The Parish Finance Group
St Wilfrid’s Parish Finance Group
Canon Law
Canon 537. In each parish there is to be a finance committee to help the parish priest in the administration of the goods of the parish….
Origins of the present Finance Group
The first meeting was on 21st November 2018.
Members
Andrew Dawson, Sam Eastham, Chris Murray.
Ex Officio Members
Eric Knight (Parish Accounts/staff), Fr Chris Pedley.
Rotation of members
The Parish Priest selects members.
A strong link with the Parish Pastoral Council has been established through the Finance Group members Geoff Thompson (Chair), and Andrew Dawson.
Regularity of meetings
Quarterly.
Review of Parish Finances
Eric Knight presents the accounts at each meeting.
If the Parish Priest anticipates or receives a sudden and substantial expense beyond the norm, he consults the members, as necessary.
Fabric and Maintenance
As there is no specific group to assist the Parish Priest on these matters, members of the Finance Group are selected partly on the basis of relevant expertise, besides finance & accounts etc.
