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Chrl•t Church Hlgher 8•blngton Alms and Pu 80 Chnsl Church Highér B&bino0ft'8 Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the respcffisiblty of coper$I1J wth inrnbent in pr(xnotiTrJ in the ecdesiastical paflsh. the whole mlssion of t1 Churth. pasthl, •vangellslic, Social arrfl ecumenical. The PCC is $peofK•lly respon$ilk for Ihe m•i)tenan¢e ol the Church aThJ the Commurty Cenlfe. ec11ve8 and ActfvStles The PCC is commrtled lo enabling as many p•opl• a8 possibl• to lo¥• of God Ihrou9h worship at our church and engagement wrth our members in and around the parish. The PCC ma8¢n5 an overviv•V of Wofship 3r)d makes su99estsons on how our seThices can Involve the many groups Ihal live within parish Our and worship wi iailh into praclico thrgh wayef and scriure, music and sacramenL VYPth sing ¢xff activils f¢ y•ar, th• InMbnI ar PCC have considered Charrty Commtssion'g guthnce on public benefil and. in particular, the specthc gu char11488 for the advancemenl of rel4¢n In parti¢ulaf, we lry lo enable all people to ibve Iheir laith as part of our parTsh communty through. Worship and pray•r.18aming aboul the Go¥)81: and d8v•k>FyrwJ knuA•d and trust in Jesus Provision of pasioral re for pe¢)pl• kving in lh• ph Missi¢Jnwy a1 outreach work To facilitat8 thi% worK it Is Impcrtant that we wopety ma'rtsin tIKg fabric of Christ Church, wht¢h ts a Grade11 listed buldity d•b"ng b•ck lo 1859. 4j the Community Centre uch opwd in April 2011. The PCC'S Pdlcy is lo dellver Chri51ma8 and Easter cards lo every home n the Parigh wing detai18 of the church Servi arbd outreach actsWI Fdanned lof thw18styvals. 3 Achl•vements and P rf 3.1 Incumbenfs Re b Revd Mlke Loach 2023 iwht the IVrtable mix of chall8ng88 and blessings. ww• able to grthv in many areas. lyjt SwtIMeS slnjggled to sPOnd lo increased pressure on our resources and to shifting cultural pattems As our nallonal allh socol sep4lces have conlinLd to tw and break under the weight of impossit4e demands, the farth 8ecior has often fourMI ilself as the next line ol support arKI Ihi5 has resulled in rn0 and more peop approaching us lor help Coupled wrth a national pcture of decline in church att8ndanc8. our aknlity to respond to all has been severely teyled. On a pernonal bevel. tho extr8 respor1b1Fty of b8rwJ Priest4nCharg8 at St Paufs Tranm•r• and Iht Chair of the De58n Enwronmenl Fom has snetIMeS made my role impossible lo manage. That we have conb.nued to be able to offer such wonderful service to our community Is in no small part to our amazuvJ team of volunteers and the ongoing love and supp)rt given by fxr church family. Is
Wornhlp Our w(Kshipping lrfe has aayS been a [Ce ofioy and c(Ynfort to m•. I love the fact thal we emlxace the queslions of faith and are willitvj lo lislen to the many different ansvth5 offered by various traditK>n8. Each rTb8mber of our Ministy Team leads serytes and preaches with a drfferenl theological and pasloral emphasls and this a streryth. Recognising Ihal as Chnstsans we arè all on a ioumey is so important rf we are lo emlxace prophet IAKah's in$InKtn lo'...walk humbly God.. We must always ackntyedge our Ilmrtallons and fesisl any urge lo dose IlThe vi8wy that do not chime th our own. We conlinue lo offw f•gular Sunday leIc•S al 8.3kn arwj 10am and have incTe8sed our Sunday evenKyJ provision lo 6.3QTh on most weeks, wrth our 4wn Praise & Play for youty childien gnd their18m11 belng offwed on the fir Sunday of th8 month. AtterKlanc• has slabltsed aftef Ihe fluctuations of the post-pandemic P1, rtrumbers acros6 the Ihree Se1 averaging at around 130. Seasonal serceS obviously can prowde a boost in our numbers. and we ¢ontiftUe to attract around 500 att88 at the NatiNty service and Remembrance SurKlay, Y4ttth is qurte remarkabkn! It was a150 encouragiry lo Gee ttMI t)ur ekntwal roll grew o¢Ke agawn, We sadly lost seven lathlul members over the course of the ar and continue to 9t thanks fof Ihéir service. Ten new members Ined us and rt t been 4 blessing to incorporate them into wor5hippng lrfe ol Chnsl Church. Our Ministry T8am of Rev Eunicé, Pam Hollinshead, Helen Byme. lan Milllnoon, Colette Millin9ton. Lynn lon and Jack Jone$ work incredibly hard to ensure that our sviceS ar• indusive. rJealN8 and wrb.nenl to the ecclesiastKal season5 arKI l am Ihankful for trir willingness to ser. In August. we were very sad to say goodbye to Thjr Curate. George Roach. Geor9e first Came to us as an Ordinand in 2018 and then served blle ttsveen Christ Church aThJ St Paul's OurirwJ this tKne, it was 8 pleasure lo see him grow into h1$ ministry and be¢orne the fine pnest that he 1$ loday Georg8. Jeanette and their lamity have now moved to th8 Parish ol St MKhael & All Angels in Runcom, and we contu)ue to pray lof G¢xl'$ blessing on thwn all. Onh'ne, our vrt>rshlp'ThJ communty corfinues to provide an egsenli?I servlce lor tho8e ¢gnnot attend in person. wrth our weekly Y¢)uTube broadcasts lypicalty exceeding ¢iYer I views and many of ow members tuning in for Zoom Momirwj Prayer, Lectio OwiTha and House Group meeb'r¥Js. This an irnwrtant rest)uree arKJ our thanks must go to lan Carr ft>r his lJr6lè$s effms in managing the lechnolouy. along Rev Eunice. who provides $0 much of w PowerPoint material, and Swn Lo•¢h. who cryrtinue8 lo h¢lp out whon ho can. (Xff pastoral serviceg conlinue lo provth hope. comfort arKI ¢oMidernble ble38kYJ to the parish, We regularfy 1ve extremely positThie feedback on the qualty of ¢xK sarvices arKI Ihe care that is received times of sr0 and of loy. Over Coufse of the year, we recor(le(121 baptssms. 7 weddings aTrJ 32 lunefats {18 in church 8fKI 14 al Ihe cremalorlum). plus twrials into existing plois and 21 IntomtI of ashès. Tr numbef ol baptssms was the sarne a¥ in 2022, vMddiw8, fura1¥ and vrtem)erts $KJnifi¢antly up. (kn ministy to young Foplo has continued to stfuggle sirKe IDckdoYm, Y•Tlh nolice fewer children regulady attending our Sunday Club and attendance al Ihe 8oukl•rs 9roup atso droPrb9 off. Numbera have been encouraging at speaal events sh as rehearsals for the n•lr4ty F4ay arKI we contsnue to IKye that our many social and Seasonal events will dr¥ oth8rs in. 'EXPn Chnstmas" and 'ExpenerKe Easlerf $8ss•ons offered to IcKal $¢hool$ brought real erbcouragemenl to all those who volunteered to help, Hur#Jreds of children Irom six schools have been blessed ty I1$ lanlaslK events and I'm very gratefrj to Libby Potter and her fantastic tearn fof all the Work that Ihey have pul into this In a¢JdilK)n, our rnonthly Lego ChLtrch and Craty Church seSSiS have aLso been a 93t bl•ssing. and I'm extremely thankful for the leadefship of Jackie Jones and Janet Wallace. In Ihe corni 16
m(x)ths, Ipe io begh Ihe mss of sear¢hry for a Chitrkn Fllies Wotl(er to help stèer and coordinate this vital mirnstry. Clearfy. muslc y5 g key role in our worshipplng IKe and we are very fmunate to be able lo draw on the talent and ènthusiasm of som8 wonderful muSan$1 Leading our worship through rnh ol year ha$ been our latxjlously talented organlst and band leader. WefKty Tucker. We allowed her tlmè off in the Aulwnn and Winter to have a babyll) and rt has been a great deloht to have Arthur and Jordan join us in church since h8r retum. Ow choir continue to enthu88¢311Y lead us in our $inglng, and l am very gfateful to them arKI Ihoge who have led our rehearsals over the past yew. June Fogg, Awla Hamilton, Pam Hollinshead and rim Asbfidge have all made signlficant Contributio and we deseryir¥ of r thanks. Pam has also helped to ltsad Ihe barxl whilst Wondy has lJ•en away Ihelr cOntn.1K)nS, especially at Al Age worship, have enabted us to exth ¢ffierenl gtyle3. Pastoral c•r• MinistenTrJ between Chnst Church and St Pwl'g h89. at times, stretched our capacity for pastoral vbsitlng. bul our dedicated learn contsnu• to work wlh g•nuine tX•mpaSsn an unrelentirvJ desire to help any¢Jne who is in need. Being tlween two srtes has sometime4 also made rt difficult for the Ministy Team lo be alert to the absence of our members and that is why we ahvays apprec18 peop18 tting us know when somèone is struwling. Wè are ?yS willing to provide supwt to an in loc41 hogpit41$. hosws. ¢are homes. Coirtin lo be l)le59ed by the care gNen by our Pastoral wker. Lynn Ions, ¢ur Pastoral Worker Emerrtus. June Fogg. ow Pasloral Worker-iTrtraining. Jackie Jones, and by Rev Eunice. who has coordinated our care home team across Iwo panghes. Rev EunKe also ¢ontIn8 lo run the Befe8vemenl Joumey course, wrth four courses being offtsred c)ver lh• past year. These have been gfeally appreciated and have clearty pwov¥Jed a much-needed resource Ak+ngside this, the Befrierthrs GfOUP, run by Vera Jackson, continues to be very well attènded and offer8 a w•l¢oming Space for anyone wishing lo meet Mth othefs Vrt have eXp¥Ce the10sg of 4 loved e. (Y course. Ihefe are many ol1 <Mrtlets lor pastornl care at Chri9t Churth, not leasl tho manrfold groups and ¢rganI$8ti$ meet in and our Church and Community Cenlre Recent headlines have 01 again h¥hlighted the dev85tsb.ng effects of loneline85 and anxiety in our soc. and we try lo offer as many opportunrties as possible to I,n9 our local communiiy togethef. The Oaws group, run by J1 Wnghl and Stev• Flatt. [VIde vilal support to anyone struggling wrth Itr menlal heatth and this year we have also been able to launch "Church Chats", a on&lrAne therapy servKe lurthd by WorkiTrJ Convérsation8. Th8 8ig Give arKI Tr Thomas Rots'nson Charity We are so fortunate to have the support and experfr'ge of Sleve Flatt. LaLwa Greg¢Yy 8nd Kale Crane in funnmg r¥¢ and dozens of pan8hion8rs havo alfeady benefitted from it. Our Caiers Group h4S C)fttlnu•d lo flourl8h under tho leaderlhip ol Graham Loach & Rhc Snelson, offerirwj essential fellowship aThJ solidanty for any(Kbe *tK) has aded 49 a ca "Men in Sheds., with Terry Cunnin9harn arid the team ¢arnred on thriving across two sh8ds. attracting memb8rs and connecting wth th8 b)cal ¢(xnmunity in and importanl ways Knrt & Natter and se9 Group Offed $ltll further way$ Our ¢ommunily lo get lowr. whilst pr"Th9 somé W0ndul Ilems for sab& at our Fairs and for Ministry Team to use in schools. And then Penny Golby's Happy Reading GfOUP, Indoor Bowl8 group ar the Lwbch Club offered ffv opportunibe8 to be alongskle others in drfferent ways. The "Donl Eat SuTrJay Lunth Alone- group, organised by Rev Eunire, ho9 settled at Broadway Sleak & Vjlne and Is very much aplated by members. The-Thlfsty Thur8 monlhty gathenng at the Travall8l8 Rest i)rganwd by Torry Cunningham. changed inlo 17
81n91. Rewt20ZJ Wednesday", and. the Men'g Supper Club. offered a Gyeal Opp for men lo come topther in fellow8kMp. I'm grateful to all who have grn thth'r time and effort to keep these many groups gory. Through¢)ut the year. we have used Seasonal c•l•bratlons as opportunty to o care for others Easter cards arKI Christmas cards were again delp4eied lo every hon arrfl business In the pansh and were well reeAived. Our ChfiStma$ Day Lunch conbnued lo attract large numbers V4rth atrnosl 1CK) guests and volunt86r$ sitting down together to enjoy wonderful meal, ging caro13 and spread s(xne Christmas d)eer. I was very grateful lo all those who tre to volunleer their tdme and resourc8S to make these inthatsYe5 posse. not le8st, Sarah Loach, rt qUY organised 80 muth of thi8 important Un<5erpinning $0 muth of our pagthl work and s)ur mis&on lo the vThl•r communty 18 our saleguarding tèam, led by Dj'ane Shaw. It is vital that we ernure that an our worker3 0 otected arwj Suited lo Iheir role8. and thal we do 89 much as ¢5 possible to keép sale all who ac¢eu our facilrties. groups and events. ane has wuked incredibly hard to enswè that all relevant ctr aré in ¢xdef and wè are very fortunale to be able to draw M I expertise. Misslon. Outreach & Dlsclpleshlp Our philosophy ol miss•on (or missiology) has been ono ol demoMlfatwvJ in dear arKI obVU8 ways what we undeistand as being the Good News fft Jesu8. We are riot ¢<ffjmrtled to chalking off converts, but rathef to lowng people. whalever their Identlty or background, r•¢ognising Ihat when we do this, allow God to work in us arKI the ima9e of Chrisl to be revealed Love for God and love for our newJhbour mu81 be 8t heart of all V do, and we seek to make this evthnt in our Church. ¢xJr Cwmunlly C•nlre and our outreath in the widef communrty People may no lorpr kn(w much abJt the Ble. rl dear that we all have a $pirrtud need, ty. as the Mathemati¢i8n & PhllDsopher, Blais8 Pa1 observod. 'God.8hap8d ho. that noeds to be fillad. Our trs$ to lh• lov• d God ha$ continued lo exlend lo ow local sch¢)01s. asxmblies regularly being taken by our member5 in wlen s¢h¢)ol$, with a lurther two conr¢Ung wilh us lor olhw support We have close relationships with ow local shopkeepefs, publicans, poliliuans, volunleef groups such as Brightèr Bebington and Love Beknngton. and lailh groups such as the Whrral Deen Centr¢, ar#J have lound many opportunities to collat18. ¢)Jr wrtness to the parish. especlally on Good Friday. RememLYance Sunday 8nd for r01 sirying during Advent, has afvlays been well receNed arbd we're parti¢ularty bless•d to h4e such a suppothve Royal 8frti8h Legn Club lo work along$8. (Xr highlights over ts past year irKluded Ihe wonderful 'Carols in ttr Trav8. a1 severnl opwtunrt$ lo pray r¥js1de other faith leadws at local peace w91 We lry to plan several "all age" event$ around our churth and 9rounds to bè spmad throughoul the year and wtlh the aKn ol keeping peo connecled. Through varicws concerts, the Easter Egg Hunt. Summer Fair, Christmas Fair. Bonfi Nht, and many chanty fundraising evenls. we grow our Iringe and IncreaGe Iho Itkelihood ol parishioners wantirwJ to connect in deew arKI m(Ye sustained ways. All these events take a lot of planning and or9anIsatr and I'm very gratelul to Vickl Roberts. Jack Jones, Tracy Evans, WMI al rnemb•rs of t SocAal Committ•• lor Ihe many h$ that they have given. Another way In we connecl to th? parlsh ig Ihrough evenls hold at the Commur Centre We were sad that our Community Erygernenl Worker, VKki Robwts. had lolgave hec role. bul Ploa$ed that her rbew posrtion as a -Communily Conn8ctorf has kept her in close c(rtacl arKI sb"Il able to bless the work of Chnst Churth. Gleave. Jan? Dalzigl, Saoh Loach and John Potter are always CM) hand to sel out tab8 arKI chair8, clear up arh deal *ith thè many reqwtsts and that pres1 on a daily baw. Regular events 8uch as Connect Calé. Tr Singing Calé, Welsh C8fé and the LurKh Club ¢ofttIn lo 18
ovlde safe. warm and hlcoming spaces for peorAe to come togelhef and we atrAgys seek
lo be on hand to meel the need$ of anyone wtK• seeks our llp. Thank you to all who so
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Though ow Sunday mlssion to yOLwbg people has struggled, our V•ekday baby ar#J toddler
groups have fared much better Sarah Loach, Ruth Greenall, Bethe Jones, Margarel
Theobald, Th'ane Show and Jean Hughes conlinue to attraci a Hall-fum ol pre-school children
a()d their carers every Monday mlIng, arwj VKloria Gleave and 8e¢k Jones have worked
hard to maintain a really thriving Bumps & Babs group. In addrtion. monthly Bouklers
8wal get-109ether. lor d)ildren of se¢orOary school age, Contin to Off an exuting raThJe
of aclivthes and everrts our th¥nks must go lo knbby PoU¢f, LlrKla Wlkinson & Joann•
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CPwtht 8•t4nBkn. AMwI Reyl 2023 cha81nCY Team. Fr G8 provided vrtal gUPPOrt to the Nmh AmlanCe 8eNic• in his role as chan and I have corrtinuéd as chair of IIK8 Unilever Ethic8 Commthee, chapla'n at Clawe H(xx• arKI chaw of Ihe .¢e5 EnvinxThrt FLffl. St Paul'8 Our partrr3hip V•ilh St Paul's. Tranmere. enjoyed a fruitlul year with members of our Ministry Team Continuing to Pfovide support lor Sunday and mhtrweek seICe8. along with vtsrts to local schools care homes. 11 was gtxKI to see many of our congregalion supporbng comrnunty events and fundraisery and genum fnernaships between the chufches have been l¢)rmed through such ¢olJaboralion. A achievement durry 2023 was the compleb'on ol Ihe Communty Hall which has proved lo be a real blesn9 the parish. altracting group5 and laalrtats'ng tyjtreach acthille8. Th• Opon Day event was a Suc$6 with hundreds of poopl8 att•ndw. Attendance al Sunday services Incieased, and rt is hoped that support from the Diocese may léad to Ihe appointment of a full-lime fmsl for the par¢sh. The church 1$ In a much better pla¢e th¥n it was when we first Started WOTking together 3r1 fouf years ago, wilh Imwoved fadlth$. Lydered accourts. strorKJ community links arKI an ellective PCC. However. rt wll ¢Jnly achieve the rt needs wrth a full-kn.me incumbent In post, wl10 k8 able to give ththr coMpts attentlon lo expanding the mission of St Paul's deep into the pansh. Infra•tru¢turn Our churth buildmg conlinues to be to the public every day from 9am urrtll 7pm and Is regular stoppxng pnt for many people who would never usualty access a ace of wr$hip Many Mll just lake the opportunity to find some lime away from the tw5yS ol hfe. some will 18ave 8 prayer or light a candle tx seek oul a member ol the ¢lefgy lo pray alongside This an Important ministry, and I very grateful lo our wonderful Vestry Te led by Diane Shaw and Helen 8yme. who. contsnue to offer #ve displays and weekly Support lor ow worshipping lrfe. l am also thankful to our Iltr¥wr team and our"Classy Cleaners. who ensure thal our church looks stunning whenever oPle allend. And a speclal "thank you. musl go to lan Carr who has given so 9enerously of his bme and resources, nolKing problems arKI $nags that r&ed atterrtling to and thén just fecttyng them wrthout ariy fu88. are go very IUnIte to be •14e lo from skll expthtse. Th• chwchywd con11nL to WOVKl8 vafiOUS chaHengeg relenU•8S expansion ol weeds around the ¢iemaled rernains plots Ihrough to foxès and other anima isluth.ng the land Worty al¢)ngsbde Wirral BLYough Council rJ not $ayS easy. and I conlinue lo be thankful for our ban¢J of vo]unlews who have worked so hard to keep th8 spa¢• accessible welc¢mlng for thos• visitsn9 loved on83. I will certainly need more volunteers in the weeks io come, so do $peak with me (K Ho1tsnsad rf y're atAe lo help in any way. The ¢hurch g8rdens c¢)ntinue to attrad many vlsFicKs and are a fanlaslS¢ r•sourc8 for our chihdren's groups and local schools We're very fortunate to have our dedicated ar har working 9ar<Jener, Jim Birkett. arKI head growxlsmanll). Graham Money. and th•'Gard&n Gang" along wrth our landscape gafdernf frnd, Duncan AJl8ndef. have wovthd exlIent suppofL It w8s a partlIar joy to see several sdK)ols visrt during Ihe gummel months and I am grateful to Libby P¢)tter and her volunleers lor or9anffjry this. The colleclion bin8 othsKle tf Centre have agaln been ud ilh thou8afKls of blister packs b8iThJ colleded lof recyding and many lonr8 of food itwns gathered for the Food Bank, Sadly, V had to stop the blt5ter pack Collecti due to Superdrug t•ing Inundat¢ l*Jt hop• to a n•w partner soon. l ¥n •xtremdy grat8ful for the cOntu8d efforts of Ann 20
Chrl•l Churth Bel¥. ReFrt 2023 Preston. Jhl LoKh. Helen Byn and Gary Shaw vtho sure Ihal Ihe varlous ¢olectit)n$ gel to Ihe rvJht places. The additlon of a Communty Fridge In the recepUon area has been a great success and I am gratelul to Vicki Roberts for her httd work in settFTrJ up arraroemènts bMth the Co4y aTh sourang a surtable frT. Thls resource help$ the cOP to reduce their waste whilst oviding a regular source of fre• lood lor anyone in rb8ed. Thank you to all %tho collect frtyn the co.op and other k)cal supermwkets on a daity t18. Thanks shoukl also go to Muzzy'i Broaklasl PIous6 V4fi0 rrfularly 9iVe US thelr "Pay rt lov•Mrd' vouchers lo dInl• among any parishMXWS who mw be exp8rlrynng h¥dslu'p. Publi(i8ing w activrt8 is d•arly a key elornert of cr troach- ffl p•orA• donl krMYW what 're offering, then we cannot reach them! Ail our events and seryices are pted on o n¢)ts'ceboard$, 89 V4pII as arourKI the parish in 5tw wndow5. on communty nots'cebo8fds. on our b$it, our livestream and M $ooal media. This Inv•1 a con8Kl&rable affinI ol work fT¢Yn our office as well as from volunleers changing our posts on a weekly basis Thank Y¢ to am who are iftvolved aTrJ esmally lo Pete Roach, Getrge Nelson, Becky Haslam and nda. Dav8 & Martha Imlknnson who havè updaléd our noticéboard8 In all wéathars. The signlficant Inueases In ow trtiity t4lb have. al tlmes, strelched Ihe fin9 Ihal we have available for new project8 arKI communty work. Consequently. grant funding continues to be an important source ol In¢ome and l am graleful for the efftxts of Kale Lewi$. Vicki Roberts and Charles Van Ingen for their ongoing help in fomiulating and submrtting 'd$. And we must also Ihank Bev Pnce ts the time that she gwes to keep Ihe 100 Club going - in bts 12th ar1 We are very kKky to have suth a tslented and experienced team avwlable to us on the Buildings arrtl Finance Committ88 and Centre Mana9emenl Cofflmittaa and l ¢oniinue io be pAfloJlarly grateful to Tery Cunningham and Charles Van Ingen for ¢hairiThJ the groups. I musl also register special thanks lo mernbers ol Ihe PCC. lo Jane Dakzd for all her work as Secxetary. to our Treasurer. Charfes Van IrKJen, for hi8 unwavering support and the miracles he so often perfom)s In keepng us aflo4t{!). and lo our fanta$li¢ Warden$, Gary Shaw. lan Murrwi and June BiCkfd. Sadly. Gary slepped down from hts role in May after ¢omwiNJ a &ye3r temi of except81 semce to Chnst Churth and Ihe wpJer communty. H(vwever, we havo been greatly bleSd by the addrtlon of June 8Sckfofd, has akeady fomied a brilliant partnership wth lan. I'm extremety grateful Ihe coun188 hourn and resources that all our Wwdens $0 freely give, Our Pansh Office l¥ open every weekday m(YniNJ (and often wen into the aftemoon!) and are very fortunatè lo have stsch a capable and vAglcommg team w(Kking It8. I have been very wateful lo Jane Dalziel. Sarah Loach. John Potter and our Omn49Cfit Parish Secfetary, Victoria Gleav•. vtho are always C hand lo bwl me oul vlhen $omethlng goes awryl l•Ve have also been blessed by a very able group of volunteers who each rd a different skn'llset to the team. They 311 give so much to ¢Jur local communty ar to the church family. Finally, I'm sure that all recognisé how grèatty bléssed we have been by Our A$80¢iat& Mlnisler, Revd Eunice. and by our lonner Curale. Fr George. Both 3re outstanding wests y• have done so much to serve Olff wish and l am very thankful for their support and frndShIP. Tk you... There are so many people who have regularty trtlped me in my ministry over the past year. Again. I wonl attempt to nam• you all for fèar of missing $cwn•on8 Out, Ixrt I would like lo regisler partl¢ular Ihanks to our Readers & Readern Emerrtus, Pam Hollinshead, Helen Byme & Jill Wright, the Chufch Wardens. Gary Shaw, lan Murray & June Bickford. Deputy CIKKch warde RtM)na Snellon. Alan Jackson, Gary & Diane Sh. Pastoral Wofker & 21
IrtA Emerltus. Lynn lon 8 Jur F¢¥9; Lay readefs. Mlllington. Co18tte Mimingkn, LYM & Jack Jon8$; 88reavement supp. V8ra Jackson. Electoral RON, Tracy Evans.. our offic• slaff, Victoria Gleave. Jane Dalziel & John Polter. Tregsufef, Chath Van Ingen: memters ol the PCC, Or9anFSts, l•Vendy Tuck•f & Tim Asbrmlge: Choir beJers, J Fogg & Angelg HamiMM,' 8and membef8: AV technician arxl general "fixerf, lan Carr. our Culate, George Roach. Assotyate Minister. Eunice B1•¢km0, ar•d lo Sarah {Centr• Supervisor & wrfe!}, Sam (occa&onal AV lechniaan) and Harry {part-time puppeteer) & Jumble (the bark the door!). for ttslr 1p to me on a daily basis. urchwarden8' Re b Jun• Bl¢kford and lan Murra We have an ave¢age of 1 peo taw part wi our Sunday Sèr¥ic8. Grateful thanks lo lan Carr who manages our Iiva 8tr•aming for thos• mombers of the cwveg4ln who ar• unable to attend. Wé ar6 defighted that Vlendy Tucker wr ganIsI retumed in February after the blrth ol h son hrthuf. Grateful thkS to Tim Ashbndge who slood in dunng Wendy's maternty aJ. Ckn chobr Is rthy led by Pam & TIM. Thart you ta Angela Hamthon who stepped in to hel) when Juno Fogg reb"red. We véry in haviThJ a team wtr bead and support ow wor5hp. Thanks to Revd Mike. Revd Eunice. Colette & lan Millington. Pam Hollinshead, Helen Bymé. Lynn lon and Ja¢ktse Jones The team is much apprected by us all fix Iheir 8pntual guKlance at Chrisl Church. We also send good she9 to Revd Gecwge Roach and family. Gttwge 18 ritrw th• Vicw of S8irrt Mthael'8 All Aryels Churth In RuncfKn. Speual Ihankg to Swah Loach, Sam & fof all thgt they do lor us and supporting Ow thank$ 90 to Victeia Gleave and Jarrt Oalthl who ensure that the Partsh office rur sm<)thly. and thanks also go io tho 'office ¥onteerS. who heK) ¢xrt it is rnh As well ag ow Surxlay serwces throughout the year we hjve managed to have our speclal tr8drtional sérv$, Easier, RememtxanrA, Blue Christmas. Carol Sep4ice. ChIngle. and MKlnight Mass. Many thanks to an who wrth these much4oved ser¥Kes Our Ihanks also go to Libby Potter has made The Christmas. and 'Eastw Experiences. enjoyal for 400 loc•1 rrfwnary $chool chddr•n at •ath of those two special everts. Many thanks to 'Clas$y Cleaners. and 'Flowerf leam8 who woth Lhind 8cene8 throughout the year to make our chufch so welcoming, These unseen helper3 do so muth 10 Support lan and l and we very rnuch aweciale IL Thank you to ow &de¥)eople who supported ug through¢xrt t year. As Church Wardens and Deputy Wardens, we thank ¥ll our loyal cMJre¢)n, tOgelPw wlth all Ihose 'unseen' otrrs wl)o regularly 1p behind the xenes. to ensurn ts smooth runnifVJ of Christ Chufch. This mèans so much to uJ- graleft thanky to you dl. .3 D•an• nodR l•nB pafi$h ha8 several Deanery Synod Re who attend the quarterly meelryS', D6an• Shaw. Ny Gibs¢)n, LYM lon and Helan Byme. Meetings continue to be hosted by parishej 8¢ros$ the deanery arKI we ¢haired by the Lay Chalr. Oavml HallKlay tO9Othor wrfh th8 Rural
Dean. Rev David Vestergaard Tdal numbefS in attendarbce vary and not all pari8he8 are
repfesented at every rneeting
The Small budget (pan55 contribute £30 amualty) Is mana9•d by Alan PAcGraa and th•r•
was a wnall ck>sw¥J bal of £254 at Ihe eThl of 2023.
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June 9th 2023.. Sl John the 8aptist Church. Meols. Rev Jonny maste spoke abtyjl
'Grtrwing Faith Adventures,,
The Gf¢>wing Faith A(fvantUf• li a call lor a Shrfl in attrtude Wbd cutture $0 Ihat it te
secoTrJ nature for every mernLw of the churi to include and value chiklren, y¢xJrwJ people
arKI househdds in every asped church Ide for the IWelon9 fomialioft of faith in ts whole ol
lrfe.16th October 2023. St John the Divinè. Frankty and the Speaker was Werjdy
Robert50n who spoke •ix1 'Transfomiing LNe$ Together..
3.4 8ulldin
Cunnln
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The vicarage cellar damp issue remains of cOnM. de$pile wuks on Ihe local
drainage affanoements and séaling of Ihe access dIr. The loThJ.temi viats.lty of Iho
vic&ra9e 1$ now under consideration.
Rool repairs & gLfftering replacements scope of works were issued lo an •)seiling
contractor. They have comwed some of the slonewofk fepait3 Lrt the guttenng
In t poor 8 condthon to be addressed in a yecemeal fashion Exped therè lo be
fUrtr work assoaaied wrth ihiB.
Improvements to the centre AV system c(xnpleted.
Lighiing uparades to Ihe Kings Hall are due to comffthce won {may b8 c¢)mWed
by b$$ of thm report).
All of the Community cent emeruenLy Ilghts were tested and repalrs carried out 8$
r•qtlif8d. In addition, sQra• comdor lights needed to be replaced trtrt this induded
Upgradi them, to obsolescenc¢.
A Fire Rtsk A$sessment for the church was eompl•t•d, a8 requlred by our insurers
Extemal CCTV 11 be installed on the Communty Centre, to address personal safety
ks.
A Qu'nquenThal inspection survey 18 to ¢ompted year.
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Pastoral care Includes home visits often wllh communS1)n, ho$31 vlslts- Includlng end of
lrfe. phone calls ar)d Iu51 being there to lislen arKI pray. Some visits are requesled, ottws
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BebiTrJton Care Home typicalty 3rd Thursday of the month for (X to one Clynmunions and addrlional visits for themed events (e.g. King's CoronatK)n. Advent. Christmas . Salisbury House - themed services - KINJ'S C¢xonation, Harvesi. Christmas all of which ere very well attefKled. We also sang Carols at each one and included Lezayre and Daleside. A trial of using PowerPoint presentations with YouTube videos for the hymns has proven very effective as every horn has their own large screen smart TV. .8 Commun5catlon Our ¥iktY Par n8wslott8r available bolh Qfb4ne aTrJ as hard copy. The vKbsite continu85 to provKl& a vital link l(x many m6mbefS ol our communty who cannot leach church regularly and we lry lo keep rt updaled Mlh new8 and hnks lo resources used in lx swvic88. Our Facébook has 9rown considwably over the pasi couple of yeaT$ 8rNJ, In ¢(nen9 with othw c(mmunty group, n( attract ththtsands of vws lor a sinot• The r YouTube charwjel has added another way people lo Join in th our seNices and rN)w has almosl 3CM) $ubsuibers. This onlin? presence has enabknl u8 to communicale in hllerent way and people who w¢)uhJ not usually have a¢ces$ lo our newslellers 3.7 Pastornl and Social Initiativ•s run b Chrigt Church: ha The continues lo be a very successful community initiative, wovirfing a safe. welcoming place for people to gather to chat ar#J get involved in construclK>n Of r•pair activilies, Should tY so wish. Being &t•d dos• to tho church makes us an obvious choK• to look at any equipment treakdown activrts required in the centre ondlw ¢hurch. whtch has Certainty resulied in sonificanl ¢osl-savings. on occasions We have recently c(Mnplet•d an acce8sibl8 pothng tat4& for use by the gardening group and Co-op ac&demy students, Our aclp4e member numbers contsnue to be al)oul 11>12 on day, Ihwph r•duce$ a h'ttle during the int8r. vrtlen opportunrtK?s to work outsid& are reduced somewhal Sadly. t10gt one of our founder members recenlty. walt Penketh. an amtxtious man who had many eas to tsxpand t offerings ol Iho shed and ts out¢em•8. A plwue in his honour has b8en fitted to each of our memofial bench. A couple of pre8entstion8 have bean mado to the Women's Instrtute and Motws Union, explainiry how Ihe Men in Sheds organisation aboLrt. tls aims and how rt funthons nationally in th8 UK. as w811 as locally. which app8ar to have been V•TII received. AllU9h r.n¢fflaf proth8 ar• bifd boxes. bitd lables and planters, ar8 har4)y to consider bespoke rterns- so rf you want somethirbg that we mighl be able to help vnlh. ase pop in and see us. anytime thai we are )Fn. In In Café Revd Eunlce Blackmore Singing Cafè has Corrtinl to b• a thoroughly eryoyed b14nhlY aclwty- meetirKJ at 10 30 am on the 111 and 3 Tuesdays - tra$n9 Joy, laughter and ol course music. Numbers fluctuale but a good tlme is had by all. Ckn 6° June wo had a great concert gven 24
Clwknt Cluth Hhor 8•tskn. 2023 by afF the muslc48n$ from the v8Trous Vlral &nglry Café bam6 and our Chrtslmas Spedal on 1V I)Kember wa$ thoroughly enioyablg. Our Ihank8 lo Chris Youngman who heads UP the Singlng Café 9roups and lo June Fo99 who ha$ rthv handed over her krtchen responsibilities to HeatrT Wirtehead arwj al who assist in setting up the ro¢)m elc. Caffic h Loach Ar aa ddydd Mawrth y mis bydd siaratt4Yyr Cymraeg a daar Gymry Cymraeg yn cael Iluniaeth boreol yn Neuadd y enIn. Mae sgwts ddrfyr dros de, coffi {wedi'i weini yn y Isienl 90rau}, barabn'lh, pice ar y maen a Ilawer mwy ynghyd ag amrywiaeth o lyfr8u a thafienni Cymiaeg Mae'r dywyd¢Sad hefyd yn cynnwys addumwdau cyffto gan gynnwys cennin pedr yn eu tymof, Ac mae'r Ddralg Goch yn wl ei ¢hwifK) o bolyn fflag yr Egw ar Nydd GW Dewi. Ma8 croeso tM)b arnser i wynebau newydd- yn rhugl yn y Gymraeg neu te1d. Welsh Ca Tho sKond Tuesday of the monlh s88s both Wélsh spe8kers 8nd M?ul&be Welsh SWkw3 taking m(¥ng reShMentS in Ihe Kings H811 On offer convlvial conversatK)n over t64 coffee (swed in Ihe finesl china), barabiyth. W8lsh caJ(8s and much more plus an assortment of Welsh language books 8nd le817els. The evenl also leatu$ Welsh decoralions including daffodils rn season. And th8 Welsh Dr8gon ts Ilown fn)m the Church's 8gp(48 on St D8vrfs Day. New f8ces- IIu8nt Welsh or not- we 8Iw8ys vlcome. rou Sarah Loach We rrt on the 1° and 4Vb Tuesday morning of the m(Yrth al 10 30am. All abllltl•$ ag•& ar6 wélcomel W• aro an infomal gr(p, w8 8njoy coming tO9ether to sew charity, Church evenls and do minor •lter8tions and small projects for people We always ha refreshmenls and swap Sen9 thas and kYol•¢is. My Ihanks to Rhona Sr180n for aN her help aTrJ suFport in running the sessiorffJ. Conn b Rhona Snelson Connect Coffee n5 every Wednesday IlYoughtyJt the year, provith.ng a meets'TrJ plac• Sn the Communlty Cenlr• Irom 10am to 12 nt)on. Wre a wam) welcome is always readity gtven to all visil. Manned by 8 faithful, fnerldly grrMJp ol helpers, who offer lea, ¢offe• and loast wrth a happy smile. here memLrs of the comMurtY and church have the opportunity to meèt with olher8 fn'endty conversationg just to give a -Itenty ear when required, During colder monlhs. Connocl coff rxovid•d a aTr spac•. vkn•n tho sl of domestic heating rose thamats'cauy In a relaxéd atmosphere. visrtors wefe able to seek a(fvice from visiting Communty Conned(Irs. offer considerable knowledge of hdp available in the locd area Also, a member of Age Concem tethnical help came to offer advice vlllh uslng mobi18 phones and l- pads •tc. Always a thYlcom• afKI open to all. 25
3.7.6 Knlt & Natter Grou b Joan Rl on Knrt aThJ Nalléfs memberfshlp has grtrwn fr(n strenoh to streryth. Ladi85 enioy meetiTha Imce monthly. tkjnations of knitted goo¢J3 have Len made to Claire Hou86. T8ms 4 U Shoe Box Appeal and a thanly G¢)ods are also made lor 3aJe on stall at th• $umfflef fair Chn'8lmas ¢offoe mwikg, Donalions as follow 7r2r23 £100 to Rose a? Fund 314r23 £50 to Abr Ambul8 315123 £22 to Clan Howe (res1 ol raffle) W5123 £50 to St John'6 Hospk• 2416r23 £120 to Rose Qen FuTrJ (Summer Fair) 15111r23 £70 to Royal Brrtjsh LegK)n 19111r23 £50 to The Moth•r8' Urmon in r•sp&d of Womon's Refijge 2112123 £153 to Ro8e Queen F1 {ChrlsbYAas Coffee MofniThJ) rou Jiii wrf T1 Oasis support gfOUP continu•8 to be successful, IrlUding mernbers both lorvJgtsThJi and new Regular meetsrys took place eadi monlh in 2023. exdudirKJ August and Decembèr. The plart to tntrodurAg lopc led discusspons has tttn well received by members d have been led by Steve Flatt, p9ychherapt, as$i$led by mwnbers ol team, La Gregw and Kate Cfane. They abo offer one to orbè thefapy ses8S urvJ&r the heading 'Church Chats, wtich have t8n yoving vw p)pu5ar. Jill Wnght continueg to carry (Krt the administratl¢)n ol the 08819 gro. Oasis h8$ conlinued lo off•r much ne•d&d support to group members. 3.7.8 Don't Eat Sunda Lunch Alon• b Revd Eunic• Blackmore We have nryAT adopted a wular pattern- the rv51 SuTrJay of ea() month 12.30 at PAoa(frway Stèak & Whne. eelwten 10 arKI 20 ladies and gentlemen ¥rt ¥tsId n(alY spendirKJ thts time alone meet up and enjoy ¢ompany and a good lunch. We a sep4ed well by the staff who glve uy Ihe endose(l outer area to ourselves and are v•ry aectynmin9 with Vang numbèrs. dts ar occasionally a guide dog iool 3.7.9 Chu h Walkin FollowiThJ on from Jll kn9h1.5 Invaluable examFAe. Ihe waIn9 con1u88 lo organi8• vtalks on tm first FY ol each month. th• lèadership bthng shared beten Chris Ethiardg. Ann Bell LIZZ Roach. The own 18 to attracl walkers of all ages who getting out in Ihe fresh air in ow beautlful Vthal coast and country8Kle wrth frllY INety company, and we have tjeen delighted to welcome rwcomers oulside the chur¢h membetship frwi a IcKal 8eroblcs dass, We offer one walk èach month. betsveen 3-5 milm. with a turTTrout of anylhirvJ belween 8 lo 13 people depending on weather aTrJ availabilrty. A 26
Chrflt cfA¥th Higlw 2023 refreshment stop 18 aayS included, one of ihe mosl memorable belw lunch fof 16 of us at the Traveller3 Rest in December with Chnslma$ decorations on display and much hilartyi 10 B•friendeTS Bereavement Su ort b Vera Jacks The Befriendws lunch tlme meeling conts'nues to be much appreu•ted the first Thursday of ev•ry month. Gènerally, there are between 16 and 22 ixjt V have some rn0 p80ple attending foll¢)wng Rev Euni¢e running the 8erttav8mt Journ8y course over the l&st few months. We shall conlinu8 provNling this sefvice as rory 89 the demand ts Ihwe. .7.11 Bereavement Journe b R dEunlc•8lackmorn This continuos to bo a rnal source of muiual supwt w#J enCogern lor those tK• have been bereaved. t)uring 2023 we ran two aftemoon c¢)urses commenong in February aj September aTrJ an evening course in Junè for a lotal of nearly 30 people. We were one of the first groups natK>nally to njn the revise(J ¢ourge (from Alalo8s) from June - which nth¥ comprises 7 Sess Wrth more interadive and incluve films. Wlh written feedback which says "Wofds 11 rther be en¢xvJh lo expFain how gratefijl we are lor you runniNJ th ¢wse' we are Ihanklul to G¢Jd that V are at4e offer thts hugely significant cour8•. I very much appreciate the support and Vrysdorn of Mal Hattetsley, Flona Murphy also assisted wrth the evening cOue and now Sharon Philpotts (a 8viouS participant) a great help. This book which is kept in chufch is mad• a¥ath1 for fle$ th•t wish to havg th relatsves name added lo il. Time to Remember IBlue Chris Once again these vtry Poignant ser¥ic8$ re wdl attertded and much appreckated arKI oved to be valuable links with tho pee we had 8upwled In the Bereavemenl Joumeys J through furrg1 mMii$ty throUght Ihe year. We all need ways to 8wes8 wr grief and rind •mpathy fr¢Jm oth8rs and as a church p're 1quelY placed lo th) 90. Rho a Sn•lson & Graham Loach The 4Cg contsnues to provide opp(Ktuntts fN c8, and Itw who hav• w•vlously bMn fers. to meet arKI enjoy friendsP and fèllowship together. txmng 2023 we had a full wogfamme and were very grefvl for tr 9lven by our excellent ojest speakws, W• have bgan mfom)•d. educat. and frntertained throhOUl In Janu¥y we were delyhted lo have Fiona MUrFY talk lo u8 aboLrt the wonderhjl work she and her colleagues do in supporting G9ncer pabenls. The Wogfess made over recent yews Is truly r•markat)18. Tefry Gurr the CW Sanduary gav• an ent•rtainw ta wi Feiwuary, ably 888i8led by In March we w•lc(Thed our very r)wn Alan Jackson who showed us some *nderf Blides ol India Alan is not only an exLYllent speaker but a truly lalerrted Pholographer. In April we had a retum vi8it from Katie Paloma who updated Ihe 'Ernrgy Plus. pr¢Ject. 27
c¥1 Clwwth H4hw 8•. R•port 2Q23 In May we 7Are able to have a no&tpbe rollect M lif• in tho 608 c(MKlesy of local hlstorian D4VKI He4m. Our now lrip lo uandn0 look pla In Juno. One of our mombers. who shall remain anonymou8. gave us * brt of scare Ixrt rt all Iwned oul okay and we enjoyed a lovely day 0. July was our aft8rn(MM tea Me.ng. Allhough ts weather Ck1 have been kNKler, we did enpy the sand¥ches. cakes and the odd gla$$ ol wingl After our August trfeak V• r8turn8d m Sepiembef arKI wer• •nIertaKd by Rob jon tellirvJ us aboul the IMrr81 Tram Museum. More local history followed in October with Tony giviTrJ an exc411enl Inf0MlIve talk about Birkenhead Pnory. The final meeting of tm year was ¢xw Christmas Social where we sang a few cwols and enioyed each other's Company. Tremendous thanks are due to Loma Cullen who rnakej sure that have wty)derfL san¢fv¢i¢hes e&h month, Thanks also to Rhona Snelson. JIU Loach and olhèr memtrs vh)D bake cake and help in ts krtchen elc. m8mb8rs are al¥Yays welcome and look lorward to a seeing frd8 okl arKI n&w •t r lunchtime méetings, which are usually on the 3° Tuesday of each month, except in A$t. at 12.30pn In Ihe CMimunty Centre. 3.7.13 Indoor Bowls b Sarah Loach We hokl 4xK Ind SesonS over the autwnn and winter on tho 1* wrfl 3 Friday of the month at 10am. 11 has b8en roally well atlendod arKI C¥¢ bo qurt• ¢ompetrtiw! All th'lrti88 ar• vwy welcome and peop4e have 41(A of fun while they Refreshments affj provlded. Thank5 to Rhona Snelson. Jrll Loo¢h and Brenda Vthrte for running the sessi<)ns and prowding refreshmenls. Ath. Ihanks lo Da¥• for 98tknf¥J the mal and pultHig it away every Session. 3.7.14 Chri tmas Da Lunc We had approximately peoe he enloylng a delKiow chrtmaS lunch tOger thi8 year. We also pack8d up somè d8livèfies for p8ople who couldn't attend. We had very generous donabon$ fr(¥n 1ndpu¥l9 and also businesses makn'ng Il all possible. incluth'ng our local butctrr and two local sup8rniarkets. Thefe are loo many volurrteers to mentson by name who gave up ther ts'me and worked so hard. thank you all. Special thank5 to the kitchen learn on the day Victoria and Mark Gleave. Kalo CrarK• and lan MiulOn who mad sure everyone was catered for, very well fed and had a great tsme togettw. 3.7.16 Eco ChurchlGard n Gan b Pam Holllnshead The $m8N yet dedK8led Garden Gary ¢onlinue8 to bottle though the undefgrowth. unearthing unknown walls and plants nol seen for decades.. cuthr>g bath tKaml)le$ arKI overg1n the9 thus openwvJ up new areas fof Wdle and humans lo •nJoy. 28
Offjoing woth in the wocdand area Indudes removing the Afbore31 fofm of Ivy from th8
trees and stnpping as much Ground Ivy arMJ Ground Elder oui ol the Gyound a8 FX)s&ble
18aving a controllabl8 amounl for ts'odr¥ersty to Work.
W4 hav• been loUd by Graham Morw and his cdhagues have buill a very $lurdy
woctht(xe in the Fallen Chchard to accommodate the subslantial amount ol wood cul down
Ihroughout tho V4inter s•ar•on. Thank you, ynllern•nl
The StwTrpery area M developing we have compknted am the gfound Wofks and arn now
ready to brlng In 8011 plant up f•ms and shado loving tAants to this arn•.
The front ol thur¢h wag ter1 up ready East•r Sunday with plants donated by
ThÈnqwall Nurse$!
Soon Ylill be hostlrg Garden ExperkqrKe events for local schools. the bbell wakn have
l)een made safe lor small children by cutting bxk ovefhangirbg folia9e
There is o mss of Spawn in bott7 pofKl$l So. 7A are howg l¢y tadpd•s soon. th•
children love lo see them up closé.
Men in Shed9 have kindly buill a &tting bench al whoalehalr heohl so that afi our
youngslers from Th& Cothop Academy can pin in with plantsng see
Id b Joann¢ urn•r & Lin Our Boulders Fnvrtes youry people between the ages of 11- 18 yews. cirRnt a9e group that attends is 11 oThJ 13 yews ol age. We rfbeel a m¢)nth. On th8 first Sunday ol the month at chuich, Itw are jTh'ned by It MirHstry Team to think thfough faith. Our yourWer8 atterKI our Sunday ServKes re9ulaty. Our Bouldets read in church and sing On Ihe third Fnday of month. meet In tt evening a COUP of hrg in the Communrty cent lof Social activities, Boulders is open 10 all youngsters In the aréa. Currently all children that attend part ol the chwch family. all of Itrn onginalty Start attending Irlxn Sunday club at a young age movin9 though, sin COVKI we haven't had as many yourYJ Childrtn allend Surfflay Club. which has aff¢¢t8d Ihe numbors moving throu9h to the Y4xrth Group 8oulderg. I know we are actwely trying lo attract new children into our Sunday Club Ow Bouldefs have $0 invrted fnends lo loin ttrern and at Imes our group has expand•d wilh frMTrJ group who hav• 8tt8nded esp6uly wh•n w• m••t on Frhjay evenirw. Our Boulders have grown up109ether in the ¢hufth famity and ow group have a great supportive frwmtship vnth each othèr. We are a diverse group and do plan our evenl$ to be Inclugf4e. We ¢ongthr a¢ces$ when planniry events and mobilrty in our games as on• of I>Uf yOUth$ is in a vtheèlchalr. Wé consider Wrirten and rvading actiwlies lo wpport one another as 0 of our youths needs extra supw)rt AEI the youths support each olhèr loo and wofk 109elhe¢ IhoughthJlly. kindly and inslincllvgly We had an activty recently 7hthich involved rnaths. weyhing mixture, cts'n it bakn"ng. They all wked extremety together supportlng each olhw. Our Bguklerg make thirwJs tlwhout Ihe year for the ¢wJregth'on lo ery'oy. Ai Easlor ffla an indoor 9arden table which was dlsplayed al lh• trance of the community centre. In wep8r8tion for Mothering Sunday. ow Youth Group joined Sunday Club to wrrte cards for the Mothering Sunday flowers and Cut nbbon and helped %•Ath al the Weparan. W8 support wilh th8 yeparalÈon for Chrislingle. Our Youlh Grwp supports the Rose Queen vfilh events that happen seveial tiffs in the wr. 3.7.17 Sunda Club b Janet Wallac• We haw a rjmall bLrt retylar group ol children who corne lo Sunday Club every weeK al¢xwJ with the occasi¢1 visrtors. We have been exploring new w8y8 of connectlng Mlh families in the pan'gh to encw•ge lo L¥ry Iheir ¢hldren al. bul ha noi h1 a great doal of succ•ss. There are a numhf of families who support Church famli y events but due to other commrtments cannot make SurKlay momings and we are lookjng al olPr ways to •ng4• wrth Ihem, We have been running mith*eek Lego ar)d Craft a¢livrti8s after sch¢x)l on amernate Wedne%lays. These have been well r8cffid birt are al the same ts'me as after school dubs and so not everyone can coffle. The most successful events havo been the Easter and Christmos colfee momlngs and Summer Barbeque whi¢h wert all very well attended. The Nabvty was ak80 weu 8UPPOrtad ith over 15 chiklren takU part We are contlnulng to bok at dfftirent ways to eryge wilh tho families in our Parish and Ihink about what times Mll be a better frt wrth modern farnily life. 30
ActlvFtI•• Sunday Club meels on o Surty mwiing term tlme 8j Is aimed al chldren aged between 5 and 11. W8 watch videos. 8Y games and use a range of crafts to explore 81)me of the exciting glories the BibSe contains. We love lo see new famlhes and as each week 18 StarKlal(>no it donI matter il you canl come ery timé. Leoo Club mèet8 on the flr8t VdnesdaY in the monlh at 3'.3Q)m and h an opportUThty for Chiklren to lId Le90 creallons based on a bible Iheme Of lust buikl frt thoir own Craty Churth meets evwy thi'rd we$daY and the chlldren gel lo have a go at a of ¢r8ft act11108, b• croalw and hav• 3.7.18 Pral8e & Pla Ovef the pa$i year have had positNe feedback from Ihe pwents of the cMl¢tren tK atlend. We have song$, a st¢xy. a prayw. an aclivty. craft, and we finish with cthe for the children and the adults. Some of the Ihemes we h8V• ¢4)vefed'. Noah's Ark The Lost sheep Jonah and The lthal• Fishers of Men Je$us Cakns the Sttym NatP4ity Palm Sunday Easter We hav• a gthxl t¢8m Ihat WO well tog•ltr. and have good bakors. whith keep UJ goirva Wbth cake. hich appreuate. pray that God will keep u8 in8y'r•d. with bev¥J abl8 to keep the cbildfen focused, and to continue to enjoy ttr 9es3K>n3. That The can keep emthasising to them thal théy are Loved ty God. 3.7.19 Ex flence Easter & Ex rlenc Chrlstm Libb Pott•r FORn9 our first Experience Christm8s in 2022 we decide(I to offer both Expeflence Eajter and Experience Christmag in 2023. We welcomed Town Laré Infanls School, Ht9her 8etsngtM Junior School, 8rackenwood Infant$, Brackenwood Juniors and Bedford DrNe PTimary School to both events A total of over 70) children and 200 accompanyin9 adutt$. Each Expefier)ce was run over 4 days with a team of 25+ volunteers telling the story using '¢tur88. drama. long and sto&11 in sesgiong 011.51ws per sthool We started to offer the ExperierKe to the unrfonned groups and church led chihJren'8 groups with Scouts attending al Eastèr Ra'nbows, Brownies, Mums and Tots and baby group attending 81 Chiistmas. Schools were sent colwriry actfvilles for the dwldren to Complete and bring ¥wth them The displays of afTrhtork decoraled the thurch for the Season and we encouraged famil9 to come and see their child's artwtyk at Ihe Easter Egg Hunl and Chnslmas coffe• m¢Nnry whKh loltth•thl the Expernnc•s. At Experience Easter 2023, for Ihe first rne. %CoMed students from Cmp Academy Bets"rwon SEN Baso to work alongside us as volunteers. We offered them Il* ¢pUnty to 31
het on $18lKJn> in a variety of ways, ¢re8le displays ol artworK w•kcfft• direct
children and lake on acling foles. Th8y Ihts with great enthuSM and have brought 8
rèal sen80 of loy and fvn to our EXperce. They shared their singing and BSL sgning skills
with us leading to the 'Experien¢e Sow" being a regular leature of try Expenence.
We are very grateful for the contritxrtion th• Coop Academy students aThJ their $t8ff make lo
each Expfrnence. The staff tell us that the oppthty to Work tn thth'r local c(NThnunty
vovides many benefit$ lof these students.
The number of member9 of otsr congregation who wbh lo help * the Experiencos has
¢reased wilh volunteers saying they enjoy the company of t1 School chiklren and Co
Stnts and the fellth•nhip created Ihrough W0.ng logelhef. We are Itled that many
people from ct¥Jrch volurrteer and we 8U havè a tsm8.
3.7.20 Thornlel h Frfendshl
weekend 19-22 Ma 202
4101 u8 headod to th& Thcnl•igh Christian Hotel in Grawover-Sand5 for a weektr#J of
friendship. fun avvj felEow5hip We wefe spoilt wrth beautrful weather and mosl 8nioyed a
scenic tour of the South Lakes on Ihe Salurday was a faal bonus aftef the rnonths of
re8thcted travel follthwing Covid. We ènded 8%h day wth a thought ba5e
Baby Coup ter8 lo be cycllcal as It Is feally only a short ts'me before ertlr rnums uM to work of the chiklren 'oUtr0, ts group aThJ 85 a result numbers wlll ahvays fluduale. 11 is a r¥ilege to be able to make conneclions on behalf ol Chrlst Church, Higher 8ets'ngion and ays a pbasure to moei pa rn•mber8 of the gfOUP th out and abo My thanks go to Beckie J{ kn Supportlng I ruNwng of thg group arKI to all Ihe c¢)nf Cafè teams vtho so kindly wash up the cups. Akn. to any of you who pop into Ihe kyoup and always make the rnum3 feel $0 welcm, Cholr b Pam HollInsad t)es&xte bthng a drffi¢uM year for me m¢mbors CCHB chair has c(ffitinu8d to enjoy bew VVed in the fomal vrshIp each Sufthy aThJ at ¢)¢c4si¢xI services such as funefals. We welcome fimothy AS a3 ch¢rnler. who has rttalleryd and encouraged US to be adventurou5 In our sirKJing, 3.90 anRe b Wond Tu¢ker tt's tjeert anolhor iwsy year at the ¢)ryan. Along Ihe honoui ol ac¢ompanylrva tm 10arn Sunday serv$ and our rJKir. Ihe organ is in frequenl us6 at weddings arKI funerals throughout tha yèar btheré l occasronally get to exlerKI the organ repertoire. th year hal featured musical theatre medleys. lolk musc ar New Orleans Sty swing. Tuning r6 a constant need for the organ as we only reany get about 2 monlhs b•fc• the mIxtUf on Ihe gwell need a bit of a tweak Ilhis is very Common for most organs). But tho irliument is In a good c(WbdllK*n and ahvays a joy to play. Th18 year has atso Involved a peri¢xl ol mat•fnlty boave for m• so rt's been a delight to welcome Tm Asbridge. Graham Ell, James Luxton. Rose McPharson Stewart Smrth arKI others who dunn9 that perlod. My thanks to ev•ryon81 Please do come and frfKI me If you have any or9an q$tn8 or raquestsl Be dekn'ghted to have a ¢haL 3.10 Mu8lc Grou b PamH I We Con1u0 to play togethw a1 enjoy supportlng vari ¢hur¢h 8w¥lce8 wh•n askod lo We are looking foThArd to being mcn involved in the rnusic at the AAW awvkes th1$ Ing year. Thard(s for the Courag0MQnI and support from everyone. 3.11 Mother3. Unlon b Helen Youn In 2023 our MU tnnch euitinued to meet every month in the Cmunity Centm. As of seernber 2023, our branch meetirKJs wefe held in the momir¥Js as rt was ¢JiffKull f¢x somé mombefs to mak8 th• wlouS1Y sctthuled evening meetings. As a re5utt. we have h8d an en¢ouraging incre85e in atteThJantA al m8ew. Our branch Sadly lost a couple of members durrng the year Marjorie Hugh86's funeral was held in January 2023, Elaine Newall's. late in November. It ' always sad to lose members (and fnendsl have becmie a part of S¢C4al and 3p1rrtu cornm. We miss Irn. 33
Our programme ol monthly l•low8hip m••b'n9s ¢Ired round a mix of devotional, Infomiabve and social events. A big 'lhank you, to wr speakers in 2023, who gave valuable tlme. skllts and I'fe expenenc6 to Supr Ir m8etsng8. Feb Vera Jackson: lrfe growng up in Ireland. Aw"1 Alan Jad<8.. Okj fikns r8elts from It Port of Llvwpod as Ynll as his Vietnam Holiday May Janel Wallace. Merno ol Queen Eloabelh'$ Coronatlon in 1953 June Graharn Loach on th8 Royal Vafi8ty Performance Sept Fn8 Mufphy.. On her Pilgrimage and retreat to the C4xnmunty D•c Helen 8yme', A Chilstmas Medtlakn'on. A mowng and r•fie¢tive meew prior to the Christmas soason. Other notabl• •vents fix 2023 were as lollows'.- March For Motherlng Sunday the Molh8' Unkffj 'Make a Moth•rfs D8y' fundraislng Campawi receNed generous support from our coTrJregation and went towardj making a real dlffffen¢e to women ar)d Iheir lamils both locally arKI worlthAide. MU brings hope a1 practical 8upwI to miHi¢)n8 ol Fwple every ye¥ through parertffy. Illwacy and mUnIty devdOpnI prowamme$. May Our branch particJpat¢d in the Diocesan MU Wave ol Prayer In May. The MU Ww4e for tyayer is a special way of conn6cb.ng MU memben with each olher around the world Ihrou9h the mintstry of prayer, Ow branch * woud Ihat rt partlcipates in this Ave' •ach ar. July Our branGh c•lebrat•d IS 70th Anniverury. Whal an •chievemert! The t¥anch wa6 slartod 1953. To m t oc¢a$ion ffthbofs •ryoyod • ddKaous Aft•mo¢Jn Tea at Ihe Red Fox and enjoyed rwnints¢ing about our Ixanch, 11$ members, past ar#J present and how times hav• Changed over thg ye. Octobor Shoebox Gtfts - I1 tranch membefs, (wrth the help of dItiOnS tr our congregats)nl collected rtems to enable us lo send shoebox grfts to children sn Easlefn Ewope VA th• charity Teams4u. These woukj be used as Chfislmas gffts for chthn aged Irom baknes to teens. TY ar• always 9raldully recewed. November K Annual AGM wa8 held. 1)o¢•mb•r Support I( the local Wn.$ Reftjge. After an appeal at Church, very gerrS fund$ were ramed by our congrngab'm aThJ Ov6 our local Wirral Women'$ R•lw wh special grfl tote toiletry bags lor ts wmien reSntS al Christma$. This pracb.cal support wa8 truty apwedated and the $laff at the Refuge was W touchad and grateful for t1 grfts. Our br8nch conbnues to $trNe Io supw1 Ihe Refuge •ath y. Orwing 8aptssm Preparalion support Ihough oul year T of our branch members SUPPKKted families dunrKJ the year as they prepared for Ihetr ch&lren's bapts'sm. blanch members pray for th98e lamilies wor to thw bapb'$m date8.
In D8cwnber 2023. Lo &'rd stepped down 08 our 8rar•ch 'Nomffialed Conlact.. (She was
more like ow beader realty). The Branch fomially thanked her fof all h•r hard wcyk at our
We do nol currently hgve a fornial Jeader J1 Helen Young agr to take on the role ol
nominated contad to ensure communications the Drocese and other MU neK&. She will
be well $upported by our Bfanch Committee who as a whole V4ry11 c¢ntlnue lo look lo tr
c¢x)tinued running and healthy future of our trnnch whSt upholding ¢)ur Mothefs, Unlon
values and mtssion.
Eunic• Blackmor•
Our ZoLvn actiVTlies have continued throughout 2023,
stsrt week- morning prayer MorKlays at 9 am- has •van L¥
Toddler Group Baby Group Indoor Bowls Singing Café Happy Reading ¢>w> Knrt and Natter Sewiry group Oasis Belrienders Carer3 group Mothers. Union Bereavement J(MJmey B(Ide5 S(tnday Club Lego Church Walking Thank you to everyor volunteefs in the kcn. runnvwj grow arKI in Ihe office. Also, lo Victoria Gleave and Jane Dalziel for their hard and dedrcalion in Ihe office. s111 thanks to John Potter lor 811 N8 hard work and support to us all at the Communty Cenlre. Also, to Gavin and Peter from Clean arKI Green arKI Carol Hughes and Barbara Thomas for washing many tea ltrweljl Communlty C•ntr• Party l>ooklnp: The Cenlre continuey lo be a POWr venue for Children's part8 and 12 parts we held re during 2023. Famil put a lol ol effort into their childien's parts, wnetimes hin KM)gs Surte $0 their buffets are In a separale are8. The •ntertaJnmenl varies with discos. soll play or Y hlre enlertalners. mascols or have t*Ie8 Such as circus S118 lents'ng We have had lot8 of c<xnpliments abD t)ur H•ll, e$pewlty how doan il is. W• hav• also held •¢v•r baptisrn and lun•ral roceFkng at the Centre lokning 8eNiC re and calerers are often brought kn to provth Aftemoon lèas otc. 3.16 P ect8 wlth Co•0 Academ Bobln b Llbb Po In 2023 students and staff from Coop Academy SEN Base slarted vt5rting ug regularty afwj have worked on several project8. First was their invofvemenl as volunteers al Experiencè Easter, Follr)wed by 4 afterno¢xbg ol work by year8 7,8 and 910 dear the Scout fire area and to build another bug hotel In thè gardèn. The hotel project Lwame a Collaboratrt vth Men in Sheds who helped constnjct the hotel using malefials mad8 by the students. The gludenls CAme up wilh a name f¢y Ihe hotel arKI Mefi in Sheds made a sw, In the Autumn terni Coop Academy students started rurnirvJ ch¥nty cake sales at Conn•d Coff•e OVKling the stntS wrth lurther opportunrty to work m Iheif local communrty. They h8ve start•d al 1 cakg sale pef tgffn and so far have raised monoy fw Wirral Hospice Sl Johns. In Ihe Summér tèrn) we wdcoméd lh8 nursery chli dren of Town Lane Infanl S¢hool for 2 8es&on8 of eXpk'rj the woodland. looking lor tadpoles and bug huntin9 W• hope to offer more 84mthlar In the future. 36
Chrt ctrr 6•trkn. AnrwJAI R•wJrt 2023 4 Ros• b Ellzabeth Dulhan & Eva Wllkln H6Mo everyor•, tt's me- Elizabth . to tell you abDUt my second six month¥ as Cl1 Church Higher Betsngton's Rose Queen 2022-2023. Here is a Slrnmary of the wonderful events thal took place in 2023,., January began vnth a QU Night - I was 80 grateful lo John Potter lor being our wondèrful Quizma$ler. lo Andrew Potlef his able asslslanl. and to so many friends for don8tsr¥J and délicious dossertsl This 8venirvJ was a lot of fun and very V11 attended. We had teamg ol many diffe¢ent fnihes •rKI ages playky, and of course, fuilshed Ihe •venw with a gn• of ad3 and laA8. In Febfuary we ld a Fashlon Shtrw - over a hutylred guésts came to see the fashions mthJ•lled on the catwalk, enpy a glass w two of fEz, and grab a bargain. This event was qurte different to some of the others I'¢J organi5ed arKI allracted lols of laces 11 was partlcularty refreshing and enjoyable- everyoné had a lovely tirm. In March Welco lots of local fafflil lof Easter and filled t halll so much ftm at another syeal l•mily evenl. rounded off with hoads ar#J taiFs. I like to take the time to sincerely thank Ihe Pottw family who so much hlp In many of my events. Amrew neroUsty donated all of the profits fr(xn his yard gale to my tolal. John wrote arKI wesented Quvz and was a great Bingo Callef. afid Libby who made lovely Cakes and puddings - I8 her amazlng appte cnJmb18 whth my fnerth are 8tiU ravtr¥J about! Thank you all very muchl For our lasl evenl we transft>rmed the Centre inlo 8 scer fr¢xn the V¥fjld West fof 8 f8nt8$1ic Wild West Shindig, comF4ete wrth line danciry, jacket potat¢)es In the canfina and a bn can alley shooting raThy. Tl*re war• somé really fantastic costumes like our Wicar-tumedSheriff fty the nTrght •ThJ the Millington'g co00Y ouifitsl This was possibly my favourlle •venl. celebrating an amazirva lime as Ihe Rose Queen having a lot of fun, a bil of a dance, lots of laughs wrth so many new InerKlsl I had Ihe most WLYmtsr ts.ffte over the year •ThJ ho8b.ng 6 reaHy well 8tter#Jed communty everts supported by my retinue Amy Midgley. Eva lAfjln$0n. Shenaia ar J•nnilee Alahakoon, Mas¢)n Lewis and Patrick SarKlèrson arml their famihes. Togethef We raised a tremendous £4.710 for my three thosen charrtw! For m8. the biggest success of my events was beiThJ able lo welcome new faceg into the Communily Centre 35 Vlell 8$ seeiThJ sm ol OUT old fnends loo. Ilembars ol Ihé communty and Church famdy often remarked that rt was so lovely to see so many drfferent age grou together having fun at ttsse events and I coukjn'l agree morel I would say ihal this mmunlly almosphefe (as well as a lol of orgaming h1nd scones!) ts what my time as Rose Queen so enjoyable and, of course. slu1 tool Rai8irYd £4,710 was ab8olut8ty imrnense and I was so grateful for your generosty in donating raffle prizey, b&kN lovely desserts. and also In the lime thai pe<ple gave lo attend these events. This money was divKled equally bètrween my c1Kn Charit$, donating £1570 each to Forum Housing Assouatson. Charles Thompson Mission and Christ Church Community Centre, Charfes Thompson Misslon provldes immedial• food, dothing. cara to homeless peOe every day. FLKUM Hou8iThJ provKbes qualty Supp arKI housirKJ for vulnerable people faong hornelessne$5. Wrthin an a¢¢epting. cariTrJ, homety arxl sale environmént. Th8 final charity I supported was the CCHB Communty Centre to help our Chw¢h whth work8 twe1lY lo bring pewe wtthi'n Parish and communliy109elh•r. 37
The money Ihat ramed has hugely contributed to the missions of eoch ol charittes SUppled arbd il wa$ so humbllng lo se¢ your klThJnoss In SUP(£ ow •verbts My final acl as Roje Queen was lo my fn'end Eva wilkwOn al the Summef F8K.11 was very speual io share Ihat momènt tlwlhef, espacialty 18memben.ng h¢M I had been to be crowned by Grace Gleave Ihe year before I know thal Eva will be an 4b601ul¢ty wonderful Rose Queen, and I ho that she love9 every m¢Thnt as much as I dKI Finally... Thank YOU so much lor Sur]Thg me and my everrt8 I have been really iftspired by youi love and kjndness through¢xrt this yeai. Thank you lor invrting lovety fnends, family, and even ¢ollea9UéS to my èvent8. 1 am exotèd to what excrtry events Eva wil Organi and to hear aboul her sw£e$8 in 20241 All my lov•. and God bknss, Ellz•beth Elizabeth (rfhanty Rose Que (2(r22-2023) Eva lkInsOn (Rose Qu••n 2023-24) I was very pleased lo be asked to be Roge Qn for 202W24.1 was rxowned al the 8ummw fair kn Juné 2023. 11 wa$ kny whll• I was n8fVOUS. I ttY ery'oyed it. M8ny of you know Ihat my slster. Martho, has addibonal needs So I d¢dded to choose her ¥hool. HaY[d Spla1 Nèeds School, as my charity in apweaation of lanlastic Support they have been Thts is alongside the Communty Centre to supw1 the gfgal ltrk41 il does In providing ¢ommunrty outrèach Ihat many local people dep•rKI on. My firsl evenl wa$ in Seplember vA)ic was a bingo n•ghl l 6ftjoy•d hosting thè evening arKI calling the numbers. My retsnue were a great suk¥>ort for the event 89 well. Through the 'ngo and raffle at the same tsme we raised a lantasbc £550 and lots of peopl8 atterKled. The next evenl was the Chrislmas Coffee MomvwJ. Lcts of drflerent groups ?re lrnfolved )cILKJing the Sewng Group and Knrl & Natter, We also had great supwt from local businesw supp(Kw t rafflè ith Mèn Shedg wwe also genero In the Lots of drfferent people were Inv0fr lo llp make thi3 a successful evenl Evffyorbe who attended sa#1 they had a fantastrc lime and there wére lols of new facas from the local community We raised £1.930 wthich l am wery proLKI of. 6 El•ctoral Roll Trac Evans Al lasl yea¢s Annual Parochigl CIMJrch Meets'ng member8 were advisod thal the nLmber on Roll in 2023 was 271 namès. We ¢urrenlly have 273 memberg on ts El¢dNal roll. Since the last APCM, unlortunai•ty. 7 members have passed away and one moved wt of the area, We therefor8 hav• 10 rth nKmbN8. To ensure the accuracy of the Electoral Roll. can I remind 811 membws of the need to notrfy Ihe Elecloral Roll Olficer of any changes lo their name or contact detaA8 (address. home telèphonè numbér. motx'le nufflb & email address). This can be done in a number ol ww.. by ¢ompleliThJ 8notrr wli¢abon lomi or delalling charyas in an émail wthich can be 8•nt VH the PaTrsh Office (paIh0ffice@cm'sIthUr¢hhVherbebtyl0n.org.uk 38
¢hrt•l Anr#AI R•port 2023 6Sa Th8 Pansh Safeguarding Officef {PSO). al<)fig wlh Rev. Mike Loa¢h and Mrs Victoria Gleave held a number of meetings thfoughrKrt t pr•ybOUS y•ar to update th8 Safeguard¥vJ file and to complete DBS documenlab'on. The PSO has also attended a Dean safeguarfing meeting 1C, it is hoped. win be the first of many, in ¢Ndef lo share go¢Jd prathce and offer advice and support lo all PSOS. Thefe e now IDur S8leguwdirbg Officers wrkIr4 for the Oloces• which is a vast improvem8nL Thé annual safeguarding audrt has b•8n COMptad, and vertTral reports wegented to the PCC at apwopriate meebngs. Th6r• wtsr8 fivej report8d Safèguarding incidents during thi318gt year All have been thoroughly investsgated. recorded appropnately and if ne$Sary. monil¢yed carefully and confidentially. Several pernne1 NKlwJing all PCC m•mber8 and any Church 8clivty knad8r8 have b88n athised lo attend Basic Safeguafding Training which at the moment can lY be ¥chved line. It is es8ents.al that anyone compteknng any trainjrbg, inform the Pansh Saf•guarthng Officer who ¢ontsnues lo kp a re¢ord of au Saf•9uarding TrainiNJ. 7 Communl En ement Officer unt51 A TII 2023 b Vi¢ki Mid I As communty engagement Wofker for Chnst Church Cwnmunily centre th8 slart of 2023 saw the continualn of a number ol woieas The FrKSay lunch club contsnued to run fortnightty wrth an average attendance of around 30135 peo enjoyiNJ a hot meal and iw. 11 t>eal¢d a so8 ol ¢ommunty and ev8ryor• •ryoyad lh• WKldingsI The OlIa1 Eng89emenl provided by (raI CourKil ¢ttinUed vAlh thé Introductlon of Improvws class for thos• warn beginning to gr(r in confidence. Lego ¢hufch hekl monthty on a Wedrb8sday h•l>•O attracl f•nib88 fr(xn the psh in to enjoy t>uadw and plenty of .$t9. 2023 saw t1 rnnniw of the 88ginMrn DIY c4XH8e, run by Men in Shedg offering to novKes bawc tips, skiH¥ and knowledge ab¢ul household DIY. The final event run b8lor• the comt4elion of the community erbgagernerrt w)ied w¥s the Ea$tef coffee ml¥j and sheep hunl Cakes, crafts ar#Y find all the Nn away sheep. th8 evenl was well allended and ath•r mad• ftx a boaulrful m(xning. 8 Flnanclal Rovlew b Charl•• Van 8.1 Introduction The overall finanoal sltuation Is presented in the Financial Statements whl¢h appear as Append I to this report. Tr PCC is a chanty regtstefed wllh the Commission vhmcti has créated the Charitiés SORP (AcCnting arKI Reporting by ch&rrt. Statement of RecommeTrJed Practi) Thig 9rves charllies clear guldelines on infofrnats'on to keep gnd wl)al reports lo produ to meel th8ir legal obligations. The Church of England has adopted SORP as ils standard basis fof arnual fewting by parishes so that a Single sel of information and report¥ meets the requirements ol both tho Chanty cm*,0n (a¢ces$iNe by the general public) and the Church. The •ccounts presented hore have been prepared on an Accruals basb. 39
Thè nè9alivè elfecl of cofonavirus pandemfr¢ largety dissipaled duri 2022 such that Ihe finanual JrtuatK>n now prèsents an erKouragino Ixcture apart from the gubstantial negative impad of very hwh cost$ for electrKty and gas As shcnvn on the Statement of Finanaal Acbvibes (commonly kn¢y•m as the SOFA). Ihe tcrtal Incomirb9 resowces wefe £264,566 {ol which leg¥ies contnbuled £50,1x - See 5.7 below) against total èxperKlitur8 of £262,426 indudin9 depreCiatn of £29.150 WI.PaI1Y relating to the Communlty Cenlre and it8 conlents. The total funds carrtd lorward tncreased slyhtly from £1.071,435 to £1.075.413 the bulk of vthich reflec1$ Ihe capitslisation of the Community .2Da hrisl Church A slrong Q4 2023 reSued in our Operating Income ts the year usefully exc•eding our Operating ExFeThJilure desprte the subsiantsal Ita Cost of oas and alectrKty i>)mpared lo 2022, see Note 20. The Centre's operating inciTh was shghlty d(Avn •t £34.489 Mmpared to 2022's record £37,175. This relle¢ls problems wrth Lwkn'n9$ M a Thursday morning but we are organis¥vJ a weékty Lin8 Danung èvènt to fill the vacant slot. We also received £7,954 in grairts lo dire¢lty support operatsffj costs, events and activi9. see Nole 8a. Wrth the building now being 12 years old, we were again faced with cosls of pairn, refuthshmenls and mprovements lotallin9 £9.055,' see Note 8b This ccwèred an upgrade lo the acces8 conlrol system. vari¢yJ8 rep&ts lo the l¥htsfwJ and a new w•ter b1¢1 in t kitchen Howevef. the mosl stnking figure in the of the 2023 accoLrts is Ihe cost of ectncity for the Communrty Centre at £19.900. Thts 1$ triplè what it was a few years ago. Electricrty used to drtve the air source heat pump$ whi¢h heal the bulldlng. Afthough w• have Increased the level ol User Contributn5, this vhll nol cover Ihe high cost of ele•. do nol to fall 1111 lator in 2024. Thr(xvJh Kate Lws and Vlcki Mi<lgley, we secured a stsbslantial Communty Engagwnent Granl In 2022 thich 8UPPOrt&J speofic events aThJ actwthes run in the Centre Ihrough to 31 March 2023, 8.3 Fabr1¢ Fund lor Church Re Ir8&1m m•n In Annu hitst we expected lo spend some money on rep•irn and realnment of ihe gutters plus some masonry repairs and rePotrn9 duriw 2023. In Ihe evenl, for various optrrat+onal asons. no such Work look place. This work is nuw scheduled ftK eaty 2024. So the Fabric Fund expendrture in 2023 was zwo <2022 = £6.194). .4 Alen In Sheds For accounting convenience. Men n Shed81s incorporated undor ts Communty Centre h•ading. How•ver. th• group endoavm {4rKI 18 8ucu8thng) to be seff-sufficient covering rtg costs thfough donations gnnts. CerN. the Group conlritxrted £f>55 to Communty Centre income as shown in Nol• .5 Inv08tm•nts. Soe Nots 15 In th• Annual A¢counts Tr value of the PCC'S investment in The CBF Church of ErYJland Inve8tm•nt Fund Income Sharos thè Fabnc FuTrJ Incr¢as•d by 9%10 £19,091. Th• inv•strn8nt to support WLYk in 40
Ihe chwchy8rd and church grounds Increased simdaty to £2,281. However, the dividend Kom• from the Mo tobJings tolalled £583. 8.6 Le aci93 Mary Garland, dl•d M 11 July 2023. 18ft Chnst Church Higher 8ebln9ton the of £50.0(K) 'for the gerwal Pufposes of the churth". We expe¢1 to receive the money during Q2 X124. On the Balance Sheel, rt is shown as a deblor. In recent Y5, legaws have enaljled us complete many worthwtÈil8 bul expensive project8. .7 R984rv98 Poli Given that our Grad&11 listed church bufidirvJ is over 180 year3 old. rt is PCC pollcy to maintain a balance in the Fabric Reserve a¢Unts of at leasl £10,000 in cash lo ¢ov•r emergency srtuatlons ¢pIed +Mlh the cwca £20,C(M) holdirvJ in The CBF CIMxch of England Inveilment FIKMI Inrn Shar•s fiich are easity reahgable rf req'red. rward Guidanc It is antIPated that. given the posilive oUtCne of our Autumn 2023 Thanksgivs Campaign and wKre8ses to User Contributions for the Communrty Centre. the overall operaling income In 2024 will match of exceed that of 2023. HU¥Ver. we are faced with 8xcepts.onal enefgy costs for the church heatir¥J (ga3) and eleth'cty in the Communty Centre. However, whi1 energy costs are expeded lo abate durin9 2024 rt is cl•ar tIHt tho PCC will rbeed lo draw on rts reserves to maintain ils faulrtie$ to a hyh Stalard and to continue to delivef the WKle range of sevrficej. activtt$ and 4enls a$ descriw el8ewh•fe In this report INhilsl th• PCC is w811 able to meet ils financial OblallonS in 2024. it WAI nood to cwefulty monrtor income and experKlilure durifWJ the year aThJ be feady to take any necessary $tep5 to avoKJ excejsive rehgnce on exl$tlng feswves and legacies. The Chwch of England is deVekpH its Klea$ to dglwer Net Zero by 2030 arKI we We beginnlng lo ¢onwder how b8$t we can contn'buie to this goal in HigIr 8elJryton. .9 Acknowfed ments and thank My thanks are due lo Barbara Thomas for monrtorirg the standing orders (and watching ov th6 interest-free loan portfolio), Michael Blackbum lor recording envelope 9lving, I many sidespeople who assist wslh counting Ihe cash on SvThday momings, all those vh eounl Ihe cash arising from our many s141 in4tsative8 d1Th3 the week in the Centre, Jim Wallace for standing in duriry my holidays. Bev Pn'ce lor running the 100Club. lh• Churclhyardens for maintaining a genéral 0r8h1 arKI lo Jan8t Wallace fo( again being our Independent Examiner to ensure thal we meet all the requiremenls of Ihe Charty Commi[ and Ihe Churd) of Engl1. And finaly to Terry Cunnlngham handles the thallen9kn9 lask of purchasing arml managing the suppkn'es of QrrtY afKI gas through the Church ol England Pansh Buying Scheme: also for keepiTrJ the Treasurer inlom)ed thal Ihe direct debils Irom Tot Ener9les appeanrwj on the bank slatements donl ccme as loo much of a shock. 8.10 Chan e$ to Pro¢•8se Dunng 2023 we cont11 to uge MyFundAccounh'ng, a speafic software pa¢kage Ircmn the well48tabltshed Wofveth¥npton-ba e4)mpany. Data D8velorThnts. This softsvare rung "on the CIoLwJ' and so is avali alAe on any $uil4ble intemet enabled comwter. The dala is WolessnaY backed Up and aspects ol the syslem can be made accessibl8 to a raro8 of people The $ofvaf• is recognised by Chester Diocese who have a deal with Dala Developmerts wrth the fesult Ihal we eryoy a spec1 l¢yw monlNy ¢haf90. 41
IYA We still bank wrth HSBC. How8ver, OLK local branch ¢n Ttr4m Lane, Higher Be.ngEl)n. closed few years ago and in July 2023 Ihe Brombofough branch also dosed. The nearest HSBC lyanches are in 8•enhead and Chester, trre are no othor HS8C brarhe$ on V¥frrral. deposit cash and ch8ques through local Post Offices. Thi's is not as convenienl 05 using •n HSBC branch as the P08t Office will only accept coin in full bags and, on occasion, have been relLKlaTrl to accew w volumes of cTr8. A180, ury Post Offiw in the run-up to Christrna8 is not Kl•al. Th• rethjcry acceplats.lty ol cheque8 and the a880ct•d bank charp88 Trn that we w be looking fUrtIr at MOVI to online banking during 2024. PToposal$ will be brought fffward io thè PCC for discuson artl apwoval. Lon9er tenn cash depo%ts we hekl thrOh CCLA Inveslmerf M8nagemenl'8 Chufch ol England Deposrt Fund, H¢ywevW, CCLA'S Fxo¢e$sas lintèmiinabl8 loms) - designed they Say lo prevent money laurwjering - milrtate against movements of balances away from HSBC lyjl we V•iN make greater ellrwts in 2024 to take advantsge higlw rales of inlereit available. The 'ca8Ness s. As well as b8iTrJ able to accèpt oTrline donatior via SUM-UP. we can a¢cw tn person donations by card or Smartphone using a SUM-UP card reader Many ppIe now no lor carry cash and so this B an Hpan1 developmenl lo secvre incorne for 6ventS 8t Ihe Cenlre. PCC fees etc. AJs0. during December, we installed a PAYA2 machine at Ihe church ¢nlrance to take electronlc payments. This is pnncipalty ol ad¥ania9è at special services Such as baptisms. weddings and funerals when people from outside t1 usual congregati atterKI. Overall. income through oTrline rouleg totalled £5,4CKI durin9 2023, Structtire ov•manc• and mana •ment The method of 8ppoinlrnenl of PCC member$ Is set t)ul in the Churth Rew•sortalion Rulos. All Ihose vtho attend ¢xtt serrfic8s I mémirs ol the congr•gation are enc4Juraged to join t Eledoral Roll and lo consider Stsnding for the PCC. PCC members are respsible for makn.ng decisions on all matters ol general concern and IMpnCe lo the pansh induthn9 how the funds ol t PCC are lo b• swt. 10 Rl8k hlana ement The PCC conlinu8s lo idtify and manage Ihe ri8k8 whith ise from the day-l¢Aay athvilieg of Chn¥t Ch4Kth Hvjher Betswton The PCC ¢ate9Qfts•S rlsks that fac• Clvt Church Hyher 8th'ngton the follMng heath"ngs: Fln4nclal - Risks felatlng to the fiscal aclivrties of the PCC and the management of tl financial affalrs of Chnst Church Higher Beljngton. The8e risks include those apFAicable to best Uge of the PCC'S finanual resources, the aVaIlatlty of funds and nsk ol fraud. All cheques (and all new dired detst rnand3les> rth7uir8 two Signatures. Authorised by Ihe PCC. ttrre are four syr10r1es. Vicar, Churchwarden8 and Treasurer. Any move tOW8rds online t)4nking will nee<1 to be c8re(ulty con>Nred to ensure thal controls ale in HMRC has ngorou$ •dministrats've wocesges surrourKling Grft Aid tax redalms. To ensw• thal we only claim the Grfi AMI lo ttich we ar• enlllled. our Pledge Frffi)s include the Gffl AKJ declaration. We daim Gfft Aid on a monthly basis using HMRC'S onlw redaim sy$tem. We wovhje HMRC wrth monlhly infomation abrt salaries paid lo part4im• staff through t.1 on4v Real Time Infrna.0n 8y81em- 88 RTI. 42
Clv Churth . R•port 2023 Stratsglc and Operallonal - Risks rel•tmg io Il Y40y in PCC undertakes the activilies of Chnst Church Hher 8etsngton, The PCC has dèveloped poknc for.. Safeguarding, Health a Safety, Environmentsl, Equal OpportunilJ88 and Lone Wlorkefs. These are kepl under wular review so that ttw can be arnen{ in the h'ght ¢1 thawng neèds, emergmbg best wactice guidelir$ and statutory rè9ulats'ons. Governance & Regulatlon - RL8ks relatlng lo extemal fadors whlch 8ffed the act1v19 of Chrisl Churth Highef Betsnglon 3nd the regulatory environmenl In which we operaie Reputatlonal - Risk8 relating lo image arKI perceptim of Cfvffjl Chw( Hlgt BebiTrglon in the WKler community The PCC main1am careful ov•rsKJht of Ihe bThps. activrti•8 and ewnl$ that owaté u its aegis and authorises appropnate leaders. The PCC is particularty conscious of ts 1fthenI ieputstsonal nsks of websQes a¢¢ metha generalty a1 takes steps io ensure that proper control i8 exercised 43
Appendlx I Christ Church Higher Bebington PCC Flnanclal Statemontj for tho y•ar endlng 31 D•cember 2023 Contents G•D•r•l lrt1omi•lloft StJtsm¢nt of PCc rmpolbllo lrnd•p•nd•nt Ex•rnln•rf¥ Report 8tst•m•nt Ol Fln•ThcW A¢ll¥ltl•• ISOFAI Il¢ts• to th• A¢Munl• Irwming Reyxwces Not• 4 N•5 No¢e 8 Not• 7 Note 8 Church RwMlng Exp•n•¥ Rytrs •K1 Imprtylw Upkeep ol church1 Not• 10 11 Nth12 Nole 13 Ne 14 L)•btors Nol• 15 1ftlnts NoE• 16 C•th at Note• 17 18 Ci•ditor¥ Not• 19 Gf•rt$ P&d Grnnts R•cel¥d So¢1 Efforts xl xl Note 20 Conlinuir4 tyr•llw Rowrt
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