Social Witness Social Witness Dermot Parsons is director and secretary to the Council for Social Witness, having overall responsibility for the professional services and coordination of the Council. Give thanks for his commitment to the provision of a high standard of social care on behalf of our Church. Pray for Dermot and the senior management team in Assembly Buildings, giving thanks for the management team’s weekly prayer time set aside to seek God’s will in all they endeavour to carry out on behalf of the Church and our service users.