## **THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, THEYDON BOIS ANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2022** St Mary’s Parochial Church Council, along with the Incumbent, has the responsibility for promoting, in the ecclesiastical parish of Theydon Bois, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The Parochial Church Council also has maintenance responsibilities for the church building (including the Parish Centre), Churchyard and Church Hall. ## **Membership of the Parochial Church Council (PCC)** Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. During the year the following served as members of the PCC: **Incumbent** Rev. John Fry **Associate Priest** Rev. Carol Newnham **Church Wardens** Mary Gill & Elizabeth Hannibal **Deanery Synod Representatives** Lisa Debenham, Robyn Marsh & Diana Meteyard **Elected Members** John Philip, Douglas Pleasant, Samantha Spencer, Hugh Meteyard, Andrew Crook, Kerry Ells, Tony Dawson (ALP), Rosalyn Philip (Secretary), Andrew Tunks, (Treasurer) ## **Parochial Church Council Meetings** During the period of national restrictions, PCC meetings were conducted in person. In 2022, the PCC met on 6 occasions, with an average attendance of 77%. Copies of the minutes of PCC meetings were made available to all by request to the Benefice Office. The parish continues to work towards the shared Benefice Vision of The Theydon Parishes which is expressed in this way:- **Core values: Faith, love and community** . We seek to live these values by welcoming all, caring and teaching so that we may change lives through sharing the love of God in Christ. Andrea Crombie was appointed to serve as Parish Safeguarding Officer and Safeguarding continues to be a standing item at all meetings. Safeguarding contact details are displayed in the church and on the Benefice website. The PCC has complied with its duty to have due regard to the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy and Guidance. During 2022, St Mary’s Theydon Bois was awarded a Bronze Eco Church Award. Tony Dawson who had served as an Authorised Local Preacher was selected to train as a Licensed Lay Minister and moved to St John’s Loughton to begin this training. On Mission Sunday, Drew Maust was a guest speaker on behalf of Wycliffe Bible Translators. Subsequently, he was supported by the PCC to be put forward for Authorisation as a Local Preacher. This process was completed in early 2023. ## **Sub committees** **Finance Committee** considers financial matters and makes recommendations to PCC. Meets as necessary. **Stewardship Working Group** considered the ways in which church members could be encouraged to give financially to St Mary’s, and made recommendations to PCC and coordinates a yearly fundraising campaign. This group was chaired by Andrew Tunks. **Standing Committee** : has power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings. John Philip, Andrew Tunks, Rosalyn Philip as Secretary, the Vicar, Rev. Carol Newnham and the Churchwardens meet as necessary. **Mission Committee** : Supports the work of Christian Mission at home and abroad, particularly of CMS, IPASC in D.R.Congo and Alison and Mozi Kotroci in Albania and promotes awareness of the wider mission of the Church. Chaired by Robyn Marsh. **Events Committee** : Organises social and fund-raising events to support the Church, chaired jointly by Philip and Amanda Simmance **Churchyard Committee** : Meets as necessary; under the leadership of John Eaton (John sadly died in February 2023, and the PCC will be appointing a new leader shortly). The PCC is grateful to the team of volunteers who meet each Thursday morning to work in the churchyard. **Church Hall Committee** : manages the business of the Church Hall on behalf of the PCC. Ross Penman, Eleanor Isaac, Philip Crombie, Mary Gill, Andrew Tunks and Linda Hammond served during the year. **A/V Working Group** : continues to work to develop proposals to bring PCC.for final approval for the installation of an audio-visual system in the church. Liz Douglass, Rosalyn Philip and John Philip served during the year. ## **Employees** The mission and ministry of St Mary’s Theydon Bois is supported by Sarah Bowen (p/t Benefice Administrator), and the PCC supports 64% of her salary although her employer is the PCC of All Saints Theydon Garnon ## **Church Services** The regular pattern of services in the church building from April 2022 was as follows: Sunday 8a.m. Holy Communion (BCP) 10.30am 6pm First Sunday All Age Worship Sung Communion Second Sunday Family Communion Sung Evensong (BCP) Third Sunday Family Communion Sung Compline Fourth Sunday Morning Worship Sung Evensong (BCP) Fifth Sunday Joint Benefice Service at 10a.m, rotating between churches in the Benefice. 6pm A combination of Sung Evensong, Evening Prayer and Sung Compline. Evening services during January & February were held on Zoom. The organ was played by visiting organists on a rota arrangement. Wednesday 10am. Holy Communion with the Mothers’ Union on the first Wednesday of the month Thursday Midday. .Holy Communion Children’s groups took place during the 10.30am Sunday service in the church hall. All children’s ministry is provided by local volunteers led by Sarah Twitchett from the Red Balloon Family Foundation. On average, 25 children attended each week. ## **Church Attendance** As of April 2022, there were 152 people on the Church Electoral Register; average Sunday attendance was 70 unique adults and 25 children each Sunday. As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life, in marriage public vows are exchanged with God’s blessing and through funeral services, friends and family express their grief and give thanks for the life which is now complete in this world and commend the person into God's keeping. In 2022, 15 baptisms took place, 1 wedding was celebrated and 13 funerals were held in St. Mary’s. ## **Key events in 2022.** March & April Lent Soup lunches in aid of charities selected by the Mission Committee, 17[th] April Easter Day services – communion resumed at the altar rail 20[th] April APCM 29[th] May Ride London Joint Service 4[th] June Plant Sale 5[th] June Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Service 26[th] June Open Gardens 24[th] July Visit of Alison Kotroci to church 31[st] July Pet Service in the churchyard at 6pm August Church organ cleaned and renovated - 18[th] September Special service to commemorate the life of Queen Elizabeth II - 25[th] September Mission Sunday 30[th] October Deanery Confirmation Service November Soup Lunches 6[th] November ‘Remembering those we have loved’ service 12[th] November Quiz Night 13[th] November Annual service of Remembrance at the War Memorial 20[th] November Choral Evensong to celebrate St. Cecilia’s Day 1[st] December All Age Service with Scratch Nativity play, facilitated by the Red Balloon Family Foundation 10[th] December Christmas Fayre 14[th] December Pre-School Christmas Service 18[th] December Traditional Nine Lessons and Carols 24[th] December Christingle Services with collection to support the Children’s Society sr ￿￿￿$(HURC71. THEYDON BO FINANCIAL sfATEME14T5 FQR THE YEAR ENDED 31 D£￿mBER 2022 2021 RECEIP75 RECEIP75 Ptsnned GiMn8and En*Ws cdletti￿s and Donat￿n5 Lewies Tax Rebate PCC Fees Chufch repair5 Church Hall Clwrthyard Events income Rent irtere5t PAYMEIITS Totslfunds 55350 55.850 23.096 37,138 11.041 4,455 667 15.830 774 2A16 1.125 37,138 11.041 4.455 667 15,830 774 2,416 1,125 135.wl 16,E115 667 153,073 PAYMElll5 Famrfy Purse Churd? Hall Parlsh GI￿ Imsurance and utilibes Music and Oryan ssigned Fee5 Churth Iyfice 79,098 2<2QO 5.366 4.801 9.893 I,flJ7 7,830 2569 599 1.265 7,135 144.362 242fX) 4.801 9.893 1.607 7￿30 2569 599 Ftower Expendft Chwchyard JunK¥(hurth 1.265 7.135 118.897 etrecelptsl IpayTrRntsl Cash balance b'f Cash ¢Y 16.5x15 51,390 68,295 8,712 110,512 119,224 34,721 24.4Ql 25,069 2021 fvnds Toi•lfund5 RECEVTS Pla•ned GIMryand ErNelL*S Collectithlsand D￿1& Tax Rebate Church Ha CC Fees Évpnts intome Rent Irrtere5t 67.619 2L433 67,619 22,733 15,907 17,107 3,718 553 652 Iz 17,107 3,718 553 652 io 9J91 17. PAYWPITS Famlly Purse Church repaits Churth Hall Par¢sh Gitrin8 InsuraKe al￿ %Jtilitie5 MusKand Or8an Assigned Fees thuych Office Cier8yExpenses Flower Expendf£uTe Churchydrd jun￿rchU 77,7J13 77,743 5.565 9,565 4,955 5.140 3.097 3,350 8,416 1,149 473 618 2,490 117.096 4,955 5.140 3,097 3,350 8.416 1249 473 618 2.4 106,913 io, 2979 48.410 51.389 IL205 99.307 110,511 Cash balance by Cash c'l 26.996 23.901 24401 sr MARVS CHURCH.THEYDON 801S FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECÉMBER 2022 At al Oorernber 2022 Totall￿&9 MENfoF AND Li4ffjILrnES Cèsh at bank Cash in ￿nd Tot* cash Grft&d ￿ce1¥a￿4e Qther debtLY5 68.295 25,(69 119,224 59 119,283 25,(69 119,283 Assets retained ftyESTO￿ FMIANCLILSTATEM Parish gi¥7￿ pa￿￿ents wÉYe a5fL4I¢xYs- 2021 Bib￿￿¢1ety Brmsh Le6ion Church AnDy (MS Embra FIIPASC KoiDiftk3 KotruulLOGOS LMDC M3nrra Centre ercy Shi Mission fOr￿lf*e shelter St The Children5 Su(iety Ttam$4u Ukraine Wyclifte Bibk Tnisr 150 333 285 285 285 250 Iso 400 350 $50 350 224 210 455 350 515 450 103 320 170 287 424 355 4,955 Flxed a$5ets art induded in the5t*erw ofNssetsand Liabfjlrtlesatthwrinsured wèlue. Consecrated and bertefKe 15 excluded frL¥ll the x£ounts of sioi21 ofthe tharfties Act 2011. ND payments were ma¢e roTru5teesotherthaftto reImt￿lI5e them fLYexpenses they Ir￿Urred. r4oviaBe% $aLAr￿$ or reM￿etaI￿n werepaidtoTnsteÈsorany PerS￿sCOnr￿dedIo the7rustees in re5Pert of the 2D2Z 10. Fund ¢ash balant*s P•ymwrts èalance CY WI￿ Bursary Avfund urch M¥inte#•ncerese 1,494 14,711 8,863 25.069 14,711 8.196 24.401 667 667 thurthyard Churth Hall 2.716 32,(O5 34.721 774 11,2651 18,3701 19,6351 2.226 23,635 25,8f4J 774 51,39) 110.512 135,Wi 137.243 118,8971 1128,5321 68,295 119.224 2021 84l*Ke by Pa￿ents Balan￿ CY Ilestricted futsjs Wild Bu￿ry Avfvnd 1,494 14.711 7.696 23,9)1 1,494 14,711 8,196 24,401 ChurJi 1106,9131 1117XIJ6) 51,490 110,512 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the tru$teosJ members ol PAROCHL4L CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, THEYI)ON BOIS On accounts for the year ended 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Charity no (If any) 1128901 Set out on pages 4,5,aThJ6 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above thartty (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 31st December 2022 Responslblllties and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the acwunts in accordance wth requirements of the CharitEs AGt 2011 {￿he Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out urKler seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the apFdiGable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 1495)(b) of the A&. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attentÉon in connectM)n with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect'.- the accounting re¢ords were not kept in a¢¢ordance with section 130 of the Charihes Act: or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not coMF￿Y wrth the applicable requirements conrEming the fo￿ and content of accounts set out in the Charities {A¢counts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no col￿eMS and have come a¢r￿*S no other matters in connection with the examination to vthich attenton should tse drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brnckets rfthey do not apply. Signod.. ?p21 Name: Michael John COGGINS Relevant professional qualification(s} or body (rf any): FCA Addrem: 7 Green Trees Epping, Essex CM16 4QT