Pastoral Ministers Association
of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia
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Aims
Parish Pastoral Ministers within Brisbane Archdiocese have formed an Association whose aims are:
- To support one another in promoting and modelling collaborative ministry.
- To be a credible voice and to be active participants in our local parishes, deaneries, archdiocese and world.
- To continue to resource ourselves, and develop a theology of pastoral ministry.
- To be an integral part of that discipleship of equals who are active with our God, to bring about the reign of justice, liberation and wholeness for all people.
Pastoral Ministers
Parish Pastoral Ministers are men and women, religious or lay persons, who work on a full-time or part-time professional basis in parishes or pastoral areas. They are known under one of three titles:
(a) Pastoral Director
A pastoral director is a person, other than a priest, who is entrusted with the leadership and pastoral care of a parish community, as specified by a diocesan bishop in accordance with Canon 517#2.This person exercises a leadership role of responsibility for the day to day operations of a parish community, in partnership with a pastor-supervisor designated by the Archbishop.
This person will be responsible for the normal pastoral and administrative duties of the pastoral community, as specified by the diocesan bishop, with the exception of those duties and responsibilities reserved in general to an ordained priest or in particular to the pastor-supervisor.
(b) Pastoral Associate
A pastoral associate is a person who assists a pastor or pastoral director in the leadership of a parish and who shares the responsibility for pastoral care of a parish or pastoral area. A pastoral associate will normally be responsible for the co-ordination of a number of areas of pastoral ministry.
(c) Pastoral Ministry Coordinator
A person employed by a parish or pastoral area, under the direction of a pastor or pastoral director, to coordinate one (or more) particular pastoral activity such a liturgy, youth ministry, catechetics, sacramental programmes, music etc.
Executive of the Association
Sue Thomas
ChairCate O'Brien Erica Marshall Helen Dyson Anne Surtees
Ex Officio2008 Executive Team
The Association has an Executive, of 4 to 6 members who serve a two year term, as far a possible. If possible, half the executive changes each year, to ensure continuity. Each year the group discerns a structure to serve the association which includes:
- Secretary
- Liaison Person
- Treasurer
Other roles as needed, e.g. Chair
In case of resignation, a replacement co-opted by the Executive will fill the vacant position.
It is the role of the Executive of the Association to co-ordinate all the activities of the Association, including:
Providing a forum for consultation, communication, information and liaison with:
- Bishops and Deans
- Pastoral Planning Committee
- Pastoral Planning Research Group
- Deanery and Regional Groups
- Major Superiors
- New Pastoral Associates
Planning of ongoing formation for the Association members:
- Spiritual
- Professional
- Social
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