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Welcome

As I sit down to pen this note, it’s only six months since we came together on Zoom for our last APCM. Whatever positives we may be able to rejoice in as we look back on 2020 (and I hope you will agree that there have been many), it will still always bear the marks of loss, grief and disorientation that the Covid pandemic has caused us across every aspect of our lives.

We all desperately hope and pray that we will soon be able to emerge from successive lockdowns and start, once again, to make plans for the future here at St Mary’s, but we will perhaps do so being more conscious of our frailties and of the importance of community.

We will also do so with a very real sense of the privileges that we have here in the UK, where vaccinations have been rolled out to such good effect, and carrying in our prayers the millions of people, such as those being worst affected in India just now, who continue to be so much more vulnerable.

One of the things that has become very apparent, though, as we’ve started to pick up ministries and activities that have been interrupted for over a year, is that life really has changed during that time. Some of the things that we used to do will no longer fit with the pattern of people’s lives now, and some of the things that we have had to start, in response to Covid, will need to continue.

Church life will inevitably look different post-Covid, and some people will find it harder than others to adjust, so we will all need to ask the Holy Spirt to equip us with extra measures of grace and patience for some months to come as we settle into new rhythms.

Having said all that, because we know and trust in a God who ‘ works for the good in all things for those who love him ’, we can both reflect on 2020 with thanks and look forward to 2021 with joyful anticipation of what Jesus will lead us into as, together, while we give ourselves equally to living in God’s love and living out God’s love .

As Toby and I have pulled together the many and varied reports from the amazing team who have led different ministries within the church in 2020, we’ve been conscious that we can’t possibly cover every base. We hope, nevertheless that you will be inspired and encouraged by what you read!

As ever, as you read on, please invite the Holy Spirit to stir your hearts and draw you towards any part of the life of the church in which he would like you to be more involved - the church will only ever be at full strength when we are all living and serving in the place that he has prepared for us...

Rev’d James Kennedy

Team Rector and Vicar of Chipping Norton

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Contents

Welcome ................................................................................................ 2 Contents ................................................................................................. 3 Church Life ............................................................................................. 5 Building to Serve .................................................................................... 8 Children, Schools and Families ............................................................ 11 Youth .................................................................................................... 15 Small Groups & Pastoral ...................................................................... 17 Outreach .............................................................................................. 19 Nurture Room ....................................................................................... 22 Families Outreach ................................................................................ 24 St James’ Over Norton ......................................................................... 26 Minutes of APCM 2020......................................................................... 27 Churchwardens’ Report ........................................................................ 32 Churchwardens’ Fabric Report ............................................................. 33 Church Safeguarding Report ................................................................ 39 Chipping Norton Deanery Synod .......................................................... 43 PCC Membership ................................................................................. 46 PCC Committees .................................................................................. 47 Church Attendance ............................................................................... 48 Finance Report ..................................................................................... 49 Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust (CNACT) Error! Bookmark not defined. Staff ...................................................................................................... 52 Agenda of APCM 2020 ......................................................................... 54

Introductory Notes

  1. This is the twentieth annual report since 2001 required under the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 for St. Mary's Church, Chipping Norton, and St. James’ Chapel, Over Norton, part of the Chipping Norton Benefice, the Deanery of Chipping Norton, the Diocese of Oxford, the Church of England.

  2. St Mary's PCC is required to co-operate with the Team Rector in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, as stated in the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956.

  3. St Mary's PCC also has maintenance responsibilities for the Parish Centre and a house at 137, Cornish Road.

  4. Correspondence Address: The Church Office, St Mary’s Parish Rooms, Church Street, Chipping Norton, Oxon, OX7 5NT (www.stmaryscnorton.com)

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The church building itself is located in Church Street, Chipping Norton.

Registered charity number: 1132070

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Church Life

In this unprecedented year, church life has been utterly different to anything that any of us has experienced before. I hope that this report will capture something of the flavour of the good things that have still been happening, but what will also, I am sure, be particularly apparent is what has not been happening...

Some of the things that you have all been involved with will be mentioned below, but because so much of the activity in 2020 has been taking place behind closed doors as we’ve lurched from one lockdown to another, may I begin by thanking every single one of you for the unseen service that you’ve been offering too, to your neighbours, friends and to others in the church family. If nothing else, like so many other times of hardship in the past, 2020 has given us an opportunity to shine as a church, showing a hurting world that there is hope and joy to be found even in the darkest times. Thank you for each playing your part in that.

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In last year's report, I mentioned the way that the church family at St Mary’s has, collectively, thrown itself into serving the most vulnerable within our community. This has been true as much among the church itself, with the launch of the phone web , for example, as it has been towards those around us, through The Branch . Who could have known in October 2019, when we stepped out in faith to buy the former NatWest Bank in the town centre, the incredible way in which it would immediately be used to serve others and witness to the love of Jesus.

Last year I urged you to join with us and to help us to pursue the vision that God had given us by giving generously and sacrificially. This year I want to thank you for the way that you have honoured God so incredibly , not only in your response to October’s Gift Day , but also in the way that you have offered up your time and energy to support our practical response through Mary’s Meals and the provision and delivery of craft packs, wellbeing packs and so much more.

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As ever, Living in God’s love (through our worship, teaching and Small Group fellowship in particular) has enabled us to continue Living out God’s love . In our Sunday sermons, we started the year with a wonderful series on Creation Care , before turning to Genesis and following on a Journey of Faith with Joseph , starting to recognise how God was also taking us on our own journey of faith (with our Building to Serve project) through which he also wants to grow

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and change each one of us. That series was interrupted by the onset of the Covid pandemic, prompting us to dwell – as we adjusted rapidly to church online at Easter - on how we are called to life A life of Love, not Fear . We then spent several weeks in the early summer looking at Hebrews (Higher, Greater, Holier). As lockdown wore on, and many of us found ourselves feeling more and more disoriented, we considered how a Rule of Life can help us to stay anchored to God, the true source of our strength and resilience, before enjoying a more light-hearted look, during the summer holidays, at how God can even speak through Wild Weather.

In the Autumn, as we were allowed back into the church building for a season, we rejoined Joseph on his Journey of Faith, leading us up to our Gift Day, before turning our attention to Jesus’ seven Transforming Miracles in John’s Gospel and then seeing the year end in with seasonal passages from Isaiah (Advent Hope) .

I couldn’t mention our worship, though, without paying particular tribute to our musicians and technical teams , who have not only risen remarkably to the challenge of leading us into the world of podcasts, YouTube and live-streaming , but also produced some amazing worship videos that have both lifted and brought us together as a church in ways that we could never have anticipated only a year ago.

Equally, it’s been a joy to see the way that the new world of Zoom both enabled us to stay connected (such as for Sunday morning ‘ Zoom coffee ’ and in our Small Groups) and also gave such a boost to our corporate prayer life (with Set a Watch of Prayer, daily at 6am and 6pm , which started in the run-up to our Gift Day and has continued ever since).

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As we have done for many years, in addition to our strong focus on local mission (see detail in the more specific reports below), we continued to support external mission partners in 2020. We continued to support Bruce and Jan Rossington of AIM (African Inland Mission) as well as Open Doors , but Tearfund drew their Connected Church programme to a close. As a result, in place of our previous partnership with ZOE (Zimbabwean Orphans through Extended hands), we committed to supporting both Rafiki Thabo (with whom our youth visited the Taita–Taveta Diocese in Kenya in 2018) and Great Lakes Outreach (Burundi, Simon Guillebaud) and to trying to develop a more personal relationship with both of those organisations once Covid allows. In addition, we were pleased to support Innovista , Operation Christmas Child through their shoebox appeal, and The Children’s Society again (although we were sadly unable to hold our traditional Christingle service.

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One of the many sadnesses of the way that Covid has impacted on church life year has been that we’ve been unable to gather together for so many of the things that we’ve enjoyed previously (e.g. Women’s or Men’s events, North Cotswold Gospel Partnership events or New Wine). Likewise, we’ve been unable to host Marriage Preparation days or Marriage Courses in the way that we have in the past (although we’ve been extremely grateful for the online provision of larger churches, such as HTB, who have enabled couples to access these resources online).

In January 2020, Mark Burbridge sadly had to stand down as our CAP Debt Centre Manager, and I am immensely grateful to Coen VanWyk for stepping up from his role as Debt Coach to hold the fort until we could recruit a successor for Mark. Thankfully we were able to do that in the shape of Ian Finney, who volunteered and was trained up to take this on in the Autumn. We know that Debt has only worsened during the last year, but that has been masked by the ban on evictions, so we are anticipating a surge of need for the Debt Centre in 2021. Please do get in touch with Ian if you would be interested in supporting him as a Befriender or as part of his prayer team.

An unexpected joy, though, while other things have had to stop, has been discovering the way that Alpha can still be offered really effectively online. This has given us the opportunity to continue to invite people to explore faith despite the isolation of lockdown, and following the success of our first course in the middle of the year, a new Small Group has been formed (see below).

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Looking ahead…

Like people have found in so many different settings, one of the hardest things this year has been trying to plan anything beyond the immediate. As restrictions continue to be lifted, however, we are desperately hoping that we might be able to gather for a rescheduled Church Away Day on Sunday September 5th… As well as trying to regroup and share something of our vision for the coming year, we are planning a variety of different fun activities for all ages to be able to relax and just spend time together. Do please make a note in your diaries.

James Kennedy

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Building to Serve

Following the launch of the Building to Serve campaign in October 2019, fundraising has really taken off over the last year, against all the odds in the face of the Covid 19 Pandemic. In many respects the pandemic, and our ensuing Covid 19 response, provided an opportunity to raise the profile of local need with many potential donors becoming volunteers - delivering food to some of those in our community with the greatest need.

Total Funds raised in gifts and pledges by year-end

Target Donated/pledged B2S Totals £5.9m £2,337,501 of which The Branch £4.9m £1,787,501 Church (restricted) £1m £20,000 Unrestricted £530,000

Key Achievements

Our Fundraising Strategy has focused on:

  1. Philanthropic giving in the local community;

  2. Church family support pledged over 5 years;

  3. Grant applications from grant making Trusts; and

  4. Corporate support

Philanthropic Giving

Our Launch party on 7[th] February 2020, kindly hosted on our behalf by The Rt Hon David Cameron, targeted local philanthropists and has paved the way for a substantial number of 5 figure donations over the year.

Giving to date

Giving in kind:

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The

Church

family

After several postponements due to Lockdown, and an unsuccessful attempt to host a ‘remote’ Gift Day, we were finally able to gather in church in early October for a Gift Day in which church family giving exceeded our original target of £300,000! As a result, if we continue to be able to raise sufficient funds for The Branch from other sources, when combined with an earlier pledge of £250,000, we hope to be able to direct £550,000 of funds raised to date towards the church redevelopment project - over half of the target total.

Grants

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Grant making
Trust		 Fund allocation Amount donated
Architectural Herit-
age Fund		 Project Viability grant – to fund the set-up of
The Branch Trust and begin pre-planning		 £15,000
Architectural Herit-
age Fund		 Project Development Grant – to fund fund-
raising costs, and work around planning
submission		 £74,732
PF Fleming The Branch Trust - unrestricted £75,000 (over 3 yrs)
Henry Smith To fund youth and children’s worker roles declined
Diocesan Develop-
ment Fund		 To support the development of The Branch Declined
The Big Give Towards Covid 19 response and Outreach
work		 £44,000
Oxfordshire County
Councillor		 Councillor Fund donation £2,000

Corporate Support

We are continuing conversations with a few local businesses who have offered their support.

Communication/Resources

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funded donation on-line. 60% of donations came from new contacts, not connected to the church.

Georgina Orchard

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Children, Schools and Families

Children’s Church:

Since starting in September we have had a real mix of online and in person Children’s Church on Sunday mornings. It was challenging both for myself as a leader and the children when we were online but everyone came together to make the most of it. I knew it was important to continue nurturing the relationships between the children and myself, the children and each other and most importantly the children and their relationship with God. Through discussions around our Bible passages and themes, the children were able to explore God’s word and what it means in their lives.

Being face to face, the children adapted to Covid guidelines so well and really made the effort to engage and support each other despite the strange circumstances. The mats we provided to encourage social distancing worked, creating a safe and still familiar family culture within the groups.

The content followed along with the sermon series to allow and encourage families to continue learning, discussing and sharing into the coming week. I aim to do more to encourage this going forward with family challenges that the children can take home with them etc.

Successes:

Growth Points:

Family Pastoral Care:

It has been a challenge to connect with families over this unprecedented time. It has been a top priority for me get to know the families as much as I can. Initially, I spent time making calls an d visits where and when I could and managed to speak to most of the families. When we have been able to meet in person, I have made sure to interact with the parents and carers each week and although we aren’t able to gather, I am still able to be in touch with them.

Through lockdown and restrictions, families have met on zoom through a number of initiatives. This has helped us stay connected. It has also been encouraging to see a

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number of parents joining their children for the Sunday morning zoom sessions to help them navigate the technology.

Successes:

Growth Points:

Outreach & Networking:

My main point of outreach is through the Mini’s toddler groups. Due to Covid restrictions we have not been able to run these in person. However, Mini Moments ran online successfully through the winter. We connected with a number of families in the community regularly in our Wednesday morning sessions and it proved a great way to build relationships.

Primary school assemblies continued on teams and were a great success. Because of being online and with restrictions, the assemblies with limited to one or two classes, which I found useful in getting to know how it worked and making myself known to the children.

Also, since starting in September I have connected with a number of networks and organisations, from the under 5’s network to parenting for faith. I feel it is important to share resources amongst all providers of similar services and it is proving useful to hear how others are managing. I did a short presentation for the Oxfordshire Early Years network about how I was running my groups online and received some excellent feedback.

Successes:

Growth Points:

Christmas:

Christmas was a real time of joy and connection for the children and families. Not only did we get them involved

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in the Christmas day service but the Christmas Trail was a big hit. Many of the church families got involved in putting on the Nativity Trail, dressing up and acting the parts to tell the Christmas story to the whole community. It was amazing to see so many people come together and be so excited about sharing the true meaning of Christmas.

It was also a fantastic outreach tool, as hundreds of people from Chipping Norton and the surrounding area came out to do the trail and walk the nativity story.

Successes:

Growth Points:

Looking Ahead 2021:

As we look ahead into this year, I am excited to continue nurturing the children and their families in exploring God’s word and their faith. I am looking forward to restrictions lifting allowing us to meet more as a church family and also to reach out more regularly and personally to the community.

Main Goals:

Rebekah Wiseman

Baptism Ministry

Prior to the Covid-19 Pandemic (including early 2020) I was working alongside Yvonne Champion and Bethany Boddy as a new small baptism team. I wrote new baptism preparation material which consisted of two sessions for the parents of infant candidates. I also updated the baptism policy which includes the process of en-

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quiry and preparation, through to the baptism and beyond. This also includes services of thanksgiving which do not require preparation as they do not involve the same level of commitment. As a team we also began discussions around ideas for follow up as research suggests that follow up is key in helping to integrate baptism families into the Church. Unfortunately, the Covid 19 Pandemic put a pause on baptism ministry and therefore it has not been possible to evaluate how preparation and any follow up plans might work.

Moving forward I would like to continue to implement the baptism/ thanksgiving process and focus particularly on a system for follow up as I had begun to plan pre-pandemic. This would include for example making contact with parents 6/8 weeks after the baptism as well as an anniversary card and invites to relevant church events. I would also like to grow the baptism team with one or two extra people. I have more recently spoken to Rebekah Wiseman our Children’s and Families pastor about our setup for Baptisms. She is keen to be a part of this process helping to integrate families into Church through her areas of ministry.

Toby Artis

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Youth

It has certainly been an interesting start to my role here at St Mary’s, and life in Chippy in general. Coming into this community during these times has not been the easiest but has been made a lot easier by the wonderful people I’m working with. Both Sasha and I have been made to feel extremely welcome from the get-go and we are so very grateful for that.

Sunday Morning Services

My first focus from September was to get to know the youth and their families as quickly as possible, arranging home visits to each of them. I spent every weekday after school for 4 weeks going around and meeting everyone, this was such a valuable time for me to be able to spend some individual time with the young people and their parents. Alongside this, we were meeting together on Zoom on Sunday mornings, looking at the ‘Storylines’ material based from the book of the same name written by Mike Pilavachi and Andy Croft. Discussing the different threads (Storylines) found throughout the Bible; Jesus / Covenant / Sacrifice / Redemption / Salvation / Worship. From October the Sunday morning sessions have been only for those in years 7 and 8 due to the room size in church, this continued online for those school years as they really appreciated a smaller group together and felt they were able to share more.

Midweek Youth Small Group

In October I started a midweek youth small group, this gather some good traction at the beginning with around 12-15 young people attending each week. It was especially great to see those who had previously not been overly engaged come along. Due to the ongoing pandemic and on/off lockdowns, we had to move to an online format in November. Which had gone well but numbers slowly dwindled due to being online and the young people having to also attend school virtually every day. We were, however, able to meet together for a socially distanced Christmas party which was great to be able to see people in real life again.

Remix+ Wellbeing

In conversations with the school, the town council, and the staff team here, we identified a real need around the mental wellbeing on young people – particularly amplified by the current pandemic. Alongside this, we came across a company called ‘Kintsugi Hope’ which is a Christian organisation that have created a programme specifically designed to look at mental wellbeing and have developed the material to be suitable for both adults and teenagers. The Lord does work in wonderful ways! We got the material, ensured the team were trained in it, and made arrangements with the school and Glyme Hall to get groups together to go through this. We will be running 3 groups for three different year groups to ensure the kids can stay in their school year bubbles whilst allowing us to reach as many of them as we can. This had to be postponed due to multiple lockdowns but are hoping to be able to go ahead this year.

Boy’s Hikes

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The boy’s hikes that John Marshall started a few years ago have been able to meet again, albeit briefly. We had two hikes, one in October and one in November. These were quite wet events, but it was really great to meet the boys that come along and get the opportunity to speak to them about faith. Again, due to the pandemic these have also had to be put on hold, but I am really looking to getting them going again in the New Year.

School Working

In response to the pandemic and the needs of the young people in the local school, I have started a mentoring programme in line with the school. There are 3 mentors including myself and between us we are currently seeing 9 young people each week. The purpose of this is to give the young people a space and opportunity to share their thoughts and feelings around whatever needs they have. We have seen a great start to this and I am really grateful to the school for opening the doors in this way.

Please continue to pray for me and the team as we look to plan to support the young people in the area. Particular prayer for more volunteers would be greatly appreciated.

Joel Reed

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Small Groups & Pastoral

Small Groups

Once Covid restrictions started all the groups except for one (with the most elderly), began to meet on-line. Once groups adjusted to it they have been grateful for being able to meet in this way and have found many blessings - though some people have found either the technology or more time on Zoom more than they can cope with. Around 100 people have been meeting this way, about 34 not. Group leaders and members have been wonderful in keeping in touch with each other and What’s App groups have helped this. Two new groups have started, one disbanded. Including the elderly group not meeting at the moment this brings the total to 14.

We’ve continued to hold Small Group Leaders meeting each term. Last May, Laurence Singlehurst of CellUK presented 3 groups of leaders an alternative way of structuring a meeting which groups might find more suitable and effective in times of stress. James addressed us in February about the importance of Small Groups in the life of St Mary’s.

A new initiative was a Developing New Leaders Course held in the autumn, 4 sessions over 5 months. Facilitated by Ursula, John Coyne and Helen Perris, adapting material produced by Laurence Singlehurst, 9 people participated. One of these is now leading a new group, 2 are co-leading. We hope to hold another this coming autumn.

We held an Orientation Meeting in February for those who had joined a Small Group in recent months. 22 guests, each received a booklet describing the value and practice of Small Groups (again written by Laurence). With the teaching input read beforehand, we were able to reflect together on our experiences of groups and share the vision and practice of Small Groups being at the heart of the life of St Mary’s.

I have been so grateful for the support and working partnership of the SG Pastors (now Helen Perris, John Coyne and Peter Williams who have replaced Coen and Yolande Van Wyk, Ann Lewis and Jo Rees who have retired over the past couple of years - huge thanks to them for their work!). We can not over estimate the importance Small Groups are in growing a healthy, relationship-based community of disciples of Jesus. But, the question on our minds is who will pick up the oversight of the Small Groups? If their well-being and development is not a core ministry for someone embedded in the staff team, how will they remain CORE to the life of the church?

Ursula Simpson

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Pastoral

Judith developed ways to remain in touch with those not in home groups and those not on the internet. With Covid 19 this became an urgent necessity.

She kept in contact with the Activities Co-ordinators of the care homes and we have sent gifts, craft and prayer activities to them to distribute where appropriate.

10 volunteers have been writing regularly to care home residents which was particularly helpful to the carers during the crisis when visits were stopped.

The care homes have now invited us to resume visits and services.

With the issues of mental well being becoming a possible priority we set up a group of experienced pastoral carers who now have a protocol and planned response strategy in place if the need arises.

We have created a dedicated time on Wednesday afternoons in the church for anyone who would like some space to quietly reflect on issues of loss. This has been advertised in Chippy news each month and is overseen by someone ready to listen.

Looking forward - As well as continuing the phone web, we are looking forward to developing a team of home visitors to make friendly calls to extend our pastoral care to anyone who would value this.

Several of the care home volunteers have expressed a desire to visit in the future and so Judith is looking to develop this care home ministry with this team.

Judith Marshall Gifts for our older folk

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With Southerdown Care Home Activities Coordinator

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Outreach

This year’s work has been very much shaped by our response to C-19 & lockdown (Please note this report only covers the period of Lockdown 1). Work in the Nurture Room ceased as school’s, but Catherine quickly responded, connecting through Instagram, Craft Packs (5000 made in total), over zoom calls & through doorstep visits. Using their creativity and skills the team went above and beyond anything we could have imagined, which has been acknowledged locally and nationally (The work attracted a “Hero of West Oxfordshire Award” from Robert Courts MP and letter of recognition from the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire & High Sheriff’s Award). It has been wonderful too, that even during this time we have received the funding and prompt to expand this team, and the addition of Hannah, taking the lead on LifeSkills & Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing has been particularly timely. As Joel & Rebekah also started with the team, we have worked hard to integrate some of their work more closely with the Outreach Team. Joel, in particular, has much experience for working outside of the Church and not only has helpful experience how the secular youth system works, but has a gift and passion for connecting with those on the fringes.

C-19 Food Deliveries

At the end of March the Kennedy freezer was dragged down to the Church Porch and we asked for frozen food donations. The first week David Cameron (our first volunteer) delivered to 15 households. Within 3 weeks we had partnered with the Chippy Larder, Wild Thyme had started cooking meals for us, Philip Sharman was coordinating volunteer drivers and in week 5 we were delivering to 119 households. Services peaked in June at deliveries of Mary’s meals to 205 households. By the end of Lockdown 1 we had delivered 25,000 meals.

This effort has been outstanding and sustained by the amazing work of Nick & Sally at Wild Thyme (who we pay £300 to work for 3 days producing between 600-1000 portions of food single handedly). It would not have been possible without the dedication of a huge team of volunteer packers and drivers, but the logistics all pivot on the incredible work, week in week out, of Philip Sharman.

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Craft & Wellbeing Packs

These packs were initially meant as a way of connecting and resourcing with the families we worked with at St Mary’s on a weekly basis. However, the vision quickly grew, and we moved from 100 bags in week one to 250 by week 3. In total 5,000 bags were delivered over lockdown 1. The response from and impact of these bags has been fantastic. Many families described collecting the bag from the Porch as the “highlight of their week”, and there would often be families waiting for them on a Wednesday morning to be released.

Mobilisation of Volunteers

Throughout this whole time we have mobilised in excess of 150 volunteers - from weekly delivery drivers, cooks, packers, people to man the photocopier each week, to those having to isolate themselves, but able to write letters and make phone calls. Managing and finding roles for all those people who have volunteered (as well as ensuring safety and safeguarding) is quite a challenge, but wonderful to see so many step forward and want to engage with the work of the Church.

Branch Out & Cook

One of the many great things that has come out of this time is the relationship that we have been able to build with Wild Thyme. We also identified 9 families without cookers in lockdown, and these two things, along with importance of food budgeting and cookery skills that LifeSkills has highlighted, meant we dreamt up the idea of “Branch Out to Cook”. When The Branch is open we will be able to host this course for 12 at a time, currently we are piloting it with 2 mums (who have just finished a very successful 10 week course) and we also hoped to launch it for 6 school children. In the 10 week course the beneficiaries will learn a range of skills around food preparation, cook meals they can take home and share with their families, and also leave some weeks with kits to go home and involve their family in cooking and eating together - along with budgeting and healthy eating tips.

Even with the frustrations of lockdown it has been wonderful to trial this, and one of the mum’s now helps Nick regularly with the Mary’s Meals preparation and now feels motivated and qualified to look for a full time job as a school cook.

Mary’s Kitchen - wonderfully this gave me the idea for Mary’s Meals in lockdown, but has not been active this year.

Parent Drop In - this has been suspended during lockdown, as parents are unable to be in school. However families have been signposted and I have made contact outside school

Pandemonium in the Park - Postponed until 2022

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Feast & Fun - Cancelled due to Covid

Ongoing Training

In September, both Emma & Hannah trained as DA champions, strengthening their understanding and ability to work with this affected by DA and to support Catherine in her work.

Networks

We have been very thankful for our existing networks, which have allowed us to stay connected and also promote all that we have been offering throughout lockdown. Emma is also now Chairing the West Oxfordshire Voluntary Sector Committee (as is representative for Chipping Norton & Faith Groups) & sits on the Diocesan “Addressing Poverty & Inequality” Committee.

Funding

As Emily and I often look at all the funds that have poured in to enable this work we marvel at the way that the Lord has gone before us, and there are still funds to be spent.

We have applied for grants, but the majority of this funding has come from personal donations that we did not solicit, but have just been gifted - from regular donations of £20 per week from elderly ladies who drop it in to The Branch each week as we prepare deliveries or people who put money in my hand as they see me on the big shop, to large cheques for £10,000 from individuals who we have engaged with and have heard of our work through Branch fundraising. It is truly remarkable, humbling and a real faith raiser. We have received £62,980 into over Covid fund, these donations include: Town Council £9,000, WODC Emergency Fund £4,000 (Received), OCF C- 19 Fund £5,000, Ocado £10,000, Big Give £10,000

I estimate that we may have to continue high level Covid support until September 2021. The overall response (from food, craft packs and additional support to families who are struggling) may well cost in the region of £75-85,000.

Next Steps

  1. strengthen the connections that we have made through Covid work

  2. re-engage with networks

  3. re-establish Parent Drop In

Emma Kennedy

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Nurture Room

January – March: Catherine was seeing 45 children per week in the Nurture Room. In January we had an all-day workshop with an external artist funded by WODC - it was a great celebration event for the children and volunteers who have been involved with the Nurture Room.

March – Sept: Not wanting to lose contact with the children during Lockdown, Cathe-

rine and a team launched weekly Family Activity Packs (including craft ideas and resources; poems and story ideas; jokes & facts; games and wellbeing tips) which went out with the food delivery and were available for collection from the church porch.

 Over 24 weeks we sent out 5000 packs and received extremely positive feedback such as “the packs are the highlight of our week”.

 This gave us an opportunity to provide a sense of community and connection.

During this time Catherine provided parents support over the telephone and where appropriate did some facetime with children she knew well. From May onwards, as Lockdown eased Sarah Saxby (Family Support Worker), Emma Kennedy and I started to do doorstep and garden visits offering parents and children the opportunity to play a game, do some craft and off-load their anxieties and concerns.

Sept – Dec: Catherine was back in the Nurture Room and although the groups were smaller and there were restrictions on activities, she was able to support 35 children each week.

Future:

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Domestic Abuse support service

A survey done across the region 15 months ago revealed that there is very little consistent support in the county for those affected by domestic abuse. In that time frame we have been the only organisation that has provided continuous DA support and knowing the increase in numbers of those impacted and the issues there are around rural DA, we are determined to grow this area of our mission.

Jan – Mar: We were supporting nine women through the Freedom programme (and a creche for 7 toddlers) and providing holistic support – house moves, advocacy, signposting re benefits, financial issues etc.

March – Sept: We continued to support the group online and via telephone calls – we focused on mental wellbeing and when we could provided doorstep and garden visits.

Oct – Dec: A new cohort of 6 women are attending the Freedom Programme. Catherine is assisted by Yvonne Champion and a volunteer who is a Mum of two children who have benefitted from the Nurture Room.

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Future:

Under 5s Network

Over the past year we have met more regularly as it was recognised by the 35 members of the U5N as an invaluable source of information sharing and support. Over the first Lockdown and the summer it was particularly useful for a core group to meet and look at where the most need was and the gaps in support were.

Future:

forum.

Catherine Spring

Families Outreach

Life Skills: We started our third life skills course January 2020 but had to move it online when the pandemic hit. We continued the course online and the community that had already been built up enabled us to provide lots of support to life skills member and their families. Delivering Mary’s Meals gave us an opportunity to visit most life skills members on a weekly basis to check in on how they were and whether they needed any other support.

In September our weekly life skills coffee drop in started back up at The Parish Rooms (previously we had held this at The Glyme Hall) and was a great way of providing support for life skills members past and present. For coffee and chat but also with support with I.T, accessing the internet, printing and filling in forms.

In November we started our fourth life skills course which was our first one online. This actually enabled some people to join who would not have been able to join face to face

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which was very positive and great to be able to support people in such a practical way in these challenging circumstances.

We have run a number of social events over Zoom for life skills members and their families which has really helped to build community.

A highlight has been facilitating an in person flower arranging workshop, run by a life skills member for other members, which was really well attended and provided much needed respite from what has been a very anxious time.

Christmas Hampers: With the pandemic it was clear that Christmas 202 was going to be particularly difficult for many families. We delivered nearly 200 Christmas Hampers to families in our community who, for whatever reason, were going to find this a very challenging time.

Kintsugi Hope: Throughout 2020 the need to

support people with their mental and emotional wellbeing became increasingly evident. We partnered with the charity Kintsugi Hope in November 2020 to enable us to run wellbeing groups as a way to offer this support. 14 staff team members and volunteers from St Mary’s Church trained as group leaders with a vision of running both adult and youth Kintsugi Hope groups in the future. Our first adult wellbeing group launched in November with 7 members and the response has been very positive.

Community Support and mentoring: I have been regularly meeting with a number of women to provide 1:1 support and mentoring; giving them a safe space to process some of the challenges they face and support them as they navigate future challenges and opportunities.

Looking ahead:

Plans to turn the CAP Life Skills drop in to a more generalised drop in called ‘Connect’. Working with Catherine and inviting people from our various groups. We plan to have crafts activities and invite professionals from different agencies to run ‘surgeries’ and offer support.

As people navigate the anxieties of coming out of lockdown and processing the last year, I am anticipating the need for multiple Kintsugi Hope wellbeing groups.

I would like to have 1 or 2 more Life Skills coaches trained in the next year so we can increase our capacity for more life skills courses and coaching sessions.

Hannah Charles

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St James’ Over Norton

As a building, St James’ Chapel has had a varied history. Originally a late 18th / early 19th Century barn, it operated as the village school for many years until 1903, when the school closed and it became the Mission Room. For 40 years it was then used for prayers meetings and as a village library before being licensed for Holy Communion and Divine Services in 1943 by the Bishop of Dorchester, when it was also renamed as St James’.

As a much-loved place of worship, the chapel has witnessed significant moments in the lives of several generations of villagers, and - until interrupted by Covid-19 - has offered regular services to a faithful congregation for over seven decades. A littleknown detail, though, is that throughout this time the building itself has never actually belonged to the Church but has been made available for worship courtesy of a generous ongoing rental arrangement with its owners.

In recent years, however, the fabric of the building itself has slowly deteriorated to the extent that it now needs significant sums to be spent preserve its structural integrity. Unfortunately, the cost of such works will be of a scale beyond anything that the Church can meet and so, with great sadness, a decision was reached in the middle of 2020 to make preparations to surrender the chapel once again to its landlords so that they can make the necessary investments in the property to enable it to be preserved for generations to come.

Plans were made, within the restrictions imposed by Covid, to hold a final service after Easter 2021 to mark and celebrate the important place that St James’ has held in people's hearts and lives in the village.

In writing this brief update, I would like acknowledge the loving and faithful service rendered to St James’ by so many of its regular worshipers over the years, but also to express particular thanks to Richard and Peggy Adams, Mary Brearley, and Brenda Bean.

James Kennedy

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Minutes of APCM 2020

St Mary s, Chipping Norton with St James , Over Norton Annual Parochial Church Meeting and Meeting of Parishioners

Sunday, November 22nd 2020 at 12.30 p.m. by ZOOM .

  1. The Revd Dr James Kennedy opened the meeting with a welcome to all 48 members attending on ZOOM. This was at least the third time we had planned to have this meeting but had been unable to do so because of the Coronavirus situation. The Annual Report for 2019 had been available since March. This was to be a celebratory occasion as we look back to consider God’s goodness to us and the amazing ways He has continued to lead us. Glasses were raised at home! The meeting was planned to be shorter than usual because of the difficulties of the present situation.

James read from Ecclesiates chapter three – “There is a time for everything” – particularly a time to build. We were aware more than ever at this difficult time of the need for one another, the need for community.

James then opened the meeting with prayer, especially that we might be a people of hope.

He then explained that the secretary would be retiring from this role after this meeting and he thanked Peter for his help and support over the years.

2. Four Apologies for Absence were received.

  1. No items of A.O.B. had been requested.

  2. The minutes of the 2019 meeting were read and approved as a correct record. These would be signed when physically possible. There were no Matters Arising.

5. Meeting of Parishioners

(a) Proposal of resolution to suspend the maximum 6 year term of office for churchwardens (s.3 of Churchwarden’s Measure 2001)

Proposed by Nicola Riley, seconded by Matthew Carpenter and carried unanimously.

(b) Election of Churchwardens.

Two nominations had been received.

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Graham Povey had been proposed by Jonny Lowe and seconded by Philip Sharman.

Tim Woolcock had been proposed by Graham Povey and seconded by Fiona Rossington.

There being no other nominations, both were elected unanimously.

6. The Annual Report for 2019

The Annual Report 2019 together with Annual Accounts for the period 1[st] January 2019 to 31[st] December 2019 , had been available to view and download on-line.

JK used a screen share to project many images of the happenings at St Mary’s and throughout the town during the period covered by the report.

It had been intended to discuss and develop our mission statement during a planned Day Away in September, but this had not happened because of the current limitations. We would have suggested the following that the leadership Team had been working on:

LIVING IN GOD’S LOVE

LIVING OUT GOD’S LOVE

It was incredible how God’s timing with our purchase of the Bank prepared us for the Coronavirus situation as it developed, allowing us to put it into good use even in a semi-derelict state! God had gone ahead and prepared for us to step out in faith

As we watched the slides, James referred to some of the highlights from the previous year.

LIVING IN GOD’S LOVE

LIVING OUT GOD’S LOVE

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The pictorial representation of our happenings ended as James turned the focus to what was happening now and how things were shaping up looking forward.

LIVING IN GOD’S LOVE … the core to our existence.

James used the illustration of a bird in flight – the two wings were outstretched and both equally necessary for flight. One represented our gathering together as a whole church in worship and prayer, the other our scattered togetherness, for example in small groups. Whether physically or on-line, both were necessary to enable us to fly, to both be a healthy church and to enable us to grow personally. We would continue to invest in both. James referred to the massive response to the ask on Gift Day. He asked for prayer for the upcoming small group leadership course that Ursula was planning.

LIVING OUT GOD’S LOVE … faith without works is dead. (James)

James spoke of us serving one another and serving our community. Talk by itself is not enough. Just works are not enough. We would be trying to equip our church to be able to share faith and to serve in faith. The Branch would be a central base both to draw in and to reach out in love. We would be able to co-ordinate our activities and continue to train up volunteers – building upon what God is already doing – equipped for sharing words and adding to practical serving. This would come both naturally as we serve and for example, with special events e.g. mission week and other outreach.

James asked for prayer for himself as we commit to LIVING IN GOD’S LOVE and finding the best way to LIVE OUT GOD’S LOVE on Sundays, during the week, in the workplace and wherever we find ourselves – each of us in active ministry committed to this mission.

As he came towards an end, James spoke about the opportunities that were ever present. Covid had created the opportunity to serve in many new ways. It would always be essential for us to try new ways and to be prepared to fail sometimes as we moved forward. How many people do we miss if we continue to do things as usual? How can we be innovative, for example in worship, as we seek to draw others into fellowship. There are so many we serve but with whom we don’t connect. May these challenges excite us! This was a flavour of exciting things to come. He urged everyone to become even more involved and to volunteer to play their part – it was there waiting to be filled.

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James expressed his sincere thanks to everyone for their involvement in everything that was happening, to all who had stepped forward to serve. Without mentioning so many names, all were included.

He particularly wanted to thank all the members of the staff team together with their husbands, wives and family members. He mentioned each one by name. He thanked the new members of the team – Hannah, Bekah and Joel, who had so quickly risen to the challenge. TEAM – you are all so Brilliant! Thank you.

Finally James reserved a very special thank you for his wife Emma and the whole of his family who continued to be such an incredible support to himself.

The Report on the Electoral Roll

This was included in the Annual Report under Church Attendance and taken as read.

The Churchwardens’ Report

This was contained in the Annual Report.

The Churchwardens’ Fabric Report

Graham Povey wished to express special thanks to Stuart Cutting for his help and support – especially to the Fabric Committee and with Health and Safety issues.

Deanery Synod

The Deanery Synod report was contained in the Annual Report document and taken as read.

The Church Finance Report

The Church Finance Report had been available to see and download on-line. There were no questions. The Vicar expressed his thanks to the Treasurer, Jules Clarke and to Emily O’Shea, Church Administrator.

7. The Adoption of the Independently Examined Accounts

It was proposed that the meeting adopted the accounts. This was done unanimously.

8. The Appointment of Independent Examiner

Frank Harper was proposed as Independent Examiner. This was carried unanimously.

9. Elections

Deanery Synod Members

There were three vacancies and three nominations had been received. Jos Grant had been proposed by Graham Povey and seconded by Linda Carpenter.

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Jo Graves had been nominated by Mark Carpenter and seconded by Matthew Carpenter.

Linda Carpenter had been nominated by Judith Marshall and seconded by Emma Woolcock.

All were duly elected.

PCC Members

There were six vacancies and five nominations had been received: Bill Rees had been proposed by Lionel Rossington and seconded by Jennifer Williams.

Ben Waddilove had been proposed by Chris O’Shea and seconded by Rachel Chai.

Mark Carpenter had been proposed by Jennifer Williams and seconded by Coenraad Van Wyk.

Jules Clarke had been proposed by Rachel Chai and seconded by Ben Waddilove.

Peter Williams had been nominated by Jonny Lowe and seconded by Emma Woolcock.

All were duly elected.

Meg Carter had expressed a desire to join the PCC when her membership on the Electoral Roll is confirmed.

Thanks were expressed to Robert Freeman, Mark Knight and to Kathryn Groves, three valued outgoing members of the PCC whose contributions to the life at St Mary’s had been so appreciated and valued. JK said how much he had appreciated their input, commitment and wisdom. He also thanked his PCC for their valued support. They were a diverse group with different gifts and contributions to make.

Sidespersons

The election of sidespersons was delegated to the churchwardens.

10. Appointments

Churches Together in Chipping Norton Representatives.

Jen Williams (treasurer of CTCN) agreed to serve again together with Graham Povey and Matthew Carpenter and Sylvia Greathead. The vicar was also a member.

11. Any Other Business

There were no items of Any Other Business.

Roger Simpson expressed thanks to James and Emma on behalf of everyone present. He told of the privilege it was to be in membership at St Mary’s and to be part of an exciting worshipping community.

Judith Marshall closed the meeting in prayer. The meeting ended at 1.15 p.m.

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Churchwardens ’Report

“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” Colossians 3:17

The Church Building through the Pandemic

Not long after writing last year’s report, the country went into lockdown and places of worship were required to close. We were unable to hold services in the church until the middle of July. The church transformed itself almost overnight to serve in a different way which will be detailed in other reports.

During this time, the church building stood locked, empty of its family.

When restrictions were eased, the church was again open for services on Thursdays and Sundays and to the public on Wednesdays and Sundays. Since then, most of the pews were roped off so that cleaning could be concentrated on the areas that had access.

The second lockdown meant that worship was moved online again though the church building continued to be open on Sundays and Wednesdays.

Support of the Churchwardens

The Churchwardens are extremely grateful for all the help received. Now that restrictions are lifting, we would encourage the church family to consider volunteering to join one of the following teams:

It is a wonderful way to show our support to the ministry team but, more importantly, service to the Father God we worship.

Church cleaning and maintenance

Regular contract cleaning has kept the church clean between the days it has been open.

Matthew Carpenter keeps the communion items in order, and we have people who take small linen home to wash and iron. We remain indebted to Matthew for looking after the 8am services and for changing the altar colours etc.

Maintenance will be covered in the fabric report, but one project is worthy of mention: One of the first groups to enter the building in July was a small team of socially distanced volunteers on a mission to replace the flagpole. We are very grateful to

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Philip Sharman for organising everything from the procurement of the flagpole, personally undertaking the refurbishment of the weathercock to raising the first flag whilst ensuring everyone’s safety (including issuing facemasks). Thankfully, the new flagpole is hollow aluminium instead of solid wood and so it was possible for it to be manually hauled up the outside of the tower by a small group with plenty of fresh air around and between them.

Live Streaming

Following on from Project Resound that upgraded the sound system and Project Envision that added cameras and side screens, we found ourselves needing to share any services that were held in the church. Coincidentally, an extension to Envision project was to install a Wi-Fi bridge between the church office in the Parish Rooms and the belfry of the church though when the pandemic struck this was not operational.

Our first attempt at the end of July was to record video and audio separately and then merge them offline before uploading to YouTube. This was adequate but not a sustainable process.

Experiments were made using a digital connection to the sound desk (from Project Resound) and some recently available cheap hardware adaptors taking the HDMI feed from the video switching box of Project Envision. The USB signals of each were fed into a laptop running OBS, a free piece of software for recording and streaming video.

There was much trial and error of software and hardware including issues found with some laptops and having to run new ethernet cables from the belfry to the sound desk.

A live stream of a wedding was made in August and by October we were regularly streaming the Sunday morning services.

Further enhancements have been made so that by December we had a dedicated streaming PC which takes a mixed audio input from digital sound desk, a separate microphone to pick up the organ and up to 4 video inputs. We can choose to send the resultant video mix to the front screens in the church as well as streaming it on YouTube where it can also be viewed afterwards. We also extract the audio from the service recording and publish it as a podcast.

None of this would have been possible without the other two projects which were both funded by previous Gift Days.

Churchwardens: Graham Povey and Tim Woolcock, May 2021

Churchwardens’ Fabric Report

This report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991. It has been circulated to members of the Parochial Church Council and any amendments required by them have been incorporated.

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All maintenance and repairs for the church, churchyard, parish rooms and 137 Cornish Road are logged centrally and monitored by the Fabric Committee (a sub-committee of the PCC) which includes the two Churchwardens. The committee submits reports and makes recommendations to the PCC. The PCC annually approves a small budget for foreseeable routine inspections etc. The provision of funding for other works of maintenance and unforeseen needs is at the discretion of the PCC. This may be supplemented by grants from the Friends of St Marys (FOSM). Financial support for the maintenance of 137 Cornish Road is often provided by Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust (CNACT).

Meetings

The Fabric Committee met seven times via Zoom in the period 2020/21.

Routine Maintenance/Cleaning of the Church, Churchyard and Parish Rooms

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the designated location of appliances is displayed in the church and the church office.

Fabric projects in 2020/21 - Church

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work is done to the floor as part of the proposed improvements. The tech team and musicians can work around these faults, but we have lost the capability for the musicians to remotely mix the feed to their foldback speakers as well as the TV screen output near the North door. The Resound and Envision installer returned to fix some issues including an issue with the radio microphones. Subject to their availability, we hope to add a permanent installation for an 'ambient' microphone to suit recording/live streaming as well as purchase a third camera to take advantage of the existing 3 input points. Funding for the additional equipment has been provided both by the PCC and a substantial grant from the deanery.

Fabric projects in 2020/21 – Churchyard

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area round the entrance to the Parish Rooms.

Fabric projects in 2020/21 – Parish Rooms

Fabric projects in 2020/21 – 137 Cornish Road

Security

Pilfering and arson in the church porch during lock-down were addressed by the temporary installation of CCTV cameras (see above). The wire gates have remained open at all times. The provision of an additional camera within the church, combined with the removal of all fire extinguishers into the tower vestry and restricted church opening times, has meant that there have been no instances of vandalism within the building. With the prospect of the building being once again open daily in daylight hours for the benefit of visitors and church members, it is urgently necessary to review the permanence and location of CCTV cameras and the storage of fire extinguishers.

Health and Safety

All policies and risk assessments for St Mary’s Chipping Norton and St James Over Norton were reviewed and discussed by the PCC at its meeting on 18 September 2019.

A slide is included in the Sunday rolling PowerPoint showing the 3 main fire exit routes. The first aid box is situated in church in the tower lobby. There is a similar box in the Parish Centre kitchen. A list of qualified first aiders willing to be called upon is needed.

Dawkins Mausoleum

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The mausoleum on the north side of the church, erected by the Dawkins family under a private faculty of 1800, remains the property and responsibility of that family. As an act of goodwill, the building has been freed of ivy and tree saplings by church volunteers, and cement tell-tales have been installed across cracks in the stonework. The Fabric Committee continues to monitor the state of the structure. The serious condition of the building was highlighted in the 2018 Quinquennial Inspection Report, and it is intended to make a fresh approach to the Dawkins/Kettlewell family, in due course, to try to negotiate repairs.

Churchwardens: Graham Povey and Tim Woolcock, May 2021

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Church Safeguarding Report

At St Mary’s Chipping Norton we recognise that the few who are determined to harm children or adults, deliberately seek out groups or organisations where they can meet children or other vulnerable people. Creating and maintaining a safeguarding culture which includes safer recruitment practices, policies and procedures, guidelines and risk assessments alongside clear escalation of concerns pathways and an open and honest culture with good training processes will discourage people from becoming involved for the wrong reasons and will make it difficult for them to harm or abuse children or adults if they do. The Church is particularly vulnerable to these people and there have been high profile cases both locally (1) and nationally with recent publications of independent reports (2) that have been investigated abuse cases and recommendations have been put forward to further re-enforce effective safeguarding practices across the church especially in relation to vulnerable adults. The last nine months with the current COVID 19 pandemic have also seen changes in the way that support of the church and wider community have been delivered and have required fast paced solutions to changes in the current environment.

Designated Parish Safeguarding Officer (DPSO)

Bethany Boddy is the named DPSO for the parish. The DPSO’s responsibilities are set out in the Diocese of Oxford Parish Safeguarding Roles.

Rebekah Wiseman has been recruited into the role of the Children’s and Families Pastor, within this role she is also the safeguarding lead for staff.

Rebekah and Bethany are working together on the Promoting a Safer Church action plan which was published in 2020 as gold standard best practice for churches. The following “In Progress” action points are in relation to the plan.

Required

Safeguarding Policy - The PCC must approve a parish safeguarding policy which complies with Church of England requirements. – Policy has been circulated with re- - port and can be accessed at this link https://www.oxford.anglican.org/wp content/up loads/2013/02/Model-Parish-Safeguarding please complete and circulate, adding to the website to replace the current one

Current practices for Safer Recruitment, Support and Training:

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In Progress

Current practices for display:

In Progress

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Current practices for respond:

In Progress

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Other

Declaration

In completing the above including the action points raised the PCC has complied with the duty to have due regard to the House of Bishop's guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Bethany Boddy Parish Safeguarding Officer St Mary’s Chipping Norton

References

(1) https://www.oxford.anglican.org/safeguarding/learning-reviews/events-instowe-maids-moreton/

(2) https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/news/iicsa-interim-report

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Chipping Norton Deanery Synod

What an extraordinary year 2020 turned out be.

I wrote in my Report last year which covered 2019 as well as looking back at the triennium, about the Deanery Synod Meeting on 6[th] February, 2020 and all the plans for the year. There were warning signs of what was approaching but when I wrote none of us realised the magnitude of the coming pandemic, nor how long it would be with us. As we all know 2020 was a year like no other since, probably, the middle ages.

On 16th June, the Chipping Norton Deanery Synod met for the first time ever on Zoom. It was very disappointing that Sally’s last Meeting could not be in person to give her the kind of thank you we planned, and which she so much deserved. We talked about the Deanery Financial Situation, which was growing more difficult, with churches locked, collections drastically reduced, fund raising events forbidden, weddings banned, and funerals restricted to the smallest number of people. Parishes were already deeply concerned about making Parish Share payments and it was feared many would not be able to give the full amount asked. The £2,500 Mission Development Fund Money had been received but not all could be allocated at the meeting because of legal restrictions on all movements. Inspections were all postponed, and the cut-off date for Annual Parochial Church Meetings was extended from 31[st] May to 30[th] October but at that meeting in June it was still hoped Visitations could take place between early November and the end of January 2021. However, it wasn’t all doom and gloom. The Parishes were making super-human efforts; and while we could not visit family and friends or the sick and dying congregations came together by telephone and internet and, always observing 2 metres distance, on front door steps, neighbours helped neighbours and strangers helped strangers; those with Internet access discovered more ways of using it, such as shopping online for those without the facility; meeting by Zoom, and as word spread people who have not been inside a church building for years, if ever, tuned in to online services, and discovered the beauty of the 1662 Prayer Book Services. Libraries were closed but willing spirits found other ways to provide books; we supported Food Boxes, organised “telephone trees”, and generally did our best to “keep in touch” and help people know they were not alone. Thanks to Sally Welch we were also able to do some excellent “virtual” Pilgrim Path Walks enjoying them separately in body but joined in heart. The June Synod ended with the hope that we would meet in person in November.

On 8[th] July with a service by zoom the Rt Rev’d Colin Fletcher, Bishop of Dorchester licensed David Salter as Chipping Norton Area Dean for the next 12 months.

21[st] September was a very memorable evening when the joint Zoom meeting with Deddington, Woodstock and Witney Deaneries took place and Adrian Harris gave a sparkling talk about his work as Head of Digital at Church House, and the free website, A Church Near You, available for each parish. It is hoped that we can have more combined meetings in future, and that it will be possible for some at least to be “in person”.

In September Bishop Colin visited my village, Fifield, to bless the needlework “stained glass window” measuring some one metre across by two metres in height, in a hand carved wood frame hand (made in Fifield) that looks like a stained-glass window. The needlework depicts the life of Fifield’s Patron Saint, St John the Baptist. When visits are permitted, I hope you

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will all want to come and see it, and please, if you have something to celebrate tell us all and we can come and share your joy.

During October final farewell services were held for Bishop Colin. As Lay Chair I was invited to Dorchester Abbey to represent the Chipping Norton Deanery Laity on Sunday 4[th] October. It was an actual service, and beautiful but with a greatly reduced attendance and so not the one in normal times we would have wished to give our retiring Area Bishop who served us faithfully for 20 years. (Bishop Colin words were quoted in the Church Times the following week, he had reminded us that there is no one whom God does not love.) Normally there would have been many presentations at the service, but most were not possible and so at a Deanery Chapter earlier David Salter had presented Bishop Colin with the Chipping Norton Deanery’s parting gift of a wooden walking stick with a carved sheep’s head handle. The most poignant moment in the service was when Bishop Colin laid his crosier and cross on the altar and left the Abbey. As he is now living in Bladon, we hope very much to see something of him when circumstances permit.

Hopes that we would be able to meet in person for the November Synod were dashed, and on 18[th] we met by Zoom. I was re-elected as Lay Chair, Jo Paton was elected as Deanery Clerk, Samantha Shaw as Secretary and Brian Ford as Deanery Treasurer. We talked about how everyone was faring, and asked parishes to let us know about projects and initiatives that we could share and help with. We heard that the owner of St James, Over Norton, a privately owned licenced church, had asked to take back possession and there would be a final farewell service to mark the closing of the church - the small congregation are all able to join other church meetings in the week. Grants from the Mission Development Fund were agreed to Leafield, Chadlington, Charlbury, and Chipping Norton from the Mission Development Fund – £2,020 was distributed between them leaving a small balance in hand. Diocesan Church House confirmed the figure for the Parish Share for 2021 would be the same as 2020..

One of the year’s excellent initiatives that has really proved its worth is the Cornerstone project in Charlbury, ably managed by Jo, our Deanery Clerk. This is a great boon, supporting people with company and free fresh food. Support for this came from the Glasgow Foundation – Sally Welch will be happy to talk to anyone thinking of setting up something similar.

The November meeting also discussed Good Ideas for Christmas – some of which took place but sadly many could not when a third Lockdown was imposed. My own Adult Nativity Play set in the present will, I hope, now take place this year.

On 3[rd] March, 2021 the Synod met by zoom with Area Dean David Salter and Lay Chair Catherine Hitchens sharing leadership. The Synod agreed the Draft Accounts, circulated before the meeting, and signed by the Co-chairs and the Deanery Treasurer. The Deanery and almost all parishes had given the full amount asked, with just two being unable to meet their commitment. Many had dug into their reserves to do this and it was a splendid effort. Most parishes had confirmed they would continue to pay by Direct Debit and only Leafield and the Five Villages had immediate payment difficulties. However, with many churches still closed, the continuing absence of weekly collections and fund raising events, such as summer fetes, cream teas and flower shows the difficulties will increase and we have told Diocesan Church House this. We are truly grateful for all the splendid work that has been going on, and very appreciative of the difficulties caused by the pandemic – please keep in touch with your incumbents and treasurers and the Deanery so that we can see where help is

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needed. We also discussed the Pilgrim Path Walks, a Deanery Evensong, sharing a meal together, being a good Deanery Synod member, the role and purpose of Deanery Synods. All these topics will be considered in detail at forthcoming meetings and to make a start on better communications I, as Lay Chair, will write a regular newsletter to the parishes.

The March Synod also heard that Bishop-Designate of Dorchester Gavin Collins whose January Consecration Service had to be postponed because of the pandemic, had been installed as Episcopal Vicar of Dorchester, and would be Consecrated Area Bishop when such a service becomes possible. The Bishop-Designate in the meanwhile had been setting up meetings with Lay Chairs and would be meeting (virtually) with Chipping Norton on 23[rd] March.

Since the Synod and the continuing lockdown, the deadline for Annual Meetings of the Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Council Meetings has been specially extended again, this year from 31[st] May to the end of July.

We will remember 2020, as a year like no other, but amongst all the problems and the sadness there have been inspiring moments, we have seen re-affirmation of the goodness and kindness of many and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity and now we approach Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter Sunday with hopes for life returning to normal.

I finish with a of prayer of a former Bishop of Oxford,

“Gracious God, you call us to a living faith in the future as well as in the present; open our eyes to the opportunities before us in our parishes and deaneries, and in the daily discipleship of our own lives. May we sustain and nourish our inner lives, so that we can serve others effectively, and offer to all people the transforming love of Jesus Christ our risen Lord. Amen”:

Catherine Hitchens Lay Chair Chipping Norton Deanery Synod

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PCC Membership

Members of the PCC are those ex-officio (Clergy and Churchwardens), those elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) and those co-opted by the PCC.

During the year the following served as members of the PCC:

Vicar Rev Dr James Kennedy
Associate Minister Rev Ursula Simpson
Rev Canon Roger Simpson
Curate Rev Toby Artis
Rev Judith Marshall
Churchwardens Graham Povey
Tim Woolcock
Deanery Synod Jos Grant until May 2023
Members Jo Graves
Linda Carpenter
Elected Members Jamie Bell until April 2021
Peter Williams
Nicola Riley until April 2022
David Bishop
Bill Rees
Ben Waddilove until April 2023
Mark Carpenter
Jules Clarke
Co-opted Members Meg Carter
Chair Rev Dr James Kennedy
Lay Chair Nicola Riley
Secretary Mark Carpenter
Treasurer Jules Clarke
Electoral Roll Officer Emily O’Shea
Planned Giving Officer Vacancy

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The following served on the Team Benefice Council: Jo Graves, Graham Povey (although the Benefice Council did not meet in 2020)

The following represented St Mary’s on Churches Together in Chipping Norton: Jen Williams (Treasurer), Sylvia Greathead, Graham Povey and Matthew Carpenter

PCC Committees

There are a number of subcommittees of the PCC. Much has been achieved and many aspects of the life of our church depend on their continued work. We would like to thank all those who have served on them.

d) Buildings Teams:

i) Branch Build Team - The purpose of The Branch Build Team is to maintain clear channels of communication and cooperation between the PCC and The Branch Trust in relation to the redevelopment of The Branch (former NatWest Bank Building).

ii) Church Buid Team - The purpose of the Church Build Team is to own the project design and to direct the work for the redevelopment of St Mary’s Church (including the churchyard and the Parish Rooms) in conjunction with the appointed architects (Acanthus Clews) and partner organisations

The PCC met 4 times since the last APCM (November 22[nd] 2020).

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Church Attendance

It has not been possible to assess church attendance in the normal ways during 2020. We have consistently been encouraged by the numbers of people accessing our online services via YouTube, but these figures are notoriously difficult to interpret and so we are reluctant to place too much weight on them.

2021 Electoral Roll Revision

Following the annual revision of the Electoral Roll, the number on the Electoral Roll as from 16[th] May 2021 has decreased from 171 to 167. (including 3 new additions, and 7 who have either died or moved away)

Emily O’Shea (Electoral Roll Officer) 17 May 2021

The following figures were deeply impacted by the church’s forced closure during successive lockdowns:

During 2020, we held 13 funerals either at St Mary’s or at the crematorium.

We held 6 church weddings at St Mary’s, and 6 infant baptisms but no adult baptisms by immersion.

Other services:

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Finance Report

St. Mary’s finance function is pleased to present the twelve-month financial results to 31 December 2020.

The overall picture saw a funds increase of £588,172, largely due to a generous one-off donation of £525,000 towards the Building to Serve project, as well as significant other funds raised for Building to Serve.

Building to Serve

During the year, St. Mary’s received a gift of £525,000 for Building to Serve, and this allowed the loans taken in order to purchase 16 Market Place to be repaid in full.

In addition to this, income of £165,952 was received for Building to Serve during the year, both from grants and from a successful Gift Day.

In the later part of the year, grants of £117,413 were made to The Branch Trust (1191055), being the monies raised as part of the Building to Serve campaign but intended specifically for The Branch. A balance of £40,576 remains, being funds for Building to Serve in general. Income from congregation standing orders, set up in response to our Gift Day, continues to be added to this fund at around £2,000 per month.

General Fund

Income

Income decreased from £157,073 (year ending December 31[st] 2019) to £149,078 (year ending December 31[st] 2020).

Due to the effects of the Covid crisis, income was lower in 2020 than 2019 in the categories of collections (lower by £5,866), fees (lower by £2,677) and hall and church hire (lower by £2,673). However, this reduction was mitigated by an increase in regular giving of £10,559, being largely a combination of new standing orders from newcomers to church, the effects of the Parish Giving Scheme, and givers changing their giving methods in the absence of physical church services.

We’re so grateful to those congregation members who have continued to give faithfully throughout the year, and particularly those who have had to go to extra lengths to ensure that their gifts were received.

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Expenditure

Due to the effects of the Covid crisis, expenditure was lower in 2020 than 2019 in many categories (as many of our usual activities did not run) but most notably in the areas of utilities (lower by £1,956), hospitality (lower by £2,734) and church-facing children’s and youth work (lower by £1,831).

Although there was a huge emphasis on social action during 2020, expenditure for these activities was made from the newly set up Covid fund and not from the general fund (2019: £2,643, 2020: £0)

Overall, the general fund saw a decrease of only £688, which is an incredible testament to the generosity of the church family, during a very difficult year.

Covid fund

The Covid fund (and associated Reed and WOX funds) were set up to receive gifts intended for Covid response work. Income of £77,264 was received during the year, ranging from gifts and grants of up to £10,000 down to much smaller gifts. Income came for a variety of sources including donations from businesses, grants from local authorities, and gifts from individuals.

The funds saw expenditure of £50,957 during the year, with £39,351 spent on food response, £4,557 on craft packs and the remainder on particular community activities and support costs.

At the end of the year £21,718 remained in the Covid fund and £4,000 in the WOX fund.

Financial position at the end of the year

Note 13 of the accounts provides a view of the St Mary’s financial position at the start and end of the financial year.

The total balance of funds at 31 December 2020 was £698,093, with £494,712 of this being the building at 16 Market Place. As well as this:

£35,000 was restricted to costs relating to The Branch, including the costs of transferring of the asset to The Branch Trust

£14,729 was designated for missions giving – being 10% of St. Mary’s’ unrestricted voluntary income for 2020, to be used to support missions at home and overseas.

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In addition, £8,758 remained in the Big Give fund, £8,414 in the RRF fund and £5,029 in the Creating Space fund for particular projects with families, and £5,309 remained in the CAP fund for debt relief work.

Looking ahead

We have again produced a challenging budget for 2021 with a budgeted loss of £8,012 for the year on the general fund. Since there is only £5,209 remaining the General Fund this will need to be reviewed regularly throughout the year.

It is anticipated that the building at 16 Market Place will be transferred as a gift to The Branch Trust in 2021.

Other notes

The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Emily O’Shea (Finance Administrator), approved by Jules Clarke (Treasurer)

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Staff

2020 saw both major disruptions and also significant change once again within our staff team, to all of whom I am immensely grateful for their support, encouragement and commitment.

Like everyone else, we had to move out of our offices and move over to home-working. This meant that we needed to invite Emma Bayley to take 3 months on furlough leading up to her retirement in July. Emma had worked at the heart of church operations in her administrative role for 11 years and so it was with real sadness that we said goodbye to her, especially under the circumstances of lockdown, but I would like, again, to thank her for such selves service during her time working in the office. She will be much missed.

Also in July, Martha Simpson came to the end of her time as Curate, which - at 6 years - was longer than usual owing to the arrival of both Libby and Simeon during her time in training. As well as being thankful for the tremendous gifts that she, Tom and the children brought to us during that time, I was especially grateful to her for holding the fort for me in July while I took a month of the three that I’d been hoping to take as Sabbatical before Covid dictated otherwise (more detail below) curacy.

Then Jonny Lowe was the third departure from the team in 2020. Having built up our current youth ministry from humble beginnings since he arrived in 2015, Jonny, Katie and Poppy moved to Oxford in September for Jonny to start training for ordination at Wycliffe Hall.

On the more positive side, we were also delighted to be able to welcome three new people to our Staff Team: firstly Joel Reed (married to Sasha) arrived to succeed Jonny as ‘Youth Pastor’, and then both Hannah Charles (married to Phil, with children Primrose and Stan) and Rebekah Wiseman (married to Kieran) also started in September as ‘Families Outreach Worker’ and ‘Children and Families Pastor’ respectively. All three faced a tough challenge of embarking on new ministries in the middle of lockdowns of one degree or another, but have already achieved amazing things!

Yvonne Champion as volunteer administrator and personal assistant to the Team Rector

Ian Finney as CAP Debt Centre Manager

Judith ordained priest after 3 months’ delay in September

Sue Coyne to the team as a Licensed Lay Minister

Toby Artis as our third Curate. Gareth Harper continues in his training role with us as an Ordinand with St Mellitus College in London.

As our ‘Building to Serve’ Campaign took shape during the first half of the year and was formally launched in October, we welcomed Alastair Ewer and Georgina Orchard to their roles as ‘Project Manager’ and ‘Campaign Director’ respectively.

The rest of the team remained unchanged…

Emma Kennedy continues (in her volunteer capacity) to oversee our Community and Outreach ministries, also both picking up day-to-day responsibilities for our Children’s ministry

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as well as line-managing Catherine Spring (Schools and Communiuty Worker). Emily O’Shea (Adminsitrative Manager and Finance).

Heather Knight Weddings Administrator

We remain extremely grateful to our clergy for their ongoing support - to Rev David Salter (Team Vicar), Rev Ursula Simpson (Associate Minister in charge of Pastoral and Small Group Ministries), Rev Roger Simpson (supporting Mission and Evangelism) and for the fantastic continued assistance of other retired clergy (namely Rev Victor Story , Rev John Coyne , and Rev Mike Selwood ).

Me - sabbatical plans interrupted - 1 month then (and one month planned this year and next)

The PCC has continued to grow together and to be an amazing source of encouragement and godly counsel. I would again particularly like to thank them all for their wisdom, kindness and willingness to give their time to see the life-changing love of Jesus shared even more widely as we serve our community.

James Kennedy (Vicar)

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Agenda of APCM 2020

Sunday, June 6[th] 2021 at 12.30

  1. Welcome and Prayer

  2. Apologies for Absence

  3. Announcement of Any Other Business

  4. Minutes of the Last Meeting and Matters Arising

  5. Meeting of Parishioners for the Election of Churchwardens

  6. (c) Proposal of resolution to suspend the maximum 6 year term of office for churchwardens (s.3 of Churchwarden’s Measure 2001)

  7. (d) Election of Churchwardens.

  8. The Annual Report for 2020 to include

    • The Annual Report Document

    • The Report on the Electoral Roll

    • The Churchwardens’ Report

    • The Churchwardens’ Fabric Report

    • Church Safeguarding Measures - Deanery Synod Report

    • The Church Finance Report.

  9. The Adoption of the Independently Examined Accounts

  10. The Appointment of Independent Examiner

  11. Elections

  12. Deanery Synod Parochial Church Council

10. Appointments Representatives for Churches Together in Chipping Norton

  1. Any Other Business (to be notified to the secretary before the meeting.)

Closing Prayer

The first meeting of the new PCC will be held on Wednesday, July21st 2021 at 7.30 p.m.

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St. Mar¢s Church. Chipping Norton PCC Financial Statements For the Period l j￿Uary 2020 to 31 December 2020 Charity Number: 1132070

SL Marfs Church. Chlpplrya P4¢Xt￿ P(f Flnandal Stat￿ents For the Per￿d l January 2020 to 31 December 2020 Contents Page Legal and Admini5tTative Information Trustees, Report IndepEndeTrt ExarnirFerf5 Report Statement of Financial Activities Balsnce Sheet Notesformlng part of the flnanclal statements Income and expendlture In the general fvjnd 17

SL Marfs thurch. Chlppiw Ntyton KC Ananclal Ststements For the perlod l January 2020 to 31 Decemkn 2020 Reference and AdmlnlstrthÉ Infmi*l Charlty Name.. St. Marfs Church. Chlpping Norton PCC Charity reg￿trat￿)n aumtser.. 1132070 Reqistered OffKe,' Church office The Parish Rows Church Street Chlppiw Norton (￿f0rdShI OX7 5NT 8onkers.' CAF Bank Limited 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hlll West Mèlling Kent ME19 4JQ Trustees.. For o list of Trustees please refer to 'Annual Report 2021r.

SL Morf5 (￿pknE Nort(￿ PCC Ichwlty 1132070) For the period 2020- 31 Dttember 2020 Alm and Purposes: The oblectNes of the PCC are to promote in the eccle&astical parish the whole mission of the Church. ob￿ctIveS and A(Uvltles: Famlly 8elng a true and Ilvely family is importsnt to us- a thole family in unity, Wlth people of all ages embraced and valued. Like any famify. we try to have fun tQ8ether, and to invest in friendship and relats'onship with each other. We also recognise and celebrate our belonging within the wider Church, working together with other denominatlQns as mLKh as we can, and drawin8 strength from oyr own place a5 Pprt of the Oxford Diocèse, in the Church of EtVdlarKI. Nurture Familles care for each other. At St. Marfs it is ro different. We take our responsibilities serlously to share what we have whenever we perceive a r￿ed. We seek always to support and encourage one another, extending God'$ 8race practically by caring for each other. listenin& and brin8in8 Strength to each othef however we can. Growth We want St. Marfs to be a place where peoF4e are always growin8 Splfitually - through faithful 8ible teachlftg, training, and exerclslng faith. thrO￿h obedience. surrender and through comrnitment to serve, Comrnunlty Our place In Chlppin8 Norton is to love our whde community, and to be found at the heart of our ¢ommunlty. We are ¢alled to be an outward focused ChU￿h, reachir4 Out wherever we find doors openin&. Witne55 We desire to share the good news of Jesus, proclaimtng It afresh to each generation here in our local community and playing our part in takin8 the good news to all corners of the world so that we can share In the joy of 5eein81Svè5 changed by his lIf￿1vIng love. Service At 5t Mary's we are unlquely placed to know and to ser¥e our whole community and so we artNely seek to step out constantly in compassion, coming alowide the k)sr and the vulnerable. no longer living for ourselves. but for but for the one who died for u5. Achlwemonts and Perfomiance. Fry a reviewof cur achievements and performance dwin8 2020 please refer to"Annual Report 2020". Fknanci81 Review: For a revlew of the 2020 fInan￿$ please refer to "Annual Report 2020".

SL Chwth, (Nppkng Norton PCC Ichwlty 1132070) A￿O￿tt$fOr l January 2020- 31 Dec•￿et 2020 Reserves Pollcy: The Charity consider5 that it Is not necessary to a set level of rèserves as ttte Charitvs ongolng activitie5 can expand or contract in line with staThYing orders. donations and 8rants available. Should an unusual obligation arise, the Trustees are confident that sufficient ftjnds can be So￿ht from ¢ongregation members and from grant income. Therefore, all of the fLmds hekl are ¥vaIlab￿ to be used for the charity's actlvities. Structure, G(y4ernance and Managemen The or￿nISatIon Is an unlncorporated charfty, haviry re8i5tered with the Charlty Commlsslon 9 October 2009. The ftRthod of appolnl￿nt of PCC members ts set In the Church Representation Rules. At 5t. Marvs the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (ourvicarl, churchwarden5 ané members elected by those members of the ¢ongreEatlon who are on the Electornl Roll of tl church. All those who attend our servlce$ are encouraged to register on the Electornl Roll. The PCC members are ￿SPOnSible for m4kln8 deci$lon$ on all matters of general corKem and wnportance to the parish includlng de¢Kting on how the fuThJs of the PCC are to be spent. New members recelve inltlil trdlnlrrf Into the workings of the PCC. Tru#e¢' Responslblwtles In Relitlon to ihe Fhbarftsl St•tements The charity trustees are responsible for preparin8 a trustees, annual report and ftnanclal statements In accordance wlth applicable law and Vnlted Kingdom Accountlng Standards Iunited Xingdom General Accepted Accounting Practlcel. In y•parlrq th• Ilnancial stat•rn•nts, t1￿ trust••s afg r•qufr•d to: select sultable accounting policies and then apply thern con51Stent￿. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SC#iP: make judgenKnts and estlmate5 that are reasonable and prudent: state whether appllcable UK accounting standards have been follrywed, subject to any materlal departures disclosed and explained in the financ￿1 statements.. prepare the finarKlal ststements on the 8oin8 concern basis unless ft Is Inappropriate to presume that the charrty will continue in buslne5S. The trustees are responslbk for keeplng proper ac¢ountln8 records that dls¢lose wlth reasonable ac¢urary at any time the financial pa5ition of the charity and enable them lo ensure that the financlal ststements comply with the cltarities Art 2011. The knjstees are also responslble for s•fE8uardln8 the assets of the ¢harlty and hence tskin8 reasonab￿ step5 for the pr2ventDn and detection of frnud and other Irre8ularltles. The trustees are responslble for the rnaintena￿e and integrfty of the InfoTmation included on the Chari￿s wtbslte. Legislation in the Urnited Kingdom governTrng the preparatK>n arKJ dlssemlnation of flnancial statements may differ from leglslaD"on In otherjunsdictions. Thls report was apprcved by the Trustees on And signed on behalf of the board by TAME> ￿t￿.￿lE￿￿ Date DAviV B45FiOP Date I q

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REpc￿rT0 ThETRu¥fEES ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUPITS OF ST MARYS CHURCH PCC, CIIIPPING NORTON l ￿pOrt to the trU￿ee5 on my examination of the accounts of St Marfs Parochial Church Council ChiFiping Norton for the year ended 31 Decernber 2020. which are set out on pages 5 to 16. Responsibilites and basis of report As the trustee5 of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts In accordance wTrth the ￿qUIrementS of the Charities Act 2011. I report in respect of my examination of the trustee's accounts cariied out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llb) ot the 2011 Act. Independeni examinerfs statement I confirm thot l am qualified io undertake the examlnation because l am a member of the Instltute of Chartered Management Accountants in En8land and Wales. which is one of the listed bodies. I hjve completed my examinatlon. I confim that no material mattefs have come to my attention In connection with the examination givin8 me cause to believe that in any material respect.. (11 accountlrrf records were not kepi in respea of the Charlty as requlred by section 130 of the Act. or 121 the accounts do not accord wlth those records: or 131 the occounts do not comply with rhe applicable reqU1￿MentS concernlng the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccounts and Reports} Re8ulation$ 2Cx)8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair vlew. wttich is not a matter considered as pan of an Independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other malters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this rèport in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be feached. Francis Jame5 Harper ACMA Falmoor, 29 Meriden Road. Hampton-in-Arden, 892 OBS Dated:

St. Marfs Thuwth, PCC stateme￿ of Financial Atbvlths lkndu(Yng arnl Eyndllute Account) For the pertod l Janw 2020 10 31 Oecener 2020 Total Trds 20201£1 UMe51rk. ted lunds 2019 (£) Re5trfrted fvTrds 20191£) Totsl fvnds 10191£) ted fvnd5 20201£) nds 2020 (£1 Income from.. t>Jnatlcns and lega¢les Charitable activities Investments 142.446 6.607 447 845,092 315 987,538 6.922 447 143,185 14.184 255 209.633 14.399 255 215 Totsl 149,5CO 845.407 994,gKJ7 157,624 66,663 224,287 Resources expended Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activities 15,514 233.183 15,514 391,221 158,038 IEQ,590 122,352 282.942 Totsl 158.038 248.697 406,735 160,590 122.352 282.942 Net Incomellexpendlturel 18.5381 5%.710 588,172 12,9661 155,6891 158.6551 Transfers between funds 490,$64 1490,5641 17,097 17,097 Net movement In fimd5 482,026 106,146 $88,172 14,131 72,7861 58.655 Reeonelllatlon ol lund: Total funds brought forward Total fvfids tarrfed forward 68.362 41,559 109,921 54,231 114,345 168,576 550,388 147,705 698,093 41.559 109,921 The statement of financial acti¥ltie5 includes all iains and losses in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from contlnuin8 actlvlties.

SL Marfs Churth a￿pp1ry Nqrton PCC Bala￿e Sheet as at 31 Decem￿ 2020 No- UnieslTk. led lunds 20201£) Total nds 20201£) Unrestrk- ted funds 2019 (£) Rertrlrted funds 1019 {£) Total fund5 2019 (£) lunds 2020 I£D Hxed as5etS Tangible assets Total fixed asséts 518,984 518,984 518.984 518.984 522,170 522,170 522,170 522,170 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and In hand Tot•1 curient xsets io 12 791 112,994 113,785 6,791 255,255 262,046 933 47,116 48,049 933 90.895 91.828 142,261 148.261 43,779 43.779 Credlrors: amounts fallln8 duo wlthln one li 82.381 556 82,937 176,857 2.220 179,077 Net current o$sets/iiknNittks 31,404 147,705 179,109 {124W81 41,559 187,2491 Totol ossets less euffent Ilq&llltles S￿),388 147.705 698.093 393,362 41.559 434.921 Credltors: amounts fallln8 due after one li 325,000 325,t)JO Totol net assets or Hobllltles 550,388 147,705 698,093 68,362 41,559 109,921 Funds olthe Charl Restricted Income fund5 Unrestricted funds fotsl funds 147.705 147,705 550,388 698,093 41,559 41,559 68.362 109,921 550,388 550,388 68,362 68.362 147.705 41,559 Approved by the Trustees: JAMES Date￿2￿ I DftwiD bl5HQ P Oate Iq M zoll

SL Marfs Church, (thIppI￿ N(rton PCC ICh¥lty number: 11320701 Accounts l•x IJ￿￿ary 2020- 31 December 2020 Notes furn￿nI pat of the Fkn4ndal Statements the ended 31 Oecemkn 2020 L Basis of preparatk (4) ￿515 01 accounth These accounts have been prepared under the histor￿al cost convention ￿th Items recognlsed at cost OT transaction value unless oth•rlse stated in th• r•lwMit notys to th￿ accounts. The financlal ststements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charlties preparing their accounts in accoréance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 1021 (effective l January 20151 and wlth the Finèncial Reporting Standard appli¢able in the United Kingdom and Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021. The charity constitutes a PLtblic benefit entlty as defined by FRS 102. The a￿Unts present a true and fair view and the accountlng policies adoptrd are those outlined in note 2. (bl chan8es lo accowtlng estlmates and prlor VE err￿S No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reportSw period. No materlal prlor year error has been léentlfied in the reportinK period. 2. Accountlng Poll¢les The pdndpal accountlng polkles are summ•rised belo>w. The accounting polkles h•¥e been applled consistently thr¢ughout the period. 2.1 Fund accountln8 Unrestrlcted funds are availgble for use at th• discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the gener41 obJectives of the charity. Restricted funds are subjected to rEstriciions on their expenditure imFwd by the do¢￿ror through the tems of an appeal. 2.2 Income lal Reco8nltlon of IKom• I Incomlng resources are included In the St•tement of Financial Activities when the ¢h•rlty Is •ntltled to, and mor• Ilk•ly tlwn to r•c•lw th• Ir¢com•, and th• amount c•n b• nwasur•d reliablv. (bl Offsettlng There has been no offsetting ol asset5 and Ilab115t6es. or incorne arKI expenses. unless requlred or permitteé by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102. 1¢) Grants and donatlons Income from donations and legacles is recelved by way of grènts, donatlons and gifts. t*nation5 are induded in full in the Ststement of Flnaneial Actmties on thelr recelpt. Grants. vthere entitlernent Is not conditional on the éelivery of a specific perf0rnan￿ by the Charity. are reciyxnised when the formal offer of funding is communicated in writin8 to the charity. During the reportirq period, grants of £19,6￿ w•r• r•¢elvèd from I￿4 courtils.

St. Marf5 thur(h, chIppl￿ PCC (Charlty Nmber. 11320701 Accounts fw l j￿UarY 2020-31 DKember 2020 Idl GIftAld Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there Is a valKI declaration from the donor. Any Gfft d amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an additlon to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the tem)s of the aw)eal have specified otherwlse. lel Income from Interest Interest Is incIL￿ed in the accounts when receipt is probable. and the amount recelvable can be measured reliably. {fj Voknteer help The value of any voluntary help receNed ts nrt Included In the accounts but Is descrlbed in the trustees, annual rewrt. 2.3 EXpe￿I￿e and Ilabilies lal Rasourc•s •xP￿dad Llabllltles are recognlsed where bt Is more IIke￿ than mt thatthere Is a legal or eonstructfve obllgatlon commlttlni the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with r•asonabki certainty. Ibl Aloc*lon of support costs Support costs are those functlons that assist the work of the charlty but do not directly undertake charltable actlvitles. These costs have been allocated to actlvity Cost cate8orles in proportlon wlth direct expenditure on charitable activities (excludlng exceptlonal Items). Icl Credltors Th• charity h•$ cr•dltors whkh ar• m•asur•d at s•ttl•rn•nt arrKMJnts. (dl D•f•rrod Incomè and provlslons for Ilablwtles No materlal item of deferred Income has been induded In the accounts. No provlsions for1Sabllltles have been r•cord•d. Assets (a) Tan8lblefixed assets Tanglble fixed a55ets are valwd at CQSt. They are capftallsed if they can be used for more than one Year and cost at least £5C¥J. Fixtures, fittings and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basls overthree years. Ibl Delrtors Debtors Ilncludlre trade debtors and loans pceivablel a￿ r￿aSured on Inltlal reeognifion at settlement amount after any trade discounts oramount advanced by the charity. Subsequently. thèy are measured at t￿ cash or other consideration expected to be received. 2.5 Goln8 concern There are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast Si8rlficant doubt cn the charity'5 ability to continue as a going Concem.

SL Marfs Church. Chlpphy N(rtw PCC Icharfty Thfflber: 11320701 Accounts for l Januay 2020- 31 December 2020 3. Analysts of Unre5trk. ted fvnds 2020 (£) Totsl l￿d$ 2020 (£1 Unrestrk- ted funds 2019 {£1 Re5trkted fvnds 20191£) Total nds 2019 (4 Oonations and gitts Gift Aid Grants from charkn'es To￿1 115,055 26,280 i.iii 142.446 167.138 14,209 663,745 845,092 282,193 40,489 664.856 987.538 111,933 26,867 4.385 143.185 13.679 27,478 25,291 66.448 125,612 54,345 29,676 209,633 Charltable artlvltles Church actNities PCC fees Provlding facilities Other Totoi 1.783 1,810 1.338 1.676 6.607 315 2.098 1,810 1.338 1.676 6.922 5,633 4,487 4.006 58 205 io 5,838 4,497 58 315 215 14,399 Income from Investment Interest 447 447 255 255 Totsl Income I49.5￿) 845,407 994,907 157.624 66,663 224,287 Donatlons and glfts Included a one￿ff donatKn 01 £525,000 to the Market Place Irestrictedl fund n 2020. Glft Aid Includeé a one-off amount of £25,058 for the Outreach Irestrictedl fund In 2019. 4. ¥•4balysts of expendltsye on ¢h•ltable a¢iMt 4.1 Anatysls Ofexp￿dItUre by fvnd Unrestrk- ted fund5 2020 (£1 Reslrkted fvnd5 20201£ Totsl nds 2020 Unrestrk- ted fvnds 2019 {£) Restrkted lunds 2019 {£) Total fvnds 2019 {£) CharitalAe artl¥llles Worship Community Mlsslon 84,092 45,679 28,267 158.038 3,050 9,428 220.705 233,183 87,142 55,107 248,972 391,221 89,761 40,844 29,985 I￿.590 5,879 89.476 26.997 122,352 95,640 130,320 56,982 282,942 Tothl

St. Marf5 Church. Chlpp¥ Norton PCC (Chaffty rnThber. 1132070) Ac¢ountsf•x Ij￿U￿ 2020- 111)ffember 2020 2.1 Analyy5 of expendlture type: (urrent year Acli¥itles urmlertak direcilv Grant fundl Support costs Total 202D 1£) Charltabh xtlvl•s Worship Comrnunity Mission Totoj 17,531 15,408 71￿81 104,820 69,611 39.699 37.269 146.579 87,142 55,107 248,972 391,221 139.822 139,822 22 Analysls ofexpendliure type: pmlous year Acthiltlès undertaken d1￿¢￿¥ fyant fvAd Torai 1019 (£) Charltable artlvllles Wershlp Cornmuni Mlsslon Totol 27,038 68.fQ2 48,250 29.823 146,675 95.640 27,159 111,209 56,982 282,942 25,058 3 Detalls ot8rants Grants to st*utlons Totsl 20201£) Grants to Instltulions Totsl 2019 (£) Mlsskni The 8ranch Trust CNACT en Cknrs Tearfund Great Lakes Raflki Thabo Irinovista others Comrnun CNACT Totol 117,413 12,600 3.349 2,190 117,413 12,fi)O 3,349 2,19J 270 270 25,058 25,058 25,058 25.058 139.822 139,822 io

SL Marfs Chur¢h, chIppl￿ PCC lthwity nthmbw. 11320701 A(counts for l January 2020-31 December 2020 5. Analy of suppryt costs 5.1 Analysk af support costs: currentyear Support cost Worshlp Mlssknn Totsl Facilitie5 & administration Stsff Costs Other costs 7.963 60,891 757 4,757 33.413 1,529 39,699 6,748 17,439 13,082 37,269 19,468 111,743 15.368 146.579 Totsl 69.611 Basis of all￿ation.. in PrO￿rtIon to costs on direct artivities. 52 Analysts of sUpP￿t cosl&" pre¥low year Support cost Wcrshlp Mlsthn Totsl Facilities & administration staff costs Other costs 252 Totol 68.602 8asls ot allocatlon: In PfOk4)rtlon to costs on dlrect actlvltle& 7.870 3,773 42,424 2.053 48,250 2,707 26,246 870 14,350 129,150 3,175 146,675 29.823 6 Detalls of wtaln Items of ¢xp¢ndltu The charlty ￿ld £360 to an Independent examiner lor external scrutlny of ihe •¢counts.12019: £01 7 Analysls of staff costs 10201£) 24.988 875 2019 (£1 24,553 978 Salarles and wages Penslon5 Totsl There was l employee (full eqUi￿lentI for the entire acctyjntlrq perkKI12019: 11. No employee recei¥ed errK)luments of rn0￿ thon £60,C(Y). Durin8 th? y•arth•r• w•r• fm) 0x￿atIa paym•nts and thor• •r• r•dundaw paym•nts. 8 Dofinod tontrlbutlon pènslon schme The amount of contributlon5 recognised in the SOFA as an exptnse tor defined contrlbutlon pension schemes was £87512019: £9781. AlOr￿ with the other suPp￿t Costs. pension costs are allocated to activities in proportlon to the dlrert actlvity costs. All pension costs have been treated as unrestrlcted. li

St. Marfs Church, 0￿ppI￿ NLYton PCC Ichth number. 1132070) AccO￿t$ fty l janu￿ 2020-31 December 2020 9 Ta￿l￿let1Xed a￿ts Frtehdd Lmd & buldirys xture4 fittin8s & equlpment Totsl Cost At the beginnlng of the ￿•r Additions 513212 13,436 1.939 15,375 526,648 1.939 528,587 At the end of the year De ciation At the beginnln8 of the year During the ￿T At the end of the year Net book value At the beglnning of the year At the end of the ear 513,212 4,478 5,125 9.603 4,478 5.125 9,603 513.212 513,212 8,958 5,772 522,170 518.984 10 Debtors 20201£) 791 2019 I£1 933 Other debtOTS Grants receivable Totsl 11 Credltors ILI Credltors: amounts fallln8 whln one year 20201£) 82,937 20191£) 14,077 165,000 Accruals and deferred Income Loans Total IL2 Cr•dltors: amounts falllffts after rn(Y¢ than (w ye¥ 20201£) 2019 {£J 325,CKIO Loans Tatal 12 Cash at bmk and In hand 2020 (£1 165.100 90.155 2019 (£) 55,IC 35,795 Short term deposlts Cash at bank and on hand Totsl 255 255 12

SL Marf5Churth, ChIppi￿ N<*ton KC Icharity rnffibw. 1132070) Accounts fty l janu￿ 2020- 31 December 2020 13 Charlty funds 13.1 Deta18 of mathrial ￿ndS held and ffl0w￿ts durfn8 the current perfod Fund names Purpose and restflctk FuTrJ bal bll kncome Trnnsfer Fund bal Ilure General fund 137 Cornish Rd (￿er Norton Equipment Flxed assets Market Place general fund residential buildinq held for Over Norton chapel Set a51de to replace equipment unrestricted fixed assets purchase of 16 Market Place fol rnjqsi•Hs & overgeès to be spent on Nurture Room set aside for local outreach set asl¢Je for specièl projects set aside for v4hen needed to b¢ ustd ¥( Vif4rfs dis¢re¥on to be spent on youth projects to be spent on bells towards bereavement support for aims of 81 Give campai to be spent on bulldln8 pr¢4ect lo be spent on I he Llranch For church buildin ro to be Spent on CAP from cNA￿ for youthlehlldren for Covid 19 resFKJnse for l•mily wellbein workshops for irnproving tech at church to be spent on flowers for domestic abuse projects to support House for Duty Post for kitGhen improve￿nIS restrirted to Livlnq Stones to be spent on CAP Life Skills for resources at Long Lartin for the buildin at Market Place for men's ministry for Minis toddler group tobes ent on Nurtu￿ Room tobes ent on local outreach for oUtre￿h salaries for feod support for and famiPy support donations etc. for Tearfund ZOE to support vulnerable families to be spent on food deliverles for youth work 5,897 18.5CrfJ 5,076 1.726 &958 4,712 9.814 149,078 135.189 114,5771 5.209 18.500 3,916 1,726 5,772 494,712 14.729 278 272 432 ii.1xJoi 5,125 1,939 490,000 14,202 9,287 1,062 1,199 Nurture Room Outreach Projects Reserves fund Vk4Hs fun Youth Bells Bereavemnt 2.lJJO 7,277 3.277 599 305 43Q I,oio 53 Li48 I,oio 1,885 20 250 8,758 147,805 2.8XJ 15,297 4.725 12.194 63,264 1,852 250 8,758 40.576 Give Building projert Lluilding, Llranch Buildin , Church CAP cNA￿grant Covid 19 Creatin Tec Flower fund Freedom House for Du Kitthen Llving Stc•nes Life Skill) Long Lartin Market Place Men U nlted Mini5 Nurture Roorn Outreach Parker Reed RRF Tearfund ZOÉ Vuln. families wox Youth Tot•1 25,Wl 93,974

1,4UJ 138.2561 54.553 15.297 375 11,3501 589 4.297 7.677 40.957 971 5,309 3,710 21,718 5.029 944 1.269 75 $43 ace 944 1,529 260 182 63 257 63 170 533 L228 363 17Q 533 1,412 363 35,0 278 iii 860 4,019 1.941 816 1,000 525.LK 278 37 187 3.491 iO,CMJO io,w) 25,0 149(K)CQi 124 50 170 2,876 8,059 iO,OCx) 15,586 252 4,359 8.414 252 4,987 628 1,179 109,911 994,907 - restrictedincomefvnds of the chority. U- unrestrictedfvnds 692 406,735 698,lYJ3

SL Marfs Church, chIppl￿ l(thwlty n￿7￿1. 1132070) Aryounts for l January XJXI- 31 December 2020 lJ.2 Detalls of merlal funds. held an(l. m0ven￿￿$ durfn8the we¥loys peyl.od Fund names Purpose aNI rest￿100 Fund b blf Expend. Iture Transfer Fund bal clf General fund 137 Ctrrnish Rd c￿er Norton Equi ment Flxed assets arket Place Missions Nurture Room Outreach Projects Reserves fund Vlcarfs fund Youth Bells Building project CAP Chipp lun da CNACT grant Envlsion Flower fund House for Du Kitchen Livl Stuws Life Skllls Lon Lartln Minis Nurture Room treach Tearfund ZOE Tech Youth Youth rnlssion Total eneral lund residential building held for Over Norton chapel set aside to replace e uipment unrestrlrteé fixed ?55ets purchase of 16 Market Place tor missions home & overseas tobes ent on Nurture Rtsyn set aside for lotsl outreach set aside for special projects set aside for when needed to be used at vicarfs dlscretlon to be spent on youth projects to be spent on bells to be spent on buildin to be spent on CAP for Pandemonium fun day trom CNACT for youth/chlldrcn for improving visuals at church to be spent on Ilowers to support House for Outy posi for kltchen improvemènts restricted to Liylw Stones te be spent on CAP Life Skills for resources at Long Lartin for Minis tcddler tc be spenton Nurture Room to be spent on local crtjtreach donatlons etc. for Teartund ZC to be spent on technology tc be spent on youth ects for youth mlssion trtp 7,398 18,500 5.042 5,371 157.073 149.791 18,783} 5.897 18,500 5.076 1,726 8,958 4,712 9.814 1,340 551 517 1,637 8,958 4,712 9,497 1,340 2,CrfJO 612 295 13.277 7,277 904 1,148 404 575 1.723 I,oio 1,984 94.708 933 92 4.913 6,026 6.325 t,72 3,015 iio 750 191 63,408 2,578 6,881 9,417 3,780 170 826 1,885 25,001 4.506 ert 111,2121 125 556 15581 16,1091 1,724 6,874 1.589 76 170 533 L197 418 419 1.970 1.272 252 543 1,529 170 533 1,228 363 124 843 3,404 252 1.SXJ 1,519 155 542 2,127 30,493 59 219 Ico 247 32,625 59 219 179 1131 168576 1,179 1131 282,942 224,287 109,921 13.3 Transfers betthwi lunds £375 was trnnsferred from the Eeneral fund to the festricte(I CAP fund forpjint CAP prolects. £I,OCQ was transferred from the Nortcffi to the Building IBranchl fund, as requested by the congregation of st. Jame5'. C￿er Norton. £1.350 and £589 were transferred to the Flxed Assets fuTrJ from the CNACTgr•nt fut)d and the Covld 19 fund respectlvely. on purchase of fixed assets in accordarKe with the fund restrictions. £490J)C(I was transferred trom the restrlcted Market Place fund tt> the designated Market Place fund. ifter belng used to pay off k)ans to pUr¢￿se the buildbn& accordlrq to the donorfs wishes. 14

SL Marfs(knh, Chlpphw N(rton PCC (Ch¥ky 11320701 Attounts for l January 2020- 31 Decembu 2020 14 Symmiry of th.¢ ?nd114W.IUos 91 Q￿h. fy.n(l. F￿d names Hxed assets Debtor$ Credltors Totsl General fund 137 Cornlsh Rd CWer Norton Equipment Fixed ?sset5 Market Place Missions Nurture Room Outreach Projects Reserve$ fund Vlcarfs fund Bells Bereavernent 8Sg Give Buildlng pre CAP thlAeT grant Covld 19 Creatin Tech Flower fund Freedom Kltchen Llvlni Stones Life Skllls Long Lartin Market Place Men U nlted Mlnis Nurture Room Outrea¢h Parker RRF Vuln. families wox Youth Total 791 86.494 82,076 5,209 18,500 3,916 1,726 5,772 494,712 14.729 278 801 3,277 599 18,500 3,916 1.726 5,772 494,712 14.729 278 3,277 904 305 1,852 250 8,758 40.576 1,852 250 8,758 40,576 5,309 J,yio 21,718 5,029 944 1,269 75 170 533 1.412 363 35,000 278 iii 860 4,019 1,941 B,414 628 eet 3,786 22,198 -971 76 aee 1,269 75 170 533 1.412 363 35.CKKI 278 iii 4,019 1,941 ,414 628 518,984 6.791 255.255 82937 698,D93 15

  1. M￿5 Church, N•xtfm PCC Icharfty numbw. 1132070 Accounts for l Jafiuary 2020-31 tiecember 2020 Trumee reMU￿ra11￿ and beneffts & related party transacti￿$ None of the trustees P4ve been paid any remurration or received any ot￿r benefits from t charity or a related entity. No trustee expenses have been incurred. The PCC gf St. Marfs Church. ChipiMrK Norton has a dose relationstrmp with The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust111584631: stsff and Volunteers from each organisation having worked together throughout the year on youth and children's projects. The Chair of The Chipping Norton Area Christlan Trust, Rev Dr James Kennedy, Is also the Chalr of the PCC of SL Mary's Church, Chlpplng Norton. Stsff employed by The thlpping Norton Area Chrfstlan TNst use office space at premtses belonglngto the PCCofSt. Marf5 Churth, Chipplng Norton al no cost. During the year, The Chlpplng Norton Area Chrls¥an Trust made grants of £12,194 to the PCC of St. Marfs Church, Chipping Norton for yothh and chddren's projects as well as the trainin& expen5¢5 and accornrnTrJatyon of stsfl employed by The Chippiw Norton Area Christlan Trust. At 31 December 2020 a balance of £3,710 remained unspent and the balance has been carrled torward tor use In futu￿ periods. During the year. The PCC ol St. Marfs Church. Chlpping Norton made grants of £12,600 to the Chlppin8 Norton Are• Christian Trust for Staff salarie5. At 31 December 2020 a baL4nce of £69.OC) remained In The PCC of St. Marfs Church, Chlppln& Norton, beln8qifts pald toThe PCCofSt. Marfs Church. Chlpwrq Norton butintended forThe Chipping Norton Area Chrsstran TrusL The PCC of St. M•rfs Chu￿ty Chlpwrw Norton has a close relationshlp wlth The Branch Trust, Chlpplng Norton111910551, the staff and trustees of the PCC of St. Mary's ChU￿h. Chlppln8 Norron havln8 set The Branch TrusL Chipping Norton up durfD¥ the year In order for the trwo charities to work toqether in a mutually benefK￿l *oy. The Chair of The Branch Trust. Chlpplng Norton. Emma Kennedy. is a close famlly rmmber ofthe Chalr of the PCC of St. Marfs Church, Chipplrq Norton. Rev Dr James Kennedv. During the year. the PCC ofst. Marf5 Church. Chipping Norton made grants of £117.413 to The Branch Trust Chipplng Norton {eIt￿￿r In the form of cash transferred, or bi115 paid for on behalf of The Bran¢h TrusL Chipping Nortonl frorn funds that had been rnised for thi5 Specific purpose. At 31 December 2020 a balance of £1,106 ￿m41￿ed. belng donarlons ￿Ven to rhe PCC Of St. Mary's Church, ChlppinK Norton. but Intended for The Brdnch Trust. Chippin8 Ncrton. 16

SL Marfs thurth, Chlpph¥ PCC Icharlty 1132070) Accounts for ljanuary 2020- 31 Oecember 2020 Appendlx A: Income and expernfiture in the genera tsnd Ineome l Donatlons & Legades 1.10 Planned GNing DI Planned giving- Gift ￿ded - S￿￿11￿ orders 02 planned givikYd- Gift Aided - enVe￿peS D3 Planned giv1F￿- non41ft Aided - standing orders D4 Planned glvlng- non-Glft-Alded- enveloFes Totsl 1.10 Planned G14rfng 121) 1.20 Onfroff Glfts D5 One￿ff gifts - Gift-Aided ll6 Qne•ff Rifts- IKIt Gift￿Ided D7 Wall box Totsl 1.20 120 One-off Gffts D8 Gift Aid recovered DIO Collection5 at service5 Dll Grants and donations fran organlsatknis Total l Donatlons & Le8acles 2 Inc<ne from tharftable artl¥ltles Al Coffee5, lunches etc. A2 Men'sevents Aa Women'sevents A4 Youth events A5 Minis A6 PCC fees A7 Admlnlstratorcosts relmbursement S Mlnl MoYer$ Tl Hire of church bl￿IdIng T2 4lre of Parish R¢)oms T9 Other tradlni Total 2 Charilable Artlvllles 4 Incffi from In¥eth￿ 118ank interest Totsl 4 Income from Inve5tmerts Total kncome 2020 2019 96.375 2.351 3.954 512 82,640 6,827 2.139 1,027 92,633 103.192 5.121 4.858 612 10,591 26,866 8,195 4.349 142.634 4.791 698 9289 26,102 2.329 i.iii 142,023 93 335 502 214 319 851 2,022 1010 1,676 52 193 4,487 1,832 152 826 3,180 1.140 14,la4 447 255 255 447 149A178 157.073 Exp•ndltur•s 7 Charitable actNIti•$ 7.1 Worshlp Wl Worshlp general W2 H05Pltality W3 PA/AV equipment W4 Children on Sundays W5 Church maintenance W6 Church cleanir W7 Church utilitie5 W8 Church buildlng plans Totsl 7.1 Worshlp 1.637 2,3a7 3.372 135 1,518 7.429 2,529 4.125 250 21,695 13a 678 2.529 2.617 2,575 17

SL Marfschurth. Chlpp¥ M)rton PCC Kfftlty numbw: 1132070) Accourrts lof i J•uary 2020- 31 Decener 2020 72 Communtty Cl MapriaRe & parertinK C2 Children C3 Youth C4 Women CS Men CF Small groups C7 Conferences & events C8 Parish Rooms maintenance C9 Parlsh Rooms ¢leanln8 CIO Pa￿sh Rocmns utilltles Cll 137 maintenance C12 Older Totsl 7.2 C(xnmunv 73 Mlsslon - chwth led Ml Communlty engagement M2 Alpha M3 CAP M4 ScheolslNurture MS Soclal Aetlon 161 290 52 2,D21 985 1,030 340 672 223 438 211 850 1.7 1,615 138 69 6,984 1.193 1,976 2.021 9,410 889 231 522 1,800 85 2,643 5,990 loo Totsl 7.3 MO5$1￿ - thurth led 7A Mlsslon. oth•r 75 Facllltles & admlnlstratlon 01 Photocopying 02 Postage & statlonery 03 Telephones Q4 Publicty 05 Inlormatlon teCh￿l*Y 06 Other admin costs 07 Insurance Total 7.5 Facllltles & admlnlstratlon 7.6 Staff c(S Sl Par15h share S2 Salarles & wages $4 Pen$lon ¢osts S5 Staff/PCClvolunteer trainirq S6 Accomm.odatlon S7 Workino expenses $8 Stafflvolunteer gffts & recoÉnltlon Total 7.6 Stsff costs 8 thher costs Zl Accountancy fees Z2 Bank char8es Total 8 Other costs Total Expendltures Transfers Nat Op4fatkn8 kncam• aftv Transfws I,￿0 271 2.022 962 1,441 566 1,684 497 5,161 12333 2,742 1,189 1.643 1,258 610 726 4,692 59,617 24.988 875 1,179 11.623 2,403 2,430 103,115 59,219 24,553 978 854 8.C67 4,703 1,242 9￿￿16 3&) 202 120 562 5,189 -14,577 149,791 4,783 4,501

St. Mar¢s Church. Chipping Norton PCC Financial Statements For the Period l j￿Uary 2020 to 31 December 2020 Charity Number: 1132070

SL Marfs Church. Chlpplrya P4¢Xt￿ P(f Flnandal Stat￿ents For the Per￿d l January 2020 to 31 December 2020 Contents Page Legal and Admini5tTative Information Trustees, Report IndepEndeTrt ExarnirFerf5 Report Statement of Financial Activities Balsnce Sheet Notesformlng part of the flnanclal statements Income and expendlture In the general fvjnd 17

SL Marfs thurch. Chlppiw Ntyton KC Ananclal Ststements For the perlod l January 2020 to 31 Decemkn 2020 Reference and AdmlnlstrthÉ Infmi*l Charlty Name.. St. Marfs Church. Chlpping Norton PCC Charity reg￿trat￿)n aumtser.. 1132070 Reqistered OffKe,' Church office The Parish Rows Church Street Chlppiw Norton (￿f0rdShI OX7 5NT 8onkers.' CAF Bank Limited 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hlll West Mèlling Kent ME19 4JQ Trustees.. For o list of Trustees please refer to 'Annual Report 2021r.

SL Morf5 (￿pknE Nort(￿ PCC Ichwlty 1132070) For the period 2020- 31 Dttember 2020 Alm and Purposes: The oblectNes of the PCC are to promote in the eccle&astical parish the whole mission of the Church. ob￿ctIveS and A(Uvltles: Famlly 8elng a true and Ilvely family is importsnt to us- a thole family in unity, Wlth people of all ages embraced and valued. Like any famify. we try to have fun tQ8ether, and to invest in friendship and relats'onship with each other. We also recognise and celebrate our belonging within the wider Church, working together with other denominatlQns as mLKh as we can, and drawin8 strength from oyr own place a5 Pprt of the Oxford Diocèse, in the Church of EtVdlarKI. Nurture Familles care for each other. At St. Marfs it is ro different. We take our responsibilities serlously to share what we have whenever we perceive a r￿ed. We seek always to support and encourage one another, extending God'$ 8race practically by caring for each other. listenin& and brin8in8 Strength to each othef however we can. Growth We want St. Marfs to be a place where peoF4e are always growin8 Splfitually - through faithful 8ible teachlftg, training, and exerclslng faith. thrO￿h obedience. surrender and through comrnitment to serve, Comrnunlty Our place In Chlppin8 Norton is to love our whde community, and to be found at the heart of our ¢ommunlty. We are ¢alled to be an outward focused ChU￿h, reachir4 Out wherever we find doors openin&. Witne55 We desire to share the good news of Jesus, proclaimtng It afresh to each generation here in our local community and playing our part in takin8 the good news to all corners of the world so that we can share In the joy of 5eein81Svè5 changed by his lIf￿1vIng love. Service At 5t Mary's we are unlquely placed to know and to ser¥e our whole community and so we artNely seek to step out constantly in compassion, coming alowide the k)sr and the vulnerable. no longer living for ourselves. but for but for the one who died for u5. Achlwemonts and Perfomiance. Fry a reviewof cur achievements and performance dwin8 2020 please refer to"Annual Report 2020". Fknanci81 Review: For a revlew of the 2020 fInan￿$ please refer to "Annual Report 2020".

SL Chwth, (Nppkng Norton PCC Ichwlty 1132070) A￿O￿tt$fOr l January 2020- 31 Dec•￿et 2020 Reserves Pollcy: The Charity consider5 that it Is not necessary to a set level of rèserves as ttte Charitvs ongolng activitie5 can expand or contract in line with staThYing orders. donations and 8rants available. Should an unusual obligation arise, the Trustees are confident that sufficient ftjnds can be So￿ht from ¢ongregation members and from grant income. Therefore, all of the fLmds hekl are ¥vaIlab￿ to be used for the charity's actlvities. Structure, G(y4ernance and Managemen The or￿nISatIon Is an unlncorporated charfty, haviry re8i5tered with the Charlty Commlsslon 9 October 2009. The ftRthod of appolnl￿nt of PCC members ts set In the Church Representation Rules. At 5t. Marvs the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (ourvicarl, churchwarden5 ané members elected by those members of the ¢ongreEatlon who are on the Electornl Roll of tl church. All those who attend our servlce$ are encouraged to register on the Electornl Roll. The PCC members are ￿SPOnSible for m4kln8 deci$lon$ on all matters of general corKem and wnportance to the parish includlng de¢Kting on how the fuThJs of the PCC are to be spent. New members recelve inltlil trdlnlrrf Into the workings of the PCC. Tru#e¢' Responslblwtles In Relitlon to ihe Fhbarftsl St•tements The charity trustees are responsible for preparin8 a trustees, annual report and ftnanclal statements In accordance wlth applicable law and Vnlted Kingdom Accountlng Standards Iunited Xingdom General Accepted Accounting Practlcel. In y•parlrq th• Ilnancial stat•rn•nts, t1￿ trust••s afg r•qufr•d to: select sultable accounting policies and then apply thern con51Stent￿. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SC#iP: make judgenKnts and estlmate5 that are reasonable and prudent: state whether appllcable UK accounting standards have been follrywed, subject to any materlal departures disclosed and explained in the financ￿1 statements.. prepare the finarKlal ststements on the 8oin8 concern basis unless ft Is Inappropriate to presume that the charrty will continue in buslne5S. The trustees are responslbk for keeplng proper ac¢ountln8 records that dls¢lose wlth reasonable ac¢urary at any time the financial pa5ition of the charity and enable them lo ensure that the financlal ststements comply with the cltarities Art 2011. The knjstees are also responslble for s•fE8uardln8 the assets of the ¢harlty and hence tskin8 reasonab￿ step5 for the pr2ventDn and detection of frnud and other Irre8ularltles. The trustees are responslble for the rnaintena￿e and integrfty of the InfoTmation included on the Chari￿s wtbslte. Legislation in the Urnited Kingdom governTrng the preparatK>n arKJ dlssemlnation of flnancial statements may differ from leglslaD"on In otherjunsdictions. Thls report was apprcved by the Trustees on And signed on behalf of the board by TAME> ￿t￿.￿lE￿￿ Date DAviV B45FiOP Date I q

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REpc￿rT0 ThETRu¥fEES ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUPITS OF ST MARYS CHURCH PCC, CIIIPPING NORTON l ￿pOrt to the trU￿ee5 on my examination of the accounts of St Marfs Parochial Church Council ChiFiping Norton for the year ended 31 Decernber 2020. which are set out on pages 5 to 16. Responsibilites and basis of report As the trustee5 of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts In accordance wTrth the ￿qUIrementS of the Charities Act 2011. I report in respect of my examination of the trustee's accounts cariied out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llb) ot the 2011 Act. Independeni examinerfs statement I confirm thot l am qualified io undertake the examlnation because l am a member of the Instltute of Chartered Management Accountants in En8land and Wales. which is one of the listed bodies. I hjve completed my examinatlon. I confim that no material mattefs have come to my attention In connection with the examination givin8 me cause to believe that in any material respect.. (11 accountlrrf records were not kepi in respea of the Charlty as requlred by section 130 of the Act. or 121 the accounts do not accord wlth those records: or 131 the occounts do not comply with rhe applicable reqU1￿MentS concernlng the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccounts and Reports} Re8ulation$ 2Cx)8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair vlew. wttich is not a matter considered as pan of an Independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other malters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this rèport in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be feached. Francis Jame5 Harper ACMA Falmoor, 29 Meriden Road. Hampton-in-Arden, 892 OBS Dated:

St. Marfs Thuwth, PCC stateme￿ of Financial Atbvlths lkndu(Yng arnl Eyndllute Account) For the pertod l Janw 2020 10 31 Oecener 2020 Total Trds 20201£1 UMe51rk. ted lunds 2019 (£) Re5trfrted fvTrds 20191£) Totsl fvnds 10191£) ted fvnd5 20201£) nds 2020 (£1 Income from.. t>Jnatlcns and lega¢les Charitable activities Investments 142.446 6.607 447 845,092 315 987,538 6.922 447 143,185 14.184 255 209.633 14.399 255 215 Totsl 149,5CO 845.407 994,gKJ7 157,624 66,663 224,287 Resources expended Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activities 15,514 233.183 15,514 391,221 158,038 IEQ,590 122,352 282.942 Totsl 158.038 248.697 406,735 160,590 122.352 282.942 Net Incomellexpendlturel 18.5381 5%.710 588,172 12,9661 155,6891 158.6551 Transfers between funds 490,$64 1490,5641 17,097 17,097 Net movement In fimd5 482,026 106,146 $88,172 14,131 72,7861 58.655 Reeonelllatlon ol lund: Total funds brought forward Total fvfids tarrfed forward 68.362 41,559 109,921 54,231 114,345 168,576 550,388 147,705 698,093 41.559 109,921 The statement of financial acti¥ltie5 includes all iains and losses in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from contlnuin8 actlvlties.

SL Marfs Churth a￿pp1ry Nqrton PCC Bala￿e Sheet as at 31 Decem￿ 2020 No- UnieslTk. led lunds 20201£) Total nds 20201£) Unrestrk- ted funds 2019 (£) Rertrlrted funds 1019 {£) Total fund5 2019 (£) lunds 2020 I£D Hxed as5etS Tangible assets Total fixed asséts 518,984 518,984 518.984 518.984 522,170 522,170 522,170 522,170 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and In hand Tot•1 curient xsets io 12 791 112,994 113,785 6,791 255,255 262,046 933 47,116 48,049 933 90.895 91.828 142,261 148.261 43,779 43.779 Credlrors: amounts fallln8 duo wlthln one li 82.381 556 82,937 176,857 2.220 179,077 Net current o$sets/iiknNittks 31,404 147,705 179,109 {124W81 41,559 187,2491 Totol ossets less euffent Ilq&llltles S￿),388 147.705 698.093 393,362 41.559 434.921 Credltors: amounts fallln8 due after one li 325,000 325,t)JO Totol net assets or Hobllltles 550,388 147,705 698,093 68,362 41,559 109,921 Funds olthe Charl Restricted Income fund5 Unrestricted funds fotsl funds 147.705 147,705 550,388 698,093 41,559 41,559 68.362 109,921 550,388 550,388 68,362 68.362 147.705 41,559 Approved by the Trustees: JAMES Date￿2￿ I DftwiD bl5HQ P Oate Iq M zoll

SL Marfs Church, (thIppI￿ N(rton PCC ICh¥lty number: 11320701 Accounts l•x IJ￿￿ary 2020- 31 December 2020 Notes furn￿nI pat of the Fkn4ndal Statements the ended 31 Oecemkn 2020 L Basis of preparatk (4) ￿515 01 accounth These accounts have been prepared under the histor￿al cost convention ￿th Items recognlsed at cost OT transaction value unless oth•rlse stated in th• r•lwMit notys to th￿ accounts. The financlal ststements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charlties preparing their accounts in accoréance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 1021 (effective l January 20151 and wlth the Finèncial Reporting Standard appli¢able in the United Kingdom and Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021. The charity constitutes a PLtblic benefit entlty as defined by FRS 102. The a￿Unts present a true and fair view and the accountlng policies adoptrd are those outlined in note 2. (bl chan8es lo accowtlng estlmates and prlor VE err￿S No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reportSw period. No materlal prlor year error has been léentlfied in the reportinK period. 2. Accountlng Poll¢les The pdndpal accountlng polkles are summ•rised belo>w. The accounting polkles h•¥e been applled consistently thr¢ughout the period. 2.1 Fund accountln8 Unrestrlcted funds are availgble for use at th• discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the gener41 obJectives of the charity. Restricted funds are subjected to rEstriciions on their expenditure imFwd by the do¢￿ror through the tems of an appeal. 2.2 Income lal Reco8nltlon of IKom• I Incomlng resources are included In the St•tement of Financial Activities when the ¢h•rlty Is •ntltled to, and mor• Ilk•ly tlwn to r•c•lw th• Ir¢com•, and th• amount c•n b• nwasur•d reliablv. (bl Offsettlng There has been no offsetting ol asset5 and Ilab115t6es. or incorne arKI expenses. unless requlred or permitteé by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102. 1¢) Grants and donatlons Income from donations and legacles is recelved by way of grènts, donatlons and gifts. t*nation5 are induded in full in the Ststement of Flnaneial Actmties on thelr recelpt. Grants. vthere entitlernent Is not conditional on the éelivery of a specific perf0rnan￿ by the Charity. are reciyxnised when the formal offer of funding is communicated in writin8 to the charity. During the reportirq period, grants of £19,6￿ w•r• r•¢elvèd from I￿4 courtils.

St. Marf5 thur(h, chIppl￿ PCC (Charlty Nmber. 11320701 Accounts fw l j￿UarY 2020-31 DKember 2020 Idl GIftAld Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there Is a valKI declaration from the donor. Any Gfft d amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an additlon to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the tem)s of the aw)eal have specified otherwlse. lel Income from Interest Interest Is incIL￿ed in the accounts when receipt is probable. and the amount recelvable can be measured reliably. {fj Voknteer help The value of any voluntary help receNed ts nrt Included In the accounts but Is descrlbed in the trustees, annual rewrt. 2.3 EXpe￿I￿e and Ilabilies lal Rasourc•s •xP￿dad Llabllltles are recognlsed where bt Is more IIke￿ than mt thatthere Is a legal or eonstructfve obllgatlon commlttlni the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with r•asonabki certainty. Ibl Aloc*lon of support costs Support costs are those functlons that assist the work of the charlty but do not directly undertake charltable actlvitles. These costs have been allocated to actlvity Cost cate8orles in proportlon wlth direct expenditure on charitable activities (excludlng exceptlonal Items). Icl Credltors Th• charity h•$ cr•dltors whkh ar• m•asur•d at s•ttl•rn•nt arrKMJnts. (dl D•f•rrod Incomè and provlslons for Ilablwtles No materlal item of deferred Income has been induded In the accounts. No provlsions for1Sabllltles have been r•cord•d. Assets (a) Tan8lblefixed assets Tanglble fixed a55ets are valwd at CQSt. They are capftallsed if they can be used for more than one Year and cost at least £5C¥J. Fixtures, fittings and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basls overthree years. Ibl Delrtors Debtors Ilncludlre trade debtors and loans pceivablel a￿ r￿aSured on Inltlal reeognifion at settlement amount after any trade discounts oramount advanced by the charity. Subsequently. thèy are measured at t￿ cash or other consideration expected to be received. 2.5 Goln8 concern There are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast Si8rlficant doubt cn the charity'5 ability to continue as a going Concem.

SL Marfs Church. Chlpphy N(rtw PCC Icharfty Thfflber: 11320701 Accounts for l Januay 2020- 31 December 2020 3. Analysts of Unre5trk. ted fvnds 2020 (£) Totsl l￿d$ 2020 (£1 Unrestrk- ted funds 2019 {£1 Re5trkted fvnds 20191£) Total nds 2019 (4 Oonations and gitts Gift Aid Grants from charkn'es To￿1 115,055 26,280 i.iii 142.446 167.138 14,209 663,745 845,092 282,193 40,489 664.856 987.538 111,933 26,867 4.385 143.185 13.679 27,478 25,291 66.448 125,612 54,345 29,676 209,633 Charltable artlvltles Church actNities PCC fees Provlding facilities Other Totoi 1.783 1,810 1.338 1.676 6.607 315 2.098 1,810 1.338 1.676 6.922 5,633 4,487 4.006 58 205 io 5,838 4,497 58 315 215 14,399 Income from Investment Interest 447 447 255 255 Totsl Income I49.5￿) 845,407 994,907 157.624 66,663 224,287 Donatlons and glfts Included a one￿ff donatKn 01 £525,000 to the Market Place Irestrictedl fund n 2020. Glft Aid Includeé a one-off amount of £25,058 for the Outreach Irestrictedl fund In 2019. 4. ¥•4balysts of expendltsye on ¢h•ltable a¢iMt 4.1 Anatysls Ofexp￿dItUre by fvnd Unrestrk- ted fund5 2020 (£1 Reslrkted fvnd5 20201£ Totsl nds 2020 Unrestrk- ted fvnds 2019 {£) Restrkted lunds 2019 {£) Total fvnds 2019 {£) CharitalAe artl¥llles Worship Community Mlsslon 84,092 45,679 28,267 158.038 3,050 9,428 220.705 233,183 87,142 55,107 248,972 391,221 89,761 40,844 29,985 I￿.590 5,879 89.476 26.997 122,352 95,640 130,320 56,982 282,942 Tothl

St. Marf5 Church. Chlpp¥ Norton PCC (Chaffty rnThber. 1132070) Ac¢ountsf•x Ij￿U￿ 2020- 111)ffember 2020 2.1 Analyy5 of expendlture type: (urrent year Acli¥itles urmlertak direcilv Grant fundl Support costs Total 202D 1£) Charltabh xtlvl•s Worship Comrnunity Mission Totoj 17,531 15,408 71￿81 104,820 69,611 39.699 37.269 146.579 87,142 55,107 248,972 391,221 139.822 139,822 22 Analysls ofexpendliure type: pmlous year Acthiltlès undertaken d1￿¢￿¥ fyant fvAd Torai 1019 (£) Charltable artlvllles Wershlp Cornmuni Mlsslon Totol 27,038 68.fQ2 48,250 29.823 146,675 95.640 27,159 111,209 56,982 282,942 25,058 3 Detalls ot8rants Grants to st*utlons Totsl 20201£) Grants to Instltulions Totsl 2019 (£) Mlsskni The 8ranch Trust CNACT en Cknrs Tearfund Great Lakes Raflki Thabo Irinovista others Comrnun CNACT Totol 117,413 12,600 3.349 2,190 117,413 12,fi)O 3,349 2,19J 270 270 25,058 25,058 25,058 25.058 139.822 139,822 io

SL Marfs Chur¢h, chIppl￿ PCC lthwity nthmbw. 11320701 A(counts for l January 2020-31 December 2020 5. Analy of suppryt costs 5.1 Analysk af support costs: currentyear Support cost Worshlp Mlssknn Totsl Facilitie5 & administration Stsff Costs Other costs 7.963 60,891 757 4,757 33.413 1,529 39,699 6,748 17,439 13,082 37,269 19,468 111,743 15.368 146.579 Totsl 69.611 Basis of all￿ation.. in PrO￿rtIon to costs on direct artivities. 52 Analysts of sUpP￿t cosl&" pre¥low year Support cost Wcrshlp Mlsthn Totsl Facilities & administration staff costs Other costs 252 Totol 68.602 8asls ot allocatlon: In PfOk4)rtlon to costs on dlrect actlvltle& 7.870 3,773 42,424 2.053 48,250 2,707 26,246 870 14,350 129,150 3,175 146,675 29.823 6 Detalls of wtaln Items of ¢xp¢ndltu The charlty ￿ld £360 to an Independent examiner lor external scrutlny of ihe •¢counts.12019: £01 7 Analysls of staff costs 10201£) 24.988 875 2019 (£1 24,553 978 Salarles and wages Penslon5 Totsl There was l employee (full eqUi￿lentI for the entire acctyjntlrq perkKI12019: 11. No employee recei¥ed errK)luments of rn0￿ thon £60,C(Y). Durin8 th? y•arth•r• w•r• fm) 0x￿atIa paym•nts and thor• •r• r•dundaw paym•nts. 8 Dofinod tontrlbutlon pènslon schme The amount of contributlon5 recognised in the SOFA as an exptnse tor defined contrlbutlon pension schemes was £87512019: £9781. AlOr￿ with the other suPp￿t Costs. pension costs are allocated to activities in proportlon to the dlrert actlvity costs. All pension costs have been treated as unrestrlcted. li

St. Marfs Church, 0￿ppI￿ NLYton PCC Ichth number. 1132070) AccO￿t$ fty l janu￿ 2020-31 December 2020 9 Ta￿l￿let1Xed a￿ts Frtehdd Lmd & buldirys xture4 fittin8s & equlpment Totsl Cost At the beginnlng of the ￿•r Additions 513212 13,436 1.939 15,375 526,648 1.939 528,587 At the end of the year De ciation At the beginnln8 of the year During the ￿T At the end of the year Net book value At the beglnning of the year At the end of the ear 513,212 4,478 5,125 9.603 4,478 5.125 9,603 513.212 513,212 8,958 5,772 522,170 518.984 10 Debtors 20201£) 791 2019 I£1 933 Other debtOTS Grants receivable Totsl 11 Credltors ILI Credltors: amounts fallln8 whln one year 20201£) 82,937 20191£) 14,077 165,000 Accruals and deferred Income Loans Total IL2 Cr•dltors: amounts falllffts after rn(Y¢ than (w ye¥ 20201£) 2019 {£J 325,CKIO Loans Tatal 12 Cash at bmk and In hand 2020 (£1 165.100 90.155 2019 (£) 55,IC 35,795 Short term deposlts Cash at bank and on hand Totsl 255 255 12

SL Marf5Churth, ChIppi￿ N<*ton KC Icharity rnffibw. 1132070) Accounts fty l janu￿ 2020- 31 December 2020 13 Charlty funds 13.1 Deta18 of mathrial ￿ndS held and ffl0w￿ts durfn8 the current perfod Fund names Purpose and restflctk FuTrJ bal bll kncome Trnnsfer Fund bal Ilure General fund 137 Cornish Rd (￿er Norton Equipment Flxed assets Market Place general fund residential buildinq held for Over Norton chapel Set a51de to replace equipment unrestricted fixed assets purchase of 16 Market Place fol rnjqsi•Hs & overgeès to be spent on Nurture Room set aside for local outreach set asl¢Je for specièl projects set aside for v4hen needed to b¢ ustd ¥( Vif4rfs dis¢re¥on to be spent on youth projects to be spent on bells towards bereavement support for aims of 81 Give campai to be spent on bulldln8 pr¢4ect lo be spent on I he Llranch For church buildin ro to be Spent on CAP from cNA￿ for youthlehlldren for Covid 19 resFKJnse for l•mily wellbein workshops for irnproving tech at church to be spent on flowers for domestic abuse projects to support House for Duty Post for kitGhen improve￿nIS restrirted to Livlnq Stones to be spent on CAP Life Skills for resources at Long Lartin for the buildin at Market Place for men's ministry for Minis toddler group tobes ent on Nurtu￿ Room tobes ent on local outreach for oUtre￿h salaries for feod support for and famiPy support donations etc. for Tearfund ZOE to support vulnerable families to be spent on food deliverles for youth work 5,897 18.5CrfJ 5,076 1.726 &958 4,712 9.814 149,078 135.189 114,5771 5.209 18.500 3,916 1,726 5,772 494,712 14.729 278 272 432 ii.1xJoi 5,125 1,939 490,000 14,202 9,287 1,062 1,199 Nurture Room Outreach Projects Reserves fund Vk4Hs fun Youth Bells Bereavemnt 2.lJJO 7,277 3.277 599 305 43Q I,oio 53 Li48 I,oio 1,885 20 250 8,758 147,805 2.8XJ 15,297 4.725 12.194 63,264 1,852 250 8,758 40.576 Give Building projert Lluilding, Llranch Buildin , Church CAP cNA￿grant Covid 19 Creatin Tec Flower fund Freedom House for Du Kitthen Llving Stc•nes Life Skill) Long Lartin Market Place Men U nlted Mini5 Nurture Roorn Outreach Parker Reed RRF Tearfund ZOÉ Vuln. families wox Youth Tot•1 25,Wl 93,974

1,4UJ 138.2561 54.553 15.297 375 11,3501 589 4.297 7.677 40.957 971 5,309 3,710 21,718 5.029 944 1.269 75 $43 ace 944 1,529 260 182 63 257 63 170 533 L228 363 17Q 533 1,412 363 35,0 278 iii 860 4,019 1.941 816 1,000 525.LK 278 37 187 3.491 iO,CMJO io,w) 25,0 149(K)CQi 124 50 170 2,876 8,059 iO,OCx) 15,586 252 4,359 8.414 252 4,987 628 1,179 109,911 994,907 - restrictedincomefvnds of the chority. U- unrestrictedfvnds 692 406,735 698,lYJ3

SL Marfs Church, chIppl￿ l(thwlty n￿7￿1. 1132070) Aryounts for l January XJXI- 31 December 2020 lJ.2 Detalls of merlal funds. held an(l. m0ven￿￿$ durfn8the we¥loys peyl.od Fund names Purpose aNI rest￿100 Fund b blf Expend. Iture Transfer Fund bal clf General fund 137 Ctrrnish Rd c￿er Norton Equi ment Flxed assets arket Place Missions Nurture Room Outreach Projects Reserves fund Vlcarfs fund Youth Bells Building project CAP Chipp lun da CNACT grant Envlsion Flower fund House for Du Kitchen Livl Stuws Life Skllls Lon Lartln Minis Nurture Room treach Tearfund ZOE Tech Youth Youth rnlssion Total eneral lund residential building held for Over Norton chapel set aside to replace e uipment unrestrlrteé fixed ?55ets purchase of 16 Market Place tor missions home & overseas tobes ent on Nurture Rtsyn set aside for lotsl outreach set aside for special projects set aside for when needed to be used at vicarfs dlscretlon to be spent on youth projects to be spent on bells to be spent on buildin to be spent on CAP for Pandemonium fun day trom CNACT for youth/chlldrcn for improving visuals at church to be spent on Ilowers to support House for Outy posi for kltchen improvemènts restricted to Liylw Stones te be spent on CAP Life Skills for resources at Long Lartin for Minis tcddler tc be spenton Nurture Room to be spent on local crtjtreach donatlons etc. for Teartund ZC to be spent on technology tc be spent on youth ects for youth mlssion trtp 7,398 18,500 5.042 5,371 157.073 149.791 18,783} 5.897 18,500 5.076 1,726 8,958 4,712 9.814 1,340 551 517 1,637 8,958 4,712 9,497 1,340 2,CrfJO 612 295 13.277 7,277 904 1,148 404 575 1.723 I,oio 1,984 94.708 933 92 4.913 6,026 6.325 t,72 3,015 iio 750 191 63,408 2,578 6,881 9,417 3,780 170 826 1,885 25,001 4.506 ert 111,2121 125 556 15581 16,1091 1,724 6,874 1.589 76 170 533 L197 418 419 1.970 1.272 252 543 1,529 170 533 1,228 363 124 843 3,404 252 1.SXJ 1,519 155 542 2,127 30,493 59 219 Ico 247 32,625 59 219 179 1131 168576 1,179 1131 282,942 224,287 109,921 13.3 Transfers betthwi lunds £375 was trnnsferred from the Eeneral fund to the festricte(I CAP fund forpjint CAP prolects. £I,OCQ was transferred from the Nortcffi to the Building IBranchl fund, as requested by the congregation of st. Jame5'. C￿er Norton. £1.350 and £589 were transferred to the Flxed Assets fuTrJ from the CNACTgr•nt fut)d and the Covld 19 fund respectlvely. on purchase of fixed assets in accordarKe with the fund restrictions. £490J)C(I was transferred trom the restrlcted Market Place fund tt> the designated Market Place fund. ifter belng used to pay off k)ans to pUr¢￿se the buildbn& accordlrq to the donorfs wishes. 14

SL Marfs(knh, Chlpphw N(rton PCC (Ch¥ky 11320701 Attounts for l January 2020- 31 Decembu 2020 14 Symmiry of th.¢ ?nd114W.IUos 91 Q￿h. fy.n(l. F￿d names Hxed assets Debtor$ Credltors Totsl General fund 137 Cornlsh Rd CWer Norton Equipment Fixed ?sset5 Market Place Missions Nurture Room Outreach Projects Reserve$ fund Vlcarfs fund Bells Bereavernent 8Sg Give Buildlng pre CAP thlAeT grant Covld 19 Creatin Tech Flower fund Freedom Kltchen Llvlni Stones Life Skllls Long Lartin Market Place Men U nlted Mlnis Nurture Room Outrea¢h Parker RRF Vuln. families wox Youth Total 791 86.494 82,076 5,209 18,500 3,916 1,726 5,772 494,712 14.729 278 801 3,277 599 18,500 3,916 1.726 5,772 494,712 14.729 278 3,277 904 305 1,852 250 8,758 40.576 1,852 250 8,758 40,576 5,309 J,yio 21,718 5,029 944 1,269 75 170 533 1.412 363 35,000 278 iii 860 4,019 1,941 B,414 628 eet 3,786 22,198 -971 76 aee 1,269 75 170 533 1.412 363 35.CKKI 278 iii 4,019 1,941 ,414 628 518,984 6.791 255.255 82937 698,D93 15

  1. M￿5 Church, N•xtfm PCC Icharfty numbw. 1132070 Accounts for l Jafiuary 2020-31 tiecember 2020 Trumee reMU￿ra11￿ and beneffts & related party transacti￿$ None of the trustees P4ve been paid any remurration or received any ot￿r benefits from t charity or a related entity. No trustee expenses have been incurred. The PCC gf St. Marfs Church. ChipiMrK Norton has a dose relationstrmp with The Chipping Norton Area Christian Trust111584631: stsff and Volunteers from each organisation having worked together throughout the year on youth and children's projects. The Chair of The Chipping Norton Area Christlan Trust, Rev Dr James Kennedy, Is also the Chalr of the PCC of SL Mary's Church, Chlpplng Norton. Stsff employed by The thlpping Norton Area Chrfstlan TNst use office space at premtses belonglngto the PCCofSt. Marf5 Churth, Chipplng Norton al no cost. During the year, The Chlpplng Norton Area Chrls¥an Trust made grants of £12,194 to the PCC of St. Marfs Church, Chipping Norton for yothh and chddren's projects as well as the trainin& expen5¢5 and accornrnTrJatyon of stsfl employed by The Chippiw Norton Area Christlan Trust. At 31 December 2020 a balance of £3,710 remained unspent and the balance has been carrled torward tor use In futu￿ periods. During the year. The PCC ol St. Marfs Church. Chlpping Norton made grants of £12,600 to the Chlppin8 Norton Are• Christian Trust for Staff salarie5. At 31 December 2020 a baL4nce of £69.OC) remained In The PCC of St. Marfs Church, Chlppln& Norton, beln8qifts pald toThe PCCofSt. Marfs Church. Chlpwrq Norton butintended forThe Chipping Norton Area Chrsstran TrusL The PCC of St. M•rfs Chu￿ty Chlpwrw Norton has a close relationshlp wlth The Branch Trust, Chlpplng Norton111910551, the staff and trustees of the PCC of St. Mary's ChU￿h. Chlppln8 Norron havln8 set The Branch TrusL Chipping Norton up durfD¥ the year In order for the trwo charities to work toqether in a mutually benefK￿l *oy. The Chair of The Branch Trust. Chlpplng Norton. Emma Kennedy. is a close famlly rmmber ofthe Chalr of the PCC of St. Marfs Church, Chipplrq Norton. Rev Dr James Kennedv. During the year. the PCC ofst. Marf5 Church. Chipping Norton made grants of £117.413 to The Branch Trust Chipplng Norton {eIt￿￿r In the form of cash transferred, or bi115 paid for on behalf of The Bran¢h TrusL Chipping Nortonl frorn funds that had been rnised for thi5 Specific purpose. At 31 December 2020 a balance of £1,106 ￿m41￿ed. belng donarlons ￿Ven to rhe PCC Of St. Mary's Church, ChlppinK Norton. but Intended for The Brdnch Trust. Chippin8 Ncrton. 16

SL Marfs thurth, Chlpph¥ PCC Icharlty 1132070) Accounts for ljanuary 2020- 31 Oecember 2020 Appendlx A: Income and expernfiture in the genera tsnd Ineome l Donatlons & Legades 1.10 Planned GNing DI Planned giving- Gift ￿ded - S￿￿11￿ orders 02 planned givikYd- Gift Aided - enVe￿peS D3 Planned giv1F￿- non41ft Aided - standing orders D4 Planned glvlng- non-Glft-Alded- enveloFes Totsl 1.10 Planned G14rfng 121) 1.20 Onfroff Glfts D5 One￿ff gifts - Gift-Aided ll6 Qne•ff Rifts- IKIt Gift￿Ided D7 Wall box Totsl 1.20 120 One-off Gffts D8 Gift Aid recovered DIO Collection5 at service5 Dll Grants and donations fran organlsatknis Total l Donatlons & Le8acles 2 Inc<ne from tharftable artl¥ltles Al Coffee5, lunches etc. A2 Men'sevents Aa Women'sevents A4 Youth events A5 Minis A6 PCC fees A7 Admlnlstratorcosts relmbursement S Mlnl MoYer$ Tl Hire of church bl￿IdIng T2 4lre of Parish R¢)oms T9 Other tradlni Total 2 Charilable Artlvllles 4 Incffi from In¥eth￿ 118ank interest Totsl 4 Income from Inve5tmerts Total kncome 2020 2019 96.375 2.351 3.954 512 82,640 6,827 2.139 1,027 92,633 103.192 5.121 4.858 612 10,591 26,866 8,195 4.349 142.634 4.791 698 9289 26,102 2.329 i.iii 142,023 93 335 502 214 319 851 2,022 1010 1,676 52 193 4,487 1,832 152 826 3,180 1.140 14,la4 447 255 255 447 149A178 157.073 Exp•ndltur•s 7 Charitable actNIti•$ 7.1 Worshlp Wl Worshlp general W2 H05Pltality W3 PA/AV equipment W4 Children on Sundays W5 Church maintenance W6 Church cleanir W7 Church utilitie5 W8 Church buildlng plans Totsl 7.1 Worshlp 1.637 2,3a7 3.372 135 1,518 7.429 2,529 4.125 250 21,695 13a 678 2.529 2.617 2,575 17

SL Marfschurth. Chlpp¥ M)rton PCC Kfftlty numbw: 1132070) Accourrts lof i J•uary 2020- 31 Decener 2020 72 Communtty Cl MapriaRe & parertinK C2 Children C3 Youth C4 Women CS Men CF Small groups C7 Conferences & events C8 Parish Rooms maintenance C9 Parlsh Rooms ¢leanln8 CIO Pa￿sh Rocmns utilltles Cll 137 maintenance C12 Older Totsl 7.2 C(xnmunv 73 Mlsslon - chwth led Ml Communlty engagement M2 Alpha M3 CAP M4 ScheolslNurture MS Soclal Aetlon 161 290 52 2,D21 985 1,030 340 672 223 438 211 850 1.7 1,615 138 69 6,984 1.193 1,976 2.021 9,410 889 231 522 1,800 85 2,643 5,990 loo Totsl 7.3 MO5$1￿ - thurth led 7A Mlsslon. oth•r 75 Facllltles & admlnlstratlon 01 Photocopying 02 Postage & statlonery 03 Telephones Q4 Publicty 05 Inlormatlon teCh￿l*Y 06 Other admin costs 07 Insurance Total 7.5 Facllltles & admlnlstratlon 7.6 Staff c(S Sl Par15h share S2 Salarles & wages $4 Pen$lon ¢osts S5 Staff/PCClvolunteer trainirq S6 Accomm.odatlon S7 Workino expenses $8 Stafflvolunteer gffts & recoÉnltlon Total 7.6 Stsff costs 8 thher costs Zl Accountancy fees Z2 Bank char8es Total 8 Other costs Total Expendltures Transfers Nat Op4fatkn8 kncam• aftv Transfws I,￿0 271 2.022 962 1,441 566 1,684 497 5,161 12333 2,742 1,189 1.643 1,258 610 726 4,692 59,617 24.988 875 1,179 11.623 2,403 2,430 103,115 59,219 24,553 978 854 8.C67 4,703 1,242 9￿￿16 3&) 202 120 562 5,189 -14,577 149,791 4,783 4,501