RoM Tuesday 15th November 2016

Post date: Nov 26, 2016 1:11:6 PM

Record of Minutes of Meeting Held

Tuesday 15th November 2016 at New Hartley at 7pm

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Attendees:

    1. Annitsford: Jerry Laidler & Kathryn Maggs

          1. (Apologies: Fr. Harriott, Gerry Killen & Derek Harrison)

    2. Cramlington: Deacon Rob Wareing, Graham Wilkins & John Reid

          1. (Apologies: Fr. Lee Barrett & Deacon Tony Turner)

    1. Blyth: Cathy Patterson

          1. (Apologies: Fr. Philip Quinn & Dot Fahey, Julie Gresgory)

    1. New Hartley: Sr. Stephanie Hartas, Terri Ditchburn & Teresa Jackson

      2. Aim: to agree our partnership proposals.

Activity

7.00

Welcome and Introduction

Who

Chair from New Hartley

Notes

Welcoming everyone

Setting out the purpose of the meeting

Notes & Actions:

Sr. Stephanie Hartas chaired the meeting as well as prayer facilitator Graham Wilkins elected discussion facilitator for the course of the meeting

7.05

Prayer and Reflection

Minutes of previous meeting

Prayer Facilitator from New Hartley

Chair

Using prayer and scripture to set the context and atmosphere for the meeting

Accept minutes of previous meeting submitted by Annitsford & Blyth

Notes & Actions:

Minutes accepted

7.15

Decide how to achieve the purpose of the meeting

Chair

Discuss the best way to make one ‘Our Partnership Proposals’ document from the four individual documents presented by the parishes

Notes & Actions:

It was agreed that the four proposals had a lot of commonality and synergy and was decided to use New Hartley’s as the template

7.20

Complete ‘Our Partnership Proposals’ document (90 mins)

Discussion Facilitator

Consider what each parish has to say about each question in the document and agree on what to include in the final partnership document

Notes & Actions:

Using New Hartley template the representatives as a group went through each question – discussing each questions meaning and interpretation. Each questions content along with the right level of wording was discussed, captured and written down in the proposal.

8.50

Appoint a ‘compiler’

Chair

Appoint the person or persons who will take responsibility for completing the document for our proposed partnership and returning it to the diocese by 27th Nov.

Notes & Actions:

It was agreed that Jerry Laidler would compile the final proposal and submit to the diocese.

ACTION: By Sunday 27th Nov midday the proposal will be electronically submitted by Jerry on behalf of the partnership to the diocese FTiH team

ACTION: Jerry Laidler was elected to take the captured input from meeting of 15th and update the proposal to reflect what was discussed & agreed.

ACTION: Jerry Laidler will electronically email the compiled proposal to all recipients by Sunday evening (20th Nov) for their review/comment/amendment suggestions

ACTION: By Thursday 24th Nov all parishes are to submit to Jerry Laidler their 250 word ‘parish view’ for inclusion in the final document

ACTION: By Friday 25th Nov Jerry will release to all parties the final proposal

8.53 AOB

Chair

Any other urgent business

Briefly setting the scene for the next stages/future meetings

Notes & Actions:

It was agreed that Jerry Laidler would be the main contact and Sr. Stephanie Hartas the alternative contact It was agreed that any questions or clarifications that came from the diocese would be put to the partnership first for input before any reply was provided to the diocese.

8.58

Reflection and Prayer

9.00 Close

Prayer Facilitator

Chair

Taking the opportunity to reflect prayerfully on what has been discussed

Concluding with the Forward Together in Hope prayer

Thanking people for their contributions