Both the Parish Pastoral Council and the Parish Finance Committee have had their first meetings to elect their executive committees. I would like to introduce them to you, and their portfolio or area of responsibility. The members of the PPC are in the table below:


Fr Bruce Botha SJPresident of the PPC
Niranjan AmerasekeraChairperson of the PPC, in charge of catechetics and evangelisation
Chris KienDeputy Chairperson of the PPC, in charge of Marriage and Family Life Ministry
Mary TondoloSecretary of the PPC, in charge of vocations
Chris AlfickChairperson of the PFC
Les KollingSocial Ministries (Justice and Peace, Environmental Justice, and Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees)
Beauty MtongaIn charge of Youth Ministry
Vaughn TaylorIn charge of communications and liturgy
Caroline HugoRepresenting the Catholic Women’s League

Each PPC member will assemble a group of volunteers to help them with their particular portfolios, so the PPC members are effectively team leaders reporting into the leadership structure of the parish. The PPC will meet quarterly. The PPC Executive consists of Fr Bruce, the Chair, Deputy Chair and Secretary.


The PFC members, the Executive and their responsibilities are in the table below. Similarly, the PFC shall meet quarterly.

Fr Bruce Botha SJPresident of the PFC, data capture, payment of bills, establish buildings and grounds maintenance priority list
Chris AlfickChairperson of the PFC, employee contracts, assisting with maintenance
Manuela KienSecretary, rental contracts and management of facilities rental
John HeddingInternal Audit
Gail HartoghSet up and maintain the Asset Register
Niranjan AmerasekeraChairperson of the PPC