## **Parish of Woodford Green:  Saint Barnabas** 

(Parish Code: 07.20; Registered Charity 1132761) Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 7HX 


## **THE ANNUAL REPORTS** 

**AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER 2023** 



## **Parish of Woodford Green:  Saint Barnabas** 

## **REPORTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL for the year ended 31 December 2023.** 

## **ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

St Barnabas Church Woodford Green is a parish church of the Church of England and is situated in Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, Essex. The parish itself is within the Deanery of Redbridge and the Diocese of Chelmsford. The parish is affiliated with Forward in Faith and is a member of the Society of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda. 

The correspondence address is St Barnabas Vicarage, 127 Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 7HX. 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is, with effect from 17 November 2009, a registered charity in its own right. Prior to that date, it was designated as an ‘Excepted Charity’ under the rules of the Charity Commission.  The PCC members who are in office at the date of the approval of this report are: 

|_Incumbent_|Fr. William Obedoza, SSC|Chair (ex officio)|
|---|---|---|
|_Churchwardens:_|Mrs. Jane Davies, MBE<br>Mrs. Bebe Stubbert, JP|APCM 2023-2024<br>APCM 2023-2024|
|_Representatives on_<br>_the Deanery Synod:_|Mrs. Patricia Obedoza<br>Mr. Keith Lloyd|APCM 2021-2024<br>APCM 2022-2025|
|_Elected members:_|1. Mr. Andrew Manning<br>2. Mrs. Serene Martin, JP<br>3. Mrs. Diana Russell<br>4. Mr. William Layzell-Smith<br>5. Ms. Helen Hopkins<br>6. Mrs. Tebogo Moncho<br>7. Mr. Treldon Wilson<br>8. Mr. Michael McMillan<br>9. Ms. Yana Tamulyavchute|APCM 2021-2024<br>APCM 2021-2024<br>APCM 2021-2024<br>APCM 2022-2025<br>APCM 2022-2024<br>APCM 2022-2024<br>APCM 2022-2025<br>APCM 2023-2026<br>APCM 2023-2026|



## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church attendees are encouraged to enrol on the Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The business of the parish church is dealt with by the Parochial Church Council (PCC), or the Standing Committee on their behalf, and the day-to-day business is addressed by the Vicar, Churchwardens and Treasurers. 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

St. Barnabas Woodford Green Parochial Church Council has the responsibility of cooperating with the Incumbent, in promoting the whole mission of the Church in respect of its pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical needs within the ecclesiastical parish. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church building, the Parish Community Hall, the Scout Hut, and the Church House. 

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## **STATEMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST** 

The church and its premises are at the heart of the community and serves as a witness of God’s love, and a beacon of hope, stability, and cohesion in an ever-changing society. 

Public prayers and worship are held in the church daily and are open to all. The Associated Board of Royal School of Music use the church regularly for music exams. The church is also open to schools for their Religious Education. The uniformed organisations use the Scout Hut for the weekly scouting activities. The Parish Community Hall is used throughout the week by several groups from the community. The church and the halls are also available for appropriate functions such as concerts, recitals, seminars, and training conferences. 

The work of the Parish church includes visiting the sick and the bereaved, helping the needy in the parish, teaching and preaching the Gospel and the teachings of Christ through sermons, courses, small care groups, outreach to senior citizens, parents and toddlers, young people, other special needs groups, and supporting other charities in the UK and overseas. 

## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE** 

During 2023 the PCC met four times, and the Standing Committee once. The Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday, 21 May 2023 in the Parish Hall. 

## **Revision of Electoral Roll** 

The Electoral Roll as of 31 December 2023 stands at 113 parishioners of whom 48 are resident within the parish and 65 are resident outside the parish. 

## **Church Attendance and Occasional Services During 2023** 

Daily Prayers and Masses were held in the Church and were broadcasted live on **www.facebook.com/stbarnabaswg** for the benefit of parishioners who could not attend church. The average weekly Church attendance was 4 for the daily Mass and 45 for the Sunday Masses. Attendance at the principal Easter Vigil and Easter Day was 64; Christmas Midnight Mass and Christmas Day services was 58.  For the Occasional Services: 1 adult was baptised, 4 youth and 5 adults were confirmed, and 4 funeral services were conducted in the church. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

It is PCC Policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds of £5,000.00, to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet both known and any unexpected situations. It is our policy where practical to invest our fund balances with the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund except for the Investment assets as described in the accounts. 

The independently examined accounts were approved by the PCC and signed by the Incumbent on Sunday, 21 April 2024. 


Fr William Obedoza, SSC Vicar, PCC Chairman 

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IbNlependent Examinerfs Report to the Par(￿1?1 (Jwrch Clwffll of
I report on the accourts ofthe Parothtd thU￿h CA)un¢llforthE yeav eThJed 31 December 2023. whlth are set out
ye¥T under ¥edion 14412) of the Charft585 Act 20111the 2011 Act) and that an lThJependent examlnatton Is
needed.
It 1$ my respwThlbllttyto:
examinetheaccounts undersertion M5 of the 2011Att."
followthe procedures laid down inthegeneral DIr￿OIs￿l￿en bythe awrity Commi55ion under
secth)n 145151(b) of the2011 Ac¢ arKJ
An examination fr￿udeS a reMew of the xcountin8 records kept ty the PCC and a comparfson of thÈatxx)unts
presented with those record$. It aso indude5 ron5ideration of unusua itemsor dlsck)stsres In the ac¢ourts,
and seekfjng explanatio￿trOM you as the Pcccon￿rn1rtrI any 5uth rnatters. The wocethre5 undertaken do not
provlde all the eW[den￿that would be required in an audtt ar￿ ¢onse4uentEy no opin￿￿ is g¥en asto whether
the acco¥Jnts present a *￿andfaIr￿ ar￿there￿ b Ilmlted to those mattersset outln thÈ statemert
below.
111 whrch gi￿$ mereasonable causeto belltheth*t in *y matrrial re5pecttherequirements:
to prepare actountswhich Kcord T•th the accountirva records arml fomplywlththe accountlng
requirements otthÈ 2011 Art h*¥e nrtbvzn or
121 to which. in my opinlon. att**t*)n 5Iw)uld be dr￿n in 0rdert0enab￿ a proper the ￿0V￿ts
to be read)ed.
16 4Yll 2024
Martin Charlesworth
Retlred Bank Mariager
65 Rous Road, Buckhurst Hlll,
E55ex IG9 6BU

Woodford Groen St Barnabas
RÉcelpts and paymonts
Solocted parlod: 01 Jenuary 2023 to 31 De¢•rnbor 2023
01 J4nu•ry 202$
31 Decem￿r 2023
Q1 J•nuary 2022
31 Dg¢•mlJ•r 2022
Tg
O•nov•I. Ggn•ral (Llnre•trf¢todl Fund
In¢omfr Ind ondowm•n
Domtion8 and
GfftAd- 88nk
Gffi￿id- En￿ope5
othBr￿8nned
Lth¥se plat8 ￿￿tIOn0 i¢aASDSI
Loo8e pjate Co1￿1¢n$ (Non GASDSI
Onwff ts1ft￿￿ grft5
DDnations apoe&is ete
DOn&tKJns. Canai¢g
Donations- Gu￿194rden
T8¥ rets)VWabk on GIftMJ
GASOS. Ghl Snwll t)onaWonb
LogJc4es
O#w generRtsd
7.095.
6.136.35
441.20
2,￿.03
7.610.00
7.750.20
515.87
3.032
20.00
250.QQ
2.034.00
215 OD
542.46
B97.93
55.(M>
4.085.e3
1.064.66
137.500 00
264.fJ)
2.344 15
2A41.48
110.000.00
120.00
Y32.90t.6Q
16*122.72
IrKXX￿ trom elwitable acUvltle8
Feea fOr￿￿￿a￿S1￿erA
Churth hall lolllngs
403.00
13.W4.95
14.W7.95
784.OD
12.210.(M)
12.994.00
Othfirtr8dlro a￿￿tFe&
249.39
165.76
FO￿ & Bozaar
263.72
Inv48mwnt6
Dl¥ldends
4.281.88
718.95
13.749.00
18.749.83
4,283.49
99.79
13.893.00
ta254 28
Curate'6 HoL*e
0lhorlnL¥)tt
ABRW F*
6,6ts4.60
.e84.SJ
.480.45
9.480.40
Totsi in¢om•
173.05#.01
206.117.17
EAp*¥dttur•
CDSts o15tew4Nts￿p camp8
Costs oftste8 & other￿ents
f49.ea
2.419.33
514.76
TotslR8lsltwlLv)dS
2.569.01
591.24
On 4¢uv￿g
crrarItab￿ ylvlng
Min15try parK8h shar¢ et¢
SDO.00
49.8$6.00
3.eeo 00
2A04.
15.30
4,115.33
36.000.
3.750.
4.570.34
50.00
3.g04.31
176.22
1,041.55
Worklng 8xpen&es Df InGymbent
Parish tras￿n9 ond mIs￿on
Church nJnnlng- Inguran¢
Chur(* oMce- tsltrthor
OFaanl pionotunitv
774.a4

From
01 J•nu0ry 2023
31 Decomb•r 2023
01 January 2022
31 D•G9m￿r 2022
Church mylntenan
¢i¢aning
Upkeep ofseNtces
UF&eepof chLYchyÈYd
Upk¢8pofQu*t G8ra8n
Pthlnl&lraUon
ABRSM ExpengeA
Churth ruNdn9-
Churth r￿r￿n0- Yas
Churth A￿￿ing. watsr
Hall wDnlng- elBcirlLaty
Hall gas
H¥ll runn1ng- insuran
Hall Nnning ISCOLrtI- InsuranLXry
H&1 running- ma[n￿nanCe
Hall runnlng- &onlng
Hall runnlng- refuse crdln
Hall runnIng-v￿le1
Govemance COBtsexomlnlliki￿audtt fee
2,160 I
42.S)
1,78995
3.75
216.LKJ
2,159.53
4.148.50
2.411.78
11.701.47
2t9.39
9,342.53
1,993.09
2.Q31.
925.07
4.145.62
127.95
925.10
728.09
1,849.70
541.71
72.28
525.67
367.79
3.480 60
1.257 40
1.03Z 15
150 (K)
2.7tK).00
2,771.44
707.86
150.
96.852.40
78.846.58
Toi•l•xpfjmdtturn
99,421.48
79,437.82
exce55 of Incorne and endLTh4Tnents over Expe￿11￿9
BroughtfoTh4ard b4lance
Total ¢•thBd b•lAn
n.637.56
143.119.OS
128.679.95
16.439.71
119.
CNBC- ChuKh Hall- Bulldlny & Cortt•nt& Fund IRèatrlctedl Fund
8roLyht fO￿ard balarKe
Tvl•l urrf•d fonvaril balan¢e
617,964.00
517.W.00
¢ur4to•H••- ¢urats8 Mou8• Fund IR08trf¢todl Fund
8rowhl IL¥war4 balance
Totsl ¢arrfv41 fowwwd bal•nco
153.685.O)
163.680.IX)
163,686.00
.086.QO
ScoutHut- Seout Hift Fund (Rostrlctsdl FurTrd
Broughtfowdrd b31anp
Total Carrlod loY¥Mwd bal*n¢•
228A9b.00
23&.4￿.00

From
01 J8nu•ry 2023
21 D8¢8m￿r 2023
01 January 2022
31 Docember 2022
FoSB- Frfond• of St Bwrnab￿ IRegtrf¢todl Fund
Incomfr￿d *nd•*Yn•nth
0ffi8bons legacle8
W￿1 $8fe
GASDS.GlltAJd SrnBII DanBUDra sch￿
113.37
18.54
52.52
Totsi In¢om• •nd ondo¥mwn
131.91
02.02
Ex￿55 of Income and ÈMtr•jm￿tI oyèi EXpe￿j11UrO
BrDV4h1fo￿$rfj baiart8
TOW &irrlBd lorvmrd balanc•
131.91
52.52
MMF- Morcy Mlnl8try Ftsnd IRabtri¢t•dl Fund
ItK•m• •nd •rtdowmwrt
Donal1￿¥ and legade8
13.23
818.
Donatior16 appea￿ etc
7CQ.00
T6￿.00
831.23
T￿￿ kn¢om• •no•n(ly￿0Dts
700.00
831.23
Expwndltur•
Exwdkure on th#rtt8tyÈ a¢UvlUo8
Charflable gI￿n9
1.010.28
933.00
TclalExpendiru￿ on ¢h￿l0)h •¢lkths
1,010.28
933.OQ
Totsl •xpthdkuff•
1,010.28
933.00
Ex￿3 oflnEom8 eNdl￿MEntS ow Expendtture
BroUgMfo￿y£rd èalon
Totsi corrw l¢M¥d tralwnc•
1310.281
S47.96
1101 Tn
Fabrf¢. F*brlc Fund IRo8trtGtodl Fund
In¢om• •nd l￿d￿Vrn￿
InV￿l￿ents
B¥* Ix4Klng socw IntsreBt
107.67
26&56
IQT.57
Incomo ond ondLwm•n
266
107.
265.56
18.785AS
9,061.01
107.57
18,677.88
eroLyht foTh¥ard bdance
Total c•rrlod fonwdrd b*l*nC•
5A5

From
To
01 January 2023
31 D¢¢omber 2023
01 Jan￿ry 2022
31 D¢¢•mb•r 2022
Outreach-l)vir•ach IRe•Mctedl Fund
In¢om•atyd •ndo*Ynwt8
Donations appeeb81¢
DDnaUons- Outreath
GA8PS. Giftkn Srnall D￿a￿Orts S¢nen*
755.00
182.50
To1alDon*tK￿￿andleg¥￿$
Tot•1 In¢omDand •ndo%wn•thts
916.60
Ex￿S Of1rKth￿￿￿ endownMt8 o%*rExpernlllwe
BrDughlfotyAr¢ b&lanc*
T•ial ￿ll￿d fwayd bathnco
915.50
1.32
t105.00
Hallfabrfe- Hall Fabrlc IRMtrictsdl Fun
In¢•m• and endowm•nts
Inv881ments
Bank and b￿ldn9 wdety ￿tt￿e&l
147.03
59.57
147.03
59.57
Total In¢¢tho&nd ondo%wnen
147.03
s9￿7
Exces5 Of1r¢ff￿ 8nd endW+w￿tj overEwendllw¢
BmghtfoThYard b818nc6
Total urf•d furward b4l•n
147.03
7.587.80
7.734.
6967
7,52823
Organ- Oryan Fund IR881rfetgdl Fund
Incomg and •kndLy*Thgnr¥
Donaikm8 4nd legades
TaXr¢¢%Wer8b￿0n
eankand bu￿dIng 80clety IntsreBt
34.33
84.76
J433
Toi•l l*cotn•and gndty•n*nts
76
ExL¥S& of IrK0￿ OV8r EXP￿dI￿re
Broug*1 forwa￿ ba￿nCe
Toi•l ¢Wrfed I0￿ra bnLin¢e
2.912.25
2.815.42
2,912.
97.01

From
To
01 January 2023
31 Dpcgmber 2023
01 January 2022
31 Dgcombor 2022
Cholr- ChoSr Fund (Rest￿¢t•d) Fund
Investry￿nIS
Bank and b￿￿11n9 90(iety Intere&1
1.82
0.74
Tc4allnvethert3
1.82
0.74
1.82
0.74
Exces5 DfInc0n￿ ande[wJTh%fn￿t6 ExpwvJNure
Brol￿￿1 lotwwd bal&Ke
T+Jtal cllthod forward bolon¢•
1.82
128.48
0.74
12S.74
126.46
Ph88•2•ppl- Pha88 2 Appoal IRo8trlctodl Fund
Incom• ond •ndo*￿•n
In¥egtmÈnts
BBnKsnd bullding ￿ety k#erest
1.845.91
472.74
roWthwsb7Mnt
1.645.91
422.74
70101 In¢vm• •ndowngyts
1.648.91
422.74
Exce¥% of ¥nd ovor Expe￿itUre
Brought llltWaTO wantt
Tot•1 ￿lI•d foTrHrd bal•nco
1.845.91
38,182.88
.828.79
422 74
37,760.14
Mtts•lonCho- Mlulon• & CharlU05 IRo8tdctodl Fund
Incomo and ondo%¥m¢tits
Donalknsand ￿ga￿e￿
Dona￿On$. Haven H￿se
GASDS. Iyft SNwll Dw¥u0r￿ S¢he
77.83
12.01
57.80
TgtalDDn•tth$
89.84
07.80
T¢t•l InG<wn• and •nd(vhThqnts
89.84
67.80
p•ndNur•
Ex￿[￿J￿re on thanlable
ch2rlt0b￿ gI￿n9
24.24
24.24
Y•i•Lgxpwdttur•
24.24
ExceBB of Income ar￿L￿•m￿t5 ON*r EXp¥￿j￿11rO
Brougni for4Y2rd b8lBr
Total ¢arrkd foNArd boi*n¢*
65.60
174.58
57.PA)
116.78
1740
240.16

From
To
01 Janu•ry 2023
310ocemb8r 2023
01 ￿nuary 2022
31 Do¢em￿r 2022
YouthClub- Youth Club IRg¥trlctodl Fund
Income and endovMent&
In¥6$bnent¥
Banksnd ￿H￿ing 8ockty int￿t
10.40
422
Investrn•rts
10.40
4.22
Totsl In￿m* •nd
10.40
4.22
Excess ofincome and ￿￿Jl¥lrn￿nts over£¥pBndllure
brw•rd balan¢8
10.40
324.45
320.23
Total ¢aYrl•dforward ￿1￿￿¢•
324A5
E4ylpwttt- Equlpm•rtt Fund IR•¥tri¢tsdl Fund
Brvwhl fotward bslatKo
Ttxal ¢arrJ•d f•nvard baian¢o
Flow*rn- Flower Fund IRgBtrl¢tgdl Fun
Dcnatlons and legack
app8als et
40.00
40.00
Bank and buihang sodety Inte￿1
d4.85
18.03
Tol•lln¥r¥lmw*
44.65
18.03
84.56
68.03
Ex¢e$g of In¢ome tynd owExpendthtye
Eroughl forward balan
Toial ¢arrhd fovwaid balancv
84.55
439.93
08.09
371.90
Fumhhlng- Fuml8hlng8 & FItUng8 IRe8trfctedl Fund
Incomo and •ndty*m•n¢•
Inve¥1m￿nIS
Bank and bulkllng so¢*ty Inwesi
87.53
T¥*1 In¥e3bM•J)t
87.53
3&46
Toi•l In¢om• •thdOllllleJlts
87.S3
35A6
Ex¢e¥¥ of In¢omo Jnd eryJtrMngnts ovBrEKpenditure
Brougttl foThvard balance
Tot•1 forward balance
87.53
2,731.15
35.48
2.@￿ 69
,731.15
io

From
To
01 Janu•ry 2023
31 December 2023
01 J•nuary 2022
31 Doeembgr 2022
Mu81¢. Mu8le Fund IRestrl¢tsdl Fun¢J
Inmmg and endo*inqnts
Irb¥e8ln*n
88nk bulldlng 8oW Interest
3.74
ToiollFThv*nKnts
Totsi irtomo and endo%%ii)
3.74
1.62
E¥ce$¥ of Intome and endwmxnls o¥er &￿il￿e
8Fowhl forwArd b#la
Total carr￿d forw•rd b&lan¢e
3.74
116.89
120A3
115.17
116.89
Sgr¥9rs- S•bv•rn Fund {R￿trIc￿dI Fund
Inb*8knents
Bank ￿ b￿ldIng 8OC*ty Int￿8$1
13.34
5.41
Toralinbvstmenls
t3.34
5.47
Total Income attd qndpwTh*n¢¥
13.34
6.41
Exces$ of Incom8 8nd ervjmrwts ExpeMttur&
Brought fword b8lar
T(tsl ￿rrI1￿ f+xward balanco
13.34
416.48
SA1
411.07
W0￿M￿l¢-Work Mu#lc Fund (R￿trICt•d) Fund
Bank bl￿IdIng so•lntwes1
184
74.74
Tolallmrslments
184.03
74.74
Total lthcomg •nd wdownOM8
184.53
74.74
E¥¢ess of IncoTne and endwwts over E%￿rtUre
Browhl loward balaT
Tot•1 c•rrlgd fw8rd balan¢•
184.53
5,757.56
5,942.09
74.74
5.682.82
5,757.56
li

From
01 Jan￿ry 2023
To 31 December 2023
01 January 2022
31 Decemb¢r 2022
StGK*rgo-St G8orge5 Hall (Restrtctedl Fund
BrO￿ttl foNArd bal8rte
Gairts &lo$$e$
142,758.57
13,394.53
153,982.08
111,223.511
.758.57
rotsl caffl•d 1orvArd balance
John80ft-AndrgwJohn80n Fund IEndowmontl Fund
IwA)mand ¢ndoMI)
Investh*nts
Bank and b￿klIng gow interest
14.61
Totsllnbp*mertJ
74.61
Totsi incM9 and ￿￿0￿￿￿nI$
36.08
14.61
EXC￿ ollncomè ar￿ endowmn18 w £¥peTh1nwe
Brou9M forward baknc*
T¢t4J carr￿101Ward bakne•
14.61
1.125.64
1,161.72
Humphr•ys. Humphrgys Flo￿1 Fun¢J IEndowmèntl Fund
Bro￿￿1 forward balar
Totsl Ca￿knd for￿rI balanco
1,000.00
i.000.o
1,thX.00
1.NO.00
12

Woodford Green St Barnabas
Statement of Flnanclal Activities . summary
For the period from 01 January 2023 to 31 Dgcgmbgr 2023
Un￿￿￿tr￿ Deb*nathd Ruty¢tsd EndtyAfft￿¢
ndb
T•
Prk*yMr
Tth*lrKQ
173,069m
4388A2
171,41
Tot41exwnd￿
99h21.41
1.034.52
lryJ,465.•8
80,370AI
13.394.53
13.344
111,223.511
73,137.H
16.721Ag
gOW7
116,MO.83
Gio6& tranGlersb#trweÈnlulldB-i
transTfjr4befweenlufids-oui
2.00
I2￿]
14.fN)I
NrtDh)ThrArtln fvn
7J,lJ7.M
3e.OB
90MOO.07
111,710.83
Totallund• bmu9htl4t¥Mrd
1.131AMT5
1120.64 1,271,709A6 1,1N.W.12
Totslfvnd•wthdfw
21q.7HA2
1,141191.11
1161.72 1,J17.109.V 1,2Ye.709AS
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21e.758.62
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## **FINANCE REPORT** 

St Barnabas Woodford Financial Team presents this annual report for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 under the Charities Act 2011, together with the audited accounts for the year, and confirm that the latter comply with the requirements of the Act, the Charity’s governing document Charities Act 2011 and Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (Financial Reporting Standard 102). 

St Barnabas Woodford Church, being categorised as a charity, has been entitled to receive a 25% “top-up payment” from the HMRC for all offerings and donations parishioners and visitors endow the church. For example, the top-up payment for small donations totalling £1,000.00 would be £250.00. In this example, HMRC would give us an additional £250.00 for every £1,000.00 the church receives from parishioners. 

Under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, HMRC gave our church a total of £2, 441.48 for the year ended 31[st] December 2023. In addition, for tax recovered on Gift Aid, we received a further £2, 344.15 for the year ended 31[st] December 2023. 

With regards our Parish Share, we were able to pay 100% of it for the year ended 31[st] December 2023. The total amount  that we were supposed to pay was £50,400.00. However, we elected to pay by Direct Debit and for that our Parish Share was given a reduction of 1% and so it became £49, 896.00. This amount we were able to pay in full. 

Patricia Obedoza, Diana Russell Finance Team 

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## **PCC CHAIRMAN’S REPORT** 

Our parish church is affiliated to The Society of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda (Society), and is registered as a Forward in Faith (FiF) parish. Stuart Chillingworth and I represent our parish in the FiF National Assembly. Fr Reg Bushau SSC and I are priests of the Societas Sanctae Crucis (SSC) and we regularly attend SSC Chapter meetings and the Regional Assembly. 

As traditional Catholic Anglicans, we are committed to the Catholic faith as the Church of England received it, and to proclaiming it afresh in this generation. We uphold the Catholic doctrine of the Seven Sacraments, and the threefold ministry of bishops, priests, and deacons in historic succession, which the Church of England shares with the Church throughout the world and across the ages. We long for the visible unity of Christ’s Church, and especially for communion between the Church of England and the rest of the Western Church. 

For these reasons, we are unable in conscience to accept the ordination of women priests and women bishops. We have our own bishop, the Rt Revd Norman Banks SSC, Bishop of Richborough. He announced at the AGM of Forward in Faith-Chelmsford his retirement on Easter 2024 after serving his episcopal area for 13 years. 

As a Catholic Anglican parish church served by SSC priests, we celebrate Mass daily in obedience to our Lord’s command of proclaiming his death and resurrection until he comes again. Our parish church is open daily not just for the Mass, but for the daily prayers: Morning Prayer, Rosary, and Evening Prayer. 

In answer to our prayers, God has added to our number those whom He called. In 2023 we baptised 1 adult, confirmed 4 youths and 5 adults, and conducted 4 funerals in the church. We thank God that those who were confirmed are participating actively in the church. 

Fr Reg and I continued through our mobile phone to broadcast our Church services daily on **www.facebook.com/stbarnabaswg** which are viewed and appreciated by those who could not come to church. We took turn in visiting parishioners who are housebound, and administered to them the Holy Communion and Holy Anointing of the sick. 

For three years now, we have provided pastoral care to St. Alban’s Ilford through the celebration of the Sunday Mass and occasional services. I shared this ministry with Fr Reg who covered one Sunday a month, including Christmas and Easter services. 

We continued the work of our Mercy Ministry food bank which is replenished at our Harvest Thanksgiving, and we gave food parcels to needy individuals in our parish. A couple started collecting food for us from big shops. We also give emergency money from the grant of the Woodford Charities in order to help the needy with emergency gas, electricity, and travel. 

Thank you for your continued financial support, prayers, and active involvement in the work and ministry of our parish church. May God bless you all. 

Fr. William Obedoza SSC 

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