## **The Parish of Bush Hill Park, St. Mark's & St Stephen’s, Enfeld** 

## **ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL** 

## **for the year April 2023 to March 2024** 

## **Administratve Informaton** 

The following PCC members have served in the current year, following their election at the APCM in April 2023 to serve the joint single PCC of the united Parish of Bush Hill Park, St Marks and St Stephens: 

**Incumbent:** Revd Prebendary Dr Amatu Christian Iwuagwu 

**Wardens** Maria Hohenkirk, Obinna Opurum, Karen Lo, Helen Bridge 

## **Elected Members:** 

- Maureen Banks 

- Eka Benson 

- Princess Christian-Iwuagwu 

- Ngozi Ekomaru (Ex Officio – Deanery Synod representative) 

- Elisabet Ekpenyong (Ex Officio – Deanery Synod representative) 

- Patricia Johnstone (Safeguarding Officer -resigned during the year) 

- Gail Judd (Childrens’ Champion) 

- David Lo (Treasurer) 

- Rev’d Kechinyere Onwuka 

- Chioma Olebara (vice chair) 

- Pauline Pearson (resigned during the year but continues as Enrolment Officer) 

- Wilhelmina Piggott (Deputy Assistant Warden) 

- Brian Reed 

- Ann Reid (PCC Secretary) 

- Elsie Rigden 

- Kerry Rushton (resigned during the year) 

- Clare Wheeler (Guides Representative) 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The  method  of  appointment  of  PCC  members  to  the  PCC  is  set  out  in  the  Church Representation Rules. Elections for all posts take place annually with the exception of the 

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Deanery Synod Representatives, who are elected every three years.  All church attendees are invited to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. 

The PCC has met 6 times since its election in April 2023, with meetings scheduled every 8 weeks. 

The members of the PCC continue to learn a lot from working together, both within the context of the PCC and in wider church life. In addition to dealing with day-to-day business and maintenance issues, the PCC meetings continue to consider the future mission of the Parish and how we can best serve the people in our community. In the course of the year the new Parish became a training parish with the arrival of our curate, the Rev’d Claire Betts, who has been a great addition to the team. We are mindful of Fr Amatu’s target of increasing the numbers coming to church by 1%. We aim to put on social events which appeal to the wider Parish and draw people in. One recurring theme in PCC discussions has been how to “grow the church younger”. For this reason we were delighted to welcome Paul Dowsett to the Parish this year to train young servers. We are also encouraged to see the growth in our Sunday School and the number of young people in our Sunday services was positively commented upon by the Archdeacon during his recent visitation. The PCC will continue to consider ways in which we can “grow younger” as a Parish which would include how to strengthen the links with local primary schools following very well-received events with their pupils at Harvest and Christmas time. 

## **Pastoral Ofces** 

The ministry of the Parish also extends to many people on an occasional basis.  Here are last year’s figures. 

|**Ofce**|**St Mark’s(SM) and St Stephen’s(SS)**|
|---|---|
|Baptsm|3|
|Marriages includingblessings|6|
|Confrmaton|8|
|Funerals IncludingInterment of Ashes|6|



## **Conclusion** 

The PCC looks forward to consolidating what we have achieved in this year. Members are grateful for the support of other Parishioners in their work and will continue to rely on their help as we work to put our Mission Action Plan in place.  Finally, on behalf of the Parish I would like to express appreciation for the contribution of those who have stepped down from their roles and we thank them for all their work while they have served on the PCC. 

Approved by the PCC and signed on their behalf by Revd Prebendary Dr Amatu Christian Iwuagwu 


.....  Signature 

22.04.2024...............................................................   Date 

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Comml88ion undw section 43(7Kb) of thé Act and ftyjnd to be M) th8 Church Guthnco, 2006
edttton, issued by the FwF8ne6 DTrASKJn oflh8 Archbth￿' CounciL Thg 8y4mination Includ89 1
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15,525
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S7.414
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80.019
31.642
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650
143,837
182.rAs
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692.137
705.578
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c4nsidarth2t the audtt rèqulrom•nt of th8 R•3uJ8tt0rn arKI 8￿KIn 43(21 of the Act do not Sp￿Y. It
the Regtlokn8.
Ba•kn ol thlJ Y•pwl
My examlnation vrns canied (Art thg ￿￿)er•I Dtre¢1h)￿ lry the Charlty
Comml88ion undw section 43(7Kb) of thé Act and ftyjnd to be M) th8 Church Guthnco, 2006
edttton, issued by the FwF8ne6 DTrASKJn oflh8 Archbth￿' CounciL Thg 8y4mination Includ89 1
of the aceounling rw)rd8 kept tythe PCC and a comparison ofthe xcounts vKth those
r¢Gords. It a180 Includes ¢>)n8thrkYJ any unuwal items or di8c&)sure3 in Ihe financ4&18tatements and
8eeklng 8xpLgnatk)ns from you 88 tru8te88 ()yK￿Ing arry s￿h mattws. The w￿dureS underiakgn
do not P￿de dl the 8¥1￿c4 that4￿jId te ￿Ul1&1 In an a￿￿ and 0)r￿uth I do nr
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4,497
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17,634
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S7.414
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80.019
31.642
9.257
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1e2,841
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143,837
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224
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143
252
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692.137
705.578
992.137
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21.424
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10A09
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10
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143
-143
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