Ministries

‘Lord, pour out your Spirit on the people of this parish.
Grant us a new vision of your glory, a new experience of your power,
a new faithfulness to your word,
and a new consecration to your service,
so that your love may grow among us,
and your kingdom come.’
( Prayer of our Parish Mission 1997)

In both of our churches we are well blessed in that so many of our parishioners, both young and old, do indeed consecrate themselves to both the service of our parish and of our Lord. No lists such as this can be finite but those listed by name below offer regular and tangible evidence of their ministry.

	OUR LADY OF VICTORIES
	Sacristan duties: Barrie Birch, Madeleine Birch.
	Eucharistic Ministers: Denise Angood, Alison Freemantle, Madeleine Birch, Barrie Birch, Mike Asker, Theresa Martin, Michael Gemson, Cathy Smith.
	Catechist & First Communion: Denise Angood
	Altar Servers: Christen Law, Patrick Dunne, Lizzie Bratt, Rahel Norris, Claire Norris, Callum Law
	Childrens Liturgy Leaders: Sheila Wilkinson, Alison Freemantle, Edmund Bratt, Gerard Law, Andy Norris, Chris Pycroft
	Organist: Colin Edwards.
	Folk Group Leader: Pat O’Flanagan.
	Choir & Folk Group: Include several able young musicians and many singers of all ages - too numerous to list here!
	Welcome Ministry: Valerie Brock and others perform a valuable service greeting parishioners arriving for Mass and distributing newsletters - too numerous a number of helpers to list here.
	Readers: Again the list is almost endless and the service invaluable.

	ST. ANTHONY’S
	Sacristan Duties: Ray Christian
	Eucharistic Ministers: Nicky Gudgeon, Ray Christian, Martin Foulds, Michael Wilkes, Caroline Hedley
	Catechist & First Communions: Margi Poyser
	Altar Servers: Andrew Parish, Kirsty Parish, Emily Poyser, Joe Poyser, Alex Caille
	Children’s Liturgy: Contact person Margi Poyser.
	Folk Group Leader: Tim Reynolds.
	Folk Group: Perform at monthly Folk Masses
	Readers: Caroline Caille, Kate Ellis, Mary & Patrick Johnson, Alex Duffy, Charlotte Parish, Andrew Parish
Hidden Ministries: Many ‘hidden’ ministries exist which are both helpful, necessary and important to the smooth running of our churches and their liturgies. These include such tasks as cleaning, laundering linens, polishing brasses, Newsletter preparation, arranging flowers, special decorations for Festivals, tidying church grounds, making coffee after Mass, doing minor repairs etc., etc. The list is endless and the ministers too numerous to mention.

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