## **Vicar’s Report** ## **Aims and Objectives** _In a broken world: We seek to live out the love of God in all we do by Making Jesus known, Building Jesus Kingdom, Bringing hope to a broken world_ ## **Significant Activities** Church life continued to be affected by the ongoing pandemic and accompanying restrictions. Numbers of projects were delayed (monastic garden) or cancelled (800[th] celebration events). Church time and energy continued to be focussed on our response to the pandemic. **Providing:** opportunities for **worship and prayer** for all the congregations **Communication:** Keeping the congregation connected to what was happening in Church life. **Delivering quality pastoral care** in changing situations **Maintaining** ; **the fabric, finances and governance** in good order. ## **Worship and Prayer** The year started with a further lockdown from after Christmas to Holy week and a return to Sunday worship on Zoom. After Easter **In-person Church** restarted with Sunday morning, Sunday Afternoon reflective worship and Wednesday Holy Communion at St Peters. There was also a monthly worship service at St Johns and weekly worship at Upton. When worshiping in Church we **Live Streamed** services **.** In September thanks to a generous donation and a bequest we were able to fully upgrade our AV system and streaming equipment. As well as broadcasting our Sunday services the upgrade has also enabled us to stream weddings and funeral services a huge benefit for those families self-isolating or unable to travel. Sunday worship was wonderfully and flexibly supported by **Music Group** and **Choir** , as we shaped our worship round the ever-changing guidelines. Thank you to Andrew for his flexibility and musical skills. A few worship highlights from the year were: **The 800[th] anniversary service** outside the front of St Peters, a wonderful witness to the wider community, an opportunity to worship with our Methodist friends and ice cream afterwards. **Wild Church:** Outside with real fire all age activities was also very popular (thank you to Laurence for carving the wooden toadstool and making the benches) **Gospel Choir** : Advent morning service was led by a visiting Gospel choir it was a wonderful time of praise and worship **St Johns outdoor Christmas service** with the youth band and congregation that overflowed onto the road **Morning Prayer** on line with Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays has continued to be a wonderful supportive community of prayer of over 20 members. **Wedding and Funeral services** : returned to the building. ## **Communication** **The newsletter:** The weekly newsletter continued to be written, edited and distributed, though as lock down ended the contributions from the wider congregation became more limited and the need for the move to a monthly newsletter became apparent. Peter Whittam who has been our Webmaster for many years stepped down from the role, though continuing to provide help and wisdom. A big thankyou to Peter for many years of often unseen hard work and faithful support of Church. ## **Safeguarding:** Monique took over the role of Safeguarding officer, thank you to Alastair for his work in the role. We will be needing to appoint an additional safeguarding officer to work alongside Monique. ## **Pastoral care** With in-person worship returning the pattern of Phone calls, texts, WhatsApp messages, doorstep socially distanced visits, flower gifts, prayer bowl, Christmas gifts, mothering Sunday flowers, street and churchyard conversations gradually transitioned to a more sustainable pattern of pastoral care. special thanks to Anne, Avril, Sue and Bev. One of the wider lessons across the Church of England has been the significant benefit Church members and leaders have found from belonging to a small group in church life. Developing and expanding study and fellowship groups should be a priority over the next few years. ## **Youth and Children’s Work** **Young Church** at St Peter’s restarted on the first Sunday of the month in term time. Opening the Young Church nativity to children from school as well as Church was a great success, many thanks to Kathryn and Sian for heading up this important area in Church life **Voice** the joint church and School singing project operated successfully on line and then in person. We continue to have a thriving group at St Peters on Thursday after School, who input into **Youth Work** ; there was no church youth work at St Peter’s over the year. ## **Fabric, finances and governance.** **Finance:** The full details are in the treasurer’s report; many thanks to Clive (treasurer) and to Pauline (stewardship recorder) and to all who supported church with their financial generosity. **Governance** : The PCC conducted all its regular business and grappled with difficult and challenging issues as well. Thank you to Robert (lay PCC chair) and Jeanette (PCC secretary) and all the PCC members. A special thank you to Robert who is retiring as Lay Chair, he has been a rock or support, a great source of wisdom, and a privilege to work alongside. **Church Wardens** : Our four Church wardens, Bill, Lynda, Alison and Clive; have done an amazing Job over the last year, much of it unseen they fully deserve our huge appreciation. **Fabric** : Looking after the buildings and churchyard is never straightforward, doing so while also adhering to the ever-changing regulations has been very challenging. Who would have thought we would use Co2 monitors in Church and rooms to keep people safe! **Projects:** Progress on the monastic garden continued but slowly, as did the plans for a new stained-glass window in the St Peters Rooms. ## **Ministry:** My special thanks to all the members of the Ministry Team who share in this exciting ministry and without whom so much that we do would not happen - Avril, Anne, Steve, and Bev and Lynne who joined us at the end of the year. Thanks too to the wider team of licensed and ordained ministers who lead worship and support the team, Keith, Sue, Pamela and Simon. **Counting the numbers:** ## **Attendance;** Was impacted negatively by the pandemic in a number of ways: High infection levels meant those isolating or needing to self-isolate were absent. Visits to family and friends could now take place and catching up with people impacted attendance. Drift away some folks got out of the pattern of worship and simply stopped coming. ## **October in person count** **2020** Sunday attendance 82 including 4 children **2021** Sunday Attendance 128 including 17 children **2021** Weekly attendance 149 including 17 children ## **Pastoral Offices** Weddings 16 Funerals and Memorial services 35 Baptisms 15 Patrick Angier 16109r2022, 15..46 Scan 20220914121.jpg CHARITY IOMMISSION FOR ENGiANO ANO WALES THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUtICIL OF THE PARISH OF ST PETERS PREST8UAY 1134136 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perfod from 01101W21 3111212021 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restrict@d Endowment lunds Total fund5 5tyEar tolh$ nD4ro¥tE totr*ffloaro&l£ Af R•celpts 13&W6 20.000 018 t62.312 5T3ao 25.I8ll tota ross mcorne ARI 193,4Tr8 213A48 189,631 Asse Ise4 tsbl•l. es. rotalrecelpts 213,40È A3Pa gnts 6,051 188 ÈQ.$94 15,317 48,452 FLpieffdiÈiT 41.4J7 AdMnAnd tr1hÈrlèB5 Sub total 213.D55 14079 227,911 A4 Investment see table Sub 10141 rot81p8yments 213,055 14479 185.916 Net olrecolpts/(paymènts) A5 Transfers boiween funds- ptior ￿ar adl A6 Ca¥h fun(ts la5tyear•nd Cash funds thls yfyarend 19,64 14S2 5,667 5,687 85.93 ST,000 122,935 137.461 ¢W Rl aXOVD15 IS51 3110812022 https'.IlM811.google.rA)mlrnailluiontab￿￿n￿nIK>xjWhCtKKXgMLSwWrRNNhC8hw¢cmcMtFsfC*yOFvMhvW9lcTXqRii1JQv91m[TthQbGXKVC1cOTL7... 16109r2022, 15..46 Scan 20220914131.jpg Sectlon B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the perlod Endownient funds Cafvqorlos fvn05 funds to ne4rcstE 81 Cash tund5 5T.OUO rotal ¢a$h lunrls 65.935 57,DOa ¥ll Unfo¥trirt4d funds lonoèr•8l£ Restricted ftsnds Endowment fund Dot311¥ ionq3F¥31È F￿￿￿ iowhlth ctistIOPb¢x￿) B3 Investment assets FundlowN¢ SEtb•￿n iMrestri4ett CuTrvntvalua B4 A55ets ret4lned forthe £harit*s own use Tallgib￿8￿ 794 ¥794 150 Yvhon duo ql nal 85 Liabllltle8 Slgi&d byong twste8s beh8Kol811 trustees Signalu Print Namo Date of roval ?.A4￿G IWIL CW P2ACtrAints1&81 3flO8t2022 https".Ilmail.googb.wmlm8iWUlOllab￿M￿nbOX1￿hCtKKxgmLs￿rRNNfiCBhw¢omCmtFSfC￿TtJFvMhvWgfcTxqRjiIIcvgfmmhQbGxKVcItOTL?... CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Report to the trusteesl members of THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, PRESTBURY On accounts for the yoar ended 31 DECEMBER 2021 Charity no (if any) 1134136 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the above charity {"the Trust.) for the year ended 3111212021. Responsibilities and basis of report As the Gharity's Irustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examinalion which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or th8 accounts did not accord with the aco)unting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matt8r considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: Date: 18 MARCH 2022 Name: IAIN HARDY Relevant professlonal qualification{s) or body (if any). ACCOUNTANT IN PRACTICE ICPA Address: CABSYS LTD, 34 CHURCH MEWS, CHURCHILL WAY, MACCLESFIELD CHESHIRE SK11 6AY IER Oct 2018 Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of Gon￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here br4ef details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018