BE PART OF THE HOLY TRINITY ADVENTURE
We are a prayerful, diverse Catholic community in the Eastern suburbs of Wellington; drawing strength from one another to grow and become fully alive as missionary disciples
The first milestone is achieved as we move to meet Cardinal John’s directive that Holy Trinity becomes a missionary parish
Our Parish Pastoral Council and Finance Committee have reached an important milestone as we move toward providing Cardinal John with a detailed plan for the future of the Holy Trinity parish.
This particular milestone is to describe very simply how we see our parish being structured in order to become an active and outgoing missionary church.
Taking all known data into account, we see Holy Trinity as ultimately having one priest, one church to accommodate perhaps up to 450 people, and with spaces suitable for the mission given to us as a parish by Pope Francis and Cardinal John.
Having said this, it is immediately important to add that NO decisions have been made as to the location of this church and its associated facilities.
There are aspects we do see as very important - having a single building as a unifying and focal point for our parish, having spaces that are flexible and which meet the needs of our various groups, communities and cultures, and which enable us to link more closely with our schools.
What we have to do to realise this new profile is not going to happen in the immediate future - it will take some time to work through the options, consult the parish and realise the optimum solution.
The Council believes we should plan for having 1 priest (to be assisted by lay pastoral leaders). The truth is that our priests are aging, becoming unable to work or are dying at a much faster rate than new priests are becoming available. This situation is accelerating – in 15 years we will have a fraction of those who are available now.
Cardinal John has also reminded us that, while we have had assistance from international priests in the past, we cannot rely on this in the future.
With regard to buildings, those that we have are becoming more and more burdensome – maintenance and insurance costs are exorbitant and are not repaid by the use they are put to. Neither are these buildings necessarily in configurations that are suitable for use as the missionary church our pope and cardinal are urging us to be.
Our Finance Committee will now consider a number of options and develop a preferred proposal so that we can consult together as a parish. This needs to happen before any decisions can be made with regard to selling, upgrading or building anew.
Once we have settled on a preferred option, we will confirm our recommendation to Cardinal John by his deadline of 31 October this year. Parishioners will be kept updated as we move ahead.
If you have concerns of any kind at this moment (even though so much is as yet undecided),
please don’t hesitate to contact Gerard Birss, parish manager, at gerard.birss@gmail.com or on 021 619 610.
Holy Trinity Pastoral Council and Finance Committee
Our Parish Pastoral Council and Finance Committee have reached an important milestone as we move toward providing Cardinal John with a detailed plan for the future of the Holy Trinity parish.
This particular milestone is to describe very simply how we see our parish being structured in order to become an active and outgoing missionary church.
Taking all known data into account, we see Holy Trinity as ultimately having one priest, one church to accommodate perhaps up to 450 people, and with spaces suitable for the mission given to us as a parish by Pope Francis and Cardinal John.
Having said this, it is immediately important to add that NO decisions have been made as to the location of this church and its associated facilities.
There are aspects we do see as very important - having a single building as a unifying and focal point for our parish, having spaces that are flexible and which meet the needs of our various groups, communities and cultures, and which enable us to link more closely with our schools.
What we have to do to realise this new profile is not going to happen in the immediate future - it will take some time to work through the options, consult the parish and realise the optimum solution.
The Council believes we should plan for having 1 priest (to be assisted by lay pastoral leaders). The truth is that our priests are aging, becoming unable to work or are dying at a much faster rate than new priests are becoming available. This situation is accelerating – in 15 years we will have a fraction of those who are available now.
Cardinal John has also reminded us that, while we have had assistance from international priests in the past, we cannot rely on this in the future.
With regard to buildings, those that we have are becoming more and more burdensome – maintenance and insurance costs are exorbitant and are not repaid by the use they are put to. Neither are these buildings necessarily in configurations that are suitable for use as the missionary church our pope and cardinal are urging us to be.
Our Finance Committee will now consider a number of options and develop a preferred proposal so that we can consult together as a parish. This needs to happen before any decisions can be made with regard to selling, upgrading or building anew.
Once we have settled on a preferred option, we will confirm our recommendation to Cardinal John by his deadline of 31 October this year. Parishioners will be kept updated as we move ahead.
If you have concerns of any kind at this moment (even though so much is as yet undecided),
please don’t hesitate to contact Gerard Birss, parish manager, at gerard.birss@gmail.com or on 021 619 610.
Holy Trinity Pastoral Council and Finance Committee
St PATRICK'S3 Childers Tce, Kilbirnie
MASS TIMES Sunday 5.30pm Vigil, 7.30am & 10am Weekdays Monday 9am Capuchin Friars Community Mass and morning prayer with the Church Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am Friday 9am 1st Wednesday of the month - 11am for the sick and anointing Tuesday: Holy Hour from 10 – 11am Saturday:11.30am – 1pm Exposition and reconciliation Hall Manager: Tony Sutcliffe tonysutcliffejp@hotmail.com 027 351 6469 Parish Councillors: John Rogers, Ray Wheelan (Chair), David Sullivan School Principal: Tony Kelly-Smith 04 387 3370 www.spps.school.nz Secondary Schools: www.stcatherinescollege.school.nz www.stpats.school.nz |
HOLY CROSS90 Miramar Ave, Miramar
MASS TIMES Sunday 9am & 5pm Weekdays Wednesday and Friday 9.30am, Saturday 9am followed by adoration & reconciliation Parish Councillors: Justine Samson, Pat Dunn School Principal: Celeste Hastings 04 388 7189 www.hcm.school.nz |
St ANTHONY'S & GOOD SHEPHERD66 Falkirk Ave, Seatoun
MASS TIMES Sunday Good Shepherd (80 Monorgan Rd) 1st Sunday of the Month 8.30am Misisà Samoa St Anthony's 10.30am Weekdays Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am preceded by Rosary, (except during the school term Thurs will be at 11.30am) reconciliation Thursdays 10.30 - 11.15am Parish Councillors: Barry Brook, Va'a Lotovale, Andrew Gunn School Principal: Jennifer Ioannou 04 380 6971 www.stants.school.nz |
PRIESTSFrs Ephrem Tigga OFMCAP (Parish Priest)
Paul Nag OFMCAP (Assistant) 90 Miramar Ave, Miramar Phone 04 388 6953 holytrinity.wgtn@xtra.co.nz Parish Office: 04 388 6953 |
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