Parish Pastoral Council
About the PPC
The Hawthorn Parish Pastoral Council provides the means for parishioners to come together with their priests and share responsibility for the development of their Parish community of faith and the mission of the Catholic Church in Hawthorn.
Our Vision
The Hawthorn Catholic Parish strives to be a Christian Community focused on Jesus, helping all through worship celebrate God’s presence and action and expressing our faith through outreach, service and justice.
Fr Des Dwyer SJ Parish Priest
Paul Docherty Chair of Parish Council
David Doolan
Berny Kirwan
Stephen Maule
Tony Stolarek
Parish Pastoral Council members
Fr Des Dwyer SJ
Nick Dunstan (Chair)
Paul Docherty
David Doolan
Sharon Kenyon-Smith, Principal St Joseph's
Berny Kirwan
Stephen Maule
Genevieve Passlow
Tony Stolarek
We acknowledge that we stand on land for which the Wurundjeri people are the traditional custodians, we remember their forebears with respect and commit ourselves to working for reconciliation and justice.