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ST FRANCIS DE SALES CATHOLIC PARISH,
ISLAND BAY WELLINGTON
ANNUAL PASTORAL REPORT
1 APRIL 2008 – 31 MARCH 2009
Prepared by the Parish Pastoral Council:
Father Geoff Broad, Joshy Chirayath, Vince Costa, Linda De Gregorio, Patrick
Holden, Denise Kerr, Geoff O’Malley, David Ryrie, Simon Shone and Jennifer
Bosch (Chair)
Loving God, we thank you for our parish of
St Francis de Sales.
We ask you to help us to be:
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a community of Your disciples;
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a community that meets regularly and
joyfully to draw near to You;
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a community that responds with prayer and
action to the needs of its members and of others; and
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a community that warmly welcomes new
members and willingly shares our Catholic faith with others.
Amen.
LITURGY
One of the biggest achievements has been
the success of our Sacramental program. Run by Linda Amitrano and Elizabeth
Berry the program has been restructured and geared more towards the
children's level of understanding.
All masses continue to run smoothly capably
handled by the liturgy committee and Easter and Christmas masses were
considered successes this year as usual.
WELLINGTON SOUTH PASTORAL AREA
Our pastoral area is running well with the
Pastoral Area Council meeting 3 times a year. The council is still young and
finding its feet with no major issues to worry about they are focussing on
creating a new community spirit between our parishes.
ST FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL
This year the school moved its annual fair
to Sunday the 15th of March and it was agreed by all that this
was a sensible move and a good way to further parish and school links.
Our monthly school masses are also
increasing in popularity thanks to the hard work of DRS Denise Kerr.
Any other ways for furthering school links
would be greatly appreciated and can be directed to the PPC.
WORLD YOUTH DAY
Our two candidates Patrick Holden and Simon
Shone attended World Youth Day 2008. Both had a fabulous and spiritual time
and have shared their experiences with the parish in various ways over the
last year. We can now look ahead to WYD 2012 in Madrid.
THANKS TO FATHER GEOFF
Once again the council wishes to thank
Father Geoff for all the time and effort he puts into our parish. His
support, trust and confidence are greatly appreciated by all. |