St Alphonsus R.C. Church, Calton, Glasgow, Scotland
Parish Pastoral Council
Origins
Pastoral councils were first recommended in Vatican II’s Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops. The Revised Code of Canon Law [Canon 536] set out in 1983, allowed for the establishment of the PPC to ‘assist the Pastor in planning, coordinating and directing all aspects of parish life’.
Parish Council at St Alphonsus
St Alphonsus Parish Pastoral Council meets normally every two months, but more frequently when required. The agenda has regular reviews / updates from the various Sub Committees i.e. -
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Child Protection
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Fundraising
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Justice and Peace
Members of the Parish Council are drawn from the parish community and are elected as Office Bearers for each of the sub committees listed above.
The current Parish Council Office Bearers are as follows -
- Chair Person - Mary-Ellen Devlin
- Vice Chair - Jim Sheehan
- Secretary - Guy Grenade
- Fabric & Finance Comittee - Alan Brown
- Liturgy (including Cantors & Readers) - Jim Grimmond
- Liturgy (Eucharistic Ministers) - Guy Grenade
- Children & Vulnerable Person Protection - Sarah-Jane Devlin
- Education in Faith (RCIA) - Sarah Reilly
- Education in Faith (Catechism) - Jennifer Payne, Martin Rossi, Lee Ann Curley
- Justice & Peace - Desire Ruragaragaza
- Ecumenical - Guy Grenade
- Social - Karen Wilson
- Fundraising - Patricia Miller
- Website Admin - Jim Sheehan
- St. Vincent de Paul Society- Pauline McKeever
You can contact the St Alphonsus Parish Council via email using this link.
Other Links
Parish Notices
October Pilgrimage
The Canonization of the Conforti Xaverian founder took place on Sunday, 23rd October 2011. A pilgimage to Rome and Parma was organised and a photo diary can be found here.