Parish Staff
Dedicated parish staff, secretaries, and sacristans are the backbone of any church community. They work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that everything runs smoothly, from organizing events to maintaining the church building. Without their hard work and dedication, would be impossible to keep the church running smoothly. We are grateful for their service and commitment to our community.
Parish Secretary
Parish Secretary: Catherine McNamara
St. Mary's Church, The Mall, Westport, Co. Mayo F28 TN28
Telephone +353 98 28871
E-mail: [email protected]
Assistant Secretary: Ingrid Jennings
St. Mary's Church, The Mall, Westport, Co. Mayo F28 TN28
Telephone +353 98 28871
E-mail: [email protected]
Sacristans
Get to Know Us
Westport: Peter Hastings and Frank Dolan, St Mary’s Church, Westport.
Peter Hastings, Frank Dolan, Jason Kelly and Noreen McGreal work as Sacristan in St. Mary's, Westport. They welcome and look after visiting priests and others too.
Drummin: Pádraig Gannon, St Mary’s Church, Drummin.
The Gannon family in Drummin has cared for the Church and its environs for many years. Today Pádraig is the Sacristan but he has lots of back-up support and help from his family.
Lecanvey: John Cummins, St Patricks Church, Lecanvey and St. Patrick’s Oratory, Croagh Patrick.
John Cummins succeeded his late father, Jackie, as Sacristan in Lecanvey, but he has been associated with Lecanvey Church all his life. In addition to this, John is the Curator of St. Patrick's Oratory at the summit of Croagh Patrick - a place he visits on an almost weekly basis during the year and more often during the summer months in preparation for the annual pilgrimage on Reek Sunday.
Parish
Pastoral Council
The Chairperson of the Pastoral Council is Kevin Barrett
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The Secretary is Gertie Foley
The President is Fr. John Kenny
The Parish Pastoral Council can be contacted through the Parish Office.
"The purpose of the Pastoral Council is to attend to the spiritual needs of the parish in partnership with the local priests. The work of the Pastoral Council is motivated by a desire to build up the Kingdom of God and enliven the faith of all the baptised living in the local community. The Council maintains an overview of the whole parish and plans strategically to ensure that the faith of the community is nurtured and strengthened. A Pastoral Council is distinguished from other community groups by its spiritual and pastoral focus. Pastoral Councils are understood in the Code of Canon Law in the following context: "...a Pastoral Council is to be established in each parish. In this Council, which is presided over by the parish priest, Christ's faithful, together with those who by virtue of their office are engaged in pastoral care in the parish, give their help in fostering pastoral action (c. 536 par.1)."
(See Guidelines for Pastoral Councils. Treoirlínte do Chomhairlí Tréadach. Archdiocese of Tuam, 2009.)
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Each Pastoral Council in the Parish has a four year term, with members serving no more than two consecutive terms. The current term of the Parish Pastoral Council began in 2021 and expires in 2025. The Pastoral Council meets every 4-6 weeks in the Presbytery and has representation from each of the Pastoral Groups in the Parish - Liturgy - Faith Formation - Prayer- Eco Congregation - Youth - New Parish Members - Catholic Schools - Lecanvey church area & Drummin church area.
