Diocesan Councils
Laity Council
The Laity Council is a consultative Body to the Bishop
- The Bishop is the president
- An elected Lay person is the chair - Eric Johanssen at the moment
- Fr Jeff Dodds is Chaplain
- It represents Laity from all areas of the Diocese.
- Representatives are sent from clusters, deanery area councils, or where there are none of these, directly from parishes.
- It usually meets twice a year plus prayer days
- The clerk is Pat Kennedy
Read latest Council of the Laity Newsletter - May 2011
Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC)
Novemeber 2011: In a press release Fr Chris Jackson writes:
"NEW WAYS FORWARD FOR THE DIOCESE"
"Who decides what should happen in the diocese and how it should happen? Some people assume that it’s all down to the Bishop and a few priests, but this has not been so for many years. The Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC) was set up by Bishop Ambrose and has served the diocese very well indeed. It has planned initiatives and been a sounding board for the Bishop.
"Since April 2010 however, things have been moving in new directions and this has led to the setting up of a new Strategy Group. It is led by the Bishop and includes Kathryn Turner, members of the DPC, Youth Services, Education Service, Evangelisation Group, and Episcopal Council.
"This group will plan the initiatives that arise from our new diocesan priorities and it will replace the Diocesan Pastoral Council.
"As a diocese we have every reason to be grateful to the DPC for their past service and we now look forward to the guidance of the Strategy Group."
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