ST FAITH'S GREAT CROSBY ANNUAL REPORT 2022 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Crosby St Faith Registered Charity No. 1134518 Diocese of Liverpool Administrative Information The Parochial Churth Council of Ecdesiastical Parish of Great Crosby St Faith is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for EnglarKI and Wales. Chanty Registration number. 1134518 St Faith's Parish Churth is sÈiuated on the comer of Kingsway and Crosby Road North. Liverpool, L22 4QQ and its Church Hall is located on MI￿On Road, Watetloo, Liverpool, L22 4RE. It is part of the Diocese of Liverpool in the Church of England. The correspondence address is.. The Vicarage, Milton Ro¥J, Waterloo, Lrrferpool, L22 4RE. Website.. http.lfvfi￿.Stfa1thSgc.0rg.uk For the period 1* January 2022 until the date this report was approved, the following served as members ofthe PCC: prtes&ln•Charye Fr. John Reed (Chairof the PCC) Church Waths Mr. Gareth Grifffths (Lay Chair of the PCC) Mrs Brenda Cottarel Clergy Representthe Fr. Dennis Smith Reader Representative Miss Paula O'shaughnessy Deanery Synod Representatives Mr. Gareth Grifffths Mr. Kevin MulhollarKI Va¢an¢y Elected Alembws Mr. Kevin Mulholland (to APCM 2022) Mrs. Vivienne Shillitoe (to APCM 2022) Mrs. Rosie Walker fto APCM 2022) To retire 2023 Mrs. Euni￿ Litue Mrs. Irene Taylor Mr. John Battersby To rntlre 2024 Mrs. Dcrt Huyton Mr. Harry Hu￿On Mr. Richard WoLwJley To retsre 2026 Mr. David Jones (Treasurer) Ms. Corinne Hed9e¢ock (A&w"st8nt W8rden & Electoral Roll 01f￿r) Mrs. Christine spen￿ (A￿stant Warden) Co-opted MemberJ.' Mr. Rick Walk8r (PCC Secretary & G￿Aid Officer) Ms. Helen Kibbey (Safeguarding Officer) Page 2 of 15 St Falth'$ Chw¢h, Gr•* Crosty Is a Roglstor•d CtrArlty No. 1134518 The Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finan￿ aded as Custodian Trustee for the inalienable property of the Church. Bankors: TSB ￿c, PO Box 373, Le8ds, LS14 9GQ. Independent Examlner Mr Raymond Btssex FCA St. Mary's Annexe, 32 Brooklands Avenue, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 3XL Architect Rebecca Grimshaw, Anthony Grimshaw Associates LLP. 6 Bridgeman Terrace. Wigan, WN11 SX. Day-t¢>day management control of the chU￿h is exercised by the IncumiEnt. Fr. John Reed, and the Churchwardens, Gareth Griffiths and Brenda Cottarel. Structure, Management and Governance The PCC of Great Crosby St Faith is a body corporate and operates urKler the Pamchial Church Councils (Powers) Measur8 1956 and Chuffjh Representation Rules (2020). The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All those who attend our Servi￿S/meMterS of the congregation a￿ encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The full PCC met five times during the year with an average tevel of attend￿ce of 75%. From the APCM 2022. the PCC opernted the following sUb<￿MIttee8. Stsnding Committee: Fr. John Read (Chair), Mr Gareth GTitffths Iwarden and PCC Lay Vice Chair). Mrs Brenda Cottarel Iwarden). Mr David Jones (Parish Treasurer), Mr Rick Walker (PCC Secretary), Fr. Denni$ Smith. Mr Kevin Mulholland. Mr ￿'¢hard Woodley. Flnance & Stewardship Committee: Mr David Jone$ ffreasurer) (Chair), Fr. John Reed, Mr Gareth Griffiths, Mrs BrerKla Cottar81, Mr Rick Walker. Mr Richard Woodley. Fabric Committee: The Standing C<)mmittee will oversee fabric issues. Planning & Communications Committee: Fr. John Reed {Chair). Mr Gareth Griffiths, Mrs Brenda Cottarel, Mr David Jones, Mrs Rosie Walker, Ms Corinne Hedgecock. Mr Joe Watson. Worship & Liturgy Commlttee: Fr. John Reed (Chair). Fr. Dennis Smith, Revd. Denise McDougall, Revd. Bill Matthews. Mr Gareth Griffiths. Mr David Jones, Mr Joe Watson, Mrs Christin8 Spen¢e. Church Hall Committee: Fr. John Reed. Mr Gareth Griffiihs. Mrs Brenda Cottarel, Mrs Christine Spence, Ms Corinne Hedgecod<. Soclal Committee: Fr. John Reed, Mrs Rosie Walker ￿earn Leader). Mrs Christine SFence, Mrs Irene Taylor. Mrs Eileen Matthews, Ms Corinne Hedgecock. Until June 2022, a Platinum Jubilee Committeewas established with the following members: Fr. John Reed, Mrs Rosie Walker. Mrs Christine Spence. Mrs Irene Taylor. Mrs Irene Salisbury, Mrs Eileen Matthews and Mr Joe Watson. PCC members receive inforniation on trustee responsibilrties. basic health and safety, risk management and safeguarding procedures. Page 3 of 15 St Falth's Church. Gmt Crosby kn a Reglstsr•d Charlty No. 1134518 Aims and Purposes St Faith's Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the reswnsibilty of cwperating with the Priest-in-charge, the Reverend John Reed, in promoting in the ecclesiasti￿1 parish the whole mission of the Church. pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumeni¢al. The PCC is also specfficalty responsible for the maintenance of the Parish Church of St Faith, located on the comer of Kingsway and Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool. L22 4QQ and its Church Hall, located on Mitton Road, Watertoo, Liverpool, L22 4RE. Objectives and Activities The general functions of PCCS are stated within section 2 of the Parochial Church Coun¢il$ (Powers) Measure 1956. The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possib￿ to worship at the Parish Church and to become part of the communty of faith at St Faith's. The PCC maintains an overview of worship in the Parish and discusses how our semces can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our v￿rshIp puts faith into pradi(x through prayw arKI scripture. music and sacramenL Statement of Public Bonefft When planning the activrties for the year. the PCC have ￿nsidered Charity Commission's guidan￿ on wblic benefft, arKI in part"Jcular. the specific guidance for charities for the adVan￿rnent of religion. In particular, ￿ ty to enable people to Itve out their faith as part of our parish communrty through.. Worship and Prayer, regular public worship that is open to all, and the provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Enabling people to leam about the Gospel and develop their knowledge of, and trust in, God the Father, the Son arml the Holy Spirit through sermons. courses and small groups. Provision of pastoral Care for people living in the parish and for membern of the congregation, including visiting the SFck, hoUseb￿nd and bereaved. Mission and outreach work Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promotion of Christianty through the staging of events and meetings and the distribution of literature. Promoting the whole mission of the Churth through provision of a(apiities that meet the needs of various groups within the Parish. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas. To facilitate this, tt is important that maintain fa￿¢ of the thurch of St Faith and the Church Hall. Our objectives for 2022 were: Aims for 2022 To increase communication betsveen th8 Ministry Team and those members of the congregation isolating at home, the sick or their relatlV8sl¢arers Whether achieved The first half of the year was clouded by Covid concems with the need to be careful about passing on or catching infections. Homes were ve cautious about lettin P￿40f15 St F•ith'• Clwrch. Gmt Crosby is a Registervd Ctrority No. 1134518 peo￿ in and tests were mandatory for time in Nazareth House when access was allowed. IAhere ￿latIveS and carers communicated to members of the Ministry Team. vists were done. In the aLrtumn, a review of which members of the Ministry Team coUldfv￿uk1 participate gave realistic picture of what the T8am could do. A regular meeting and emails have been set up to improve communication and share out contacts. This increased in the autumn, mainly through the intervention of the children of the housebound. Making the decision to be part of the Home Communion list can be difficult as you first have to acknovledge you cannot attend church a ain. Given the time available. visiting has been limited. To increase and re¢ord Home Communion vislts for those who cannot attend church. To increase the numbers on the Elect¢)ral Roll by 100A and to establish a list of rota visits b members of the Minist Team. To encourage families and individuals from recent baptisms, weddings and funerals to become regular attendees at church. We have had some retum visits by baptism families and one half of a wedding banns couple. There were only 2 funerals and no weddin s durin the ear. The generous legacy from Liz Mackert has enabled thks project to begin. Further grants are being sought with the help of a Heritage conSu￿ant. Reports have been prepared but this is a very large capttal projec* for which funds are curre unavailable. There was a 20% increase in planned gNers by monthly standing order but, with deaths and removals. there was a net reduction of 2 overall. The Hall has bean busier than pre-2019 and 0￿S1onal bookings have been better. A Hall Manager is needed to deal wth issues between groups. Wrth the return of AA on Wednesdays and the growing success of the KirKI Hearts Café, we need to support and encourage groups like these that make an in our crmmuni The monthly Evensong seNices have attracted a bi er followin This is in progress and should be completed in earl 2023. The list was revised afterthe Annual Meeting in realty, more work is needed. To consider funding opkn'ons to take forward the development of the kitchen and toilet facAlities at the back of chur¢h. To prepare a strategy for the future of the organ. To increase the number of planned gNers by 10%. To promote the further use of the Hall. To organise a series of events to enhance the litu and music in the thurch. To rebuild the church website to make it more accessible and user-friendl To increase the numbers in the serving team and those who read lessons and prepare intercessions. To PLrt in place a composÈte rota f( intercessors, readers. duty wardens. sidespeTsons and eu¢haristic assistants that is communicated to all. This has been prepared and is distributed to all those on the rota. Page 6 of15 st Failh's Church. Groatcrosby h • Roglst•r•d Ch•rfty No. 1134518 Church Attendance The average weekty attendance counted during October 2022 was 72 and the average Sunday attendance during the same period was 62. These figures do not indude bapts'sm Servi￿$, weddings or funerals but the number5 are higher because of the Patronal Festival in October. Electoral Roll Following the ￿vIsion for the APCM 2023. there are currently 65 names on the Church Electoral Roll, 20 of whom are resident within the parish and 45 of whom are not resident within the parish. 2 names were added to the Roll and 3 names were removed under Church Representation Ru58s 2020 Rule 4. Pastoral Care The clergy and ministy team visiL on behalf of Ihe Church, those who are unwell or are unable to leave their houses on their own. Those who wish it receive regular communion either at home or in hosprtal and those who are bereaved are visited wthen it seems appropriate. Occasional Offic From January - December 2022. tt￿re were: 17 baptisms O weddings, aTr 2 funerals Mission and Evangglism Helping those in need is a demonstration of our faith. The Swal Committee is to be congratulated on its fundraising 8fforts that resulted in £486 for Christian ￿d. It is good that these efforts on behaff of others Gan be combined with opportuntlies for fellowship. The parish websrte is updated regulaty with details of services and social events and is in the process of being re-buift. The "Friends of St Faith's Great Crosbf page on F8￿boOk has 195 members and is updated daily. The 'St FaÈth's Crosby Music. page has 177 followers on Facebook and 60 followers on Instagram and posts photographs and videos of musical events in the church. A 'NewsLite° leafiet is published occasionally and distributed at the Sunday services with news about our church and artides of general interest. Safeguardlng The PCC has complied wlth tho duty under section S of tho Safeguarding and Clergy Dlscipline Measure 2016 {duty to have due regard to House of Bishops. guidan￿ on safeguarding childron and vulnerable adults). We are committed to: The care, nurture of, re$￿Iful pastoral ministy with. all children. young people and all adults; Page6of15 St Faith'i Clwrch. Gr￿t Cnxby Is a R•gatsrnd Cholity No. 1134518 The safeguarding arKI proteciion of all children. young people and all adults; The establishing of safe, caring communtbes which provide a loving environment where victims of abuse can report or disclose abuse and where they can find support and best pradice that contributes to the wevention of abuse. To this end.. We will carefully seleGt, support and train all those with any responsibility within the Church. in line with the principK8s of Safer Recruitment We will ￿spOnd wf(hoLrt delay to every complaint made, that any aduM, child or young person may have been harmed, cooperating wtth the police and local authortty in any investigation. We will seek to offer infomed pastoral care and support to anyone vtho has suffered abuse, developing wrth them an appropriate ministy that recognises the importance of understanding the needs of those who have been abused, including their feelings of alienation and l or isolation. We will seek to protect survNors of akne fr￿n the possibilty of further harm and abuse. We will seek to ¢hallenge any abuse of power, esk)ecially by anyone in a position of r@S￿Ct and responsibilty. where they are trusted by others. We will seek to offer pastoral care and support, including superrfision, and referral to the appropriate authorities, to any member of our Church communty known to have offended against a child, young person or adult who is vulnerable. The Parish Safeguarding Offi￿r is Ms. Helen Kibbey and the Vulnerable Adults Officer is Mr Gareth Grifffths. In all these principles we will follow legislation, guidan￿ and recognised good practice. Other Pollcies The PCC affimed rts commitment to hol(fing policies that follow Diocesan and national ¢hur¢h guidance on Data Protection. Volurrteering, HR. the Environmert Health and Safety and Risk Management. Links to the Diocesan guidance are to be fourKI on the thurch website. The PCC Secr8tary holds cop￿$ of this in hard copy and electronic form and they are available on request. The PCC of Great Crosby St Faith complies with tts obligations under the°GDPR° by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely" by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss. misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data. Report of the Priest-in£harye This year has seen the change from living with precautions and guidelines to keep Covrd infections to a minimum, to being free from restrictions. The vaccination dini¢ in our Chur Hall has conlribLrted to this. Wth the freedom from restrictions, members of the congregation who had been shielding have been able to retum. As a church we have much to be thankful for. but with the course of time our home communion list has increased, and we have said goodbye to a few faFthfvl members. In 2022 there were funerals for Muriel Harrison, and Doreen Plevin. At the end of the yw, we heard of the death of Chris Dawson. Page7 of 15 St Falth's Church. Gr•*Crosby Is a Re￿¥10￿d Charlty No. 1134518 On a Ixighter note the Parish Eucharist co1yJ￿at1on has seen some new faces including young children. The latter part of the year saw the unrfomied organisation retum to Parade Servi￿$ in number. The Director of Music has wblicised the monthly Choral Evensong on Facebook, with an increased choir SUp￿emented by people from other choirs and an increased congregation. The plans forthis coming year indude ways in which we as a church can make new people of all ages feel more welC￿ne and Seek to engage them with the faith at the heart of SL Faith's. V￿thoUt our dedicated team of volunteers both clergy and lay we could not do what we do as Church. From cleaning the church and the hall, to the flowers, from sumptuous meals and the week long Christmas Tree Festival. to Clergy. servers and the choir supporting our regular Sunday worship. There is all the necessary work that g￿$ on behind the scenes involving meeting contractors and keeping the church finances in good order. January 2023 saw a momerrtous day thac forthe firsttime since December 2013, thanks partly to a generous gfft from the fonner St. John's PCC and the Diocese, St. Faith's no longer owed any parish share from previous years. The new way of calcuL9ting parish share which reduces the finanual burden on St. Fath's makes us confiderrt we can keep up with paying our share in the coming year. My thanks go to everyone invofv8d. At the end of the year, expressed our thanks to Rosie Walker for her work in leading the $o¢ial committee for many years. As volunteers pass on their batons to others, we need to find ways of ensuring new people can be involved in the practical lrfe of the church and look at new ways of doing things. This year as a Nation we ￿lebrated the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The Kind Hearts Café held a lunch for over 100 people and there was a Garden Paty in the Vicarage garden with Victorian aftemoon tea for over 40 people. Annie Dickinson provided the musical entertainment and a 'make your own (Try￿. comwitson was supported by young and old. Later in the year Y￿ received the sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth11. the bell was tolled, the church was opened for Fxayer and special services were held during the period of National mouming. The Church and Hall have had work done on them this year to repair and improve the buildings. The generous legaw from Liz Mackert has meant that the long hoped for°Back of Church. projeca is undeTrvay for completion in 2023. The perennial problem of the failing floodlights is being looked at. with a view to having energy efficient modem lighting. As with all old buildings there wll be unexpected Maintenan￿ to do this year. St. John's School is the only Church School ser¥ing Waterloo. Both Paula O'Shaughnes$y and l attend Govemors, meetings. School assemblies a￿ supported. and St. Fatth's has given a welcome to the school for various events this year. We have also welcomed Merchant Taylors, Girts and Boys, and Waterfoo Primary chiFdren over Christmas. These community links are important giving us not just an opportunty to share our fine Church building, but to share the reason for the building being here. the worship of God through Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit There will be wider chaI￿ngeS in the coming year as the Deanery looks at the DI0￿se.S "Frt for Mission" programme. We as a Church need increasingly to work not only with our neighbours at St. Mary's and Christ Church, but in the wider contexi of the Souih Sefton Deanery's mission. FrJohn Reed Priest-in-charge Page 8 of 15 St Foith'$ Chwrh. Gmt Crosby 15 a Regist•red CtrArfty No. 1134518 Report of the Parochial Church Council There have been the usual fve meetings of the PCC this year (nominally every two months with a break in summer). There was also a short, extraordinary meeting in October. Attendance has been an)und 75% with numbers reduced by illness arKI one member standing down. Matters discussed induded the usual Maintenan￿ and running costs which were increasing due to the national situation, and the arrangements for many social events concerts, Christmas Tree Festival, lunches etc. Many of these were dealt with by appropriate sutr committees to wthom we offer our thanks. There was increased adivty in the Music Department where choral scholars wlll receive funding from outside St Faith's. Similarfurmling was secured for the twelve month appointment of an Assistant Director of Mu&c to help estsblish a Junior Choir from local primary schools. Securing this outside funding was the reason for the extraordinary meeting. The PCC decided that the music staff should be more fonnalty employed and several policies and codes of practice have evolved to regularise the situation. Safeguarding was a r8gular item on the PCC agerrfL￿. all members of the PCC were appropriately trained and completed their DBS check The committee welcomed the news that the Parish Share V￿uld b8 reduced n8Xt year, and by the end of the year St Faith's had managed to pay their full ¢onlrribution to the Diocese. The substantial bequest from Fred and Liz Mackert has enabled plans to move ahead for the kitchen and toilet development at the back of Church. also for a new lighting system to t installed - hopefully by mid-2023. We are fortunate to have a PCC dedicated to tx)th the spiritual and material traditions of St Faith's, and who do their best to support the church throughout the year. Rick Walker PCC Secretary Report of the Sefton South Deanery Synod Deanery SynLxI met four times during the year 2022. In addition lo the usual standing items such as finance, and reports from Dio¢esan Boards, a number of new initiatiV8s V￿re reported upon as highlighted below. 21 February 2022 at Christ Church, Waterloo There was a discussion on the use of the common cup for communion induding ways in whith churches were ensuring hygienic practice. For example, some were intincting, others using tweezers to administer the host. A sensitive discussion took pla￿ about this tssue but, until Canon Law is changed, we cannot use individual cups. George Carter recommended a Grove Booklet that looks at the subject. 'Drink This, All of You.: Individual Cups at Hoty Communion (2022) £3.95 There was a Continuation of discussion of Fil for Mission (Ven Pete Spiers had spoken to the previous meeting aLK)ui this). Page9 of15 St F•lth'• Ch￿￿h. Great Crosby i* a Regigternd Chrfty Nth 1134518 17 May 2022 at Christ Church Booll• Revd James Green and Kate Eagleston from Together LNerpool gave a presentation on how mapping the Deanery coukl be helpful in enabling churdRs to work together. 20 July 2022 at St Oswald, Notherton The first part of the meeting was led by Revd Canon Neil Bames in place of Dean Sue Jones from the Cathedral. Neil presented an infomiative and inspiring talk on where the Cathedpl was succeeding in ministry. and eX￿ained the challenges the Cathedral faces and their support for us at a Parish level. 3 November at St Phillp. Lltherfand The Bishop of Warrington, the Rt Revd Beverfey Mason, gave an update on Fit for Mission, and spoke about her visit to Ghana as part of the Diocese's Triangle of Hope inttiative. Revd G￿gor Cuff Christ chu￿ St John, Watertoo Report on the Church Fabric Church and Hall Strong winds and heavy. driving rain Gaused woblems for the church roof again and there We￿ several leaks in the building. Although the work rtself was relatively inexpensive, the ¢ost of srAffolding is high. At the start of the year, the west window was ￿paIred, and bird spikes were frtted to deter pigeons from making a mess on the stonework. The white efflorescence was removed from the walls, although it has soon retumed. There have been several ¢omFJaints about the heating- or lack of tt- in church following the installation of the new boilers in 2021. The problem has been the unsuitable controller that does not heat the building to the required temperature in time for servi￿. A new 'smarr controller is due to be fitted by the erKI of February. The lighting has also been a problem. Most of the ffttings are nthv obsolete and a￿ not energy efficient. There were so few lights left that we h*1 to fft emergency floodlights at the back of church as a temporary measure, otherwise would have been in darkness. There are now few lights left on in the nave and this is causing difficulties for reading service books and COn￿rt programmes. As reported below, we are seeking quotations for a new system that will be energy efficient, long lasting and will require minimal rna1ntenan￿. In August, we were faced with a sharp increase in the cost of gas when the old contract expired. One of the energy saving measures was to move the choir wactice to tha upper room of the hall rather than heat the whole thurth for an hour or so's use in the Chapel of the Cross. The room has been refijrbished with new wndows to replace the rotten ones that woukl not dose propedy, the music library has been re4¢xated from the organ loft and, shortly. a TV monitor will be installed to enable presentations to ￿ shown for meetings or training sèssions, thus enabling better use of the faciltlies. It had not been possible to repair the hall floor folk>wing water damage in February 2021 betsuse, after lockdown. the hall became a Vacanation Centre. In July 2022, the insurance daim was rtradivated but, despite frequent calls and emails, the matter remains unresolved. A loss adjuster. apwnt8d by the Insuran￿ company. re¢ommended that half the floor should Page 10 of 15 Sl Falth's Churc14 Gr¥•t Cr• 55 a Reglstered C￿rity No. 1134518 be lifted and re4aid before being sanded and sealed. This tumed out to be a bigger and more expensive job than originally envis• lyjt. at time of vniting. we are still 4vaiting for aclion. The regular tuning of the organ is now undertaken and. each ts"me, there is a bbg improvement in the quality of the sound p￿luced. Unfortunately, the organ is very sensitive to changes in temperature and draughts and additional tuning visits were necessary to deal with faults. Major repairs to the leatherwork, most of which is original from 1901. was carried oui in the summer and cured some of the wind leaks but more work is needed. We are very grateful to the ¢hurchwarfens and many others who care for the buildings by cleaning and maintsining them, providing flowers and generally ensuring that the fabric of the church and hall is in a goL¥J state of repair. Back of Church Development At lastl The longed-fcy kitchen and loilets are going to happent 10 years or more after the tdea to make use of the unused North Porch and side isle into utility area, we have a high probabiltty of realty seeing it happen. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of knz & Fred Mackert, we have the funds available to build a kitchen that will suit our catering needs for many years to come. and toilets that will come as a ￿lief to many of us as we get olderll To have a ktichen with runniThJ water arKI a dishwasher will ease the burden of our long-SLrffering catering team. Plans that were originally dravffl up by Robbie Bell have been deveFoped by fellow architect Rebecca Grimshaw can be seen at the back of church. They have already re￿iVed Diocesan, Heritage England and Victorian Society approval and are tenders have tsen invited for the work. We are awaiting final approval from Sefton Council, and once that is received, we hope to start building work in the warmer weather. Our present church lighting has been showing ts age (50+ years) for some time and has now reached the point where it is not possible to repair failing bulbs and light fittings. Quotations are being sought from a number of companies wlth regard to reFJa¢ing the whole system with modem, low energy, long lrfe system that V￿11 give us many year5 of hopefully trouble-free seriice. It will also give us the opts'on of improving the overall lighting and highlighting individual areas such as the font or Nave platfomi. Rick Walker Project Team Leader Report of the Director of Music Musi¢ at St Faith's has continued to flourish in 2022. We've welcomed record numbers into the church for music and gone from strength to strength acrosg all areas of our operation. Below is a brief synopsis of the events of the last year. The Choir has continued to grow in size. with 12 members now in the church choir. In addrtion to this, a number of guest singers regularty join the choir for Evensong and other special services. This recNitment corrtinue into 2023 wrih the addition of th8 Junior Choir, Youth Choir and Choral Scholat5. The 2022 Compline series during Lent and assooated online chamter organ recitals V￿re very successful, attracting gocKI audierKes both in person and online. This will retum for 2023. Page 11 of 16 St Falth's Chw¢h, Gr•at Cro•by is a R•gi¥t•r•d Clwlty 1134518 2022 saw very successful Come arKI Sing Events. Mi)zarVs Requiem in September attractèd over 400 people into the Ghurch, with the Come and Sing Evensong also drawing a good audien￿. It is particularly encouraging that these events have generated a substanttal profrt for the Church. Evensong has been a focus for the Music Departrnen( with Evensong attendance numbers now regularly greater than that of the Sunday moming seprfice. This is down to an ex￿lIent marketing campaign, and qualty music being provided. St Faith's Crosby Music social media has contFnued to grow, with the Facebook page continuing to be a vital advertising t1￿1. In addition to this, a monthly online new51etter is now emailed oirt to over 200 people giving details of all the everrts of St Faith's Crosby Music. The 2022 Gon￿rt series happened very successfvlly, drawiw in good audience numbers and attracting quality performers, as well as a surplus of £1.223 for church funds. The ￿furbIshrnent of the upper r