1) LiveSimply prayer
2) Apologies for absence
3) Progress reports – Substantial actions
Simply: Outdoor worship space and garden
Sustainably: Reduce carbon footprint by 10%
Solidarity: Connect2 Bangladesh – launch this weekend.
4) Kainmari Curry Night preliminary planning
5) Progress reports – Supporting actions
6) Date of next meeting
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First planning meeting last night – Teresa can report perhaps
Joe reported back this morning:
It was very encouraging from everyone involved, given the huge task and quick turnaround required for this project. We will be starting work on clearing the site next month, so I'll get the first draft plans ready for early March and will circulate them asap.
The question of initial funds did come up as we will need to purchase some bio-degradeable weedkiller for this first stage. We'll also need your help, if possible, on contacts for the building aspects of the garden. Hard landscaping materials will be the most expensive part of this project which we will obviously be very mindful of when planning. We believe that the planting could be self funding with donations and selective outside sourcing.
Energy
Fr Bryan and Teresa are re-organising the Presbytery and adjoining house (281A) which has been used as an office and parish meeting facility. By squeezing things up, and with no small sacrifice to themselves, the parish will be able to rent out 281A and make steady income. The amount of work involved has been considerable and the parish should be extremely grateful. It is a very generous response to the difficult financial state we find ourselves in. If only the rest of us could do a tiny bit more ourselves it would make all the difference.
As a consequence of this, the parish will reduce its carbon footprint. I haven’t updated the calculations yet but it could get us most of the way to the 10% we promised.
Connect2
Launch this weekend – see task sheet.
Liturgy details to be completed as soon as possible for Fr Bryan
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G Garton |
L Rusmini |
Parade Mass |
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C Kiely |
T Wells |
Guides bidding prayers |
292 leaflets printed – distributors not forthcoming so far except Diana & Geraldine
Contacts list change of address: June Adams is now june.adams@stj...
Date of first planning meeting for Kainmari Curry Night?
Supporting actions
Live Simply
Ecumenical nature walk and picnic
I sent Doreen some ideas for this but told her not to spend any time until the Week of Accompanied Prayer is over.
Loaves and fishes picnic
Nick and Susan thought this would be a good one for the Cubs to run. (Lenten Calendar would have been a good one to do – next year perhaps.)
Liturgy
Good progress on this one so far. Mary holding meeting soon.
Craft club idea – Linda
I saw someone from the craft group this morning. They have had an idea of making a booklet of "household hints" using natural products so that aerosols and chemical products might not been needed. They think the booklet could be sold to parishioners. I think it is a good idea, and the group do seem to be very keen to be involved in the Livesimply initiative. I said I would report back to you and you might discuss it with the main group at the next meeting.
Live Sustainably
Forest School
Julian was to talk to the school.
Walking to Mass weekend
Have suggested to Stuart Cosgrave that this could be something the Scouts (Guides as well perhaps) could organise with our help.
I found a supplier of round blank labels.
Eco-friendly hall refurb
Tree planting
We are ready to go and need to think about launching our scheme. Julian was to buy a tree and give me the text for his certificate.
Recycling/waste management/cleaning materials
Live in Solidarity
Younger parishioner contribution
Mary organising meeting?
Shoe Rafiki
Discontinued
RMPM dinner
Susan Lams unable to take this on after all but I think we should put it on the shelf for much later.
Rainbows and Brownies
On hold for next Autumn and the Garden
Foodbank and Manna Centre
Fr Bryan has obtained agreement from the other churches taking part in this year’s choral concert to donate the proceeds to the Foodbank. Manna Centre collection of clothes next weekend.
Housebound idea from Linda
Reading through the notes you sent makes clear what a lot we are working to achieve. It is a great start and will I know gain momentum as we proceed and the group becomes more "visable". I am still trying to think of ways to include the elderly and housebound. If we make a pack with a letter of explanation of the scheme, leaflets we are producing, diary of events with offers of lifts, the Livesimply prayer and maybe details of the tree planting scheme (would be great as gifts for those who find shopping difficult) and distribute them through those who are already visiting this group we could feel we have at least made an initial contact. I would be happy to make the packs. Let me know what you think.
I think you've got a really good idea here. By the 9/10th Feb or soon after, there will be quite a lot of things you could include. I have several names of people we could send them to via the visitors (mainly to the home communicants but I'm sure CWL and KSC will have other names). It will be important to stress in the letter that we are sending these as a way of saying "you aren't forgotten" and not any other reason.