Parish Council
The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) consists of lay faithful of the Parish who are elected from 39 areas of the parish, along with the Parish Priest, Assistant Parish Priests and Heads of 28 various associations in the parish. These are leaders representing the above-mentioned areas and associations. The entire Parish Pastoral Council meets on the last Thursday of every month at 6:45 p.m. to:
- Build the parish community in faith, hope & love.
- Plan, organize and implement activities for various events in the parish.
- Encourage and strengthen the pastoral activities of the various associations and groups and areas of the parish.
- Plan and celebrate parish festivals and Holy days of obligation.
- Implement the projects and programs recommended by the Diocesan Pastoral Council.
- Discuss any other issue that affects the life of the parish.
The agenda is planned and discussed by the Core Committee before finalizing and distributing it to the Council Members. The Parish Council meeting begins with an opening prayer and Bible reading, confirmation of the minutes, input sessions, evaluations and planning for forthcoming events. The meeting also may include presentations/talks conducted by resource persons for the benefit of the PPC members. The Parish Pastoral Council team includes:
- President: Fr. S. A. Louis (Rector)
- Chairperson: Smeeta Nazareth
- Vice President: Ronald Sequeira
- Secretary: Susan Martins
- Joint Secretary: Mathew D’souza
List of Parish Council Members 2017-18 |
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Sr. No. |
Group |
Name |
1 |
Assistant Parish Priests |
Fr. James Luke, Fr. Mathew Joseph, Fr. Stanley Fernandes |
2 |
Fatima Convent |
Sr. Jacintha |
3 |
KROOT |
Sr. Diana Pereira, Sr. Lisey Meachery |
4 |
Prayer Group |
Conrad Fernandes |
5 |
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults |
Florence Arokiaswamy |
6 |
St Anthony’s Home |
Sr. Afra Pereira |
7 |
St Vincent de Paul |
Mani Paul |
8 |
Women’s Association of St Patrick |
Mary Manuel |
9 |
Zone A1 |
Rosy John / Lazarus Adhav |
10 |
Zone B1 |
E V John |
11 |
Zone C1 |
Joseph Kuri |
12 |
Zone D1 |
Iona Furnell |
13 |
Zone D2 |
Marina Colasco |
14 |
Zone E1 |
Mathew D’souza |
15 |
Zone E4 |
Mathew D’souza |
16 |
Zone F1 |
Mark Soares / Fabian Dsouza |
17 |
Zone G |
Emmaunel Braggs |
18 |
Zone G1 |
Susan Martins |
19 |
Zone G2 |
Raynah Rodrigues |
20 |
Zone G4 |
Anthony Fernandes |
21 |
Zone G5 |
Jenny Monserate / Anthony Handa |
22 |
Zone G6 |
Diana Lewis |
23 |
Zone G7 |
Phillip D’souza |
24 |
Zone I1 |
Alfred D’souza |
25 |
Zones I2, I5 |
Sally Lobo, Anita Noronha |
26 |
Zones I3, I6 |
Shalini Pereira |
27 |
Zone J1 |
Smeeta Nazareth |
28 |
Zone J5 |
Jaya Jadhav |
29 |
Zone K1 |
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30 |
Zone K2 |
Anthony Furtado |
31 |
Zones L, L1, L2 |
Sylvia Eates |
32 |
Zone L3 |
Wilfred Lobo |
33 |
Zone L4 |
Catherine Patrick |
34 |
Zone M1 |
Vaneta Figaro |
35 |
Zone M2 |
Ronald Sequeira |
36 |
Zones N1, N2 |
Marina Arthur |
37 |
Zone N3 |
Rosalind (Bella) Fernandes |
38 |
Zone N4 |
Jude Joseph, Theo Norohna |
39 |
Zone P1 |
Cecelia D’souza |
40 |
Zone R1 |
Nisha Lobo |
41 |
Zone S1 |
Rita Eugene |
42 |
Zone T1 |
Francis Paul (Mani) |
43 |
Zone U1 |
Lucy Rego |