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