Parish Pastoral Council
‘Listening, Communicating, Working together in Faith, Hope and Love for the future of both Churches.’
Mission Statement
Permanent Members
The permanent members consist of clergy supported by a treasurer and an administrator
Refer to the Parish Team page for details
Elected Members
The elected members consist of lay parishioners who serve for a term of 3 years
Elaine Godfrey (Holy Cross) – Chair
Hello, My name is Elaine Godfrey. I am now the Chair of the new Pastoral Council.
I have lived in Charfield since 2005 and have attended Holy Cross Church since then.
I have 3 children (4 – if you count my husband – Jon); Erin – 16, Conor – 14, Micheala – 11. They altar serve at Holy Cross and Micheala will be making her Confirmation in the next few weeks.
Our focus at the moment is trying to build numbers again in Holy Cross and build ties with Christ the King. We will be holding some social events. Look out for coffee mornings and hopefully a quiz soon. Feel free to stop me for a chat or email me at emtgodfrey@hotmail.com
Gillian Pollard (CTK)
I’m Gill, now Vice-Chair of the Pastoral Council. I’m based in Christ the King and I joined the parish about 4 years ago with my husband, Fred and our son Francis after moving here from St Bonaventure’s parish in Bristol. During the week I work as a structural engineer in offshore wind design. In my spare time I enjoy running, knitting and music.
I’m really keen to get to know more of the parishioners, of all ages, and help strengthen the links within the church community. If you’d like to have a chat then you can find me playing flute in the folk group at Sunday mass, or you can get in touch with me at gillian.a.pollard@gmail.com
Jane Parker (Holy Cross)
Hello, I am Jane Parker and have been a member of Holy Cross almost all of my life.
I made my first Holy communion alongside a certain Giorgio Malecki many years ago and was confirmed in Christ the King. Through the years my family have been Baptised, married and, sadly, buried from Holy Cross.
My daughter was the first female altar server in Holy Cross, and my granddaughter also served Mass for over 10 years.
At present I act as sacrisist, am a reader and ‘sing’ in the choir. Holy Cross plays a big part in my life. I am proud to have this opportunity to serve on the joint parish council with Christ the King.
Tim Sherwin (CTK)
I’m Tim, and I am a member of the PPC. I live at the very southern edge of the parish, in Gaunts Earthcott near Almondsbury. I am a father to a 1 year old daughter, Tansy, am married to a long-suffering wife, Susie, and am dragged around by a very energetic dog, Fingal. We moved to the area about one-and-a-half years ago from London, to be nearer to family.
Professionally, I am a barrister specialising in business and private client litigation. Do feel free to come and say “hi” at any point. I’m also available at tgasherwin@gmail.com.
Sarn & Cecilie Bradshaw (CTK)
Hello, we are Cecilie and Sarn Bradshaw. We moved to Thornbury from the Forest of Dean in 2011 to continue our work of running a charity supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism. We have been married for over 35 years and in that time have lived and worked in all sorts of places like South Africa, Ireland, the North of England and Wales.
We have two wonderful sons who grew up accompanying us on our travels. One of them has since married and now introduced us to the world of grandparenting. In our spare time Cecilie would most like to be baking delicious things while Sarn is off exploring the area on his motorbike.
We were made to feel very welcome at Christ the King and subsequently completed the RCIA course at Holy Family in Patchway with Father Eugene. We enjoyed this process so much that we are now studying the Certificate in Catechesis. We are keen to help where it is needed and to continue to deepen our faith and understanding, while getting to know more of the people in the parish.
We are usually at the 9am Mass on Sundays if you want to have a chat but can also be emailed at ceciliebradshaw@hotmail.com and sarnbradshaw@gmail.com
Co-opted Members
Bella Warren (Holy Cross) – currently filling PPC vacancy for Holy Cross
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