Ennis Parish Pastoral Council

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 John Tunney, is Chairperson of the Parish Pastoral Council.

John Tunney, Elm Park takes over from Sarah Malone as Chairperson of the Parish Pastoral Council. John hales from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal and is married to Ennis native Mary Murphy.
We acknowledge and thank Sarah for her leadership and time over the past 3 years. We wish John well for his term.
 
 Vision Statement

We, the Leadership Group of Ennis Parish, inspired by the model of Jesus,  work in a collaborative spirit towards making our Parish a place where people belong and are cared for. Through faith filled and meaningful Liturgies, we take time out with the Lord.
Energised by the Gospel and a sense of Community, we take an active and constructive role in Parish.

 Structure of the Pastoral Council

To assist in this, a number of groups have been set up to address specific needs.  The Pastoral Council co-ordinates the work of these goups, each of which has a representative on the Pastoral Council, as does the Parish team and the Franciscan Community.  The members of the Pastoral Council and the groups they represent are:
 
Pastoral Council

John Tunney, Chairperson of the Parish Pastoral Council.
Mary Hanley, Secretary Pastoral Council.
Sr. Ann Boland (Visitation Group)
Fionnuala Moran, Noel Howard (Finance Committee, Connect Group)
Fr.Fergus  Mc Eveney OFM (Education Group, Franciscan Community)
Maurice Griffin (Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration)
Fr. Tom Hogan (Communications…Adm. Cathedral)
Fr. Tom O’Gorman (Adm. Cloughleigh)
Fr. John Mc Govern (Adm. St Joseph’s Church)
Tina Queally, Chairperson, visitation group
Tikki Daly (Connect Group)
Donal Griffin,Chairperson Finance committee
Sarah Malone,
Sean Mc Dermott
Canon Pat Taaffe
Sr. de Montfort
Sr. Betty Curtin

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Parish Team

The following comprise the Parish Team.  Each person is responsible for a particular geographic/pastoral area of the Parish - -   Fr. Tom Hogan, Administrator Cathedral;  Fr. Ger Fitzgerald, Sr. Ann Boland, Sr de Montfort, Fr. John Mc Govern, Adm. St. Joseph’s; Fr. Fergal O’Neill,Fr. Tom O’Gorman, Adm, Cloughleigh, Fr. Pat Taaffe, Sr. Betty Curtin.

Area Connect Groups

There are 6 area councils/connect groups, one in each of the Pastoral Aeas.  Each group has about 10 members, representative of the Community.  The role of the Area Connect Groups is to make the connection between the Pastoral Council and parishioners and to help build community by getting people more involved in Parish Life.  Between 50 and 60 people are involved in Connect Groups.

> Area A: Fr. Fergal O’Neill and  Sr. de Montfort.
> Area C: Fr.Ger Fitzgerald, Fr. Pat Taaffe, Sr. Anne Boland, Margaret Lynch and Tikki Daly
> Area D: Fr. Tom O’Gorman, Sean Mc Dermott, Benji Mbllezor
> Area E: Fr. Tom Hogan
> Area F: Fr. John Mc Govern and Fionnuala Moran

Parish Visitation Group

The Visitation Group provides another link between those working the parish and the community.  Members of the group visit houses, just to say hello, have a chat and provide information on Parish activities.  Fourteen people are involved in this ministry co-ordinated by Sr. Ann Boland.

Finance and Property Committee

The Finance Committee comprises seven people and its function is to plan, control, record and manage all finances of the parish.  Contact Fionnuala Moran.

Communications Group

The brief of the 5 members of the Communications Group is to let people know what is happening in Ennis Parish and invite them to get involved in the life of their church. Contact Fr. Tom Hogan.  For the latest updates, see the Communications Group in the Groups section of the website

Eucharistic Adoration Group

This group represents over 600 people who do a committed hour before the Blessed Sacrament each week.  Coordinated by Maurice Griffin, you can read more about the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel here

Franciscan Friary

Fr. Fergus Mc Eveney OFM represents the Franciscans on the Pastoral Council