Changes to the original plan are shown in blue
Bishop Eton Parish Awakening Plan |
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Contributors to plan |
Attendees at Parish Awakening (PA) Day 10 October 2015 |
Responsibility to ensure plan is actioned | Parish Core Team (PCT) |
Objectives
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Success criteria
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Desired outcomes
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The actions in the plan have been divided into categories. These have been displayed in a tabular form. The list below contains links which will allow you to jump to the category you are interested in.
Welcoming, Communications, Parish Organisations, New Organisations, Workshops, Volunteers, RYM, Liturgy, Links with Schools, Catechesis, Spirituality, Links with St. Mary's, Finances, Re-awakening Conference
Welcoming - coordinated by Kris Reeds
ACTION | Who? |
When?
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Set up welcoming teams for each Mass | K Reeds | November |
Welcome notice board in porch | K Reeds | November |
Be more welcoming to strangers at Mass | All parishioners | Daily |
Welcome notice to be included in bulletin | K Reeds | Weekly |
Tea and coffee served after Mass on occasions | K Reeds | Monthly |
Produce a visitors’ leaflet | J Holden | March |
Supply welcome cards | J Holden | December |
Produce a History of the Church booklet | C Allmand | February |
New parishioners to complete and return census forms | Household | On arrival |
Ensure census forms are available | K Reeds | Daily |
If details change, parishioners to ensure census forms are completed and returned | Each household | When necessary |
Letter of welcome and information sent to new parishioners as part of welcome pack | K Reeds | On receipt of census |
Ensure welcome is offered, particularly to those joining BE from closed parishes | All parishioners | Daily |
Social afternoon for new parishioners Time scale modiied. A social afternoon will take place on Saturday 15th October at 1pm |
K Reeds | October 2016 |
Parish Celebration and BBQ | A Connor | July 2016 |
Communications - coordinated by Kris Reeds
ACTION | Who? |
When?
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Ensure activities are published in the bulletin | Chairs of group | Weekly |
Ensure activities are published in BE Alive | Chairs of group | Monthly |
Ensure activities are posted on website | M Zilnyk | Weekly |
Advertise certain activities in St Mary’s bulletin as appropriate | K Reeds | Ongoing |
Welcoming signage/notice board outside church | J Byrne | March |
Display the work of various groups in Church or FMHall | T Brophy | Easter |
Bulletin notice inviting agenda items for PCT meetings | K Reeds | ongoing |
PCT meetings posted in porch and circulated by email to full Pastoral Council | K Reeds | ongoing |
Annual meeting of Pastoral Council | A Connor | January |
Installation of webcam to be considered The proposal of a webcam was included in the Heritage Application. The Application was rejected, therefore there will be no web-cam in the forseeable future. |
J Byrne | March |
Parish organisations - coordinated by Nick McLeod
ACTION | Who? |
When?
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Pulpit addresses | Chair of group | Jan/Feb |
Organisations to communicate information to website manager |
Chair of group/ M Zilnyk |
Weekly |
Organisations to send updated details for new parish directory |
Chair of group A Connor |
January 2016 |
Organisations to contribute to displays in Church and hall |
Chair of group/ T Brophy |
September |
Organisations to contribute article to BE Alive | Chair of group/ | Monthly |
Seek to welcome new members of all ages into the group | All group members | Always |
Groups to offer talks about their work in St Mary’s Parish |
Chair of group | April |
Groups from St Mary’s to be invited to talk about their work in BE |
Chair of St Mary’s groups | April |
New organisations - coordinated by PCT
ACTION | Who? |
When?
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Establishment of Women’s Group across both parishes | F Chambers and C McVey |
December 2015 |
Establishment of Youth Justice & Peace group | S McGeehan | November |
Establish a youth committee/council/team | F Sibert | April 2016 |
Establish a website team There were a few volunteers, unfortunately due to other committment they are no longer available. |
M Zilnyk | January |
Workshops - coordinated by Ann Connor
ACTION | Who? | When? |
Re-run series of workshops held at PA day (venues: BE and St Marys) |
Presenters |
Sept 2016 |
Organise new workshops - topics suggested in PA report (venues: BE and St Marys) |
A Connor |
Sept 2016 |
Upload presentations onto website following re-run of workshop programme. Presenter to forward as appropriate, |
Presenters/ M Zilnyk |
Sept 2016 |
Volunteers - coordinated by PCT
ACTION | WHO? | When? |
Invite everyone to play their part | Ongoing | |
Follow up on contact details | Ongoing | |
Publish `jobs to be done` when required in bulletin or email volunteers directly | Ongoing | |
Volunteer transport rota for those who need it to Mass | Ongoing | |
Individuals to volunteer their services | Ongoing |
RYM - coordinated by Margie Zilnyk
ACTION | Who? |
When?
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RYM group meeting for faith sharing and social engagement | P Murphy | Fortnightly |
RYM group to attend Archdiocesan events | P Murphy | Occasionally |
RYM group to attend national events | P Murphy | Occasionally |
Liturgy - coordinated by Christopher Allmand
ACTION | Who? |
When?
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Housebound to receive weekly prayers of intercession | SVP/Ministers of Eucharistic | Weekly |
Sunday and weekday Mass ministries to involve new volunteers | Rota leader | Ongoing |
More parishioners to input into ministries eg music, reading | All | Ongoing |
Organise transport for those who need it to Mass | SVP | Weekly |
Links with schools - coordinated by Frances Sibert
ACTION | Who? |
When?
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Parish priest makes visits to schools | Fr T Buckley | Weekly |
Parish Core Team in contact with 5 headteachers | F Sibert | Regularly |
St Julie’s prints BE Alive |
T Alderman | Monthly |
Catechesis - coordinated by Tricia Brophy
ACTION | Who? |
When?
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Baptism programme |
D Allanson /K Forrest |
Ongoing |
With You Always – preparation of primary children for Eucharist and Confirmation programme | T Brophy | Ongoing |
RCIA group programme | J Keeley | Ongoing |
Spirituality - coordinated by Jenny Holden
ACTION | Who? |
When?
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Spirituality focus week The Novena marking 150 years of the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help took the place of a spirituality focus group. |
J Holden | September |
Rosary prayer group | M McCrossan | Daily |
Divine Mercy prayer | M McCrossan | Fridays |
Bible Study group | R Poole | Fortnightly |
Exposition | J Holden | Wednesdays |
Holy hour | M McCrossan | 1st Fridays |
Churches Together in Mossley Hill prayer group | P Maloney | Monthly |
Meditation Group | Sr Jean | Weekly |
Provide pilgrimage opportunities | Anybody | |
Year of Mercy – programme and communications | 2016 | |
Year of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour – programme and communication |
June 2016 |
Links with St Mary’s - coordinated by Kris Reeds
ACTION | Who? | Coordinator? |
When?
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Advertise activities in St Mary’s bulletin as appropriate | K Reeds |
Kris Reeds |
Weekly |
BE organisations to offer talks about their work in St Mary’s Parish if appropriate | Chair of group |
Finances - coordinated by Dominic Murphy
ACTION | Who? | Coordinator? |
When?
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Application to heritage lottery for funding (Application Rejected) |
J Byrne/ D Murphy |
Dominic Murphy |
November |
New contract to be established for paper recycling | Finance team | December | |
Generate income through Gift Aid | Finance team | Ongoing | |
Continue remedial repairs throughout Church site | J Byrne | Ongoing |
Re-awakening conference - coordinated by Ann Connor
ACTION | Who? | Coordinator? |
When?
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Parish re-awakening day to be organised | Core team | Ann Connor | 6 May 2017 |