The Parishioner Forum (formerly known as the Parish Think Tank) is a small cross-section of our parish community which, under the direction of the parish priest, considers ways in which the parish can give impetus to our Bishop’s exhortation for us to ‘Encounter Christ’. Part of its role is to help develop a parish environment that encourages vocations to the priesthood and religious life and which reaches out to the wider local community and the sacramentally inactive.
The Parishioner Forum links with the parish’s ministries and services, many of which are represented on the Forum, in order to develop and deliver its initiatives. A directory of parish services has been produced and is available from the Good Shepherd church welcoming area or from the parish administration suite – please contact the parish office if you can’t find one available.
The following documents provide more information about the Parishioner Forum:
Scheduled meetings in 2026:
The Parishioner Forum meets every two months, usually on a Saturday morning (10.00-11.30am), in the parish community centre.
Its scheduled meetings for the 2026 calendar year are as follows:
17th January 2026
14th March 2026
23rd May 2026
11th July 2026
12th September 2026
14th November 2026
These dates are provisional. The date for each meeting is confirmed at the preceding meeting.
Contacts:
- Reg Carter (Chairperson) 07826 852842
- Philip Martin (Secretary) 07790 283190
Please ring either Reg or Philip if you want to get involved.
Minutes:
The Parishioner Forum’s approved minutes are routinely posted on the noticeboard in the Good Shepherd church narthex and on the parish website. The latest minutes are: