Outline Proposal for the Amalgamation of Parishes (Please to the document for Parishes Working Together and Joining Together’. Direct ‘Guidelines any queries to your Episcopal Vicar in the first instance) 1 Partnership Name: Finchale 2 Please list all parishes involved in the proposed amalgamation. (Extend this table if necessary) Parish Name Location Priest(s) B.V.M. Queen of Martyrs Esh Winning Fr David Coxon Newhouse Esh Laude & Langely Park Fr David Coxon St Michael’s & St Joseph’s St Joseph’s Ushaw Moor Fr David Coxon 3 Please provide comments on the thinking behind this outline proposal. Pros Consolidate what we already do together. Holy Week and Easter, First Holy Communion and Confirmation preparation Consolidate resources Numbers going down in each of our churches therefore it would be better to do things together Geographically together 3 smaller parishes become 1 bigger stronger parish Each parish already contributes to the St John Pastoral Area Account St John Boste Pastoral Area Council Bringing more people together will forge stronger friendships across the current 3 parishes Get to know more people from the parishes Detachment between parish and school with schools already working closely together the children know each other from school events as well as First Holy Communion preparation in the parishes, sports clubs, cubs etc Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Esh Winning and St Joseph’s Ushaw Moor Primary Schools are Federated It’s our parish and our responsibility to ensure its growth, the priests move on Cons Currently we have 3 voices on PDG this would become 1
Outline Proposal for the Amalgamation of Parishes (Please to the document ‘Guidelines for Parishes Working Together and Joining Together’. Direct any queries to your Episcopal Vicar in the first instance) 1 Partnership Name: Finchale 2 Please list all parishes involved in the proposed amalgamation. (Extend this table if necessary) Parish Name Location Priest(s) B.V.M. Queen of Martyrs Newhouse Esh Winning Fr David Coxon St Michael’s & St Joseph’s Esh Laude & Langely Park Fr David Coxon St Joseph’s Ushaw Moor Fr David Coxon 3 Please provide comments on the thinking behind this outline proposal. Pros Consolidate what we already do together. Holy Week and Easter, First Holy Communion and Confirmation preparation Consolidate resources Numbers going down in each of our churches therefore it would be better to do things together Geographically together 3 smaller parishes become 1 bigger stronger parish Each parish already contributes to the St John Pastoral Area Account St John Boste Pastoral Area Council Bringing more people together will forge stronger friendships across the current 3 parishes Get to know more people from the parishes Detachment between parish and school with schools already working closely together the children know each other from school events as well as First Holy Communion preparation in the parishes, sports clubs, cubs etc Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Esh Winning and St Joseph’s Ushaw Moor Primary Schools are Federated It’s our parish and our responsibility to ensure its growth, the priests move on Cons Currently we have 3 voices on PDG this would become 1
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