Holy Famiy Parish
   Holy Family Parish Life
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             A praying, caring, community, centred in Christ.
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Down & Connor Diocese 
Diocese of Down & Connor
Parish Life
 

Committees

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Pastoral Council
Pastoral Council
Members
Maire Hughes, Father Sean Emerson, Canon Brendan Murray, Father Brendan McMullan, Sister Thérèse, Aine Morgan, Mary Wills, Tony Fullerton, Brother Brendan Prior, Mark McTaggart, Aidan Donaldson, Michelle Simpson, Brian Daly, Helen Torr.

Meetings
2nd Thursday of every month at 7.00pm in the Pastoral Centre.

The membership of the Pastoral Council is representative of the whole Parish. The members work closely with the Parish Team to identify and address the spiritual, social and community needs of the Parish. To this end, the following are some of the issues on the agenda of the Council or Council sub-committees ~ Social Justice, Faith Development, Leadership, Bereavement Support, Developing World, Parish Census, Inter-Church Relations, Partnership in Community Transformation.The members of the Pastoral Council and the Parish Team spend a weekend annually in a Retreat Centre, usually in October, in order to review the progress of the previous year and to forward plan.

 

Finance Committee

Members
Father Emerson, Oliver Magill, Declan Kerr, Eamon McCormack, Beatrice Anderson, Debbie Whitson, Angela Mullin, Ann D’Arcy.

Meeting
1st Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm in Holy Family Presbytery.

According to Canon Law: ‘In each Parish there is to be a Finance Committee to help the Parish Priest in the administration of the goods of the Parish’. (Canon 537)To this end, the members of the Finance Committee advise and help the Priests of the Parish in -
  1. drawing up an annual account of income and expenditure
  2. preparing the Parish account books for audit
  3. keeping an up-to-date inventory of all Parochial properties and equipment
  4. safeguarding the ownership of Parish properties and goods
  5. ensuring that all Parish properties are adequately insured, maintained and secured and that they comply with Health & Safety Legislation and the Disability Discrimination Act
  6. over seeing Parish fund raising projects.
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Liturgy Committees
Liturgy Committee

Holy Family

Members
Michael Devine, Father Sean Emerson, Father Brendan McMullan, Sister Thérèse, Breege McEldowney,  Philomena Donaldson, Seamus McMahon.

Meetings ~ 3 times per year ~September, January, April/May.

St Thérèse 

Members
Cathal Steele, Canon Brendan Murray, Father Brendan McMullan, Nuala Moore, Bernadette Cunningham, Pat McGuinness, Patsy Gillen, Marie Murphy, Clare McCusker, Nuala Connelly, Maurice Jordan.

Meetings - 3 times per year ~September, January, April/May. 

Church of the Resurrection

Members
Bernadette Keenan, Father Brendan McMullan, Ann D’Arcy, Maureen Hession, Mark Laverty, Paul McElkerney, Maire McPoland, Joe Baxter, Hélène Bradley, Denis O’Hara, Susan Gallagher.

Meetings
3 times per year ~September, January, April/May Article 14 in the ‘Constitution On The Sacred Liturgy’ states: “All the faithful should be led to the full, conscious and active participation of Liturgical celebrations which the nature of the Liturgy itself requires and which, in virtue of their baptism, is the right and duty of the Christian people, ‘a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people’”.The living out of this statement is the work of the Lord in progress!The members of the Liturgy Committees meet 3 times a year to -
  1. plan and prepare for each Liturgical Season
  2. deepen their knowledge and understanding of Liturgy
  3. evaluate current practice and make suggestions for more enriching Liturgies
  4. plan how to make the environment of the 3 Churches more welcoming and inviting
  5. develop and promote the worship of God and the prayer life of the Parish community
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Church Building Club Committee (100 Club)
100 Club
Members
Angela Mullin, Sue O’Connor, Adelaide Moreland, Evelyn Markey, Rosaleen McParland, Mary Shannon

Meeting
Every Monday evening at 7.30pm in Holy Family Presbytery In addition to the dedicated members of the Committee who ensure the smooth running of the ‘Weekly Draw’ and the ‘Big Draw’ in Week 50, there is an enthusiastic and tireless army of Promoters who do the foot soldering around the homes of Parishioners to collect the weekly contributions. Every year new Promoters have to be recruited – if you have time and energy why not become a Promoter? Contact the Parish Office for more details.
A sincere ‘thank you’ to the Committee members and to the promoters!

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Communications Committee

Members
Father Emerson, Aine Morgan, Sheena McVeigh, Pat Carville, Sean Savage, Ann D’Arcy.

Meeting
1st Wednesday of every month at 11.00a.m in Holy Family Presbytery.

The members of the Communications Committee are currently preparing the Order of Service and a commemorative book / DVD to mark the occasion of the Blessing and Dedication of the new Church of The Holy Family. During the coming months the Committee will review and evaluate the bulletin, website etc. with a view to enhancing communications with Parishioners.  

Family Times Committee

Members
Pat Carville, Sean Savage, Aine Morgan, Sheila O’Brien, Frances Doran, Ann Murray.

Meeting ~Regular meetings on Monday evenings at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre 

The team ensures that key aspects of Parish life are covered in bi-monthly issues of Family Times. Articles are topical and lively. The costs of the publication are off-set by advertising – you are invited to support local businesses and services.

If you have news and views that would be of interest to Parishioners, then contact a member of the Family Times team with your story / feature.

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Child Care Committee
Child Care Committee
Members
Canon Brendan Murray, Maureen Hession, Hélène Bradley, Michael Leonard, Cate Mclaughlin, Ann Largey, Mary Connolly, Damien McLarnon, Claire Joudeh.

Meetings
Approximately once a month at 7.30pm in St Thérèse Presbytery.

In line with Diocesan policies and procedures concerning the protection of children and those who work with them, a Child Care Committee has been established in Holy Family Parish. The role of the committee is to -

  1. make Parishioners aware of the existence of the Down & Connor Interim Child Protection Policy and Procedures.
  2. identify Parish activities which involve children and young people, including groups and individuals who use Parish premises and facilities for activities which are non-parochial.
  3. arrange for adults who are responsible for children’s activities to participate in the required child protection information session which is a necessary part of our on-going care and support for Parish volunteers.
  4. ensure that all staff and volunteers who work with children and young people, whether directly or indirectly, are vetted as required by current legislation.
  5. guide and assist activity groups in the recruitment and selection of staff and volunteers, ensuring that ‘best practice’ is implemented.
  6. ensure that activities advertised in the Bulletin which involve children only take place in ‘Parish premises’
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Social Committee


Members
Fionnuala Cooley, Dympna Eastwood, Eithne Gallagher, Pauline Brown, Annemarie Kerr, Maire Hughes, Danny O’Connor

Meeting
1st Monday of every month at 7.30pm in the Presbytery of the Church of the Resurrection.

The members of the Social Committee arrange the following events ~ Annual Christmas Bazaar, Car Boot Sales, Hobbies & Crafts Exhibition, Gardening and Floral Art Demonstrations, Concerts and Themed Evenings.
New members and new ideas are very welcome! 

Fund Raising Committee

Members
Glenn Branney, Aine Morgan, Liz Davis, Harry Jones, Chris Doyle, Winifred Boyle, Hugh Daly.

Meetings
Fortnightly in the Parish Office at 7.30pm.

The members of the Committee will organise several keynote fund raising events throughout the year to help offset the cost of constructing the new Holy Family Church – watch this space!!!

 

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Recent Events
Click on ‘Recent Events’ for highlights of the Big Draw Night and Holy Family PS Choir and Instrumentalists
Big Draw
Big Draw Night in the Parish Centre
HF PS Choir
Holy Family PS Choir and Instrumentalists
Apostolic Coffee Morning
Ciaran Cooley, ‘Player of the Year’ receives the Cushendall Cup
Apostolic Coffee Morning
Fr Emerson welcoming Isobel Crowe, William Cairns and Ernest Huntley
Apostolic Coffee Morning
Apostolic Society Coffee Morning
Capella Caeciliana
Capella Caeciliana singing Evening Prayer
Service of Light
Celebrating the Service of Light in preparation for Confirmation
Sanctuary
The Sanctuary in the Church of the Resurrection.
Congregation
A full congregation participating in the last Mass.

 
 
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