Renewal Working Team Members
Renewal journey coordination team:
Dr Madeline Beveridge, Leader of Catechesis, Xavier College, Ballina, Alstonville Catholic Parish
Fr Felix Ekeh, Parish Administrator, Wauchope
Dr Atat Li-Kim-Mui, Coordinator
Mary-Ann Thackray, Business Manager, Finance Committee, Sacred Heart Parish, Murwillumbah
Diocese Focus: Development of a model for a Diocesan pastoral council for the Diocese
Margaret Gill, Catholic Parish of Alstonville and Wardell – Coordinator
Fr Paul McDonald, Parish Priest, St Anthony’s Parish, Kingscliff
Margaret Condon, St Carthage’s Cathedral Parish Pastoral Council, Lismore
Jim O’Brien, Parish Finance Council, St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, Port Macquarie
Brendan Kiely, Principal, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Wauchope
Diocese Focus: Renewal of the Diocesan youth ministry organisation
Gemma Ballantine, Assistant Principal, Mission, St Anthony’s Primary School, Kingscliff, Mullumbimby Parish – Joint Team Coordinator
Travis Lyon, Chairperson, Pastoral Council, St Carthage’s Parish, Lismore – Joint Team Coordinator
Bianca McInnes, Youth Ministry, St Joseph’s College, Benora Point, St Joseph’s Parish,Tweed Heads
Sister Di Moralde CM, Carmelite Missionary Sisters, Lismore Diocese
Fr Anselm Okeke, Assistant Priest, St Francis Xavier Parish, Ballina
Parish Focus: Exploring inter-parish collaboration via regional workshops
Trevor Cooper, Chairperson, Sawtell Parish Pastoral Council, Team Coordinator
Jerome Fernandez, St Augustine’s Parish, Coffs Harbour
Geoff Melville, Assistant Principal, Mission, St Paul’s College, Kempsey, Macleay Valley Parish
Kerri Olsen, St Anthony’s Parish, Kingscliff
Ann Pereira, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Wauchope
Christine Wightley, Chairperson, Sacred Heart Parish Pastoral Council, Murwillumbah
Fr Roland Agrisola, Assistant Priest, St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Port Macquarie
Parish Focus: Preparation of resources, protocols and processes for lay-led liturgy implementation in parishes
Kurt Challinor, Principal, St Joseph’s Primary, Alstonville
Mahalia Day, St Mary’s Catholic Parish, Casino
Peter McConnell, St Anthony’s Parish, Kingscliff
Angela Orrego, Nambucca Valley Catholic Parish
Fr Michael Roohan, Parish Priest, Camden Haven Parish
Liz Watts, Principal Mary Help of Christians Primary, Parish Finance Committee, Sawtell Parish
Parish Focus: Centralised information database for parish pastoral support
Currently under planning
Clergy Focus: Design of protocols and processes for clergy induction into the diocese; and process design and preparation for clergy and parish for clergy transfer to a new parish
Matt Digges, Director of Mission, Sawtell Catholic Care, Sawtell Catholic Parish – Team Coordinator
Cathy Donnelly, General Manager, St Carthage’s Community Care, Pastoral Council, St Carthage’s Parish, Lismore
Fr Alex Munyao, Assistant Priest, St Carthage’s Parish, Lismore
Julie Nowland, Diocesan Chancery, Clergy Life and Ministry
Lew Wallace, Diocesan Chancery, St Carthage’s Parish
Communication, Renewal Journey
Margaret Haydon, Pastoral Council, Macleay Valley Catholic Parish
