Liturgy Team
2024 Members:
Fr. Tru Nguyen msc Parish Priest
Fr. Chung Tran msc Assistant Priest
Christine Lancaster (Chair)
Chitra Jayawardena
Maria Scarr
Nunga Umaru
Gordon Donnir
Maureen Burgess
Elizabeth McDonald
Margaret Luck
Kerry Yard
Joe Ots
You are welcome to join and contribute to the liturgical life of the parish.
Role and Purpose:
- Promote the liturgical life of the parish.
- Organise liturgical formation - both initial and ongoing.
- Prepare & organise weekly, seasonal & festal liturgies.
- Prepare & organise various sacramental celebrations when required.
Criteria for Membership:
- People already involved in liturgical ministry.
- People who have a love and interest for liturgy.
- People who are willing to commit time for meetings and be involved with the preparation and celebration of the liturgies.
- People who are prepared to undergo liturgical training and education.
Membership:
- The Liturgy Team is generally drawn from various liturgical ministries e.g., a
- representative from the music ministry, environment ministry, altar servers, readers.
- The Parish Priest is a key member of the Liturgy Team.
- A fixed term of three years with the possibility of serving another three years.
- At least one person on the Parsoral Council should be a member.
Roles:
- Liturgy Coordinator: is a member of the Liturgy Team who coordinates with the
- parish office, with various coordinators of ministries, and acts as liaison person with
- the Archdiocese.
Chair: is a member of the Litrugy Team who chairs the meetings and who, together- with the Liturgy Coordinator and Parish Priest, prepares the agenda and ensures a
- written record is kept of the meeting. All members of the Liturgy Team are invited to
- chair the meetings on a rotational basis.
Meetings:
- Held once a month. Extra meetings may be necessary for major celebrations.
- Meetings begin with prayer led by the designated chair of each meeting.