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2020-12-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT

2020

DEANE PARISH CHURCH & ST ANDREW’S, OVER HULTON

DEANE PARISH CHURCH JUNCTION ROAD | DEANE | BOLTON | BL3 4LT

TEAM RECTOR REV’D DR TERRY CLARK DEANE RECTORY | 234 WIGAN ROAD | BOLTON | BL3 5QE

CONTENTS

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TEAM RECTORS REPORT 3
DEANE CHURCH STAFF TEAM AND OFFICERS 7
CURATE’S REPORT 9
ASSISTANT MINISTER’S REPORT 12
YOUTH PASTOR’S REPORT 15
CHURCHWARDEN’S REPORT 18
DISTRICT CHURCH COUNCIL REPORT 21
DEANE CHILD PROTECTION REPORT 23

www.deanechurch.org

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TEAM RECTORS REPORT | by TERRY CLARK

One of the better kings of Israel in Old Testament times was Jehoshaphat. You can read about him in 2 Chronicles chapters 17-20. The surrounding nations were ganging up on God’s people and we read that ‘The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord; indeed they came from every town in Judah to seek him’ (2 Chron 20:4).

Jehoshaphat stood before the assembled people and prayed to God, including these words “If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.” (20:9)

God’s Old Covenant people, in special relationship with him, were looked after by God... as long as they trusted him. Us New Covenant people of God, Christians, have an even closer relationship with God, having God’s Holy Spirit within each of us. Something that I’ve noticed across our Deane Church and Lostock Church fellowship this past year is that despite, or maybe because of, the pandemic and various levels of lockdown, the seeking

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after God and the prayer temperature have gone up. One sign of this was the fantastic response to the Prayer Challenge last April-May. Another was the wonderful response to the Discipleship Challenge last Autumn, people from both churches, getting stuck in to weekly Bible study, fellowship and prayer. I know that there are those who cannot easily join a group online but who have continued through 2020 with their personal Bible reading and prayer times.

As churches, and of course we are not on our own in this, it has been a struggle not seeing our brothers and sisters in Christ, not being able to take part in Holy Communion, not being able to have a chat over coffee. And even when we got church services in the buildings up and running again, we were not able to sing! Just when we most needed our church family, we were not able to meet up, and as we go into 2021 some are still not able to return to in-person services. And even those of us who are, have to wear masks and socially distance etc. A long way from normal.

I am immensely grateful to all of you who went the extra mile in 2020 to provide pastoral, and often very practical, care for members of church and the wider community. The love and care shown has been impressive.

Jehoshaphat goes on in his prayer to say to God “...we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” (20:12). For many (all?) in 2020 there were times when we didn’t know what to do. Covid fears. Bleak news every day. Forced isolation. One person whose husband had recently died said to me “I can’t grieve properly”. And as the pandemic, and lock-down rules, have gone on, many have just become fatigued, even

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overwhelmed, by it all. What to do? Well, the answer is the same as in Jehoshaphat’s day: “our eyes are on the Lord”.

ARE ON YOU."

Reading on in chapter 20, God spoke through a prophet to the Israelites “This is what the LORD says to you: “Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.” (20:15). King and people worshipped God. Songs of praise were sung. And the army went out to meet the enemies saying “Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.” (20:21). The enemies were completely defeated without a single Israelite casualty! Jehoshaphat and the army returned to Jerusalem and went straight to the temple ‘with harps, lutes and trumpets.’ ! (20:28).

This same God protects and provides for his people today. This same God hears and answers our prayers today. This same God meets us in

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Jesus Christ and, as I said recently in a sermon, as we bring our suffering to the foot of the Cross, it’s often from the depths of OUR suffering that the sufferings of Christ FOR US have most significance.

Pulling out of Covid and lockdown will not be a sudden event but a longterm process. Pulling our church family back together again to

enjoy fellowship will also be a longer-term process, but we’ll get there! The key thing is keeping our eyes on the Lord.

For Deane Church family, there have been sadnesses in 2020, but there have also been encouragements, some of which I have mentioned above. I could also mention the encouragement of the youthwork under Daniel’s leadership, the Sunday@4 all-age services since September, and at the end of 2020 (in fact the week before Christmas!) being able to finalise Josh’s three days a week placement with us as he trains for ordained ministry.

As ever, a big thank you from me to and for the Deane Church staff team and church officers, for all their hard work for us in 2020. Friends, let us keep the momentum. Let’s keep our eyes on Jesus. The challenges ahead may seem great but “Do not be afraid or discouraged... for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” Bless you.

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DEANE CHURCH STAFF TEAM AND OFFICERS |

(As at 31[st] December 2020)

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Top row (from left to right): Rev'd Terry Clark (Team Rector), Rev'd Ben Wilkinson (Curate), Rev'd Elizabeth Plant (Assistant Minister), Daniel Booth (Youth Pastor)

Bottom row (from left to right): Beccy Clark (Administrator & DCC member (from October 2020) (Deanery Synod rep until Oct 2020), Sheri Taylor (Mission Partnership Administrator - Deane and Lostock), Jane Hampson (Church Warden & CAP Life Skills Manager), Heath Taylor (Church Warden & DCC Lay Chair)

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Not pictured: Nicola List (Deane Church Shop Manager), Bryan Shephard (PCC & DCC Secretary, Verger and Churchyard Administrator), Paula Small (Safeguarding Officer & Deanery Synod rep)

Members of Deane Church Council (not listed above) elected at the annual meeting on 19[th] October 2020:

Chris Limpach, Fiona Limpach, Christine McWilliam, Margaret Rutter (Electoral Roll Officer), (Ian Hampson, co-opted as DCC Treasurer)

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CURATE REPORT | by BEN WILKINSON

It has been a great blessing to share in the service of the Lord Jesus at Deane in the turbulent year of 2020. In many ways our church ministry and parish evangelism changed beyond recognition, with so much moving online. On the other hand, the heart of our ministry of growing together in our relationship with God and being used by him to bring his salvation to others has been ever present.

An evangelistic initiative that reached many hundreds of people, including a number in our local parishes was the 18 week series “Walking with Jesus through Coronavirus – A Journey in Mark’s Gospel”, uploaded on YouTube and shared on Facebook during the first national lockdown.

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It was a delight to see many church members sharing God’s word of love and hope boldly with friends and family. Another highlight in online evangelism was our Christmas ministry on Facebook and YouTube, aimed at our local parishes.

In our newly developed online Sunday services, as well as at times when we were allowed to meet in the building, God’s word remained central as we preached on Ecclesiastes, the

topics of prayer and generosity, the Acts of the Apostles and the Psalms.

Our small groups of Bible study, prayer and fellowship moved online, grew and developed during 2020. As a result of increased training and support for new and existing leaders, the number of Bible study group leaders across Deane and Lostock churches increased from 6 to 17. By the end of 2020 around 90 church members were meeting weekly for Bible

studies in 1 Thessalonians. I have been so thankful to God that he was sustained our fellowship and even helped the ministry of Jesus to grow during lockdown. I am praying that, as a result, we will be equipped to serve him in new ways in 2021.

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I have continued my occasional involvement with the youth group, with mentoring our youth pastor, as well as with funeral and bereavement ministry. Sadly, the baptism, thanksgiving and wedding I had planned were postponed due to the pandemic.

As a family we have continued to enjoy the children’s ministry at Deane, whether through Junior Church before lockdown, our YouTube all-age service during lockdown, or our Sunday @ 4 gatherings since September. It has been a blessing to join with many other families and to hear of children and parents alike growing in their faith as a result of this ministry.

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ASSISTANT MINISTER’S REPORT | by ELIZABETH PLANT

2020 was a year like no other for me, as for the rest of mankind!

“Normal service” ended halfway through March after I presided at the 10.45 communion at which we presented Alice Moone with flowers and a gift to mark her 90[th] birthday and to thank her for all she had done behind the scenes at Deane for many decades.

Until then I had continued with regularly leading and sometimes preaching at the 9am communion service and occasionally at 10.45. But lockdown changed everything. Clergy over the age of 70 were strongly discouraged, all but forbidden, leading any form of public worship including taking funerals. It was a great sadness that I was therefore unable to take the funerals of Jim Boydell, Irene Ashley and Hilda Collier, all long-term members of Deane Church.

Church services in church were halted between March and the end of July. During that period, I led two reflections online for Good Friday and Ascension Day. But my main ministry throughout the pandemic and continuing today is pastoral. There are over 30 people with whom I have maintained contact at least once a fortnight or so, generally by phone, but sometimes by text or the sending of cards. A few of these people are now housebound. Some are in care homes. Many have felt very lonely and isolated and continue to do so. It has been a privilege to share God's love with them and see how many respond with love for others in the church family and the wider community.

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I was very pleased when services were able to restart in the second half of July. The 9 o'clock congregation, most of whom are over 70, came back in force, except for a few who have health issues. I lead and preside on most Sundays while Terry or Ben preach either in person or on video. There have usually been just over 20 present most Sundays. It has surprised many that the 9 o'clockers have embraced all the changes necessary to enable a communion service to go ahead. All this has been an answer to prayer.

Many of the pre-lockdown activities in which I was involved in such as the cafe, had to stop. The Ladies outing to the National Memorial Arboretum and Lichfield was cancelled. There was no trip to the Manchester Christmas Market.

In the Autumn the home groups were rebooted as Discipleship Challenge. I, with Beccy's help, was able to set up a group of eight ladies who meet weekly by using landlines in a conference call. It is a wonderful time when we can talk over the Bible with one another and

share prayer needs for ourselves and others.

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In Advent I produced the first of a series of advent reflections for Deane and Lostock. And on December 20th I preached for the first time for several months at the 9am service.

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My hope and prayer is that life will return to 'normal' for all of us and that I will be given the health and strength to serve God and the people of Deane (in a retired capacity!) for some years to come.

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YOUTH PASTOR REPORT | by DANIEL BOOTH

In January the position went from part- time to full time. The areas to develop with the extra hours are school work, 1 to 1 mentoring and outreach work.

January | February

March | June

The position was furloughed due to the coronavirus and lockdown. Due to the restrictions of furlough, I was unable to do anything that would normally be considered part of my job description.

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The groups offer pastoral care, but is primarily a Bible study group.

The sessions start with the young people sharing their highlights and challenges from the week, we then pray to give thanks to God for the highlights and help for the challenges.

We do also have time to play online games and every so often we have a social night where we just play games.

In September, we had 5 young people from year 6 join the Sunday night sessions.

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Year 6 – 8 have been doing a Bible overview, starting with Genesis, covering Creation and Noah.

Year 9-13 have been doing an extended 4 points gospel which covers; God loves me, I have sinned, Jesus died for me, I need to decide to live for God.

The online youth work has led to more young people being able to regularly attend on a Sunday evening. The year 6-8 group has grown since moving online and the year 9+ group has been consistent throughout.

The online sessions still need an assistant leader which have been covered mainly by Kath Dacey and Chris Limpach. Their work and input have been of great value to the sessions. Ben Wilkinson and Lynn Taite have also offered cover.

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CHURCH WARDEN’S REPORT | by JANE HAMPSON & HEATH TAYLOR

Once again, we note our sense of privilege in serving God and the Church here at Deane as stewards of this magnificent historic building. Our last Quinquennial Inspection took place in November 2017. The report advises on the structural condition of the building. We continue to implement the recommendations of the report as and when we can.

y Due to the pandemic and the closure of the building a number of issues | have been delayed. However, since January we have been able to organise some essential repairs which we are sharing in this report although technically they fall into the year b= 2020.

In early January 21 we had the access road to the graveyard repaired by a local builder as a number of large pot holes were causing concern to local residents.

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In February 21, we had a Historical Building conservation specialist carry out an initial inspection of roofing and pointing issues that are causing problems with water ingress in the Church building. At the time of writing, we are yet to receive the report back with the findings and recommendations. We hope to be able to report on this in next year’s report.

As always, we are very thankful to Bryan Shephard who does an excellent job of keeping the paths, KK section and the Garden of Remembrance, clear and accessible to visitors. Thanks also go to those who have helped with some fly tipping issues on the Memorial Hall car park and to those who recently helped us following the theft of a large number of york stone slabs from the churchyard path. This has now been repaired and is looking the best that it has in years.

We are indebted to Keith, a member of our local community, who continues to regularly clear the brambles in the front churchyard.

An inventory is kept of all the silver and valuable items owned by the church. The majority of the silverware is kept in a safe deposit box in the Royal Bank of Scotland in Bolton.

Buildings and Employees’ liability insurance has been maintained through Ecclesiastical Insurance Ltd who we were able to support our claim for the church path repairs.

We have now received our Year 2 grant monies from The Joseph Rank Trust which is enabling us to continue to employ our Youth Pastor. As this post has been furloughed for a part of this last year the post will be extended at the end of the 3 years. This continues to be a priority ministry in Deane Church and it is encouraging to see that our Youth Groups have been able to continue despite the impact of lockdown.

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Finally, we would like to convey our sincere thanks to all the assistant wardens, sidesmen and sides women who have assisted us during the past year at our Sunday services and to those who have helped in many ways especially in cleaning and maintaining the building.

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DISTRICT CHURCH COUNCIL REPORT (DCC) ST MARY’S DEANE | by BRYAN SHEPHERD

DCC Report for the Year 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020

The District Church Council comprises of the 7 elected representatives as appointed at the APCM (1 vacancy), 2 Church Wardens, the elected Synod Representatives, plus co-opted members which include the Curate and OLM. It is chaired by the Rev'd Terry Clark with an appointed Lay Chair being Heath Taylor.

Meetings always commence with a Bible Study, a time of prayer and also the sharing of encouragements for matters that have happened since the committee last convened and for which we can thank God. The DCC endeavours to act with a duty of responsibility and prayerfully seeks God’s guidance on a whole range of matters.

The Standing Committee under the chair of Jane Hampson reports to the DCC. The committee ensures good stewardship is maintained and any important decisions are tabled at the full DCC where members can vote. At each meeting the Treasurer also provides an update on the Church finances and will make recommendations as appropriate for agreement by the DCC to any actions that are required.

The DCC met 4 times during the year, 3 of which via Zoom due to the ongoing pandemic impacting the ability to meet in person. The DCC have overseen actions/progress being made on:

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DEANE CHILD PROTECTION REPORT | by PAULA SMALL

The current pandemic has influenced most activities including work with children and vulnerable adults. Face to face training hasn’t been possible to complete but hopefully will recommence this year.

All volunteers currently working with children and young people have an up to date DBS certificate and we will renew our efforts of having two references on record for all volunteers. Safeguarding training will be emailed out to all current volunteers to be completed before groups restart.

Hopefully we will be able to offer first aid training this year so that all accidental needs can be attended to safely. We are also hoping to complete statements of practice for all groups as soon as we can safely meet up to do this.

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ST ANDREW’S, OVER HULTON

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TEAM VICAR’S REPORT 25
ST ANDREW’S TEAM AND OFFICERS 30
CHURCHWARDEN’S REPORT 32
DISTRICT CHURCH COUNCIL REPORT 35
YOUTH WORK REPORT 36

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TEAM VICAR’S REPORT | by REV’D VINNY WHITWORTH

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5).

2020 will be a year that will never be forgotten, as our lives have been turned upside down by Covid-19. It has been a dark and difficult year for us all in many different ways; some of us have lost loved ones who have died from Covid-19, families have been unable to say goodbye to their loved ones or grieve properly, many of us have been impacted financially, with people losing their jobs or even their businesses, and all of us have suffered from the profound effects of lockdown.

Covid-19 has also brought challenges to us at St Andrews. For the first time in our history, we were ordered to close the church building and in 2020 we were unable to meet in person for 5 months. Some of our congregation have not been able to set foot in church for nearly a year now. Our worship has dramatically changed with the restrictions in place and we long for the day when we can all sing songs of praise to God again in church. Many of our ministries such as Tiny Tots, our children’s ministry and Open Door have had to stop or been severely impacted by the restrictions that are in place.

In our very 1[st] online service on the 22[nd] March 2020, I quoted the above verse from John 1:5 which in many ways for me sums up 2020.

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The Covid-19 crisis has been a dark moment in our history, yet the light of Christ still shines bright; bringing hope and life to all.

has not overcome it.

Our church building at St Andrews may have been closed for 5 months, yet we – the people of St Andrews – are the church – and it has been a privilege to see how Jesus has been at work amongst us despite all the challenges we have faced

and how our ministry at St Andrews has grown in ways we never would have anticipated.

Our online presence has grown tremendously; we very quickly developed online services so we could continue to worship in our own homes that hundreds of people have engaged with over the year including people beyond our own community. We now have a weekly e-mail newsletter where people can keep in touch with what is happening at St Andrews.

We engaged in new ways of mission and evangelism; as we supported the ‘Believe in Bolton’ evangelistic event which took place in May, where over 2,000 people heard the Gospel in a live-streamed event which featured a former member of St Andrews, Jill Duff, who is now Bishop of Lancaster.

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Most exciting of all; in October after a few false starts, we finally established our new youth group, the KTJC (Keep Trusting Jesus Community) group, under the amazing leadership of Emma Bonfield, our Children Changing Places Worker, which has flourished and grown and we were blessed by our youth group who recorded a nativity for us at Christmas. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it!

Furthermore, it has been inspirational to see the light of Christ has been evident in our actions as a church community as we have sought to reflect the light of Christ to our local community and beyond through the Covid-19 crisis. We have cared for one another as a church community; delivering gifts throughout the year to those unable to come to church, such as daffodil bunches, palm crosses, harvest gifts and even nativity sets and Christingles at Christmas which have brought hope and joy into people’s homes and it has been humbling to see how people have stayed in touch with one another via phone calls.

We have continued to demonstrate the light of Christ to those in need; particularly through our continued partnership with Urban Outreach. Every Tuesday our church car park has become a food donation drop off point for Storehouse; and we have received huge amounts of donations from both church members and people from our wider local community and a huge thank you to Sam Lancaster and Derek Millward for overseeing this. In November, together with St Bedes, we had an amazing response to our Christmas Dinner on Jesus campaign, donating 1,300 boxes of mince pies to bless local families at Christmas. We continued to develop our work with our other mission partners, including International Aid Trust and Church Army.

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In what has been such a challenging year, we give thanks that Jesus has been at work in us as we have been a beacon of light to our community and beyond.

2020 has been a time of change for us in terms of our leadership. Eileen Brockbank stepped down as Warden and Brian Whittle stepped down as DCC Treasurer. Eileen and Brian have been wonderful servants of St Andrews and I personally am so grateful to them for the way they have led St Andrews over the last few years. However, it is wonderful to see new people taking up leadership positions; with Glynn Heywood taking up the role of warden, who alongside Martin Spielmann, have done an amazing job this year in overseeing the practical side of the church and ensuring that St Andrews is ‘Covid-secure’. On behalf of St Andrews I want to thank Glynn and Martin for their ministry amongst us. We also welcomed John Tomlinson as DCC treasurer who has already brought us into the 21[st] century with bringing in online banking to the way we handle our finances.

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As always, I am very grateful to our growing ministry team at St Andrews who lead services and preach God’s word. I am particularly grateful for the continued ministry of Rev’d Julia Davies, Canon Tony Butterworth and Rev’d Dan Connolly who have been involved in leading both services in church and online. In June we sadly said farewell to Ian and Layna Fleming as Ian left to begin his curacy at Holcombe and Hawkshaw and we continue to uphold them in our prayers.

As we look forward, there are still many challenges ahead as we look to 2021. Even if, as we all pray and hope, the Covid-19 crisis will be brought under control, I sense there is much rebuilding that needs to take place in our lives and in our wider community. Yet Jesus remains the light of the world (John 9:5) and I believe God will continue to call us here at St Andrews to bring the light of Christ into our dark world today. Are we ready and willing to step up and be ready to bring light to our broken world?

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ST ANDREW’S TEAM & OFFICERS | as at 31[st] December 2020

Top row (from left to right) : Rev'd Vinny Whitworth (Team Vicar), Canon Tony Butterworth (Retired Clergy), Rev'd Julia Davies (OLM Retired)

Bottom row (from left to right): Martin Spielmann (ChurchWarden), Glynn Heywood (ChurchWarden), Emma Bonfield (Children / Youth work (1 day per week)

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Not pictured: Rev'd Dan Connolly (Retired clergy), Barbara Wilson (Reader Emeritus), Elaine Almond (Mission Partnership Administrator - St Andrew's and St Bede's), Victoria Dewhurst (Safeguarding Officer)

Members of St Andrew's Church Council (not named above*) elected at the annual meeting on 19[th] October 2020: Stuart Braddock, Eileen Brockbank, Kathryn Campbell, Christine Grime (Deanery Synod rep), Kuez Heywood (PCC Lay Chair), Jennifer Lancaster (DCC Secretary), Aileen McDonald (Deanery Synod rep), Andrew Parkinson, Julia Taylor, John Tomlinson (DCC Treasurer), Rob Walsh (Deanery Synod rep)

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ST ANDREW’S APCM WARDENS REPORT |

The year 2020 was characterised for all of us by the Covid-19 pandemic. During the first lockdown the church building was closed from March 2020 till 12.7.2020. On line services and zoom meetings meant that we were still able to worship and have fellowship together, albeit not in the church building.

Tony and Josie Butterworth produced a daily on line "thought for the day" which was sent out by e-mail and was very much appreciated.

Kwez launched a weekly zoom quiz to which all were welcome. Our Wednesday evenings have been greatly enjoyed and a big thank you to Aileen, too, for deputising regularly as quizmaster.

In preparation for the re-opening of the church building in July 2020 Covid safety measures were put into place (such as spaced-out seating and hand sanitisers). When services resumed, it was decided to have one Sunday morning service at 10.45 hours for which a booking system was introduced, to manage numbers. In addition, the Thursday 10 am communion service and the Sunday 6.30 pm recommenced as well.

The church roof has finally been repaired thanks to the tireless efforts of Alan, Sam and Stuart. We can now apply to install a new suspended ceiling with better lighting and insulation. A new audio visual (AV)

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system was installed in the middle of 2020. This considerably improved the quality of the text and pictures on screen.

Since most of the people on our church cleaning rota were in the older age group and therefore more vulnerable to Covid, the DCC decided to engage someone to take over the task of cleaning the church. This task was taken up by a lady from our church and we are very grateful for all her hard work.

We want to thank the flower team for the wonderful floral displays which they provided whenever the church was open. Our thanks also go out to all those who donate to the flower fund.

We had two diseased trees cut down from the church property adjacent to the A6 to prevent the risk of an accident should they fall.

Due to the restrictions imposed on us by the government, none of the groups which normally used the church rooms were able to use our facilities. This not only reduced our income but also increased the isolation of the people who normally attend these groups.

The church AGM took place via zoom on 19.10.2020. Eileen Brockbank then formally stood down as church warden. We want to thank her for all her hard work over the last few years, especially during the interregnum. Glynn Heywood was duly elected as church warden in her place and we are very grateful to him for taking on the responsibility.

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We would like to thank Jean Connell for providing the church with a Vicars past and present notice board which is now displayed in the entrance area.

As wardens we would also like to thank Vinny and all the other service leaders for coping so well in a difficult year, with all the new skills demanded of them!

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DISTRICT CHURCH COUNCILS REPORT | by JENNIFER LANCASTER

The District Church Council of St Andrew’s has met seven times during 2020 with the Standing Committee meeting on five further occasions. Only the first meeting on 3rd February was in the church premises and the remainder were via Zoom. We have been fortunate that the majority of the members were able to attend in this way and that the pandemic has had no detrimental effect on discussions and decisions.

We comprise of two wardens, Glynn Heywood (who took over from Eileen Brockbank at the AGM in October) and Martin Spielmann. John Tomlinson took over as treasurer from Brian Whittle also at the AGM. We have three Synod Representatives: Aileen McDonald, Rob Walsh and Chris Grime. Other members are: Kwez Heywood, Kathryn Campbell, Julia Taylor, Stuart Braddock, Andrew Parkinson and Eileen Brockbank (who remained on the committee).

Meetings are led by Vinny as Chairman and always commence with a Bible reading and reflection which leads into a time of prayer.

Any items arising from the previous meeting are discussed and this past year the topic has been very much dominated by the Covid 19 Lockdown. Vinny has worked hard in keeping our church available to all whether on line or with the doors open. Regular maintenance of the building has taken place and a new Past and Present Vicars board now hangs in the entrance area.

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YOUTH WORK REPORT |

This year youth groups have struggled to meet due to the various lockdowns and restraints of the current times. However, we have made progress and happily we were able to start a new youth group called KTJC (Keep Trusting Jesus Community) Set up by our Children Change Places worker Emma Bonfield. This is aimed at children in school years 6-9. This was created with an initial launch date of March 2020 but due to national lockdown was delayed until the start of November 2020 where we were able to meet in person for the launch, with 8 young people attending. Since the start of the group, we have recreated the nativity screen using video, which was shown for the Nativity service, sung carols for the Carol service (again via video). We are currently learning about Fairtrade and are doing the 40 Day Fairtrade Challenge.

The meetings are currently all done via Zoom on a Monday evening and still regularly get 7 young people attending with more enthusiasm than ever, with the feedback from the parents saying that they can see that their children are really enjoying it, it is helping them grow their confidence and knowledge of God and other things around.

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THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE |

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

SECRETARY | Bryan Shephard

TREASURER | Ian Hampson (from June 2020)

LAY CHAIR | Kuez Heywood

Registered Charity Number 1133864

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PARICHIOAL CHURCH COUNCIL REPORT (PCC) ST MARY’S DEANE | by BRYAN SHEPHERD

PCC Report for the Year 01/01/2020– 31/12/2020

To comply with Church Representation Rules, there is one Parochial Church Council (PCC) comprising of 15 members (8 from St. Andrews and 7 from St. Marys) who are elected at a single APCM. It is agreed that each church would vote for their own representatives. In addition to the elected PCC members, Wardens, Deanery Synod representatives, OLM and lay ministers also attend the meetings.

The PCC comprising of the elected members of the District Church Councils (DCC) of St. Marys and St. Andrews, have met (via Zoom) on three separate occasions through the year. In “normal” circumstances the Council meets more times than this but has not been possible this year.

The highlights reported during the year include:

St Marys

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families registered to attend. The services are alternating each week between an in the building service and a zoom service.

St Andrews

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON

Registered Charity No: 1133864

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

INCUMBENT: Reverend Dr Terence Paul Clark

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON

REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON

REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE PCC

This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on pages 1 to 6, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 (‘the regulations’) and section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner

As the members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of the Regulations and section 144(2) of the Act do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those accounts in accordance with the terms of the Regulations.

Basis of Independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 144(2) of the Act and to be found in the Church guidance, 2006 edition. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accountsand seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently | do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

independent examiners statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

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Donnelly Bentley Chartered Accountants
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON

REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Preparation of accounts

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 goveming the individual accounts of PCCs, and with the Regulations ‘true and fair view’ provisions, together with FRS 102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2016 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP (FRS 102).

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of functional assets, which are shown at market value.

The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of Church members.

Funds

Unrestricted Funds

These represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC.

Designated Funds

These are funds designated for particular purposes by the PCC and are also unrestricted as the PCC can reassign those monies if it so desires.

Restricted Funds

These can only be used for their stated purposes.

The Church has the following specific funds:-

Income

Voluntary income and capital sources Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC.

Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received.

Income tax recoverable on gift aided donations is recognised when the income is receivable.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON

REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due.

Income from investments

Dividends and interest are accounted for when receivable. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year.

Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due.

Gains and losses on investments

Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold.

Expenditure

Grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation of the PCC.

Activities directly relating to the work of the Church

The parish share or diocesan quota is accounted for when paid. Any share unpaid is not accrued at the year end, as no legal liability exists.

Fixed Assets

Consecrated land and buildings and moveable church furnishings

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by section 259(c) of the Charities Act 2011.

No value is placed on moveable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be inalienable property. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings and moveable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure on purchase.

No depreciation is provided on land, property and building alterations. It is the PCC’s practice to maintain these assets in a continual state of sound repair and to extend and make improvements thereto from time to time and, accordingly, the PCC consider that the lives of these assets are so long, and residual values are so high, that their depreciations is insignificant.

Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 4 years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £4,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON

REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Investments

Investments are valued at market value.

Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December 2020 in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision.

Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank.

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2020|2019| |Note|Total|Unrestricted|Restricted|Designated|Endowment|_|Total| |£|€|£|£|£|£| |INCOME|;| |Votuntary|Income:| |Planned giving|84,761|84,761|93,245| |Collections,|Grants and other giving|29,051|25,030|310|3,711|57,228| |Income|tax|recovered|23,068|22,202|866|25,746| |Grants received|13,500|13,500|0)| |Appeals|and|gift days|)|237| |Other voluntary income:| |Legacies|3|9,912|7199|32,712|)|25,378| |Activities for Generating|Funds:|190,292|139,192|33,022|18,077|(°)|201,834| |Charity Shop|2,753|2,753|1,399| |Grant Applications|7,608|7,608|9,579| |Social|events|(gross|income)|0|0|1,183| |Subscriptions|10|10|285| |Church|Hall Income|166|166|486| |Miscellaneous|3,576|3,576|6,083| |Rents|610|610|894| |Income from|Church|Activities:| |Fees|6,039|6,039|12,064| |Investment Income:| |Bank|Interest|-|-|-|4| |Investment income|§1|50|1|30| |Surplus on|investments|36|36|28| |Total Ordinary Incoming Resources|211,140|160,004|33,023|18,077|36|233,929| |EXPENDITURE| |Grants|to Missions|and|Charities|5|4,113|4,113|3,740| |Costs|Relating to the Work of the Church| |Diocesan Quota|82,500|82,500|96,800| |Clergy|8,162|8,162|7,580| |Worship|7,904|7,904|10,837| |Pastoral|14,264|633|13,631|13,417| |Church|Building expenses|24,212|24,212|0|30,072| |Churchyard expenditure|5,189|5,189|2,305| |Administration|32,238|32,238|31,922| |Social events|0|ie)|445| |Total Ordinary Expenditure|178,582|164,951|0|13,631|:|197,117| |NET INCOME/EXPENDITURE|32,559|(4,946)|33,023|4,446|36|36,812| |Balances|brought forward 01/01/2020|395,670|43,346|323,043|28,311|970|358,858| |Transfer between funds Deane|(4,041)|4,041| |Transfer between funds|St Andrews|(21,250)|21,250| |a|een|SL|Tn| |Balances carried forward|31/12/2020|428,229|17,150|373,275|36,798|1,006|395,670|

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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities.

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864

BALANCE SHEET as at 31 DECEMBER 2020

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Note|2020|2019| |£|£|£|£| |FIXED|ASSETS:| |Tangible|fixed|assets|1|305,147|305,147| |INVESTMENTS|2|1,107|1,071| |CURRENT ASSETS:| |Debtors|-|prepayment|1,225|1,780| |Short term|deposits|3|7,622|7,615| |Cash|at|bank and|in|hand|116,785|82,971| |125,632|92,366| |Less|net current|liabilities|- accruals|3,657|2,914| |Net current assets|121,975|89,452| |NET ASSETS|428,229|395,670| |FUNDS:| |Unrestricted|4|17,150|43,346| |Restricted|4|373,275|323,043| |Designated|4|36,798|28,311| |Endowment|4|1,006|970| |428,229|395,670| |Approved by the Parochial Church Council on|and signed on|its behalf by:| |Terence P|Clark|(Incumbent)|lan|Hampson|(Treasurer)|

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON

REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2020 2019
£ £
1)
FIXEDASSETS
Propertyatcostas at31 December2020 2020 ___305,147 __
305,147
The propertycomprises the Old School House, 41 Junction Road, Deane, Bolton.
2)
INVESTMENTSHELD AT 31 DECEMBER		 2020
Funds heldbyCCLAInvestmentManagement Ltd 1,107 ___1,071
3)
SHORTTERMDEPOSITS
CentralBoardofFinance oftheChurch ofEngland 7,622 ___7,615
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Transfers
At ~~Incoming~~ ~~Outgoing~~ ~~Between~~ At
01/01/20 ~~Resources~~ ~~Resources~~ Funds 31/12/20
Unrestricted
Deane 12,064 76,855 (76,189) - 12,731
StAndrew's 30,173 83,149 (88,762) (21,250) 3,310
Ladies Guild 475 - - 475
Bell Ringers ~~634~~ ~~-~~ ~~:~~ ~~634~~
43,346 160,004 (164,951) (21,250) 17,150
Restricted
Fabricand Building-Deane 655 655
StAndrew's 13,998 310 - 21,250 35,558
DeaneChurch Centre 307,982 307,982
Deane Legacy Funds 250 32,712 (4,041) 28,921
RectorandWardens ~~158~~ ~~1~~ ~~:~~ 159
Designated
Deane-Youth PastorFund		 ~~323,043~~
~~28,311~~
28,311		 ~~33,023~~
~~18,077~~
18,077		 -
~~(13,631)~~
(13,631)		 ~~17,209~~
~~4,041~~
4,041		 ~~373,275~~
~~36,798~~
36,798
Endowment
‘'\
-
Investments held byDiocese ~~970~~
~~970~~		 ~~36~~
~~36~~		 ~~:~~ ~~-~~ ~~1,006~~
~~1,006~~
~~395,670~~ ~~__211,140~~ (178,582) ~~-~~ 428,229

4 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEANE, BOLTON

REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1133864 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

5) SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS TO MISSIONS AND CHARITIES

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |2020|2019| |£|£| |CHURCH OVERSEAS| |Missions Overseas| |Church|Missionary|Society|0|500| |Crosslinks|1,000|1,000| |Relief Agencies| |Christian|Aid|0|300| |HOME|MISSIONS AND CHURCH|SOCIETIES| |Church Army|750|750| |Urban|Outreach|903|750| |Evangelical Alliance|120|90| |OTHER|CHARITIES| |International Aid|trust|750|59| |Royal|British|Legion|35|175| |Other|Donations|200|116| |Bolton|Hospice|;|355|0| |4,113|3,740| |6)|STAFF COSTS|2020|2019| |£|£| |Wages,|salaries and|pensions|59,295|47,675| |Average|number of employees|5|5| |7)|CONTROLLING PARTY|

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The Parish was under the control of the Parochial Church Council throughout the period under review.

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