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2022-12-31-accounts

St Mark's Woodthorpe Journeying together in Faith Annual Reports and Accounts 2022

Aims and Purposes

St Mark’s Woodthorpe seeks to be a heart for the community. As the only church in the parish, we desire to provide pastoral care, a social space and the opportunity to explore faith, both within and beyond the parish boundary, working ecumenically and holistically with a range of faith and non-faith based organisations.

Objectives and Activities

We have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

As an Anglican Church in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community.

Our aims and purposes are focussed around, although not wholly limited to:

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Vicar’s Introduction

Dear friends

Last year my introduction to the annual report included the following verses:

”Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped. At the Lord’s command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped” (Numbers 9:17-18).

This Old Testament passage speaks to us about dependence on God. This scripture reminds us not to rush ahead without God’s leading, but it also reminds us not to stay put when God is calling us forwards.

Over the past year we have sought the Lord together. As we have brought before him the needs of our church and wider community, he has provided for us in wonderful ways. Around the time of St Mark’s 60[th] anniversary, there was a real sense of thanksgiving for all that God has done among us and through us over the past six decades, including in recent months.

As we look back on the past year with thanksgiving, may we continue to Journey Together in Faith, remembering that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8).

The psalmist reminds us in Psalm 46:

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

11 The LORD Almighty is with us…

These pages highlight some of the many activities that take place throughout the year at St Mark’s. More details can be found on our website: stmarksonline.co.uk and Facebook page: facebook.com/StMarksWoodthorpe

My heartfelt thanks to those who make all of this possible, through generously sharing their time, talents and treasure.

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).

Grace and Peace

Rev Matt Rob erts

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St Mark’s Parochial Church Council

Trustees

The Parochial Church Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. As a result of the Charities Act 2006 St Mark’s registered with the Charity Commission in 2009. Our Registered Charity Number is 1131702.

Incumbent Rev. Matt Roberts Curate Church Wardens Mr Bryan Mallows Mr John Sargent Members of Deanery Synod Mr Peter Fisher Mrs Laura Cuthill Elected members Mr Tom Bird Mr Peter Fisher Mrs Naomi Burton Mrs Pat Simpson Mrs Jackie Carey Mrs Pat Fenton Mrs Andrea Moore Mr Alan Stuart Miss Rosemary Cottingham Mrs Linda Sheppard Mrs Laura Cuthill Mr Gary Ditchfield Mrs Kerri Ditchfield

Recruitment of trustees – Trustees are ex-officio or elected at the APCM. Those who are ex-officio members have been elected or appointed to the role of Incumbent, Curate, Church Warden or a member of a Synod (Deanery, Diocesan or General). The APCM elects up to 12 people who are members of the Electoral Roll to serve as trustees for one year. Those whose names are nominated for election as proposed and seconded by members of the electoral roll. There is no procedure for identifying specific skills required by the PCC or nominating people who have appropriate skills except on an informal basis for the roles of Treasurer and Secretary.

Induction of new trustees – There is no formal induction procedure in place for new trustees. However, trustees are subject to best practice around safeguarding.

Risk Management – The trustees have not undertaken a Risk Management audit.

Reserves Policy – The policy of this church is to hold in reserve the equivalent of 3 months’ running costs of £35,000. It is also our policy to hold £35,000 for possible building works resulting from the Quinquennial inspection. This policy is to be reviewed annually.

PCC Committees – The PCC operates through a number of committees that report to the PCC with recommendations for action. The Vicar is an ex officio member of all committees.

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Standing Committee – This is the only committee required by regulation. It has power to transact business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any direction given to it by the PCC.

Fabric Committee – This committee is responsible for assisting the Church Wardens in the care and maintenance of the church building and contents.

Mission Committee – The role of this committee is to mobilise the church in understanding its own missional role within the community; overview and coordinate missional activities and events within the Church and parish; enable and support prayer for the Church internationally and locally; coordinate, develop and maintain international mission links; advise PCC regarding the Church’s giving/donations to the Church internationally and locally.

Church Hall Management Committee – The committee is responsible for the care, maintenance and improvement of the Church Hall, promotion and publicity of the premises and reviewing the conditions of letting and hire charges.

Appointment of Officers

PCC Vice-Chair Bryan Mallows Secretary Ann Gorman Treasurer Jackie Carey Insurance Bryan Mallows Electoral Roll Ann Gorman Gift Aid Treasurer Howard Lea Cashier Howard Lea Health & Fire Safety Officer Ron Myers Communications Officer Alan Stuart Safeguarding and DBS Administration Pat Simpson Gedling Deanery Synod Peter Fisher – Laura Cuthill

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Appointments to Sub-Committees

Chair PCC members Other members
Fabric John Sargent Bryan Mallows
Tom Bird
Pat Fenton
Alan Stuart		 Steve Leek
Mission Matt Roberts Rosemary Cottingham
Naomi Burton
Laura Cuthill		 Paul Day
Guy Mather
Church Hall
Management		 Bryan Mallows Tom Bird
John Sargent		 Jane Danvers
Ann Gorman
Vicki Hardy
Standing Matt Roberts Bryan Mallows
John Sargent
Jackie Carey		 Ann Gorman

Church Attendance and Other Statistics

The statistics for 2022 are in the same format as for 2021 and are as quoted in the ‘Statistics for Mission’ Annual Return sent to the Diocese. These are obviously severely affected by the Covid pandemic.

The average attendance on a normal Sunday (that is one excluding major Christian Festivals and services which attract large number of visitors) is 79.7 adults and 18.1 children (all Sunday services).

The total number attending worship on Easter Day and was 116 adults and 22 children, the number of communicants was 94.

The total number attending church on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day was 417 , the number of communicants was 0 .

During 2022 there were a total of 1 Baptism, of this 0 was under 1 year of age, There were 2 weddings in 2022 and 1 funeral in church for the whole of the year.

At the APCM in October 2022 there were 114 names on the Electoral Roll.

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Fabric Report

The past year has seen much return to (the new) normal. No major refurbishment projects have been undertaken and St Mark’s finished the year stronger than it had started it (not only a Fabric related remark!).

The cleanliness of the Church building has been visibly improved due to the diligence of Elaine Cuthill. Likewise, the toilet areas have remained stocked for all users. Since Covid has receded (in our everyday perceptions, at least) we no longer have to leave already drafty windows open when in Church. However, the state of these old fittings, some of which allow rain to drive through, remains a concern and a replacement programme seems inevitable. On top of this a ‘Beast from the East’ (and I don’t refer to a weather system, though December was colder in 2022) initiated things that have dramatically increased our heating costs . Further increased usage by church groups and external hirers naturally increased heating and lighting costs.

Our Audio-Visual systems have functioned extremely well in 2022 with improved sound and vision, thanks to a committed and skilled team. The year ended with plans for an overhaul of cabling, sockets and general storage of sound equipment on the dais. Vigilance, good reporting and regular internal maintenance have kept heaters, taps and toilets functioning and we remain particularly grateful to Steve Leek and Tom Bird for so many actions.

Externally, the state of the building and grounds remain good. A leaking gutter and overgrown bushes are in our sights for 2023. Again, routine maintenance (e.g. clearing leaves from drains and ledges) has paid off. A defibrillator was fitted to a front wall last Spring.

Internally, storage remains a problem, largely due to the inexorable and wonderful growth of ‘Refresh’ : they have so much to get out and put away every week and naturally look for shortest routes. In addition to Refresh, the main church is used on several days and furniture removal and replacement teams are kept active. The main chairs are now all back in the building and they’re of sound construction, though making them heavy, has stood the test of regular upheaval. The Monday morning ‘Open Church’ group has expanded during the year and has provided a warm space in so many ways. The piano used primarily at 08.45 services and by The Woodthorpe Singers is now a redeployed one. It is more tuneful and lighter to shift!

The productive and proactive group that is Fabric Committee has been reconvened. Following the ‘loss’ of Rich Bull an Eco-Church Group was on the runway by the end of 2022.

John Sargent – Church Warden

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Church Hall Report

Introduction

Looking back on 2022, it was the year that we moved ever nearer what we might call ‘normality’, following nearly two years of restrictions imposed because of the Covid pandemic. The wearing of masks, hand sanitising, social distancing and ventilating rooms were still evident, but as the year progressed they became less and less of a burden. The organisations which had chosen to use the church hall at St Mark’s continued to offer their services and, for the most part, went from strength to strength, ensuring their viability. The impact of this was that some groups, because of time and space availability, have relocated additional sessions to the church building.....good news for St Mark’s as this generates additional income.

User profile

Various parts of the church hall accommodation are used every day of the week. The majority of the activities are booked on a regular basis, with the exception of school holidays and weekends. Here is a typical example:

Sunday Children’s groups (CYM) in the morning, using all rooms.

Monday Lullababy using the Main Hall all morning until just after lunchtime

Tuesday KS Dance Academy using the main hall only until 11am.

Zumba using the main hall for two hours in the evening.

Wednesday Tiny Talk using the main hall from 10am until lunchtime.

Thursday Little Legs using the main hall mid-morning only. Woodthorpe Brownies using the main hall early evening only. Friday BeBops using the main hall for two hours in the morning. Woodthorpe Beaver Scouts using the main and small halls early evening (Oct.March)

Saturday Birthday parties and other celebrations

Tiny Talk and Zumba offer additional sessions in the church. Woodthorpe Singers are based in the church permanently on Monday evenings.

Other organisations book rooms occasionally, including Thursday Club, Gedling BC for elections, Lydia prayer group etc.

Maintenance

The church hall is maintained on a daily basis according to need by our cleaner, Elaine Cuthill . We are very fortunate that she is both highly efficient and flexible in her hours of working. Apart from day-to-day routine maintenance issues, the only major changes in 2022 were as follows:

An electric range cooker was installed in the main kitchen following the failure of the industrial gas cooker. The cost of repair to an obsolete cooker was deemed not to be cost effective, bearing in mind that there are now very few occasions when full cooking facilities are required. The new addition will serve its purposes as well as negating any need for the use of gas.

Following problems with the lighting in the ladies’ toilets, our electrician has installed an automatic LED lighting system. This is far more energy efficient, with the lights only coming on when movement sensored.

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It will be a longer-term objective to replace windows which are not double-glazed, especially in view of the high cost of energy. To help to minimise the cost of electricity, the thermostats in the main hall, small and back rooms have been reduced to 17 degrees.

Conclusion

As always, many thanks to Ann Gorman , our administrator, for her excellent work in managing the enquiries, bookings and invoicing which support significant income for the church.

Bryan Mallows – Church Hall Manager

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is a priority at St Mark’s.

We are committed to following the principles of the House of Bishop’s Policy for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Adults.

Our aim to ensure that children and adults are kept safe whilst in our care, whether in church, or meeting on-line, and this is an integral part of our church life. We endeavour to do this through good working practice, including the safe recruitment of workers, as laid out in our C&YP and Adults Policies and Procedures, copies of which are on display on the Church Noticeboard or can be obtained from the Church Office.

All Church Officers, Employed Staff and Volunteers are required to have a DBS, if appropriate, and to keep up to date with the required safeguarding training as set out by Southwell Diocese.

We also have procedures in place to ensure that all users and hirers of our Church and Church Hall Premises adhere to the same principles regarding safeguarding.

Safeguarding is an agenda item at each of our PCC meetings and is reviewed regularly by the PCC.

If you wish to speak to somebody about safeguarding, please speak to our Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinator, Pat Simpson, via the Church Office on 0115 9267859.

Mission Committee

Following a short illness, we were deeply saddened at Rosemary Cottingham's passing. However, Rosemary died peacefully in the full knowledge that she would spend eternity with our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Rosemary's heart for mission inspired so many.

Thank you to all who supported Burundi Sunday, which raised £2398.

Our partnership with Azaria Spencer in Guatemala was celebrated in January.

St Mark's continues to give away 10% of planned giving to the following charitable partners: Church Mission Society (Azaria), Hope into Action (Dove House), Tearfund, Safe Families, Barnabas Fund and Age UK.

Please pray for wisdom for the Mission Committee as they discern the way forward.

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Gedling Deanery Synod Report

Synod met via zoom on March 9th, but we were thrilled to resume in person meetings on June 22nd and November 16th. In addition to our focus on Mission, we were visited by Robert Cleave, Diocesan Environment Officer, who gave a presentation about the importance of caring for creation. 2022 saw the launch of the Parish Refresh process to discern the next steps in our strategy for growing disciples. At each meeting, news from around the Deanery and from Diocesan Synod is shared. We hold discussions in small groups, and we pray for each other. We receive regular reports from Diocesan Synod with Revd. Sam Hustwayte still in post as Chair, as well as our lay representatives Michael, Peter, David and Muriel continuing to serve alongside Revd. John Allister. We also circulate regular reports from General Synod.

Revd. Margaret Caunt retired from St Mary’s Arnold and Revd. Mic Johnson from All Hallows Gelding and Holy Trinity Lambley; Revd. Debs Moyet went to Canada to be Associate Minister at The Church of Our Lord, Victoria in Canada and Outreach Director at Street Hope, Victoria. Lay Chair Tony Mellor stepped down and we thank him for his work. The post of Lay Chair is currently still vacant.

Churches in vacancy- Netherfield continues in vacancy, joined by Carlton, Colwick, Lambley, Gedling and Arnold. Our churches in vacancy have continued their commitment to church life, with support from retired clergy and hardworking lay teams.

The post of Deanery Treasurer is still vacant. Please consider prayerfully whether you know anyone suited to this role. Encourage them to talk to our Area Dean, John Allister.

Across the Deanery, we were able to meet just 67.8% of our share allocation, with three churches managing 100% despite recent difficulties, which was greatly appreciated. After significant discussion and consultation, we continued to trial apportioning Parish Share for 2023 on an ‘offer based’ approach. Changes were made to the ‘suggested’ figures, using a formula based on ‘agreed principles’. We recognise that this system was fair, while not perfect, and that many churches would not be able to meet their allocation.

2022 also saw the return of the popular Deanery Quiz. John made a demanding quiz master, and £190.20 was raised for Ukraine. There were teams from St Paul’s Carlton le Willows, St Jude’s Mapperley, St John’s Carlton, St James’ Porchester, St Paul’s Daybrook, and St Mark’s Woodthorpe. There were 17 teams, and approx. 100 people had a very enjoyable, if taxing, evening! We plan to hold another very soon!

Refresh Community Café

Refresh Community Café opens its doors to families/carers and their under 5s every Wednesday morning during term time. The aim of the café is to refresh parents and carers physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Fresh pastries and hot drinks are provided as well as snacks for the children. Whilst the children play, adults can catch up with friends and get to know others in the community. The Refresh café team spend time building relationships with those that come, sharing the love of God by welcoming them, listening, and offering prayer. It has been a privilege this year to see God at work as we journey with these families.

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At the end of the morning, members of the team offer a short thought for the day based around a Bible verse before we enjoy a time of singing together. A new venture this year has been the introduction of Refresh Church, a half termly Refresh Community Café where we share ‘church’ together in place of our normal singing session. An interactive half an hour where the gospel message is presented in an engaging way for families using puppets, stories and song. It has been appreciated by all who have attended and is now a regular feature of our programme.

Refresh Community Café now welcomes around 45 families every Wednesday and has a Facebook page with over 200 followers. We are very grateful to all those who help enable Refresh Community Café to share God’s love with families in our community.

Thursday Club

It was such a relief in 2022 finally to emerge from the constraints imposed by the Covid pandemic. With Senior Citizens identified as one of the most at-risk categories, it was important to continue to tread carefully, building on the resumption of our monthly programme of activities at the latter end of 2021.

So it was that we were able to hold a full programme of monthly meetings on Thursday afternoons, using either the church or church hall depending on the type of activity. We were delighted to welcome members of the former Woodthorpe Wives Group who decided to join us, based on the fact that we had everything organised, including a solid funding base. This obviously helped the club to swell its numbers, with a regular attendance of approximately 40 members.

By and large, the Thursday Club team decided to offer a consistent meeting time of 2.30pm, usually on the 3[rd] Thursday of every month. The format was consistent with some form of entertainment offered, followed by tea/coffee and cakes and an opportunity to interact socially with others. It was so gratifying to receive offers of baking homemade cakes from some of the members.

However, we did change the status quo on a few occasions, offering a Fish and Chip Lunch in March and September, a salad lunch in August, a Garden Party in June to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and St Mark’s Diamond Jubilee and Christmas Lunch at Ramsdale Park Golf Club in December which was attended by 90 people from the wider church community! These final two events were certainly the highlights of the year, photographs of which below give a flavour of sharing enjoyable times together.

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Other entertainments during the year consisted of several talks, ranging from Afternoon Tea Etiquette with the Baroness Bolsover, how to use our recently installed defibrillator, ‘Container Gardening’ with the Head Gardener from Hodsock Priory to an insight into the diary of a Victorian lady. We also welcomed musical performances from the Stanza Singers and members of local jazz group, Burlington Live.

Please encourage others to join us where they will always receive a friendly welcome. Further details can be found on the church website and by contacting Bryan Mallows on 07884 062337 or bryan.mallows@ntlworld.com.

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For more information contact Alan at menatstmarks@virginmedia.com

“Julian” Prayer Meeting

These are silent prayer meetings held in church on the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm and lasting 30 minutes, this is time between those who come and God in a prayerful atmosphere. We start with a short reading and then enter 30 minutes of silence, ending with some music and the Grace. We do not share what we have prayed about or anything we may have received from the Lord.

Silence is essential, so we encourage people to be there for a prompt start and refreshments are available afterwards. These are Ecumenical meetings, so everyone is welcome to come to them.

Open Church

Open Church is on a Monday morning from 10am until noon.

It is a warm space for people to enjoy a chat with friends with refreshments provided, spend quiet time in church or light a candle and pray.

In January we celebrated a year of opening on a Monday and the feedback from people attending has been very positive, it has deepened friendships and allowed people to make new connections. We have enjoyed doing crafts with the help of Jane on the occasional Mondays.

We had up to 24 people attending with an average of 12 and counting!

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