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2022-12-31-accounts

St Michael’s Church, New Malton

Annual Report

and

Financial Statements

of the

Parochial Church Council

for the year ended 31st December 2022

together with Reports given to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Sunday 30 April 2023

Bankers:

National Westminster Bank Plc

Yorkersgate

Malton

Independent Examiner:

Mr A W Richardson FCCA

White and Hoggard

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St. Michael’s Church, New Malton

Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochial Church Council

for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Contents

Page
Annual Report 3-6
Deanery Synod 2022 6
The Vicar’s Report 7
Choir Report 8
Safeguarding Report 8
All Age Worship 9
Working with Families 9
Report of 20s-40s Minister 10
Tech Team 11
Treasurer’s Report and examiners report 11
Spreadsheets and Notes 12-14

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St Michael’s Church – Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Administrative Information

St Michael’s Church is situated in the Market Place, Malton (YO17 7LP). It is part of the Diocese of York within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Vicarage, 17 The Mount, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7ND

PCC members who have served from 1 January 2022 until the date of this report was approved on 8 March 2023 are:

Vicar The Revd Glyn Diggins Wardens Mrs Heather Williams (Electoral Roll Officer) Mr Mike Rhodes (Lay chair) Mrs Constance Clark (retired at APCM 2022) Representatives on the Deanery Synod Mr Barry Gillespie Mrs Tracey Young Elected members Mrs Tracey Young Mrs Sue Wright Mrs Samantha Free (Safeguarding Representative) Mr Robert Hall (Treasurer) Mrs Elaine Ramsey Mr Barry Gillespie Mrs Janet Patten Mr Hendrik Klaver Mr John Morris (retired at APCM 2022) Mrs Anne Screeton (retired at APCM 2022) Mr Alan Young (retired at APCM 2022)

Secretary

Mrs Helen Shaw

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Structure, Governance and Management

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The P.C.C. operates under the Parish Church Council Powers Measure. The P.C.C. is registered with the Charity Commission as “The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Michael, New Malton”

The charity number is: 1130648

The method of appointment of P.C.C. members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the P.C.C.

Objectives and Activities

The objective of the PCC is to work alongside the clergy in promoting the mission of the church in matters pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

St Michael’s is a church which invites and welcomes others, to journey together, growing in our love of Christ and deepening our relationship with Him.

All the activities of the parish noted elsewhere in this report are in furtherance of this objective.

Achievements and Performance

There were 103 members on the Electoral Roll at 31st December 2022, comprising 77 living within the parish and 26 outside our parish boundaries. The total number of communicants over Christmas was 74 with others attending on Zoom.

Church Wardens’ Review of 2022

This year has been more like a “normal” year with services back to a regular programme. Congregations have once again become used to attending church in person although there are still some parishioners watching the services on Zoom. The children’s corner continues to be popular and is frequently used by family groups who pop in during the week. The votive candle stand is also well used and supported with donations which are now placed in the West door wall safes.

Connie Clark “retired” from being the sole church warden at the APCM in May 2022 and our thanks and appreciation go to her for giving us “newbies” expert guidance.

At the beginning of the year the PCC decided that a Verger would be a useful addition to our team. Andrew Nicholson has taken on this role and made it his own. He has proved an invaluable help with the tasks that he has undertaken. For our church to run effectively it takes a considerable number of volunteers involved in all aspects of our church life. Many thanks to all those who have given up their time and talents to maintain our worship.

Our church has been open every day to visitors and it is truly heart-warming to read the many positive comments written in our visitors’ book.

Our church family has been well catered for with our AllAge service on the first Sunday of each month and in

October we introduced a new “Rise and Shine” service specifically aimed at our younger members and their families.

The Church became a much-needed place of comfort following the invasion of Ukraine. We gave people the opportunity to write a prayer on strips of blue and yellow paper (the colours of the Ukraine flag) and the resulting streamer wound around the main altar and down into the chancel. Its length was a testament to the strength of feeling in the community.

Attendance at our Saturday Coffee Stops gradually improved as people became more used to socialising after Covid, enabling us to donate over £1,700 to the following (mainly local) charities:- The Simpson Trust, Camphill Village Trust, Ryedale Community Food Bank and the Children’s Society. The collection from the Christmas services also went to The Children’s Society and the Harvest celebration raised £200 for Farm Africa.

The Christmas Fayre in the Milton Rooms in mid-November was organised by Sue Wright and proved successful and enjoyable. Sue also mounted an Exhibition of Arts & Crafts in church in September. To mark the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Helen Shaw mounted an exhibition of photos and memories of members of the congregation meeting with the Queen

Our grateful thanks go to everyone involved in the organising and running all these valuable events.

The adoption, by the Church of England, of a ‘net-zero’ Carbon target by 2030 is a major challenge. At St Michael’s we have begun to address this by including eco-friendly changes in our repair and improvement plan and by registering as an ‘Eco Church’. Eco Church is an interdenominational project which provides guidance about how we can address the environmental issues that we face within the context of our Christian Faith.

In October we were approached by the Next Steps Charity who act as an organising hub for a number of local charities and Council organisations throughout Ryedale assisting

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people in need. They wanted to start a “One Stop Shop” in Malton and felt that St Michael’s was the ideal venue. The first session took place on 20 December 2022 and sessions will continue on the third Tuesday of every month throughout 2023, bringing the wider community into our church.

Mike Rhodes, Heather Williams (Church Wardens)

Annual Report on the PCC in 2022

As Covid-19 loosened its grip, all of 2022’s PCC meetings were held in person in church and thankfully the church building has been kept open for all visitors and services. Parish Communion and other occasional services continue to be broadcast on Zoom for those unable to get to church. At the January meeting, the PCC discussed the possibility of employing a Verger to take over some of the jobs being done by churchwardens and make that role less arduous. A Job Description was devised and the role was offered to Andrew Nicholson and thankfully he accepted. He started work on 1[st] March and was very well trained-up by Connie Clark.

A special PCC meeting was held near the end of January, at which our church Architect, Andrew Boyce, presented the findings of the 3D scanning of the church and his proposals for repairing the clerestory wall. Connie and helpers updated the Terrier (list of all movable property), Sue completed an inventory of all the church linen and Alan reviewed Safeguarding and Health & Safety policies. At the March meeting, the PCC approved a proposal from the Treasurer to install a mobile, online giving terminal and the device was duly purchased. So far, it has been a very good investment.

stepped down: Alan Young and Anne Screeton. No new members came forward to join the PCC. John Morris stepped down as Treasurer and Rob Hall took over this role.

The PCC welcomed two Diocesan Giving Advisers to the May meeting and they gave an informative and enthusiastic talk about how to grow giving. Also at this meeting, the PCC gave permission to Alan Young and John Patten to set up a Working Party to explore options for updating the church and to see whether this could be rolled into the clerestory repair job in order to improve the chances of obtaining grant aid. The Working Party presented their proposals to the PCC at the September meeting, and they were wholeheartedly approved.

First Aid training was determined to be necessary following an incident at a service and Revd Glyn set about sourcing a Training provider. The scale of ancillary charges for funerals and weddings was reviewed in the light of increased heating costs and the charges were increased slightly.

Hendrik Klaver has attended meetings during the year to update the PCC on his activities as our Associate Minister for the 20-40s age group. We have carried on with welcoming an observer from the Methodist church at our PCC meetings.

In summary, a busy year in which everyone did their best to return church life to normal after the pandemic and embark on a project to make the church fit for the future.

Helen Shaw (PCC Secretary)

Fabric Report 2022

The pattern of services changed in 2022, with the introduction of ‘Rise & Shine’ now held every third Sunday at 9.30am and Parish Communion following at 10.45, with coffee served in between. The PCC endorsed Sue Thackray’s proposal for a dedicated children's service once a month at the July meeting. A small sum of money was approved to fund resources for this service. The reintroduction of the Chalice was discussed at the March meeting and the consensus was that it would be brought back with the Duty Leader acting as server. The congregation would be given the option of whether or not to take the chalice and it would be done from the chancel steps. A change to the Ascension Day service was also instituted and, instead of a dawn service with breakfast afterwards, the service was held at 10.30 am with coffee to follow and this seemed to be a success. In December the decision was taken to re-establish a Worship Committee within the PCC so that forward planning of ecumenical services is improved.

The APCM was held within the Parish Communion service on Sunday 8[th] May, at which Connie Clark stood down as the sole church warden. Heather Williams and Mike Rhodes were elected as new church wardens. Two members of the PCC completed their terms of office and

The ongoing assessment of the state of the clerestory windows has proceeded albeit slowly. We are working closely with our architect, Andrew Boyce, and are finally at a stage where repair costings are being obtained.

In 2020 the PCC agreed on the objective of “improving the flexibility of the building in order for us to better capitalise on our ‘Church in the Market Place’ position”. During the last 12 months a working party has been formed to pursue this objective and also to explore the potential of this major undertaking to reduce the church’s carbon footprint at the same time. Considering the major disruption involved in the repair, the PCC agreed that the repairs and reordering might be linked. The working party and architect have been involved together with a number of specialist advisers, including the Diocesan Property Adviser and the Archdeacon, with a view to presenting consultation proposals to the congregation. The working party also visited Northallerton church to see what had been accomplished there.

As the project will involve a significant cost, major fund raising will be involved and the PCC intends to seek

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professional advice about what grants are specifically available for the type of work envisaged.

Routine maintenance work has been carried out during the year, included the cleaning out of the high-level gutters and the replacement of a leaking radiator in the Lady Chapel.

The next Quinquennial Inspection is due in 2023 and it is hoped that any problems discovered can be tackled at the same time as the renovations.

Once again, thanks to all who keep the church and garden looking so attractive and welcoming, from cleaning, arranging flowers, candles, hospitality and church linen – all done to the glory of God.

Mike Rhodes, Heather Williams (Church Wardens)

Deanery Synod 2022

During 2022 every deanery across the Diocese was engaged in reviewing needs and planning for future ministry, following the ‘Living Christ’s Story’ processes launched the preceding year. For our Southern Ryedale Deanery, this was a particularly demanding exercise, given the geographical and characteristic spread of our seven benefices and forty-six churches.

All parishes submitted consultation details to the Diocese. Listening exercises were led in each parish by Rev Nicky Penn-Alison and Sue Teal (as Co-Dean). A planning team with representatives from every benefice undertook regular meetings, planning and dialogue, including presentations and discussions at two full Deanery Gatherings.

By late summer, proposals were ready for scrutiny, adjustment and approval by the Deanery Leadership Team and then the Diocese. As requested by the Diocese, these were detailed submissions under five headings with key action plans in each: Deanery Priorities and Principles; Becoming more like Christ; Reimagining Mission and Ministry; Transforming Structures and Finances; Implementation Timetable .

Southern Ryedale Deanery’s plan was commended by the Diocese and approved for taking forward. From a plethora of detail, it is worth selecting some core elements.

Key Principles for the Deanery were identified as :

A small selection of key issues for us as a Benefice :

A snapshot of some of the relevant Deanery-wide intentions includes (in no particular order) :

Barry Gillespie (Deanery Synod)

The Vicar’s Report

I want to start by quoting a section from John McGinley’s book entitled The Church of Tomorrow :

The Five Marks of Mission are an important statement on Christian mission produced at the Anglican Consultative Council in 1984. They express the Anglican Communion’s common commitment to the full gospel of the kingdom rather than a narrow one:

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1. To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom

2. To teach, baptize and nurture new believers 3. To respond to human need by loving service 4. To transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation

5. To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth.

There is a priority and an order in this mission and, first of all, the Church is called to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom. This then will result in new disciples being made and these new disciples will then love and serve others and work for justice and care for creation. This is the mission of the Church. The mission of God is so much more than Jesus rescuing souls from a lost and broken world, but this is always at its heart. The loving service that the Church offers in communities up and down the country is beautiful and profound and reveals the love of Christ. But the danger that flows from our lack of confidence in the gospel is that the Church will reduce its expression of mission to the last three marks of mission; of loving service, justice and creation care. This is very tempting because these are all things that the world around us affirms and aspires to and none of them require a belief in Jesus. And so this will increasingly become the expression of mission of churches and Christians who choose the future of a compromised mythology. We are already seeing a Church that appears to be more confident in speaking about issues of justice, climate change, politics and economics than it does about Jesus. I am pretty sure that the first apostles had opinions about the oppressive regime of the Roman Empire but there is nothing recorded about this. They simply took opportunities to share Jesus and kept on doing it even when the authorities tried to silence them. Their proclamation was about Jesus, and this went alongside loving and caring for the poor. It was ‘both and’ and this is the fullness of the Church’s mission that we are called to . If we spend time looking through this annual report, which gives an informative and encouraging picture of our life at St. Michael’s, I hope we can see just how much we have achieved. It can be all too easy to focus on the negative, or things we ourselves might not like, yet as we continue to develop our mission identity, it is clear that we have to be able to offer variety, to be relevant, exciting and interesting to a wide variety of people within our community and beyond, to whom we reach out in God’s name.

An annual report gives me an opportunity to thank all those people who have played their own important part in our church life during the course of the past year. It’s important for everyone to realise how much they are appreciated, in whatever they do. Our various congregations (Sunday, Wednesday and O.M.G.) are fine examples of love, kindness, prayer and committed action. So many are practically engaged in serving God and others with their time, talents, energy, experience and money, in such a way that should give us great confidence and boldness for the future. Having said that, we should never become complacent. We need to reflect on our individual and joint stewardship of time, talents and resources,

otherwise a small number becomes overworked and we can’t take forward good new ideas we may have, let alone deal with the day to day running of a Listed building with people dedicated to making God known in the present day.

The pages of this report provide a mere taster of what went on last year, but I hope you can see that it was a year of building relationships (both existing and new), trying new things, being imaginative, trying to respond to the needs of our church and wider community, and in its widest sense, working together especially as we tried to emerge from the shadow of COVID and uncertainty, issues which still haven’t completely gone away.

While acknowledging that it’s all too easy to “look busy - Jesus is coming!” which can leave everyone drained and lacking in enthusiasm, I think we have been sensible in doing things that either we know we can do, or that we are willing to try out, confident in God’s strength and support. This is a particularly important thing to remember when we look ahead. There’s no point in trying to do a dozen or more new things at once, when we really need to select two or three and manage to do them well, before looking to other activities and initiatives. No “activity” should be at the expense of us praying together and individually, studying Scripture and meeting together, regularly, for worship and encouragement. This is in accordance with God’s command that we should spend time together, in fellowship, for rest and refreshment through prayer and worship, whatever our preferred style of service or venue. As we look at those who visit for whatever reason and perhaps even as we look at our regular congregations, we need to ask the all-important mission question; are we attracting seekers AND helping them to become disciples? Mission isn’t so much about “getting people to come to church” as it is BEING God’s people and sharing Christ’s love, both within our walls and beyond the church building, in the hope that people will respond and want to be part of what we have and share.

As we stand at the crossroads of a new church year, trying to listen to what God has for us, I believe we can be thankful for how God has blessed us, however, crossroads by their nature offer multiple choices of direction. We are called, not to stand still and look around us in hopeless bewilderment, or stop and go no further, but to choose a road ahead of us, guided by God’s Holy Spirit, on which we start to walk confidently, with faith, courage and obedience.

God is calling all of us to light a flame of faith, like that first fire empowered by the Holy Spirit and recorded in the 2nd Chapter of Acts…a flame that will energise and enlighten us and those around us.

As I pick up the torch for yet another year, I invite you to journey with me on the path ahead, bringing light, freedom and hope to a hurting world.

Who is with me?

Revd. Glyn

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Choir Report

The past year saw the first year without any Covid restrictions since Alison became Director of Music. The Choir was finally able to robe and process on Easter Day: a joyous and symbolic time.

In March, the Junior Choir was officially started. Eight highly enthusiastic youngsters now rehearse every Thursday during term time between 6.15-7pm. They sang their first service with the adult Choir at the Harvest Festival, coping extremely well with Rutter’s anthem “Look at the World”. In addition, to singing at several other All Ages’ services, they also lead the Crib Service on Christmas Eve. The children have now been fitted for cassocks (amid tremendous excitement!) and they will be Read-In, (i.e. made full choristers) next term.

Meanwhile, the adult Choir have had their usual busy schedule of services. Pentecost 2022 coincided with the platinum jubilee celebrations of the late Queen. Alison took full advantage of this by bringing two trumpeters to the 9.30am service for Vaughan Williams’ majestic arrangement of “All People that on Earth do Dwell”. A solo trumpeter was also heard during the carol service.

The Advent Processional service by candlelight is now a firm date in the diary, joining the Carol Service. Both occasions were not restricted by Covid rules, which made singing (and conducting) considerably easier. The lifting of said rules also made for larger congregations. The choir was praised by many within the congregation for the high quality of their singing at both services.

As is her custom, Alison has presented both choirs with a considerable quantity of new repertoire, most of which has been enthusiastically rehearsed and performed. Such pieces have included, “Blessed be God the Father” by Wesley; Byrd’s setting of “Ave Verum Corpus”; “Litany to the Holy Spirit” by Hurford; Malcolm Archer’s emotional “They Shall Grow not Old”; and a large variety of Advent and Christmas music, including the beautiful setting of “Bethlehem Down” by Peter Warlock. Many of these have become favourites with the choir.

While this report is focused on last year, I would draw your attention to a joint concert coming up in July, performed by both church choirs and the York Junior and Youth Choir, the latter of which Alison also directs.

Alison would like to offer her profound and grateful thanks to both choirs, plus families, as well as members of the congregation, for their ceaseless hard work, enthusiasm and support.

Alison Forster. (Director of Music)

Safeguarding Report

Introduction

Safeguarding involves ensuring that the church, and all its activities, are a safe space, especially for children and vulnerable adults. It means that the care and protection of children, young people and adults involved in church activities is the responsibility of everyone who participates in the life of the church. The PCC is ultimately responsible for upholding high standards of Safeguarding and receives regular updates as well as approving policies. Safeguarding is a standing item at PCC meetings and the PCC has complied with its duty to have due regard to the House of Bishops guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Safeguarding policy

The Parish Safeguarding Policy is currently under review and will be completed later in the year.

DBS checks

Three new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks were completed this year, with certificates obtained, and four others have been renewed as necessary by our Parish Verifier, Sue Wright. For information, all members of the PCC must have a DBS at enhanced level, as well as all church members who are involved in children’s work. Previously DBS certificates were valid for a period of five years. However, from 4 January 2022 the Church of England national policy changed, and renewals are now due every three years. In line with national church guidance, this change is still being phased in, and Church Bodies have until 3 January 2024 to carry out the rechecks needed. Sue has had her work cut out getting all DBS checks up to date by next January; however, she has finished all of the extra work and we are now compliant, many months before the deadline. Thank you Sue!

Training

All our church leaders are up to date with training, and all of the PCC have completed their basic safeguarding training. If any members of the church generally would like basic safeguarding training, please do let me know. We have also recently joined the parish safeguarding dashboard, which makes it easier to collate and update safeguarding information and training.

Safeguarding incidents

There have been no safeguarding incidents this year.

Samantha Free (Parish Safeguarding Representative)

All Age Worship (AAW) Report

The All-Age services have continued throughout the year on the first Sunday of every month.

The format for the service is now well established. The children are encouraged to sit at the front for the Gospel reading and the following talk, and they also help with

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various tasks during the service. Dramatized readings have been used where appropriate, and children are often involved in the prayers. Here are some comments received after some of the All-Age services:

Children’s Society, with lots of sticky fun for the children as they made candle holders, orange pomanders and their own Christingles. This was followed by a beautiful candlelit Christingle service when all the church family gathered together.

As a team we are very encouraged by the positive feedback we have had for these services. We try very hard to make it inclusive for all ages. Our planning meetings continue to be held on zoom which enables everyone to be present.

The AAW planning team members work hard to make it happen each month, both with their time and talents preparing readings, intercessions, music and activities.

Janet Patten

Working with young children and families within our community.

In the spring of 2022, those involved with our mission to children and young families met together to discuss our hopes and vision for the future here at St Michael’s after the difficult years of Covid restrictions. Our remit was to look at what we offer to families on a seasonal, monthly and weekly basis to see how we can nurture faith within the children and families of our community.

Out first focus was ‘seasonal’ events that fall mainly around festivals and high days. It was immediately felt that we must encourage opportunities to plan ‘All-Age’ events for all the church family that enable young and old to share their faith journey together. The Pancake Party in February was a great example of this type of event, as all enjoyed being together after such a long break. We repeated this format with a Harvest Pie and Pea supper and a Beetle Drive in October, again creating an opportunity for all to have fun and grow our ‘family’. There will be more opportunities in 2023 as young families particularly have said how much they value them.

‘Children and Young Family’ events have also taken on a seasonal pattern again after the pandemic. Once again, these events are seen by all as an important mission to the community. The Easter Adventures event on Good Friday morning was a joyful celebration of the Easter season complete with amazing crafts, mini-Easter gardens and hot cross buns. Our alternative Halloween event, the ‘Light and Sparkle Party’, took place in October. The luminous pasta, glow-sticks games and fluorescent paint splats were hugely enjoyed by all, as was the torchlight procession up to the Vicarage for hot dogs and sparklers.

A mention here too for the Crib service held on Christmas Eve. After two years of restrictions the Crib service was the most attended service of the year. It was a joy to see our church heaving with babes in arms, young children, parents, grandparents and all our church family, as we retold the story of Christmas.

The second focus of our discussions in the Spring was a review of the ‘monthly’ events we wished to develop. We talked about the increasing popularity of our All-Age service on the first Sunday of the month and about the newly established ‘Lego Church’ activity which is already a valuable part of our fourth Sunday of the month. Volunteers also continue to support the valuable work of OMG within Malton.

For some time, we have felt a need to offer a new form of monthly Sunday morning service to reach out to the local families we know and particularly to those who approach us for Baptism. After much discussion and approval from the PCC, our ‘Rise and Shine’ children’s service began in September, in its permanent home of 9.30am on the third Sunday of the month. This informal service includes story, song and craft, meeting families wherever they may be on their faith journey. The response to this service has already been a joy and we hold all involved in planning and the families they are reaching out to, in our hearts and prayers. This being said, we currently agree that there are large ‘gaps’ in what we are able to do to nurture and make disciples of our children, particularly those aged 9 and above on a weekly basis. Discussions over the previous months have led us to seek out possibilities for a part time paid role within our church for someone to co-ordinate and develop our mission to children and young families, including youth work, and support those with very young children.

It is thought that 15-20 hours per week would be ideal and that it needs to be a reasonable salary to attract a good calibre of person. The PCC accepted this motion in full and plans to employ a part-time Children's Worker are ongoing at present. Please do hold this initiative in your prayers as we seek the right person to fill this hugely important role at this time.

2022 has been a year of reassessing the way forward for our church in how we minister to families and how we both nurture and reach out to our local community after two years of upheaval. We have already risen to exciting new challenges and will keep seeking out the ways in which God wishes to lead us next.

Tracey Young

Another very special event was the ‘Sticky Christingle’ afternoon we held in December to raise funds for The

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Report 20s to 40s Minister Beyond Fine

At the beginning of the year, Hendrik ran a small group for 4 weeks to help participants take small daily steps to develop their mental health and well-being. Beyond Fine is a resource offering a 4-week plan looking at our mental health from different angles including (Christian) spirituality. We learnt a lot from this experience. One thing we realised is that mental health and well-being offer real opportunities to connect with people in the community.

Family Bible Adventures

Some of the families that we connected with through the Bible Adventure Bags continued to join us for Family Bible Adventures which we do once a month (usually) at Malton school. We explore a Bible story and then we have different crafts and activities that help us to reflect on that particular Bible story. We conclude our time together by sharing a snack together and praying together. In the Summer we returned to Castle gardens for outdoor activities often involving the firepit. The children and their parents love to reflect on scripture through learning from nature. What better way to learn about being custodians of the world that God has made than to be outdoors and explore and have a good time in nature together?

Team development

The Summer was a significant time as OMG made the shift from being largely led by Hendrik as the 20s to 40s minister with different people helping out with different tasks to a situation where there is a leadership team made up of 6 people including Hendrik and Mavis. We are so grateful to have a group of men and women who offer their time and gifts to walk alongside to shape and develop our OMG community. They are a real blessing and we continue to be inspired by them as we seek to serve God in Malton. We have a team meeting once every 3 to 4 weeks. Mavis was licensed at the end of September (and Hendrik relicensed to become part-time) to allow us to share the 20’s to 40’s minister role between us.

Introduction courses to the Christian Faith

Hendrik was involved in the Start course at St Michael’s before the Summer as well as the Alpha course that ran in the Autumn at the Salvation Army. This was a significant time for OMG as two team members of OMG participated in the course as well as one person from the wider OMG network who was exploring the Christian faith

Stay & Pray and Firepit meetups

It is important to have informal spaces to connect with each other, share life and be able to pray for each other. After the Summer we started a new group that meets around a kitchen table whilst we continue to do firepit nights attracting a different group of people. It continues to amaze us how significant those times are when we meet without an agenda, just creating the space to share and where we are also able to open our hearts and minds to God.

Linden Homes Copperfield Estate

As a family, we are pleased the Diocese helped us move to the Linden Homes Copperfield Estate in the Summer of

  1. A family on our estate who is also part of the OMG network took the initiative to organise a jubilee party in our neighbourhood for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We supported this and joined in and it was a special event as it was the first time something was done together in the neighbourhood since the pandemic. It was a good opportunity to meet new people and share information about our work.

Screening funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

We felt it was important to offer people in the community an opportunity to watch the funeral of Her Majesty the Queen together. We are grateful to the Methodist church for offering us the Wesley centre to screen Her Majesty’s funeral and serving refreshments for the occasion. - Free Pop up shop for families

The Pop-up shop in November was warmly received by many people in and around Malton. We managed to attract a diverse clientele at the shop. For some people including many new parents, it was a “lifesaver” whereas others found it really helpful, wishing to lead a more eco-friendly lifestyle and being able to see their items get a second life as well as finding things they could use themselves. It was also a great way to connect with new people in the area. We hope to run a Pop-up shop again in the future (possibly one in the Spring and one in the Autumn).

Christmas reimagined

Friends of OMG offered the use of their large garden on Castle Howard Road for our Christmas celebration. We had an alternative outdoor Christmas Celebration with a firepit and live music. Home-baked mince pies, cakes, hot chocolate and mulled wine were served for the occasion whilst we explored the significance of Christ coming into our world.

Mavis & Hendrik Klaver

Tech. Team Report

A good place to start in writing a report such as this is to refer first to the one written for the previous year. Several issues and problems were highlighted in last year’s report which we are pleased to say have been resolved:-

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operator in church to return to the tower and to “unlock” their ability to unmute themselves allowing them to have a virtual chat between themselves. However, we do now allow them to continue as long as they like by handing over the hosting of the event to one of them after the relay from church has ended. These improvements in using Zoom have removed the need for us to consider using a different medium to stream the service, something we briefly thought about towards the end of 2021.

With very few exceptions, the Sunday morning service continues to be relayed on Zoom every week. In addition, most of the special services over Christmas were covered. Numbers viewing remain fairly constant from five to sometimes over ten each week. There are few changes proposed for 2023 beyond a project to tidy up the equipment and mess of wires in the operating area in the tower. Anyone seeing it for the first time would wonder how anything is produced!!

However, the most exciting “Tech” event in 2022 was the arrival of the two big screens. These were funded from a bequest to church funds specifically directed towards such provision. They were delivered in July and immediately put to use on a daily basis to display a “roundabout” of slides displaying information for visitors. Lately this has been added to with a display about the proposed reordering project. The two screens are equipped with the facility to “cast” wirelessly from a laptop, computer, mobile phone or tablet. Using this facility, the screens are used at the monthly “Rise and Shine” service. They have also been used occasionally at other services and events.

Into 2023 we will continue to explore how to make more use of the screens. One drawback is that any sound accompanying pictures on the screen cannot easily be played over the church sound system (it can only realistically be achieved from the equipment in the tower). We need to find a way to facilitate this readily while casting something from a mobile device in the body of church. Finally, the Tech. team will be providing input to the renovation project and particularly the sound system.

Alan Young, John Patten, Heather Williams (Tech Team)

Treasurer’s Report

I took over as treasurer in May 2022 after the APCM. The first thing which I had to do was to transfer all the bookkeeping to QuickBooks, a more modern programme for managing our accounts. This was completed by the end of June.

The overall income for the year was marginally less than expenditure with a net operating loss of just over £1000.00.

This did include the purchase of:

which inflated our income figure, this year has been really very positive. The Parish Giving Scheme has been a real success netting a total of over £23,000 (including Gift Aid). The net increase in like-for-like income was 26%, which is remarkable in these difficult times. Sales of coffee, candles and donations all made contributions to this increase.

Expenditure was in line with expectations, although utility costs were up by over 60%. Not as much as they might have been, and I am hoping they will begin to fall during 2023. Net expenditure was higher than 2021 by £15,000 on a like for like basis (excluding investments in the large TV screens and the small amount of preliminary work on the clerestory windows (£3000). Sadly, our investments did not perform as well. They fell 12%, which reflects markets around the world following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They were valued at the end of December 2022 at a little over £270,000, a fall of over £34,000.

I’d like to thank John Morris, my predecessor, for his help in ensuring the smooth and speedy transfer of the reins.

Robert Hall (Treasurer)

Extract from Independent examiner’s report to the P.C.C. of St Michael, New Malton

Independent Examiner Statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr A W Richardson FCCA

White and Hoggard Wheelgate Malton

Income was a little over £78,000 with expenditure a little over £79,000. Bearing in mind we had a legacy last year

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Ml¢hael'$Churth. NewM4ion Baance5heet YearEndlnK3IA December2022 Notes Unrestrlrted De￿Inated Ro5trfded EndovThent Tota Fund5 Fund5 Funds Funds Tot 2022 2021 FIXEDASSETS Investments 143.957.00 17,960.00 17.917.00 76.122.00 255.956.00 28B,846.00 CURRENfA55EfS Debtors Prepments Invtttments ta5h at Bank 888.00 888.00 3,173.00 3,164.00 12.420.00 3,164.00 12,420.00 13,802.00 LIABILMES Creditors Accruals TOTALN￿ASS￿S 1,289.00 77.00 160,352.00 1.958.00 16,002.00 17,917.00 2.035.00 76,122.00 270,393.00 304,532.00 pAR￿FUNDs Unrestricted De51gnated Restricted Endowment 160.352.00 180.338.00 16,002.00 15,165.00 17,917.00 22,686.00 76,122.00 86,343.00 270,393.00 304,532.00 5tm1chx15churr￿MdtQ staternEntofnrtlalAthvbtleS yewenthry3lstDE¢e￿eIIQ1Z NDte5 Vnrf5trirted Dewgnoted Endowm￿1 Funds Tutal 2U22 Tatsl IFKthIINGHE5WRLT5 Funds v¢lunt#yin¢ome tlYityfoTBeneratingfunds ChurchPLtlirytle5 Incomefrom InYe5trnenls Oiher 7a 7b 7c 7d 7 59.437.QU 5.523.OD 3,602.00 4.796.OD 5Y.617.LW) 7.851.00 3,602.00 6.988.00 71.152.0 3.352.OD 2,629.00 6.368. 2.329.00 2.192.00 73.358.OD 4.521.00 IBO.UO 75.059.00 90.501. Costotpner•tlngfvnds thintablektiwtie5 ChurchfvLtlirytle5 MajorRepalt5 GovernanceC05ts OthwRwurcesUs 535.00 535.00 2.068.00 73,797.00 3.000.00 361. 113.00 62,628.00 1.618. 2.Q68.00 73,797.00 3,OUO.QO 74,342.00 2,068.00 3,000.00 79,400.00 64,720. NEfiNCOM1NGPE5OJRCESBEF￿E OThE&RECC￿￿IsED￿INSANDLA 974.00 2.4S3.00 2,820.00 1,341.rA) 25.781.00 Unrealls￿ galnsl10s￿1onC8F1n￿￿tM￿￿￿C unre4listdgainsll0s5e5lanch￿Cd Fund unrealls￿&alns¢1QS5￿loThRbssharÉ (hher4nd&encyFunds Transtwbetwéonfvnds 21.204.00 21,204.00 12,170.00 576.00 14.063.00 11,343.00 122.00 1,949.00 10,221.00 57S.00 2.192.00 19.012.00 2.192.00 1.616.00 1.949.00 LO.221.00 32.798.th) 61.309.(N) 10MC•IEMENf114HJMJS 19.986.00 837 00 4.769.00 10.221.00 34.139.th) 84ancE5blfl January2022 B*ante&tlf31st DÈtémbÉr2ts22 180.338.OD 160.352.00 15,165.00 22.686.00 16.002 00 17.917.00 86.343.00 76.122.00 270.393.th) 304.531. 12

Notes.. l TheFinanclal siat•iientsofthePCChavebeen prepared In accordancewlththeChurchk¢ountlngRwlarionsZ006 to8etherwith applicable*countin8standardsandtheSORP 2005. 2 ReservesPolicy'. It istheintention ofthePCCtD retain abalanteofatleatt£35.OOOban8approximatdysix months £ommitted expenditurewithin theunrestricted funds. inaccordancewththeguidancebythechurch commi55ionw4 anycolle£tlOll5takenatspecial seMce5- includingweddin85 andfvnvalswhlch goto charityaree%cludedfromthelOZ2 accounts. Fundsralsedthlswaywtteasfollow& British H&irt Foundation Campion VillageTrust CancerRe5earch UK Chlldrenssotletv Di¥brtesUK IniuredlockrysA%50ciation RNLI RyedaleFood Bank 66.68 323.95 Coffee5top donatlons 391.75 701.07 Ipartcoffeestopdonatlonsl 326.73 36.10 301.25 405.58 CoffeEStop donations 599.75 200.00 462.90 786.65 CoffeeS¢OP donatlons 62.30 284.50 4,949.21 SdfHdp Africa SENSE &mpsonTrvtt YorkshirEArAmbulan¢e Yorkshirecancer Research Total 4 TheExpwsespaidto thecltr8ymaylncludeagnall Imm•tfflal proportlon, which relatesto th•rfvnrtion as PCC members. No payment ¥Ya5madeto PCCmembersapartfroMther￿rnbUrsernent ofexpense5incurred on behalfofthePCC. 5 WorkinKEXp￿sesofthei￿Cumbellt3￿d Hendrik Kla¥EraresharwJequallywith St Marf5 PCC, Cld Malton. 6 Themovement In d￿enat￿and rettrl¢t•J fundsdurfngtheyearwwe.. ftutricted and D￿Agnated Fund5in bankP£counts ¢e Re¢elpts Pèwmnts TraDthr an¢• b/f clf General Funds St Michad 52000 Ic105ed 6May221 Church Repair Fund {Depo￿t￿cOUntI Church ITmFund ClerestoryWlndowFtsnd 181.00 2,192.00 14,236.00 807.00 180.49 361.49 2,192.00 9,022.00 807.00 5,214.00 13

7 IncomeResource5 Vnrestrlcted Deslwted Restrfcted Fund5 Funds Funds Tot iozi zozz a Voluntarylncome GiftAid Iln¢l ParishGivln8S¢hLneand CAFI OtherRe8ularGiwn8 Tax Rttoverable Collection5 ILoosePlatel Oneoff GifrAid Sum Up Income Gift Days1RÈturringGl￿Th1 Non-reCurrinBGivin￿d0natl0ThS Special AppEdlsand Donations Non-reEurrinBgrant 38,656.25 75S.00 5,06S.20 3,654.47 1,194.41 1,117.24 38,656.25 32,774.rxJ 93S.00 3,079.OD 5.06S.20 10,219.OD 3,654.47 3,856.00 1,194.41 1,679.OD 1,117.24 180.00 422.OD 1,015.(KJ 8.994.43 8.99d.4a 270.LKI 24.838.LKI laOAO 59.617.00 78,IS2.00 Subtotal 59.417.00 b P£ti¥ltlÈsfor8enuatln8Mnds-re£dpts Church Liings Fund rai51ng-St Michads 2.050.00 3.473.00 2,050.00 5,262.59 539.41 250.LKI 3,102.OD 1,789.59 539.41 Nttn Tot4 2022 2021 Costofgtheratlngfunds 53S 53S 361 DOnations￿ants)tQCh￿ritles 2.06B 1.068 113 8 Churchktivltles Christian Reli Homem1￿On Secularcharitles Fees-Dlocesan BoardofFlnante IstingCler8yC05t5 1,675 214 1.889 1,67S 214 1.889 MinSstry DIDtesan Frevwill OffÉYlng WorkingExpensesoflncumbent Workin8Expense50fA595r¥nt ChurchVtllityC05tS ChurchRunnln8COSts Salari4 Wa8E5and HDnorarlum Misyon and Evan8d15m 40.62S 1.557 40,62S 1,557 42,424 887 94 3.658 8.541 6,291 733 62.618 5.9S4 11.835 11,702 225 71.908 5,964 11.83S 11.702 225 71.908 Malor Expendlture MajorRepairstDChurch Buildings MJjorrepairto otherPCC Propwtie5 Nthy Buildinzormaiorworks 3.(X)D 3.000 1.618 76.400 3.000 79,400 64.720 9 Thi5repre5wtsatr￿5[er0fthelnnYll interest bythethurch Ryir Fund13dmin5terwl bytheDioc￿eItOthe G￿er31 Fund. 14