St
Thomas More's Faith Community
Toowoomba
Pastoral
Council Ministry
The leadership of the
parish is a collaborative model with a Pastoral
Leader, Priest Director and Parish Pastoral Council. The mission
of the parish is enabled through areas of ministry: All parishioners
are encouraged to take responsibility for the life of the parish.
Annually, all are invited to make a commitment to some areas of
parish ministry.
The
St Thomas Mores Pastoral Council is formed by nine councillors with the
designated Parish Leadership personnel as ex-officio. Individuals and
groups within the parish will be connected to a particular ministry.
The areas of ministry
are:
Each councillor is to
be a contact person for an area of ministry.
The task of the Council as a group is to ensure that the parish
is
faithful to its mission and that:
- Parishioners are enabled to respond to their baptismal call
and so continue the mission of Jesus
- Vision and Direction are set for the parish and parish
policy is formed.
- Lines of communication within the parish are maintained.
- The areas of ministry within the parish are effectively
served.
In a particular ministry the
councillor needs to be aware of:
- what is being done
- who is doing it
- how well it is being done
- where there are deficiencies which need to be addressed.
Councillors
can consider initiatives that could be undertaken in a particular
ministry. Their ideas are then presented at council meetings so
that
there can be Council support or not, for the initiative. This
offers
support to an individual councillor and also is a protection against
any one person doing something that is not in line with the mission of
the parish, or lacks the backing of the Council as a whole.
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