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Annual Reports

for

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

2023

“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only wise God, our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, before all time and now and forever. Amen.” (Jude 1:24-25).

Vicar's Report

2022 has been a significant year in the life of our church. We have been moving out of the Covid years and discovering what the post-Covid world is like. We shouldn’t expect it to be as it was before 2020 – things are different now.

One big encouragement for me has been our desire to keep on meeting together in one single Sunday service, because it really shows something about our love for one another that we are willing to put up with an often eclectic variety of different musical styles and traditions for the sake of helping one another feel included.

We’ve also moved to livestreaming our services every week, which despite some technical teething issues, has really helped those who can’t make it out on Sundays or who are otherwise occupied (e.g. shift work or serving with the kids groups) to join in with our worship.

In our preaching over the last year, we’ve focused on the Armour of God, and ways our lives can be witnesses to our world, as well as a series on the life of Abraham that was so popular we did a second instalment in the autumn, some encouraging time doing Revelation 4-7 in Advent and continuing with our ongoing preaching through Luke and Acts.

Things have also changed with our staffing – Joel decided to move on from his role as Youth and Children’s Pastor to train as a teacher, and we have been joined by Nicki as an Intern. We have also lost a number of core members who had clung on valiantly through Covid, but have now gone to be with their Lord and ours.

Change hasn’t all been loss. We have been joined by a number of new (and returning!) folk too, and it’s been great getting to know them and helping them to find their place in the life of the church.

And as we think and explore and pray about what life and faith looks like in this different world, the words of a hymn come to mind:

Leave to thy God to order and provide; In ev’ry change he faithful will remain...

Be still my soul: Thy God doth undertake

To guide the future as he has the part Thy hope, the confidence let nothing shake; All now mysterious shall be bright at last.

God bless,

Amy Hanlon, Secretary

PCC Report

PCC Members as at January 1, 2023:

Clergy: Rev John Allister Wardens: Richard Hill Vacant Deanery Synod reps: Phyllis Lloyd Rosemary Napthine Denise Brocklesby General Synod rep: Vacant Elected to serve to APCM 2024: Natalie Hooper Emma Search Bev Norman Joy Pyatt Vacant Elected to serve to APCM 2025: John Dexter Jonathan Peto – Treasurer Daniel Hanlon (co-opted) Ruth Howard Guy Napthine Ex-Officio Observers: Amy Hanlon, Paula Smith

PCC members are appointed as set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church members are encouraged to join the Electoral Roll and stand for election to ensure a spread of ages and views. The PCC is responsible for co-operating with the Vicar in promoting the mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical to the wider community. It has responsible for the maintenance of the fabric and fixtures of the church and halls complex and any other properties held solely or in trust for the PCC, and also oversees the employment of church staff. The PCC is responsible for ensuring that Health & Safety, Safeguarding and other policies are in place and are adhered to.

Since the last APCM the PCC has met six times on site (at the time of publishing with a meeting in March and April scheduled). We also had a PCC away day in September 2022. We begin each meeting with a Bible reading and a time of prayer, as we seek to discern God’s will for us here at St. Jude’s. Discussions at recent meetings have focused mainly on the staffing; the Church vision and high level objectives; the impact of the Covid and energy prices on our finance; ideas for the improving the technology resulting in applying for a faculty to upgrade our equipment to allow us to stream services more effectively and provide screens to improve visibility in the church; Youth and Children’s Work and potential funding / ideas. Meetings are supportive and different views are listened to and respected.

PCC members are your representatives, so if you have any issues you would like to raise please speak to one of the wardens or any PCC member. The agenda and minutes of meetings are posted on the notice board at the back of church and are sent out on the Monday Mail – please keep yourself up to date, have a look at them and let us know your views on what is happening.

Amy Hanlon continued her role of PCC Secretary. Three PCC members have now completed their term of office: David Jackson and Neil Appadurai. One member, Roger Stevenson, has sadly died and Jean Winchcombe has stepped down from the PCC and her seat, which ended this year anyway is now up for re-election. She, like all PCC members, has shown enormous commitment to her role through her attendance at the meetings and in the way in which business has been carried out.

Thank you to Jean for giving your time and talents to serve God and the people of St Jude’s.

This year Richard Hill has picked up the mantle as Churchwarden. We ordinarily have two churchwardens, so Richard has done a magnificent job on his own. However we would like someone to step up into that role and hopefully someone will want to step up and join him as Churchwarden. If not, if you feel God calling you in that area then please do speak to John Allister or Richard Hill.

At the APCM we will therefore be electing five people to the PCC to serve a three-year term and two people for a two year term. Please consider whether God is calling you to serve in this way – we need a PCC which is representative of all those at St Jude’s. Thank you also to all those who have helped and supported the people of St Jude’s in so many ways – spiritually, practically and pastorally – over this last year. Your readiness to help out is much appreciated.

Danny Marshall (along with his wife Bec) will be saying goodbye to us this Spring as he takes up his new role as Assistant Curate in the Benefice of Newark on Trent, St Mary Magdalene with St Leonard. We send heart felt thanks for all his hard work up front and behind the scenes as he completes his role as Ordinand and we wish him and Bec well as they move to Newark. We would also like to take the opportunity to thank Bec for all she has done for us at St Jude’s, in the Worship Band, leading services and supporting Danny.

Wardens’ Report Richard Hill

Once again, I offer my thanks to Joyce and Guy for their sterling effort as churchwardens during the pandemic and after. Now that life has settled back to normal, we can praise God for his grace towards St Jude’s during the last few years and give thanks to Him for meeting our needs - pastoral, financial and outreach to name but three.

2022 saw the tenth anniversary of John and Lydia’s arrival at St Jude’s. We are very grateful for their ministry to us and we look forward to the next decade of ministry. Joel left his position as Youth Pastor to train as a teacher but, of course, he is still part of our fellowship. Danny and Beccy are moving on to a new church where Danny will be a curate. We will miss his many contributions to our services and outreach. Nicki has joined us as an intern and interviews are taking place for a Families Discipleship Worker. Paula continues as our Children’s Worker. So families and children are still very much a part of our outreach and fellowship.

It has been a delight to see the attendance in church over the last year. We introduced live-streaming of our Sunday services in May and they have proved a blessing for those who can’t attend and the sermons are being downloaded between ten and twenty times each week.

John has reintroduced midweek communions and they are proving popular with 2030 people taking part on average.

A major responsibility for churchwardens is to ensure that the church building is open and set up for Sunday services. Thank you to Phyllis, our sacristan, for setting up the bread and wine for our communion; our Sunday Wardens - Eddy, Gill, Mary and Prue - and also to our teams of leaders, readers, prayers, musicians, welcomers, coffee

makers, service techies and our flower arrangers for enabling us to run our Sunday morning services so well. I am grateful also to Geoff and Jenny who ensure that our communion wine and individual cups are kept stocked. While it would be good to share the common cup, the PCC have rightly decided that the time has not yet come but the subject is regularly reviewed at our meetings.

Margaret Smith, Mike Smith, Caroline Reed, Roger Stevenson and Pete Fluskey came to the end of their journeys here on earth. We remember them and their faithful service with fondness and gratitude, thanking God for their example to us. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II also passed away shortly after celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. We opened the church for people to come and pay their respects and quite a few turned up.

There are regular users of our halls throughout the week and party bookings on Saturdays. Amy is doing a sterling job in managing these and our hall income is very healthy. But this fairly heavy usage takes its toll in wear and tear on the building. It is a relief for me to have Jonathan looking after the fabric of St Jude’s. Although he regularly declines to stand as churchwarden, his oversight of the buildings and the necessary improvements and repairs has greatly eased the burden of being a churchwarden. We had our regular quinquennial inspection at the end of March (after this report went to press) so you may hear an update from him at our PCC.

Finally, thank you to all of you in St Jude’s. Many churches are maintained by just a few people but have so many people who are just getting on with being the body of Christ. We can rejoice that St Jude’s demonstrates Christ’s love in action every day of the week, not just Sundays.

GEARS Pam Mahon

This is our group for babies and toddlers up to 4+years. We meet in the small hall and provide a range of play activities for our youngest children including a small carpeted area with appropriate toys for our babies. The session involves free play, a planned bible story based on the Beginners Gospel Bible and a related craft/creative activity. We usually have a short prayer and sometimes some action songs or a simple game. We have two adults helping in each session working on a rota basis. If the children are settled and ready to stay on their own we encourage parents/carers to leave them and join the service but of course we will go and ask them to come back if their child is not settling. Parents and carers are welcome to stay in the session at any time with their babies and/or toddler. Our numbers average around 3 children per session.

We aim to introduce a simple, age appropriate teaching of the well known bible stories, to model prayer, to help the children to know they are loved by Jesus and He can be their friend.

We hope that our young families feel welcome, included and cared for in our church life. Thank you to everyone who has helped on the rota over the past year.

COGS John Allister

COGs (Children of God) is our Sunday group for primary-aged children. During this year, two children moved up to Pathfinders, and a larger number moved up from GEARs to COGs. One significant change was Joel stepping down from being COGs co-ordinator, so I have been filling in in that capacity. We have had a number of difficulties with leader shortages and health issues, as a result of which we decided that we needed to readvertise for a part-time Families Discipleship Worker.

Since September, we have been using the Click! material, which has been received very well by the children. We would like to express our gratitude to all the parents, leaders and helpers for their assistance in what has been a fairly difficult year.

Children & Families Outreach Worker report Paula Smith It’s been a year of two halves; with and without Joel, and before and after sabbatical, my report will be written with this in mind. March – April Joel was still in post, and we continued to work collaboratively and to support each other’s areas of ministry on a regular basis. Joel was in both toddlers and Boomerang! every week and likewise I was helping in GEARS or COGs most weeks. Toddlers themes included Moses’ story and Fruits of the spirit. We had lots of fun coming up with ideas to retell the plagues of Egypt and used baking activities to help understand the importance of patience. Boomerang themes were healthy food, health bodies and healthy mind. We planned menus, used drama and mindfulness techniques to help bring these topics to life. Joel and I successfully planned and ran a Good Friday trail, which invited families to walk the Easter Story whilst completing activities. I was very much involved in planning and leading the Easter Family Fun Day.

May– October I was on sabbatical, but I ensured that the groups I was responsible for were planned and adequately staffed. They were headed up by Joel, to start off with and then when he left toddlers was run by my wonderful team. Sadly, Boomerang! didn’t have a team and had to close until my return. Thank you for allowing me to have this time off so I could do my equally important work of fostering. The boys are very settled and you have helped to make a wonderful couple very happy and create a brand new family.

November – March I hit the ground running on my return. I had Christmas to plan and prepare, for all my groups and this included a nativity, a trip to the pantomime and two Christmas parties! The nativity was as ever well attended. Mid December saw a group of thirty-five of us from Brownies, Boomerang! and children and youth from St. Jude’s at a local pantomime.

Both Boomerang! and toddlers continue to bring me joy! With help of volunteers, I have been able to re-open Boomerang! We have twelve on the books, six attend regularly (other groups at school and family illness preventing others) and they enjoy amongst other activities baking, playing games, and crafting. The group’s prayer time is firmly entrenched, and the children are keen to ask God for help, and to thank him for exciting times and answered prayers! Toddlers is arduous work, but it is fun too. The group affords us fantastic opportunities to talk freely about how much God loves us all. We do this through a dedicated story time, I also make sure that the take homes have a Bible verse incorporated in them.

There have been three Family Fun Days in this period. All were well attended, the latest one – a film night had eighty-one people of which fifty-six were non- churched. The relationships we build with the parents and carers in toddlers and Boomerang have meant that there are lots of crossovers into these events. It has been lovely to be a part of this growing outreach ministry.

Owing to the vacancies and my own sabbatical we have not been able to run any holiday events.

There are plans to start working, with the local school. I would like get a group of volunteers together to go into Walter Halls School on a weekly basis to listen to children read. The school have also contacted us to arrange a visit to the church. The plans for this are ongoing. The evangelism course has now finished, we have already implemented some of the initiatives but as a group we know that there are lots for us to reflect on.

Last but not least a big thank you to all those who have helped me this year. To my fostering support team, knowing that my little people are well looked after whilst I work is really important -thank you. To my teams who help

run my weekly sessions, please know that my ministry is only possible because of your input - thank you! To my prayer warriors, your support and interest in finding out the specifics make me feel valued and cared for – thank you!

Brownies

Paula Smith

Nottingham St, Jude’s Brownies We had a tough year trying to increase our numbers and raise enough money to pay our census. I’m pleased to say that we now have 12 girls and thanks to a generous donation from a past Brownie family we had enough to pay for the leaders.

There have been a few changes in the leadership team. We said goodbye to Annette Frearson our Tawny Owl at Christmas. She served as a leader at St. Jude’s for 50 years and we will miss her dearly, but she has promised to pop in from time to time. Lynsey Allen’s (Little Owl) family commitments mean that she is unable to attend every week.

We have a new leader Rachel Turner who is a student based in Nottingham, she’s fitting in nicely with both the leadership team and the Brownies. There are no changes with Alex Coats (Snowy) or myself.

The Brownies enjoy a variety of activities within the programme. Currently we are working towards a First aid badge. We have also worked on innovate badge which included a Zumba session something that the girls have been desperate to do. We utilised their love of crafting to work on the Express Myself part of the programme and the Brownies designed a stage scene, the results were fantastic. The Brownies love singing and playing games and we incorporate one or both every week.

Safeguarding

Aimee Street

I officially became the Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) in June 2022 and I am still learning about all the facets of the role, as and when new situations arise within church life. The Church of England’s Safeguarding Policy statement has the following six overarching policy commitments printed in bold below. I will use them to comment on the progress currently being made at St Jude’s Church.

Promoting a safer environment and culture

Since coming into role, it has opened the opportunity for me to have many conversations with people about what Safeguarding is, how it affects the church, and how everyone who attends actually has a role to play in making the church a “safe space”. We recently joined in the Church of England’s Safeguarding Sunday event, and I presented my role/purpose to the church. I explained the type of work I have so far been involved in, and explained the importance of the training that is available for all those who have a volunteer role, to increase people’s awareness of the care and protection we all need to be providing to one another.

Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the church

Since being in role I have created a new database that details all the Church workers and volunteers at St Jude’s. Recorded are the roles people hold, the training certificates completed and date of completion; issue date of a person’s DBS check, including what level of check was undertaken, which is dependent on the role. Ensuring the database is up to date is an ongoing piece of work as everyone must renew their training and DBS checks every 3 years.

When people volunteer for new roles within church, or new volunteers come forward, procedures are in place to ensure they are safely recruited and that any further training or DBS clearance is sought. We currently have nearly 40 volunteers on the database plus 12 church staff/persons in roles recruited by the Diocese.

When a person wishes to volunteer within Church, they are given a welcome pack that explains the application process, the references that are sought, the confiden-

tial declaration form that needs to be signed, the DBS check that needs to be undertaken, and the training courses that need to be completed. The packs provide information about the Volunteers Job Role, St Jude’s Safeguarding policy, staff ratios when running groups, and how to report any concerns should they be worried about a child or adult whom they have encountered.

Several of the training courses the Church of England provides can be completed online. The Diocese also offers some face-to-face training courses too. I have supported people at church to undertake their online training course, if they have needed support with their IT skills. I have also supported people to book onto training courses via the Diocese when issues have arisen about dates and spaces.

The Diocese provides 3 PSO and Lead Recruiter Safeguarding Briefing Meetings per year, via zoom. I have found these briefings very useful and supportive in ensuring that I am operating correctly within my role. It also provides an opportunity to undertake group work activities and speak with PSO’s from other churches, and to ask the Diocese Safeguarding Team questions. They often share and present new guidance, information and developments within the Church of England’s safeguarding work.

Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation

Since being in role, I have had safeguarding concerns passed to me verbally or via emails which recorded alleged incidents that have taken place. It has been necessary for me to make referrals to the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub to ensure information was shared with professionals. As a result of these referrals, it has at times been necessary for me to attend meetings, present the concerns that I have raised, liaise with professionals involved with the case, and provide on-going support and communication to the person to whom the referral pertained.

Other concerns that have been shared with me at church have been recorded in the necessary private and confidential case files that I maintain. These are passed to the Diocesan Safeguarding Manager, when need arises, so that they are aware and can advise of further action that is required.

Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse

and other affected persons

St Jude’s Church thankfully has a core group of pastoral workers who can be, and have been, called upon to provide follow up support to individuals who have been affected by allegations of abuse, or for whom there are concerns for a person or family’s well-being.

With regard to allegations of abuse, each person whom the allegation has affected has been offered a person either within St Jude’s church, or via a linked church, to provide an outlet of support. Where necessary the Diocese has also offered access to professional counselling services.

Where pastoral support is put in place, due to concerns around a person or a family, I liaise frequently with the Pastoral Worker involved to ensure they feel supported, and to escalate the concerns to professionals if necessary.

Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others

Due to confidentiality, I cannot share the number of cases currently held within the church where Safety Agreements are in place to monitor and minimise the risks certain individuals may pose to others. The important thing to be stated here however, is that quarterly and six-monthly review meetings do take place with myself, John Allister, the identified support workers allocated to the case, the Diocesan Safeguarding Manager, and with the person whom the meeting is about. This ensures there is open conversation and oversight about any on-going risks; and actions are discussed and agreed to ensure safety plans are working.

Final thoughts

Issues of safeguarding can sometimes feel that they are “done” to someone rather than being carefully and sensitively handled. I hope that with each further case we work through as a team at St Jude’s, that we can become a place that handles these situations robustly, enabling us to create an environment which is respectful and professional, resulting in safeguarding concerns being raised and responded to promptly and consistently. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported me so far in this role and to say again, I hope people feel they can approach me for clarification or to discuss anything that the topic of Safeguarding within church raises for them.

Welcomers Report:

Richard Hill

We have a small team of welcomers who turn out regularly to offer a friendly smile and a warm welcome to everyone at the porch door. Their commitment and faithful service is an inspiration, and new-comers and visitors alike continue to comment on the warmth and friendliness they find at St. Jude’s.

A smile and a word of welcome from someone at the church door can be such a highlight in a lonely person’s week and helps them to feel part of the fellowship. Chatting with a stranger over coffee is something we can all do too, so please continue to look out for those who look a little uncomfortable in the hall after the service and make an effort to get to know them.

As I wrote above, the welcome team is small. This is due to people stepping down over the last year and sadly two members of our team have passed on. Please speak to me or Amy if you would like to join the team. Ideally, I’d like to have enough people to ensure that a welcomer is on duty once every couple of months.

Home Groups Pam Mahon

Currently St Jude’s has seven groups that meet, five in the evening and two in the daytime. They meet during the week, some in people’s homes, and some on Zoom and Whatsapp. During the pandemic the electronic methods of meeting have helped many people to feel connected and some are continuing due to geographical spread, caring commitments, late working hours and medical vulnerability. Around fifty people are involved in our home groups.

In our groups we focus on the 4Ws which are:

Welcome to all; Worship Jesus as our Lord; the Word of God studied; Witness to our community.

The bible studies follow the Sunday talks and readings with discussion points which help us to grow in our faith and encourage each other. We spend time praying for our church, community, situations and the needs of the group and those around us. We demonstrate Christian love by supporting one another in practical ways when needed and enjoy some social times together. Friendships naturally develop as we meet in the name of Jesus.

People new to our church or who have attended an Alpha or Start course are encouraged to join a group. Thank you to everyone who has hosted, lead and participated in the groups over this last year.

Mission Partners

Amy Hanlon

We are currently supporting the following charities: Chrysolis , Jericho Road, Open Doors, CMS, CPAS, Tearfund , Betel, Framework. We have received some reports from Chrysolis over the year, Luke Cawley came and spoke to us; a gentleman from Open Doors came and preached for us and Alex Rodmell came and talked to us about Safer Families.

Fabric Report Jonathan Peto

We are pleased to report that all annual inspections have been carried out: the lightning conductor has been inspected,

Gas safety checks on the church heating boilers,

the fire extinguishers have been checked

the annual PAT testing has been completed.

Apart from the usual ongoing minor repairs the main church fabric issues are:

1) North Aisle floor- part of this floor became uneven in the Autumn 2021- rolling back the carpet revealed some areas where the tiles have lifted due to suspected damp problems. After lengthy discussions involving the church architect it was eventually agreed to simply remove the loose tiles & mortar and to lay new screed to the affected area at minimal cost.

2) Chancel floor- this has also suffered long term issues resulting in part of the floor apparently lifting. Again after lengthy discussions involving the church architect it was agreed that damp was the underlying cause but that any repairs would be substantial. As this area of the church is no longer regularly used it was agreed that no work would be carried out at this time but would continue to monitor the situation. 3) East window- following very stormy weather in February 2022 part of the stained glass in the East Window was damaged. An insurance claim was submitted which was agreed resulting in the window being fully repaired in June 2022

4) Lounge Kitchen- some damp problems affecting the walls and floor became apparent. Investigation determined it was caused by rising damp and a plumbing problem. Both causes were rectified and new vinyl floor tiles laid.

5) Side chapel roof leak- following heavy rain it was apparent the roof is leaking. Inspection revealed some flashing repairs and repointing is required- an estimate to repair has been accepted and this work is scheduled Spring 2023

6) Boundary wall to northern entrance – a length of wall adjacent to the steps to the disused gate on the north side of the church has collapsed. This problem was identified in February 2023- an estimate to repair has been received. Church insurers have been informed- a decision from the insurers is awaited.

Treasurers Report

Jonathan Peto

Following the removal of most Covid restrictions during 2021, the accounts for 2022 reflect a “normal” 12-month period of activity- however comparisons to the previous year are still distorted.

Regular giving by Standing Order accounts for 96% of the donation income of the church – this remained at almost the same level as 2021. There has been an impact inevitably on some church members on their ability to give due to the Cost-of-Living crisis but this has been largely offset by new donations and increases.

However the major impact on the finances of the church was the benefit of 12 months unrestricted hall activity income- this now exceeds £50,000. By comparison in 2019 the income was just over £40,000.

Overall expenditure increased reflecting the increased hall user activity- the largest increase inevitably was in energy costs. Following the expiry of both the gas and electricity contracts costs have increased substantially from £7,500 in 2019 to a predicted cost in 2023 of approximately £20,000. A three year gas contract was taken out in April 2022- although this does represent a massive increase it does provide certainty and was significantly cheaper than remaining out of contract.

Cleaning costs have increased reflecting the increased hall usage but also as a result of increasing the number of contracted hours include an element of caretaking to ensure the halls are kept tidy for all groups.

Salary costs have decreased following the resignation of the Youth Pastor but partially offset by the provision of an intern.

Provision of £3,000 was made in the accounts for 2021 to repair the floor in the North Aisle of the church- part of the floor has lifted apparently due to damp. Fortunately, this was not required as it was deemed possible to simply repair the affected area at minimal cost resulting in a surplus to the fabric fund.

Outgiving from general funds to support missionary/charitable work is based on 10% of income excluding hall rental and grants. The PCC agreed it was a priority to maintain support especially given the financial pressures being experienced by many of these organisations.

Parish share was paid in full for 2022 – the amount requested was discounted by 20% to reflect the work done by John Allister as Area Dean. The amount paid was £61,644 - by comparison the full amount would have been £77,055 which would result in a deficit if fully paid.

Following a number of donations and grants it was possible to go ahead with upgrading the AV system including provision of additional monitor screens in church and the technology to allow live streaming of church services. A small shortfall of £870 was financed by the general fund.

The overall result was a surplus of £5,053 in respect of general funds which increased the reserves to £27,851 at end of 2022 - it was agreed at the April 2014 PCC meeting that the policy of St Jude’s would be to hold reserves equivalent to three months expenditure. The current reserves represent approx. 10 weeks expenditure (excluding Outgiving) which leaves a shortfall of approximately £10,000 against the agreed policy.

The property owned on Kent Road, which is let out and thus treated as an investment, was revalued based on sales of similar properties in the area. It is estimated the property is now worth £310,000 which is a 15% increase in 12 months resulting in a revaluation surplus of £41,000.

As ever 2023 promises many challenges! However compared to 12 months ago the position has improved with some of degree of certainty especially in respect of energy costs. Rates charged to hall users were increased again by a further 10% with effect from 1st January 2023.

Parish Share for 2023 has increased by a further 12% increasing the amount from £61,644 to £69,024.

We do have the financial benefit of reduced staffing costs but clearly this is creating other challenges especially in ensuring adequate provision for the under-18 members of the church. Recruitment is underway with the promise of some funding from the diocese.

A Giving Programme was planned for Autumn 2022 in an attempt to increase regular giving- however in view of the impact of the Cost-of-Living crisis it was agreed to defer this. This will be reviewed with the intention of being carried out later in 2023. Based on current commitments and income, the current forecast in 2023 is a small surplus.

Deanery Synod Report

Synod met via zoom on March 9th, but we were thrilled to resume in person meetings on June 22nd and November 16th. In addition to our focus on Mission, we were visited by Robert Cleave, Diocesan Environment Officer, who gave a

presentation about the importance of caring for creation. 2022 saw the launch of the Parish Refresh process to discern the next steps in our strategy for growing disciples. At each meeting, news from around the Deanery and from Diocesan Synod is shared. We hold discussions in small groups, and we pray for each other. We receive regular reports from Diocesan Synod with Revd. Sam Hustwayte still in post as Chair, as well as our lay representatives Michael, Peter, David and Muriel continuing to serve alongside Revd. John Allister. We also circulate regular reports from General Synod.

Revd. Margaret Caunt retired from St Mary’s Arnold and Revd. Mic Johnson from All Hallows Gelding and Holy Trinity Lambley; Revd. Debs Moyet went to Canada to be Associate Minister at The Church of Our Lord, Victoria in Canada and Outreach Director at Street Hope, Victoria. Lay Chair Tony Mellor stepped down and we thank him for his work. The post of Lay Chair is currently still vacant. Churches in vacancy- Netherfield continues in vacancy, joined by Carlton, Colwick, Lambley, Gedling and Arnold. Our churches in vacancy have continued their commitment to church life, with support from retired clergy and hardworking lay teams.

The post of Deanery Treasurer is still vacant. Please consider prayerfully whether you know anyone suited to this role. Encourage them to talk to our Area Dean, John Allister. Across the Deanery, we were able to meet just 67.8% of our share allocation, with three churches managing 100% despite recent difficulties, which was greatly appreciated. After significant discussion and consultation, we continued to trial apportioning Parish Share for 2023 on an ‘offer based’ approach. Changes were made to the ‘suggested’ figures, using a formula based on ‘agreed principles’. We recognise that this system was fair, while not perfect, and that many churches would not be able to meet their allocation.

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

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLIND AND WALES Independent examlnerfs report on tha accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R8port to tho mombers of The Partthk4 Churth C(yJrol of the Etxlesia Parish of SL Jude, Mwperfvrf, Nothryham On accounts for th• yoAr •ndod 31 Dernber 2 Chmrlty no lit any) 1132793 Sot out on pag One toTen arKI One to FllIe I to tho trustth8 on my examinat of the accounts ofth& t)ve ianty Trtn fix year éndeAI 31112Q022. As the (wty5 truslees. yw are resp)ng'bie lor the pr8garw)n of the counts In acc1xdwa with tha requirements ofthe Charityès ALt 2011 {'tho W. RPOnbIlItI6• and bas18 of rèport I rwt in ol my examinallon of Ihe Tru8Ys ac%ounts carried out urthr sec1m 145 of the 2011 Act and kn carrying out my examin8tlon, I have fo1•Y al the applicabh Dlre¢tion8 gNen by the Charty Commlss uThler Sectiw 145151(bl of the Independent •x•mlnarfs statement I h8rfe ttThplotwJ my ex1nati. l Confirn that M material matter8 have o)me lo my attenti in CAn0¢tiOn wtth the èxamhation Idher than that dosed beky ? WI gives me cause lo bdieve that in, ary materkql the &oJuntrB rwd8 wern ncrt kept In xcotdaThx wlth sectlon 130 of the Chwth88 Art or the aw)unts did not xord with the a¢unting records, or lUnts did not crynply wh the appIable requirements Cl)lMi the form and o)nlent of lUnts Set out In the Charits88 (Accounts and Rwtsl Regulallons 2008 rAher than 8ry requirement that the accounts grve a'lrue and fairf whith is not a matter I have rn concems and have ojne )$6 no other matteTr In ¢onn8th'on wth the ex[nat)n to which attention be drawn In this report In order to a w4)er understsndlng of the aco)unts to be reached. Sn•d: 29103r2023 RelovaDt prof•88lonal qualillcatlonl•) or body (11 anyl: . 61a Hoh Streets( Rushden N. NN10 ORA Pagel of 10

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2022-12-31-accounts

Annual Reports

for

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

2023

Vicar's Report

GEARS Pam Mahon

Brownies

Safeguarding

Aimee Street

Promoting a safer environment and culture

Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the church

Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation

Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse

and other affected persons

Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others

Final thoughts

Welcomers Report:

Mission Partners

Treasurers Report

Jonathan Peto

Deanery Synod Report

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