The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) takes a whole new shape in 2010 with the election of 7 new members.
Sister Maureen Gleeson, a Mercy Sister, joins the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) as a nominated member of the Parish Priest.
The PPC as of February 2010 has 10 elected members; three from the previous term, Bill Higgins from St Mary's (STM), Kate Gibbons and Clare Loneragan from St Francis Xavier (SFX) and seven newly elected members.
The composition of the PPC is:
Parish Priest - Fr Tony Smith SJ
Elected Members:
St Mary's - 5 members (Two males and three females)
Bill Higgins, Dan Meenan, Christine Hannan, Jan Prichard, Niluki Rodrigo
SFX - 3 members (One male and two females)
Shane Jaffrey, Kate Gibbons, Claire Loneragan
SOS - 2 members (One male, one female)
Michael Gill, Kylie Maxwell
Representatives:
Youth - 1 member - Sam Stevens
Religious Orders - Sr Maureen Gleeson RSM (Mercy Sisters) 1 member (Female)
Parish Pastoral Teams representatives:
3 members (2 Females & 1 Male) - Jan Brady from STM, Roger Williams from SFX, Vicky Antaw from SOS
Staff :
2 members ( 1 male 1 female) - Edwin Galea, Frances Tilley
The gender composition of the Parish Pastoral Council is eight males and 10 females.