Parish Pastoral Council Meeting
MINUTES

Tuesday 19 July 2022, 7.30 pm
St Columba’s Parish Hall Meeting Room

ITEM	BY	
1. Welcome, Opening prayer and reflection 	Fr. Peter	
2. Attendance /Apologies
Present: Debra Galofaro, Fr. Peter, David Hair, Therese Pacey, Ray Choi,  Mirele Farina, Amanda Gardiner, Jennifer Cheal
Apologies: Barbara Howard
	David Hair	
3. Minutes of the previous meeting
Approved	David Hair	
4. Business arising from previous meeting

Strategic Planning Day - 
•	Jennifer provided a paper on the discussions of the day. 
•	Decision to start with three committees (names to be decided:
•	Social Justice / Outreach 
•	Spiritual Journey / Liturgy
•	Engagement / Communication
•	A description of each group should be developed and shared for views/comments.
•	Suggest another committee be considered. A Maintenance Committee to report/escalate matters requiring funds to the Finance Committee.
•	A group of the PPC will undertake a review of the grounds and structures and report to the Finance Committee (DH, TP, DG)

•	Looking to upgrade the School PA sound system.
•	Obtaining a quote for an external system.
•	Schools IT to approve and install.

•	Options for 90th Anniversary celebration of the Parish will be presented next meeting. 	 

Jennifer Cheal

Fr. Peter

Debra Galofaro

Mirele/Therese

5. School report
•	Classes have recommenced for term 3
•	School review to take place early August. Teachers will consider previous recommendations and where they want to go. This will feed into the Strategic Plan.
•	Maintenance was completed during the school holidays.
•	Tree inspection arranged. It will focus on pruning but will ask them to look at the pine tree at the front of the school as it is not a native.
•	Issues identified in the Work Health & Safety audit undertaken last term were fixed during the school holidays.
•	Industrial action ongoing but the school is coping. Have taken on two prac students from Notre Dame University.
•	5 August is the Vinnies Sleep Out – School Homeless Event
•	A guest speaker will talk on homelessness
•	Soup and bread rolls will be served
•	Good opportunity for parents to work with students – no sew blankets
•	Liaising with the Annandale conference to provide breakfast packs, cards of hope and donations.
	Debra Galofaro	
5. Sacramental Program
•	Confirmation complete.
•	Communication for First Holy Communion about to go out.
•	Family Mass on Saturday 13 August will be followed by Pizza (to be paid by the Parish).
	
Amanda Gardiner	
6. Sub-committee Reports

Social
•	Weekend Cuppa after Masses end July (5pm – Therese, 8am – David, 10am – Mirele). David to arrange for Vanessa to add to Bulletin.

Social Justice 
•	Parish Dinner went really well and raised around $3,000. 
•	A guest speaker ‘On First Nations’ is being arranged to speak at Masses on 27/28 August.

Liturgy - Nil

Communications 
•	Some problems have been experienced with hosting. 
•	A new credit card is being issued which should resolved the issue.
•	Numbers for podcast are down but this could be a reflection of the increased numbers attending Mass.
•	Little support is being provided by our current website host so investigating a new hosting site options. Ray Choi to assist Jennifer.

David Hair

David Hair

Jennifer Cheal

	
7. New Items

•	Nil	

	

Next meeting:  11 October 2022
Remaining Meetings Dates for 2022:
- 11 October
- 22 November