MINUTES OF DEANERY PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING

Gympie, October 30^th 2010

 

Present:  Nigel and Carol Young, Cavell Black, Fr John Hong, Wayne Jensen, (Kingaroy & Nanango) Ross Hamilton,  Fr Joseph , Pat Deeley, Julie Lynch (Hervey Bay) Denise Rapkins , Helen Bonanno(Childers),  Elaine Madill (Murgon), Kathy Banney (Maryborough), Tom Bushell, Fr Pat Cassidy, Fr Pat Dowd, Jack Crough, Berry Doak (Gympie) , Sr Cecilia Anning (Pastoral Council Secretariat)  and Peter Arndt  (Justice & Peace Commission)

 

Expenditure:  Statements were given out, showing individual parish expenditure of deanery funds, and also deanery level expenditure.   Three parishes have yet to spend their $4 500. Wayne said that Kingaroy will be sending invoices very soon, for their projects.

Cecilia Anning commented that the North Country was doing very well -  we are spending our funds  in the intended way. She congratulated us.

Wayne asked if it was possible to earmark funds for early next year.  Fr Pat said yes, but only if the project had begun this year, with invoices coming in next year. 

 

Budget:   The following suggested budget for 2011  was discussed.

(Amounts in red are this year's 2010;  amounts highlighted in green/yellow are proposed for 2011)

 

DEANERY  LEVEL :    $ 34 000/  2011       $34000

Admin (5hr/wk coord – this was previously 10 hr/wk)

$8 000   ($6500 – Wages;  $1500 – office supplies, fuel and lunch costs for meetings)

$15 000 ( 13 000 –wages;  $ 2000 – office supplies, fuel and lunch costs)

 Adult Faith Education, Theology studies (Beg Theol, etc)$6 000  $6000

8 fully funded BT courses @$320 =           $ 2560

 5 High level theol part funding @$500 =  $2500

2 deanery level w/shops ministry           = $  940(incl fuel reimbursements, lunch and costs of presenter…)

 Deanery Youth Day 2010   $4 000    $3000   (2011)

SPECIAL PROJECT :  Pray 2010 (July 7-10)...........  $16 000                 $10 000   - 2011 project  (to be decided)                                          ************************************************************************

PARISH LEVEL (DO THE SAME IN 2011 - $4 500 X 8 = $36 000)

(Total  parish level allocation :  $4 500 x 8 =     $36 000)There will be $4 500  available to each parish for the purpose of implementing any one or more  of the Synod priorities

The $10 000 allocated to Special Projects, was discussed (previously this has been used for WYD, Pray 2010, and other major events)  Some suggestions for this:

1. Ecumenical Gatherings are being organized throughout the Archdiocese in 2011, the closes being at Sippy Downs. Fr Pat suggested we use funds for buses to attend this.
2. A Deanery retreat – maybe at Ormiston? – was suggested, for Deanery Pastoral Council members , and an invitation to all  (costing to be done by February meeting)
3. Sponsoring youth to the WYD in Spain

 

The Parish level funds – all agreed to continue as we did last year – with individual parishes applying for funds for projects which implement Synod priorities (the stated purpose of our deanery funding)  The application forms to go out soon, to all DPC members.  These to be completed and returned by February meeting.

 

Pastoral Plan Review.  Our deanery needs to send in statistics to the Archdiocese, and name any changes to our 2005-2011 Pastoral Plan.  The plan as is,  may be used to 2013; priests meeting will further discuss this, as well as the deanery exec.  At our February meeting, comments/review on the existing plan will be given to the DPC members to discuss. 

One thing mentioned, was the need for each parish to have a Local Plan, in cases of emergency (i.e. when the priest is  suddenly ill/unavailable).  Priests will discuss this at their next priests meeting.

 

Parish Profiles template (number of baptisms, funerals, etc)  was given out again to all DPC members. All statistics to be sent to Julie Lynch( Fax 41243983) by the end of 2010 if possible.

 

General  Business:

Fr John Hong commented that Peter Warner in his parish, had been training to be deacon, but at present his training was not proceeding. Fr John is disappointed, and feels that there is a big need for a permanent deacon in the Kingaroy /Nanango parishes.

It was suggested that we put on our agenda for February – the need for diaconate  and/or lay ministries in our deanery.  How to ensure an increase in such ministers.

 

Sr. Cecilia Anning distributed a sheet which explains the Role of the Secretariat for pastoral Councils.  She introduced our new deanery members on the secretariat – Elaine Madill for the west o f our deanery, and Helen Bonanno, for the East side.  She thanked Pat Deeley for her years of great work, reporting to the secretariat on behalf of the East side., and presented her with a lovely framed thank you certificate.

 

Dates for next year were given:

February 12^th   (Maryborough), May 7^th (Gympie), 

August 13^th (Murgon), November 5^th (Gympie)

 

WORKSHOP

  Peter Arndt  broke open the Social Justice Statement 2010 (Violence in Australia), with small group discussions.  Peter offered his services to any parish, who might like to explore social justice issues, or find more resources. set up social justice groups .....