This is our first report from the Beechwood Ministry Area since its official formation and licensing by Bishop Cherry. 😀 More of an info post than anything else, we just wanted to let you know that the Ministry Area Council (MAC … this is now our grouped churches’ PCC) has now met and elected officers and portfolio holders, who are as follows:
Chair: The Rev’d Dr. William Ingle-Gillis (Rector)
Lay Co-chair: Philippa Dixey (Christchurch)
Vicar’s Warden: Melville Friend (Lliswerry)
People’s Warden: Haydn Dewar (Christchurch)
Secretary: Wendy Matthews (St. Julian’s)
Treasurer: Pat Ward (St. Julian’s)
Health & Safety: Linda Blanch (Maindee)
Pastoral Care: Thelma Harries & Judith Hayward (Alway)
Ministry to Young People: Sue Batey (Caerleon)
Mission & Outreach: Amanda Berry (Lliswerry)
Fabric & Faculties: Roy Wigmore (Maindee) & Tim Ford (Caerleon)
In addition, MA clergy sit on the MAC ex officio:
The Rev’d Linda Batt
The Rev’d Stephen Blewett
The Rev’d Samuel Helkvist
The Rev’d David Matthews
The Rev’d Sue Pratten
Much of the rest of the meeting – as a first go after the creation of the new structure – was taken up with putting structures and procedures in place. One hopes that these meetings will soon become more strategic, inspirational, and aspirational as the new situation beds in. But … step by step …
For those interested in knowing about the whole record, we will make the minutes available shortly.
God bless,
Wm.
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