Office for Pastoral Councils, Archdiocese of Brisbane
 Judy Norris, Ministry Development Officer with the Faith and Life Vicariate, is available to support and resource both parish and deanery Pastoral Councils upon request. Judy’s role also includes education in Stewardship as a way of life for parishes in the Archdiocese and is available to assist with the pastoral planning needs of parishes and deaneries.
Judy is a member of the Stewardship Support Unit in the Faith and Life Vicariate, the Archdiocesan Stewardship Committee, the Secretariat for Pastoral Councils and is appointed to the Executive of the National Pastoral Planners’ Network.
Resources online
Pastors and Pastoral Council members will welcome a new series of practical help articles now available onsite here.
Springfield Pastoral Council
After becoming Brisbane’s newest parish on June 19, 2011, Our Lady of the Southern Cross, at Springfield, elected its first Pastoral Council on September 5, 2011. Most Rev Joseph Oudeman OFM Cap DD commissioned the members of the Pastoral Council at the Sunday mass attended by 350 parishioners on October 2, 2011. A family BBQ lunch followed the Mass.
The enthusiasm and joy exuded by the new Pastoral Council is palpable. They have had a significant period of preparation and discernment and are most keen to begin planning for the pastoral growth of their active and energetic community. Fr Mauro Conte (Parish Priest) and Gelyn Javate (Pastoral Associate) have been embraced by the community in their leadership roles and together with the Pastoral Council will be nurturing and guiding lights for the coming journey.
Judy Norris, the Pastoral Councils’ support and resource person from the Faith and Life Vicariate, has assisted the new parish with its education and formation of parishioners on the nature and role the Pastoral Council. Judy conducted information gatherings for those recommended by the community for membership to the Pastoral Council and guided the discernment and appointment process. Judy will continue to accompany the Pastoral Council in its foundational journey.
Pastoral Councils are a policy requirement in the Archdiocese of Brisbane and have a unique and very important role in the life of the parish. Judy is available to advise and assist all the parishes in the Archdiocese on Pastoral Council development and formation. She can be contacted on 07 33369168;
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