father Dennis opened the meeting with a prayer and James welcomed everyone.
2.Apologies
Lesley Crowther, Cora Plant, Sandy Ochajna, Mike Monaghan.
3.Previous minutes
The minutes were agreed.
4.Matters Arising
Father Dennis presented the balance sheets for the general Parish account and for the Parish Centre. Approval of the accounts was proposed by Anne Cleary and seconded by Sue Hardman.
Points carried forward from last meeting minutes
CAFOD - Making a Difference Survey
A survey designed to get people thinking about what they can do about poverty & the environment and to comment on CAFOD’s work (also hoping to raise some extra donations). Should we offer this in the parish (or will it be too much assuming we will be having the Harvest Appeal in September?) Agreed to make people aware of this survey, through newsletter.
Understanding CAFOD Day
CAFOD Notts have offered to run a day in Buxton – felt that this was a good initiative and could be promoted more widely in the community through Churches Together and/or deanery.
Action: MM
5.Group reportsPPC
Outreach
Presentation Association
The Associates will celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart on 19th June. Member were asked to "be still" for one hour while meditating on Christ and the Eucharist. The next meeting of the Presentation Association will be on Wednesday 1st July.
Churches Together
Praise in the Park will be on Sunday 19th July at 2.00pm, on the Pavilion Gardens Promenade. also, although not a "Churches Together" event the Blessing of the Wells and procession to each well will be on Sunday 5th July starting 1.45pm at St Anne's Church Bath, Road.
Sick and Housebound
No news to report.
Welcoming
No news to report.
Rosary
No news to report.
Polish Community
From Saturday 27th July the Polish Eucharist will be every Saturday at 5.00pm, instead of Sundays.
It was also suggested that the general Parish notices read at the end of Mass be translated to Polish so that they can be read at the Mass for the Polish community as well. Anne is to look into volunteers to translate this and the other practicalities.
Action: AC
Property
Cora Plant sent news that she will be unable to play an active role in the property group due to commitments looking after her husband who is unwell. Fr Dennis will continue the work of this group.
Youth and Schools
Josie Muncaster reported that Issy is still training hard for her bicycle ride in France and is continuing to raise sponsorship money.
The Rainbow’s raised £162 to go to sponsoring two schoolgirls in Thailand for 3 years.
Music group
Sue Hardman reported that the music group will be singing and playing at the confirmation service at 7pm on Thursday 2nd July at St Anne’s Church with Clare O’Neill’s choir. Sue also said that the music group meets every Sunday from 9.45-10.45am and new singers are welcome. Musicians (especially flute players) would be welcome to join the group and should contact Sue to get more details. The group is less busy over the summer so the choir is less active.
Communications
Mary Rooney raised the point of publicizing the Parish in ‘Pure Buxton’ magazine. See separate minutes item. Mary also mentioned we have received only a few suggestions in the box at the back of the church so it may be good to move the box to a more prominent location. It will be moved to the table near the doors.
Action: MR
Justice and Peace
Mike Monaghan sent the following:
1. I spoke at all Masses June 20/21 about the Cafod climate change campaign and invited people to sign a petition form we collected about 100 which is excellent -I will forward them to Cafod.
2. I hope to put items in the News letter from time to time about this vital issue -especially in the lead up to the Copenhagen conference in December.
3. Could you please get the chairman to ask the meeting which Saturday in September would be best for the half day "Getting to Understand Cafod" -if we could give two dates that might be helpful -and ask who would hope to attend from the PPC -I will of course put out an invitation to all the parish nearer the date but I guess a significant proportion of attendees will be from the PPC.
Other events
Sue Hardman said there is a ‘Women’s Shopping evening’ organized by Sue Featherstone to take place on Wednesday 15th July starting at 7.30pm. The confirmation candidates are using it to raise money for visits to The Briers etc. There will be 15 stalls selling a range of items including home made soaps etc. The cost to enter is £2.
6.150 years Celebration
James Piercy said that now the new Head is in post at St Thomas More’s School, it would be a good time to ask them to be involved in the celebrations. James to prepare a letter to send to them in July/August.
Action: JP
7.Parish Year Book
Some copies of the year book have been printed and more are to come. James Piercy commented that releasing the yearbook in the summer was a good idea as it coincides with the committee year so that contact details are up to date for longer.
Action: Rob Aldous
8.‘Pure Buxton’ magazine publicity
Mary Rooney suggested that the Mass times and other information should be put in the magazine so that visitors to the town can find out more easily. The magazine is distributed in hotels and some shops etc. It was suggested that the information published should be the same as that put in the Buxton Advertiser and mention the 150year anniversary next year.
Action: MR and Rob Aldous
9.AOB
It was reported that more volunteers to prepare flowers for the church are required to help Kazia Skrobot. It was suggested that there be a rota and the call for volunteers be put in the newsletter.
10.Date of next meeting
Thursday 10th September 2009. 7.30pm in the Centre.