The following groups are currently operating through Portaferry Parish. If you are interested in joining any of the groups please feel free to contact us for more details.
Parish Council
Parish Finance
Ministers of the Eucharistic
Ministers of the Word
St Vincent De Paul
Spred
Apostolic Work
Youth Forum
Ballyphilip Youth Club
Children’s Liturgy
Altar Servers
Altar Society
St Patrick’s Choir and Folk Group
Flower Arrangers
Parish Draw Collector’s
Church Group Cleaners
St Patrick’s Community Centre Committee
Peninsula Drama Group
Rosary Group
Portaferry Women’s Group
St Patrick’s Badminton Club
Sacristans
- A Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) has now been formally constituted in the parish of Ballyphilip.
- The Parish Pastoral Council consists of the following people: Fr Feargal McGrady, Kathleen Dumigan, Caiti Hannon, Mary Merron, James Magee, Peter Merron, Patrick Byers, Patrick Lennon, Nuala McKnight, and Pauline McCarthy.
- Members of the Pastoral Council are committed to enriching the pastoral life of our parish.
- The present council will remain in office for a period of three years and at the end of this period, elections will take place for a new Parish Pastoral Council.
- Parish Pastoral Councils are being set up in all parishes in the diocese of Down and Connor and eventually they will be established throughout Ireland.
- The Parish Pastoral Council is seen as a co-ordinating body working with all groups within the parish family.