2022-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Austell

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P3ri5h of St. Austell ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING Sunday 26th March 2023 at 4..00 pm in Holy Trinity Church The ffleeting wi115tort wirh o tiffle of prGYel. ucioiduncE With The Churchwoidens Meu5ufE 2001011 th05e on the EleiforGI Roll Gnd oll resident5 of the pori5h ore enritled to join Gnd ro wore. Nominoiion5 need ro be in writirtg wirh the 5roremeMr by the nominee Ihot he/she ogrees ond 15 not subject to disqualification. Churchwoiden5 should be over21. bupti5ed. on the elertorulroll ondortuo1cofflmunicts. enda. l. Opening worship_ 2. Minutes of the Annual Vestry Meeting ofthe 28 March 2022 3. Election of Churchwardens12 posts for l yearl Nominations: Sara Moult, 4. Election of Assistant wardens12 posts) Nomination5: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Sunday 26th March 2023 at 4:00pm in Holy Trinity Church enda. l. Apologies offered (please sign the apologies form). Introduction and Approval of Agenda. 2. Approval of the minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the 28 March 2022. 3. Presentation of the Electoral Roll (Hilary Dipper) Roll stands at: 164 4. Election of Electoral Roll Officer. Nomination: Hilary Dipper Report on the PCC'S meeting5. (Katrina Hur5tl 6. Treasurer'5 Report. Election of Treasurer. Nomination: Richard Rashleigh 7. Appointment of Auditor. Proposed: Tina Kelly 8. Church warden's report on good5 and fabric of the building- previously received - APCM report 9. Report on the Deanery Synod - previously received- APCM report 10. Election of 3 Lay members to the Parochial Church Council for a 3 year term Nominations: Heather Batho, Clive Nichols. 11. Approval of Deanery Synod Members" Nominations - Heather Batho, Alan Gilbert, Chris Edleston, 12. Election of PCC Secretary.. Nomination: Katrina Hurst 13. Appointment of Chalice Bearers. Proposed members- Anthony & Pauline Hereward, Bonnie & Paul Zaphiriou, Janet & Mike Rowe, Rosemary & Rupert Adkins. Kay Flint, Jonny Dant, Heather Batho, Rachel Manicom Smith, Open 0i5CU55ion & Que5tlon Time. In group5, 0 short opportunity to consider whot questions we mt7y have about the direction t7nd life of the church family. Closing Reflections & Announcements- Revd Howard Flint Closing Worship & Prayer. 'Appointee5 need io be on the Elector31 Roll and actual comrnunicants-aged 16+ lor the PCC 3nd 18+ for Qleanery Synod.

St Austell Parish Annual Report for the year ending 31st December 2022 ST AUSTELL PARISH CHURCH

St Austell Parish Holy Trlnity I St Levan's | All Saints Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ending 31 December 2022 Incumbent: Rev Howard Flint Appointed.. September 2016 Holy Trinity Church Church Street St Austell Cornw311 PL25 4FZ Principal Bankers: CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ Barclays Bank 10 Church Street St Au5tell PL25 4AS Independent Examiner: Tina Kelly Cuckoo House Nanstallon PL30 5LD Regi5teTrd Charity No. 1135008

St Austell Parochial Church Council IPCCI 2022 Ex Officio Howard Flint Church Wardens Sara Moult Keith Palmer Diocesan S nod Re Carol Edleston Cler Chri5 Edleston ILaityl resentatives- ears from Se tember 2021 Ends 2024 5t Austell Deanery Synod Representatives- 3 years from APCM 2020 (Ends 20231 Alan Gilbert Richard Rashlei Heather Batho Currently two spaces Elected Members to serve until 2023 Heather Batho Ralph Curr Clive Nichols Elected Members to serve until 2024 Steve White Chr15 Edle5ton lane Wingrove De Churchwardens- to 5erye for I ear All Saints Representative. Ral h Cvrr St Levan's Representative Sara Moult Non votin members PCC Secretar Katrina Hurst Selected by relevant church congregatio PCC Secretary

Table of Contents.. Safeguarding Churchwardens Home Cornmunions Mission Report Children's Youth & Families Report Bellringers Pastoral Care Pioneer Report- Grain. Worship. First Thing. Alpha. Man Made. etc. Precept Inductive Bible Study Group All Saints Report- Ppntewan St Levan'5 PCC Report Walking for Health Report Worship Connect Groups- Art. Walking.Reading & Mum5 Trinity Project APEST St Au5tell Parish - Thursday @ li Vicars Report Electoral Roll Curate's Report - Carol Transforming Mission Deanery Synod

Parochial Church Council Of St Austell

Unrestricted Funds £ 217,252 15,468 177 2,938	Restricted Funds £ 332,595 105,715 2,759 441,069 441,069 132,699 308,370 525,677 19,910 (237,217)	Endowment Funds £ (12,617)	Total Funds 2022 £ 549,847 121,183 177 5,697	Total Funds 2021 £ 493,319 91,501 205 3,951
235,835 208,334			676,904 341,033	588,976 335,688
27,501			335,871 525,677 19,910	253,288 1,015,524 2,737
27,501			(209,716) (12,617)	(764,973) 13,534
27,501 (283,152) *19,910* 111,651	(237,217) 283,152 525,677	(12,617)	(222,333) 545,587 111,651	(751,439) 1,018,261 94,157
(124,090) 348,511	571,612 793,454	(12,617) 117,912	434,905 1,259,877	360,979 898,898
224,421	1,365,066	105,295	1,694,782	1,259,877
46,245			46,245	137,105
	2022 £ 1,912,313 105,295 2,017,608 55,050 112,427 167,477 (27,303) 140,174 (463,000) 1,694,782 105,295 1,365,066 178,176 46,245 1,694,782		2021 £ 1,511,015 117,912 1,628,927 72,859 112,155 185,014 (124,064) 60,950 (430,000) 1,259,877 117,912 793,454 211,406 137,105 1,259,877



	1,694,782		1,259,877

	1,694,782		1,259,877

Parochial Church Council Of St Austell Statement Of Financial Activities for the Year ended 31st December 2022

Notes Con't

*Unrestricted* *Funds* 2021 *Comparitive* 128,683 1,044 2,441 624 26,073 167	Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Tr'form'g. Miss. 2022 £ 124,195 40,491 5,947 2,196 33,423 5,000 6,000	Restricted Funds ( Tr. Centre) £ 98,702 28,624 143,516	Restricted Funds (Fabric) £ 28,524	Restricted Funds (CAP) £ 32,354 875	Total Funds 2022 £ 124,195 139,193 32,354 5,947 2,196 62,922 148,516 34,524	Total Funds 2021 £ 128,683 192,249 2,441 624 58,172 96,476
159,032 205	217,252 105,715 809 177	270,842	28,524	33,229	549,847 105,715 809 177	478,645 75,842 205
205 3,607 8,088 3,964	986 105,715 555 9,392 4,712				106,701 555 9,392 4,712	76,047 3,607 8,088 3,964
15,659	14,659				14,659	15,659
15,864 2,744 13	15,645 105,715 2,660 278		2,759		121,360 2,660 3,037	91,706 2,744 1,207
2,757	2,938		2,759		5,697	3,951
*177,653* 20 98,356 344 1,155 703 1,666 10,039 7,840 3,288 2,759 784 1,325 29,292 1,083 14,999 3,031 500 1,195 196 1,866	235,835 105,715 42 100,793 1,067 4,221 1,933 3,111 10,209 11,980 5,037 2,286 6,636 245 1,409 3,481 741 30,126 107,810 194 4,902 17,436 3,762 550 2,760 394 1,655	270,842 3,000 (1,144) 270	31,283 1,425 1,129	33,229 13,573	676,904 42 13,573 100,793 1,067 4,221 1,933 4,536 10,209 11,980 5,037 8,922 245 1,409 3,481 1,870 3,000 137,936 194 4,902 16,292 4,032 550 2,760 394 1,655	574,302 20 98,357 344 1,360 885 3,537 10,039 7,840 3,288 2,759 784 1,325 35,838 4,423 117,165 1,083 15,019 9,518 3,673 500 1,195 196 1,866
180,441	208,334 114,446	2,126	2,554	13,573	341,033	321,014
*(2,788)* (144,283) (14,674) 94,157	27,501 (8,731) (254,511) (28,641) 28,641 111,651 19,910 (19,910)	268,716 254,511 (525,677)	28,729	19,656	335,871 111,651 (525,677)	253,288 94,157 (1,015,524)
*(67,588)*	(124,090) -	(2,450)	28,729	19,656	(78,155)	(668,079)

Parochial Church Council Of St Austell

Notes Con't

4. Staff Costs (a) Wages & Salaries Employers National Insurance Employers Pension Contributions Estimate Of Average No. Of Full Time Equivalent Employees	Amount
	£ 125,032 8,445 2,079 4.8

(b) Payments to PCC members

The Operations Manager is a member of the PCC and her election has neen approved by the PCC on the basis that the best interests of the PCC are being so served. The Operations Manager renumeration was £16,200 in the financial year.

5. Fixed Assets

Freehold Property £ 1,502,733 524,539 (142,860) 2022	Freehold Property £ 547,209 1,015,524 (60,000)	Equipment £ 20,683 4,398 2021
1,884,412 -	1,502,733 -	25,081 (14,040) (2,759)
	-	(16,799)
£1,884,412	£1,502,733	£8,282
£46,245	£137,105

The tangible assets consist of the freehold land, buildings and equipment. The freehold land and buildings comprise the former church hall site and car park and the Trinity Centre (formerly Hop & Vine) located in St Austell. Valuation is based Open Market and these have been carried out within the last 3 years. The Revaluation Reserve gives the uplift in value from the Historic Cost. Equipment is depreciated at 25% reducing balance. Buildings are not depreciated based on assumptions of long life expectancy and high residual value.

5(b) Investments - Deposit and Investment Funds

5(b) Investments- Deposit and Investment Funds
Market Value 1st January Unrealised investment (loss)/gain in year Market value at 31st December 2022 Cost At 31st December 2022 6 Debtors Income Tax recoverable Transforming Mission Grants Receivable Prepayments and Accrued Income 7. Liabilities 7(a) Creditors ; Amounts falling due within one year General Creditors, Accruals and Deferred income Outside Giving - Funds held for Distribution Trinity Centre Construction - Creditors Christians Against Poverty (CAP) (Trf To Restricted Fund 2022)	2022 £ 117,912 (12,617) 105,295 13,341 25,601 26,076 3,373 55,050 17,880 3,258 6,165 27,303	2021 £ 104,378 13,534
		117,912
		13,341
		55,377 13,678 3,804
		72,859
		28,142 7,170 88,752 10,308
		124,064

Parochial Church Council Of St Austell

Notes Con't

7(b) Creditors - Amounts falling Due Over 1 year Truro Diocese TM Loan (5 Year Term Repayment 2/12/26) Private Loans (Church & Trinity Project) Repayment terms 3-5 years/variable	25,000 438,000 463,000	25,000 405,000
		430,000

Loans are interest free. Private loans include loans from members of th PCC (Heather Batho £100,000 and Richard Rashleigh £298,000)

8. Funds Restricted Funds Movement Balance at 1st January 2022 Incoming Resources Resources Expended Transfers To/From General Fund Balance at 31st December 2022	Church Total Fabric 793,454 145,182 441,069 31,283	Transforming Trinity CAP Mission Centre 648,272 - 105,715 270,842 33,229	Transforming Trinity CAP Mission Centre 648,272 - 105,715 270,842 33,229

	1,234,523 176,465 (132,699) (2,554) 263,242 -		105,715 919,114 33,229 (114,446) (2,126) (13,573) 8,731 254,511 -
	£1,365,066 £173,911		- £1,171,499 £19,656

restricted General Fund £ 324,451	Fabric Funds £ 125,000 <------	-------------------------------------Restric	Total Funds Trinity Centre Redev. CAP Agency 2022 £ £ £ 1,567,952 1,912,313 105,295 ted------------------------------------------->
		Endowment Funds TM £ 19,910 105,295
(125,000)

199,451 33,510 (8,540)	125,000 48,911	105,295 19,910 5,750 (660)	1,567,952 2,017,608 48,881 19,656 10,769 167,477 (7,334) (10,769) (27,303)
24,970 (46,245)	48,911	5,090 (25,000)	41,547 19,656 140,174 (438,000) (463,000) (46,245)
178,176 46,245	173,911	105,295 1,171,499	19,656 1,694,782

10 Audit and Accountancy Fees Independent Examiners Fee

2022 2021 £ £ 550 500

INDEPENDENT EXAMINEWS REPORTTO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF sr AUSTELL Thi5 ert on find1&1 statements of the PCC for the lear ended 31" December 2022. which are set out on Pages I to 4. is Sn respert of an examination carries out in accordan wtth the Church Accounting Regulatlons 2(K161'the Regulation) and sectk)n 43 of Charities Art 19931.the AtVI. consider that the audrt requirements of the Regulations and sertv)n 43121 of the Act do not apply. It Is my responsibilityto issue thi5 rel on those finan(ial statements in accordan wlth tl tems of the Regulation& 8a5is of thb report ¢ommi55ion under section 4317llbl of the Art and to be found in the Church Guidance 2CK16 edition. issued by the Finants DivTrsion of the Arthbishopg Council. The examinatK)n indudes a review of ac¢ountirE records kept by the PCC and a comparÈson of the accounts with those records. It also includes considerlng any unusual item5 or dlsclosures in the finanual statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees COnmIr0 any such matte. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that Y)uld rÈouired in aryj audit and consequentty I do not 0xpre an audit opinion on the view given by the Ac£ounts. In connection with my examinatio no matter has tome to my attentlon: l. Whlch Elves me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respertthe requirements To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act. and to prepare financial ststements. which accord with the accountiN8 retords and comply with the requirements of the Act and Re8ulaiion5 have not been met: or 2. To which. in myopinM)n. attentlon *Uld bedrawn in orderto enabk a proper under5tandir of the accou1 to be reached. Tlna Xelty Ojckoo House. Marshall Road. Nanstallon, Bodmin. Comwall. PL30 5LD 10

Finance Report for the year ended 31[st] Dec. 2022

The accounts of the PCC are best viewed in two separate parts, namely those activities associated with what are termed Unrestricted Funds (funds that can be spent on any expense, routine or otherwise, that the church incurs in the course of carrying out its work) and those associated with Restricted funds (where money is specifically given and handled according to defined criteria e.g. for the maintenance of the Church’s buildings and fabric).

Overview to the 2022 Accounts

Before proceeding with the detailed section of the report, it is worth briefly commenting on the main events and activities of the past year. Beginning with progress on the Trinity Centre, the building started being used from June 2022 with the refurbishment complete except for the fitting out of the Café. The cost of the refurbishment was £1,566,813. In terms of meeting that cost I’m pleased to say that the money raised from the church family (including pledges) so far is over £575,017, with a further £239,825 received from grant bodies. Proceeds from disposals have contributed another £398,794 which taken together total £1,208,636. The balance has been funded for the time being by private loans with repayments due within 5 years, however pledges for the Trinity Centre continue to come in towards raising that.

Finally – the Transforming Mission initiative has also progressed. The Pioneer team comprising Jamie Moore, Jonny Dant, Lesley Lawther, Heather Batho are now fully up and running with interns and others in supporting roles. The church is therefore now actively engaged in achieving the mission objectives On a general note, although the early years of this initiative have been mainly funded by the Diocese in partnership with the Central Board of Finance of the Church of England, our contribution has been increasing each year - on the basis that church growth will aim to provide the funding required to support the mission in the longer term. (The accounts show that our contribution to the initiative in 2022 was £28,641 (from £14,674 in 2021) and will rise by 5% in the coming year to 25%)

Commentary on Unrestricted Funds

The headline result for our principal church activities was a surplus of £27,501 however after deducting out TM contribution (£28,641 – see above) that turns into a deficit of £1,139.

Income. (Please also refer to the expanded income statement in the notes and commentary section of the accounts)

Total income for Unrestricted Funds was £235,835 which is a significant improvement from 2021 (£177,653). Commenting on particular items, Planned Giving was £124,195 (actually down £4,488 from 2021). However, collections and contactless donations are showing recovery after the effects of Covid19 in the last two years (up £5,078 to £8,143). General one-off donations were significant at £40,491 (£1,044 in 2021). We have also benefitted from grants (towards increased energy bills) of £5,000 and a legacy of £5,000 (towards St Levan’s, Porthpean). Total Voluntary giving by church members including tax recovered through Gift Aid came to £217,252 (up on 2021 by £58,220). Other income (including dividends, the car park and fees) came to £18,583 against £18,621 in the previous year.

Expenditure . Total expenditure on Unrestricted funds was £208,334 – an increase of £27,893 on 2021. Increases were across the board but the more significant were office costs £8,070, church utilities £4,140 and expenditure on mission and youth £5,222. Remarking on a few other specific items: - We paid our full MMF (£100,793) to the Diocese (£98,356 in £2021).

In terms of Missional support our TM contribution (shown below expenditure in the table (in Transfers) is mission orientated albeit more locally focussed and came to £28,641, In addition our MMF contribution significantly supports other poorer local churches in the deanery (by approximately £35,000). Also, our mission partner Katia Rocks in Brazil is also receiving help from our mission reserve fund £1,200 p.a. as does CAP (£1,800 p.a.).

Property Costs The freehold land and buildings comprise Trinity Centre (formerly the Hop & Vine) together with the Church Car Park located in St Austell. Valuation is based Open Market valuations, as reviewed within the last 3 years. The Revaluation Reserve gives the uplift in value from the Historic Cost .

During the year the Trinity Lodge was disposed of with net proceeds of £111,651 (From latest valuation not historic)

Restricted Funds

For Restricted Funds, income normally comes from specifically designated grants, appeals and legacies. The total income came to £441,069 in 2022 of which £270,842 was money received towards the Trinity Centre and £105,715 was funding received towards Transforming Mission by the Diocese.

£28,524 was received into the Fabric Fund from a legacy.

CAP (Christians Against Poverty) has been introduced as a restricted fund as it is administered by our church under the authority of the PCC with

the funds raised from the local churches and other sponsors ring-fenced for use in local debt relief. The sums showing in the fund are principally one-off transfers of both income and expenditure for the period since 2019 when CAP has been operating out of the church. (Previously the income and expenditure was held in a reserve account on trust but the PCC with the approval of the St Austell Churches Together CAP Board have authorised for it to be incorporated within our Restricted Funds reporting. Total expenditure on Restricted Funds was £132,699 with an additional £525,677 expenditure on the Trinity Centre refurbishment (included in the earlier expenditure total referred to above) £114,446 related to Transforming Mission (staffing and resourcing). By way of note, other sources of finance were provided by private loans towards the Trinity Project (£438,000) and £25,000 from the Diocese to provide working capital for Transforming Mission.

operating. Also to continue developing the Trinity centre more fully as a community and mission hub. On other matters, we as a church are committed to paying in full the Diocese’s MMF allocation (which in 2023 will be £65,696 which is a significant and welcome reduction from the last few years. It remains only to be said that the continuing and generous support and commitment of the PCC and congregation will be essential in meeting the challenges and making the most of the exciting opportunities that lie ahead.

Richard Rashleigh Treasurer

Reserves Policy

Your PCC has agreed a Reserves policy (on the Free Reserves) of holding up to £50,000 as a Critical Reserve, and up to a further £50,000 as Discretionary Reserves (to maintain Children’s & Youth work, seed fund initiatives, provide money for new or replacement office equipment and as general contingency). At the year end the net current assets (Free Reserves) stood at £24,971 as against £24,771 at the end of 2021. Restricted Reserves which relate to the Church Fabric Fund and the Trinity Centre Fund) stood at £1,365,066. However, of this £125,000 is held as an internal investment loan to the General Fund which supported the initial purchase of the Trinity.

Investments Policy

Your PCC has approved an investment policy that enables program related investments where the risk has been assessed as acceptable and provided a prudent level of cash reserves are retained to cover anticipated expenditure as well as possible contingencies that may arise. A more detailed policy statement is available for inspection. This policy has allowed for the loan arrangement set in place as described in the Reserves section above.

2023 Action

As a general objective - your PCC will continue to aim to achieve equilibrium between its income and expenditure, and maintain adequate free reserves to ensure the smooth running of the church’s financial affairs.

A focus in the coming months and year will be continuing fund raising efforts towards clearing the loans relating to the Trinity Centre and completing the fitting out of the café so that it can begin

Safeguarding Safeguarding continues. quite rightly. to be of utm05t importance_ Keeping everyone safe in all of our group5, club5 and gatherings 15 something we want to positively and actively promote here at St Austell Parish, especially for the more vulnerable amongst us. We have all the nece55ary docurnentation available on our Website and around the buildings. All our volunteer5 are DBS checked by Hilary Dipper. our Lead Recruiter. We also ask all those that volunteer to do the required safeguarding training. The online training modules are hopefully easier for accessing and completing training. Having had a quick look on my computer I can see that 76 safeguarding courses have been completed in the last couple of year5. That might be Basic Awarene55. Foundations or Leadership. depending on each role. Some people may need to do more than one COLJrse so that doesn't mean 76 people have done safeguarding cour5e51 We continue to adhere to the Safer Recruitment process when recruiting volunteers as required. We will endeavour to make this process as simple as we can. At a national level, the safeguarding national team has developed and provided each parish with an online 'Safeguarding Dashboard.. Thi5 provide5 US with the means to check we have everything in place. I have the joy of watching the dashboard turn from Red through to Amber and eventually Green when I work through and update in a variety of areasl Safeguarding is everyone's re5POll5ibility_ So even if you are not servinglvolunteering at church you can Still access the training and become more aware and equipped when it comes to Safeguarding. just get in touch with me I Leslev Churchwarden's Reports: My final report a5 Church Warden for the Parish of St Au5tell_ As you read thi5. be aware thi5 ha5 been a most atypical periad as a Warden. I completed my 3 year term in 2.5 years - my first APCM was delayed by covid constraints. I never managed an in-person swearing in ceremony with the Archdeacon. I never attended an APCM in person for an election, and missed the last 2 totally. The bulk of my time. particularly the last year. ha5 been endeavouring to deliver the part5 of the Trinity Project that our builders. architect5 and project managers failed to achieve. In this time I have addressed 55 Snagging Issues, 14 Maintenance Issues and 23 Enhancement Issues in the Trinity Centre. I have fixed 15 Maintenance Issues in HT Church itself We still have some roof repairs on HT to address this summer_ We detided not to pursue metal screens for the remaining window5 due to cost5 and our increasing presence in the building5 OPP051te. I have been very blessed that my Co Warden, Sara. has carried me in prayer through some of the very low 5POt5. and ha5 addressed many of the documentary challenges that cross a Warden's desk. Among the high 5PQts must be getting the pavetnent raised to tneet the door sill at the cafe front door, after 11 months of emai15 and meetings culminating in one at which we finally met the Highways Agency rep. who had been threatening us with court action due to unlicensed work, but changed his approach during the course of the meeting to agreeing that Highways should adopt it as their own project, removed the need for a licence, and worked with us to make some small 6dju5trnent5 and sign it off_ Receiving a grant to cover the next phase of fitting out to get the cafe up and running wa5 another high point. Holy Trinity itself has been blessed by the considerable improvements to its sound and video capabilities, and despite some teething troubles is largely working as planned, thanks mainly to Jamie's significant input. Of course, it is only 5 good a5 the folk using it. 50 if you might have some computer or sound ski115. why not join the team? Work at Porthpean to improve audio-visual technology. provide some basic kitchen facilities and to open up the rear garden is underway. Pentewan has been through a difficult year with the regular leadership of our Curate Michael

being taken up by other staff team members. But we have treated the woodworm. and are loaking into the costs of addressing heating, some window damage. damp and fixing the large crack and associated masonry repairs. I have referenced before how God's plan is way ahead of our own plan, and surely much better. This season for me has been ch6llenging, and relentless. but clearly it was meant to be_ Nothing that has been tnentioned. or any of the things I have omitted. would have happened without God's direction and the support of the wonderful staff team. I trust that whoever takes up the mantle will have a more traditional wardenship, but I have no intention to leave them high and dryl Thank you for your prayers and support. Keith Palmer March 2023 Home Communion As the pandemic of covid evolved into an endemic, steps were taken to renew visits of Home Communion to Penrice and Caprera. into which horne5 the vi51t5 had been previously ma(le_ Initially the two curate5. the Revd5 Michael Molano and Carol Edleston visited with Alan Coode. Revd Carol Edleston gave a Sermon on one of her Thur5dav services asking for people to help. Initially there were six volunteers, which together with the curates provided an excellent pool of volunteers. Both curates withdrew and the volunteers were reduced to three over time. One of the di5incentive5 15 the constraint for taking the safeguarding course every three year5. Considerable time must be spent preparing and attending the course which is repeated and some volunteer5 simply do not feel there is enough of an incentive to help. Their time can be better spent somewhere else in their calling. Perrni55ion for the Parish of St_ Au5tell to visit Penrice and capra again was renewed. One team vi51ts Penrice on the first Thursday of the month and the other vi51ts Caprera on the third Monday of the month. Residential Home5 prefer that visits be conducted just after 2pm. A services of lessons and carols were held at both Penrice and Caprern just before Christmas, which was well received. Alan Coode. Co-ordinator Mission Report The Mi55i0n Group 5eek5 to promote within the Church prayerful and financial support for the wider mission - both in this countryand abroad. We recognise that many of us are committed to our own charities in this regard. However we believe that as 3 Church it is right for us to work alongside and partner particular missions. The Church'5 financial giving is rnainly to Christians Against Poverty ICAPI and to Katia Rock5 lour new mission partner.) CAP is supported by the churches of St Austell. However the largest donor is St Austell Parish. The work is based in the Trinity Centre. CAP has helped many people with debt problem5. Some have become debt free. In the course of thi5 work some have come to see the reality of Christian love and come through to a Christian faith. We can rejoice in all this. Katia works under the auspices of the Church Mission Society ICMSI. She is based in Florianopolis in Brazil. She was in the UK recently and she came (with her two children Joanna and Davil on 5" February to introduie herself and to share news of what 15 happening in her life and through the life of her Church. All who heard and met her were excited by what she had to share. The hDpe is that we can support the family financially (through CMSI and in prayer. There v4ill be regular updates through the weekly new5 distribution. There be opportunitie5 to develop cr055 cultural links- perhaps by a trip to Brazil ! We would love people to get behind Katia in prayer and to support her in her ministry. Besides these 2 missions there are periodic opportunities to highlight other mission needs. On 4" lune we hosted an 14

event at HT in support of the Persecuted Church. Robert de Berry and a team were on a cycle pilgrimage. They came and spoke powerfully of those who are persecuted for their faith. It was a challenging evening. I would like to thank Caroline Allsup-Evans lour Media and Communications Manager) for what she has done through Church Suite and the website_ William Hazelton Children and Youth We are in a bLJSy and growing season, still rebuilding after the pandemic. We still have very small and at tirne5 Stretched teams on a Sunday morning but for those of us th3t have the privilege of working In Trinity Youth. Trinity Kids or Trinity Tinies. it's been a huge blessing getting to know the children and younE people better and spending time with them. They are a delight and come 'as they are, with their questions and wonderings about the world and we love listening. sharing and pointing them towards Jesus. Rosie continues to plan and lead the youth on Sunday mornings and Mary 5taple5 an(1 Mike Hatton lead the children's group with a committed and wonderful small group of volunteers. Trinity Tinie5 Icrèchel is available every other week at present but we hope to make that a weekly thing if we can get the volunteers. Angela has done a wonderful job getting to know these precious little ones and their parents along with those that help each week. A huge thanks goe5 to them. plu5 Jane. Hilary. Debs. Mary Jane. Maria and Lara who help regularly on the rota. Plu5 thanks to jonny and Jamie who have stepped in to help when needed I Outside of Sundays we have our Soul Life youth club for 8-14s every other Wednesday, Woven teenage girls group on the 6lternate Wedne5day5 and Sun(Jay5 @ the Loft for our 15-18 year olds_ We also took our young people to SPREE for a weekend of camping h05ted by Urban Saint5 and South West Youth Ministries. Rosie will give Separate report5 on these groups. Our community days have been great fun this year, with an Easter Fun day with a bouncy castle and our Winter Wonderland event which thi5 year saw Jonny dSsed up a5 Olaf l These are great opportunities to engage with the local community and invite them along to other things we are doing more regularly. As a result of conversations we had at Winter Wonderland, we saw two families we hadn't met before come along to the Tea Time community free meal we hosted in December. We've just hosted our second Tea Time free meal event and at both event5 we Saw 40+ people come for some activitie5 an(1 a hot tneal. We wanted to offer thi5 to support struggling families as we are Seeing at close hand the effects of the cost of living cri515. Sunshine Toddler group continues to flourish and we are building good relationships with the families that come. We see approximately 30 children and their parents each week regularly now_ There is much fun to be had, but the team are pretty tired by the end of the morningl Anyone fancy coming to help set up or put away the toys each week? It'5 quite a labour intensive morning but absolutely worth it. We've been able to listen to some of the Struggles Some of our families are coping with, signpost them where needed and pray for them when the opportunity arises. No one ever says no to prayer and it's such a wonderful way to Share a glimpse of God'5 heart and love for them. Now that life 15 generally becoming a bit freer for all. we've been invited into 3 schools to take a55emblie5 or le5SOn5. These are great opportunities to speak to large groups of children and the staff and also to give further information abDUt our groups. We are looking forward to starting Kid5 Matter in April. a parenting course that is designed for disadvantaged f6milies who need 5UPPQrt. Kid5 Matter's vision is for every child in need to be raised in a strong family. their resources are evidence informed and are designed to equip parents and carers with confidence, competence and community through their accessible and effective parenting programmes. Please pray for this as we invite parents and also for another créche helperl

We are running a holiday club based on Superheroe5 (from the biblell during the first week of the Easter holidays. We will need to recruit a team to help make this happen so please get in touch if you'd like to help I It's going to be lots of fLJn ! Interns R05ie continues to flourish in her role here and is a very welcome addition to our staff team. She is in the middle of the first year of her degree having completed her gap year with SWYM and opting to stay on here with us IHoorayll. Please pray for Rosie as she studies and works hard in her placement here with us. She is a gift indeed. We've a Iso been gifted with Mike Hatton who ha5 been working for u5 1 day a week a5 we didn't get a second intern this year. He ha5 been 5UPPOrting in Sunshine. with Sunday morning planning and a variety of other thing5. Mike will be with us until the end of July. We have a new Intern from SWYM joining us in September- Talea, from Germany_ Talea is 18 and is very much looking forward to doing her gap year in the UK. She will be doing the Be Transformed gap year that 5WYM offer and we are delighted that she will complete her placement alongside u5 here. Please pray for the right accommodation for Talea. If this is something you might be able to help with, please come and chat with me. Thank you for your continued prayers for our children and w)ung people. Lesley Lawther Bellringers. report 2023 The past year has been rather difficult for bellringing. Two of our young people have dropped out, one to university and another who has simply found other intere5t5 COmmOll to young girls in their early teens. A new learner, Julie has joined us and 15 making excellent and enthusiastic progre5S. The changes in gatherings have removed our"slot~ between services and we are now confined to ringing 8.30am to 9.00am. This is too early for one of our number who is suffering from broken sleep due to the pain of a delayed hip operation. Young people do not want to come to early Service and then wait the two hour5 from 9.OOarn to 11.00am when the youth- oriented gathering starts. l am surprised we have not had any complaint5 about early bells disturbing the sleep of the local population. We rarely now have more than four ringers, occasionally five, on Sunday mornings. When one member cannot attend due to their work a5 a police-per50n or l am away on a short break with my long-suffering wife the bells are unviable. Church members have been asking why they never hear the be115 and I have to tell them it Is because they come at 11am and the bells stopped 2 hours ago. The vicar has agreed we should have a recruitment effort after the Parish Weekend. However, until we can be allocated a more audible time slot. I doubt if we will be able to recruit new members. especially from the congregation for the same reasons as above. Our dream of a new ringing floor that would solve many problems is once again delayed until the new PCC forms. Rupert Adkins - Tower Captain Pastoral Care Over the last year the pastoral team has continued to meet and pray together and support others where needed. In January we were delighted to receive training from Sarah Welply, at Truro Diocese to better equip us in the areas of active listening. boundaries. unconscious bia5 and grief and loss. It Wa5 very interesting and will be helpful to us going forward. A letter was sent out to the over 65s, before Christmas, some of whom it was recognised have not returned to church since the pandemic. As a result, thpre has been a soup and roll lunch event and an afternoon tea, both hosted by Jane and Hilary. These have been soup-er event5 Igroanl to reconnect and engage with those folks we've not seen for a while. 16

As we look ahead ta the future. pastoral care will come under the shepherds and we are excited to work together to create pathways for pastoral care that supports our whole congregation and those we are building relationships with in the community. We look forward to growing the Shepherd's team but are grateful for those who have faithfully served and continue to serve on our pastoral teatn. A lot of work goes on unseen. by way of phone calls, visits and response5 to calls for help. Thanks so wnuch to our lovely pastoral team. Seniors'.165 plus) The groLJP was conceived last Autumn when, through various conversations, we identified a need to formally welcome back/5UPPOrt the more senior members of our fatnily. Hilary and l joined forces and sent a letter of welcome and support to thi5 group. offering prayer. home communion or just a chat. The response was really encouraging so we went ahead with our first event= a soup and a roll (with cake of course) lunch in the new Trinitv Centre. This was held in January and was attended by 35 people from our family, including two people from Porthpean. Following this success we moved to the next phase which was to arrange an across the ages event. This took the shape of a cream tea (Cornish stylell which took place in church on February 15th_ We must commend the young people who came for their great company and conversation. We encouraged those who attended to use the new website to post comments/prayerslrequests for future events. We asked for 5ugge5tions for the name of the group which has still to be decided. Hilary and myself meet fortnightly to pray for the group. It is our intention to have regular event5 throughout the year_ lane Wingrove & Hilary Dipper Pioneer Report- Grain, Alpha, Fic, Man Made, etc. Precept Grain Over the past twelve month5 we have seen a growth in young adult5 engaging with Grain Community. We have run several worship night5, providing those in their 205 and 305 with a space to worship God together. and have a chance to have a go at preaching. I have begun to have conversations with other churches about how they might be involved with Grain Community, and Sarah Yardley has asked me to help head up an 18-30s camping space at Creation Fest. In addition, we have been asked as a community to support 5t Luke'5 Church with an upcorning worship gathering. which is an amazing opportunity to 5UPPOrt our deanery through the On The Way vision. Please pray that God will help us as we begin to discover what evangelism looks like for Grain. Alpha In September 2022. we ran our first Alpha Course in the Trinity Centre. We Saw around 20 guests come along. with some hearing the gospel for the first time. Multiple people gave their lives to Jesus for the first time. and had some amazing encounters with the Holy Spirit throughout. Paul and Bonnie Zaphiriou are currently running a post-Alpha Small group, which Several gue5t5 are now attending. In addition to this. one guest is a regular part of Grain Community. Please pray that God will give u5 wisdom for future Alpha Courses. and that we will find the right leaders/volunteers for these to continue to flourish. Jonny First Thing First Thing is a fortnightly men'5 prayer. Bible study and fellowship group which started on 12 january thi5 year. It is open to anyone who has a connection to the parish and who wishes to deepen their faith in jesus and to share with one another how God is acting in their life. First Thing meets in the Trinity Cafe every second and fourth Thursday frorn 8.'OOarn to 9=15. We airn to explore how the First Thing in our lives. which 15 our relationship with Christ. nouri5he5 our spirits and grows our discipleship. We also have our own WhatsApp Group. 17

We have started looking at Co1055ians as well as praying. chatting and reflecting at each meeting. There'5 coffee and tea. breakfast treats too. varying from sausage rolls to croissants and hot cross bun5. Generally there may be as many as fifteen of us- but there is no limit on numbers. Paul Zaphiriou Manmade Report 2023 Manmade 15 a fortnightly meeting of men associated with St Austell Parish. It has moved from a cosy di5CUS5ion in my home, where we also got to know each other better over a beer and a game of pool_ From the beginning it was alway5 expected to become a rnean5 of being church rnen doing church where other rnen gather. and so in the summer we relocated to the White Hart. It turned out that we had a ministry toward5 the end of the sessions. Having spent time chatting and occasionally including other folk near us, as our members drifted home and we started singing songs 1141th lain on his guitar, we pulled in attention from those left in the bar_ This resulted in a few options to pray for folk. to point folk toward5 and to invite some on holiday to join u5 for shanty singing in Pentewan. But m05t of the folk we met were passing through. it 15 a hotel. and business men and holiday m2ker5 are the m05t likely folk to meet. So after much discussion, in Novetnber we switched to the Queens Head. It is easy to stand in Holy Trinity and look through the gla55 door5 at the pub. and wonder why those folk aren't in church. SO we thought, they probably wonder why we are in church and never in the Queen's Head. The first night we nervously met up and met the bar lady. During the course of the evening we bumped into a Parish Councillor who knew lain. We had a riotous time, and discovered he wa5 also an interested party in the council grants for theTrinity centre_ After a 5ub5equent tour of the Centre he 15 definitely a man of favour. and we look forward to seeing him in the pub. And now they look forward to us turning up. So early days, but we are in the door. Not everyone comes every time, there is no agenda, there are always things blokes are happy to discuss with another bloke. If you are a bloke, come and join us. Keith Palmer- March 2023 Precept Bible Study Groups We have continued to run Bible study group5 throughout the last 12 months. Due to minimal uptake from members of St. Austell Parish the majority of these have taken place online. We currently have one very small group meeting in person. Online group5 have enabled people from other local churches. Churche5 Together Cornwall, the rest of the UK and abroad to attend. Thi5 has brought a richness and diversity to our dis£ussions as we learn from our brother5 and sisters in Christ whichever denomination they belong to. God ha5 blessed our group5 With time5 of joy. excitement. laughter and healing as we have shared in God'5 word together. prayed and enjoyed fellowship with each other. We have experienced a deepening relationship with God, a greater understanding of who we are in jesus and have explored what God's word means for our lives. We have gained a deeper understanding of our faith and a greater confidence to share the gospel with others. We will tontinue to offer Bible study groups in the year ahea(l. If you would like to know more about our Bible study groups or would like to join us we would be delighted to connect with you. Diana and Steve Adams. 18

Report from All Saints Church forAPCM AGM as at 3rd March 2023 All Saints have held regular monthly services (typically the 3rd Sunday of every monthl. They have been well attended with numbers often more than 30 and sometimes more than 40 worshippers. Two of the services included Holy Communion. All have been followed by refreshments. We were particularly well supported by the curate Michael Molano who invested much time in the church. wider village events and it5 people. Hi5 sudden departure was upsetting to many of the congregation. However. we hope to build on the success of hi5 mission. We were pleased to welcome Paul Zaphiriou and look forward to continued regular support from the Holy Trinity team. In terms of Giving. despite the econornic downturn the All Saint5 SUPPOrter5 rallied to give tnore than previously and 'pay our way.. There were a number of new regular Gift Aid Donations through Parish Giving a5 well a5 some generou5 donations through the collection. Julie Lowry organised a most successful Choir Concert raising over £600 in one evening. Furthermore there have been regular donations on the card machine both from locals and the daily walkers who find a peaceful Space land tea and coffee if wished) available in the Church_ All Saints have previously undertaken a lot of Self help but there are a number of fabric repairs and improvements which have been requested which include= wall repairs which are now causing a damp issue to a neighbouring property, the request when funds allow for an efficient and economic heating systern to adequately heat the church and the p055ibility of an internet connection_ The card wnachine currently ha5 to be removed each day and taken to julie's home for downloading to avoid105ing donations. All have been notified to Reverend Howard Flint and we hope to progress the possible. We look forward to continuing our worship in 2023 and beyond. Carol Avery - Verger News from St. Levan'5 A brief glimpse of life here on the beautiful coast of St. Austell Bay_ Our church building is perched above the bay in the village of Porthpean. It Wa5 built by the owner5 of Penrice House. the Grave5-Sawle family. whose 50n and heir died on the battlefields of the first world war. It is now part of St. Austell Parish. and as such is an integral part of our Vision. At the moment we have a nominal membership of just over forty folk, and each week about twenty of us gather here to worship. A5 15 probably ihe case in rnany Anglican churches there is a 501id core ot a dozen of us plu5 a tluctuating number of folk who irregularly b005t our numbers. We are 3 close family and enjoy each other's company and are happy to step up to take an active part in our worship We encourage all who come to join us to feel weltome and that we value all that they add to our fellowship. We have a5 our part of Trinity'5 Vision. plans to clear and develop the unused parcel of land at the rear of our church, watch this space I We are also working towards providing ourselves with a real kitchen space so we can better cater for refreshments, not only for after our gathering5 but 50 that our building can rn0 efficiently Serve our corntnunity and the rnany V151tar5 our beautiful coastline attracts. Alan Gilbert pcc The PCC have once again been busy over the last year with decisions needing to be made. therefore they have met over and above the required amount of times. Katrina Hurst Walking for Health Every Tuesday at 2pm. come rain. come shine. a group of about 15 of u5 walk at a good pace for three miles or 50. This has developed into a good friendship/support group. and m05t of u5 will go for a coffee together afterward5. A5 we have built relationships with those who come, it has enabled us to share our faith a bit, and to invite people to 19

various events. As a result. one person has started coming to church on Sunday mornings. and two other5 are currently taking part in our Alpha Course. We pray that there will be many positive spiritual outcomes a5 well a5 improved physical and mental health. Heather Batho Worship- March 2023 Over the past year I have spent time working on various aspects of the worship ministry at Holy Trinity as well as offering support to churches and events in the town, the parish and the diocese. HOLY TRINITY The worship team at Holy Trinity, which include5 the sound and media team5, ha5 grown in both number and Skill over the last 12 months. They have all done a wonderful job serving our two Sunday morning gathering5 and operating our new Audio Visual system (see below). We now have 3 regular worship leader5, a team of 4 on both the media PC and the sound desk, and the benefit of live drums twice a month. A significant part of my time last year wa5 invested in the design and in51allation of a new Audio-Vi5ual 5VStem. This ha5 provided much improved quality and clarity and the Simple wireless part of the 5YStem make5 It easy for small and non-church event5 to take place without the need for technical support. This month has seen the early shoots of a Holy Trinity Youth Band. A few of the yOLJng people from OLJr church family came to the first practice and I have heard back from parents that they all had a great lime. I hope that they will develop ski115 over the coming months to have them involved musically on Sundays Ill the future. srAUSTELL PARISH Our fortnightly Prayer & Worship gatherings (renamed Radiantl were restarted in the autumn and have continued to be a really rich time in God's presence. I believe these evenings are integral to us seeing God move powerfully in our own live5 and in the life of our parish because they provide the space to seek His heart for u5 a5 individua15 and collectively. I have also been working with Alan and Sara to develop the way sung worship is facilitated at St Levans, Porthpean on SLJndays. They now have their own church laptop and have moved to software that allows them to have a stable and con515tent approach for the music. The 50ftware will a150 allow them to present lyric5 and visuals on two small screen5 (to be installed soon) that will offer many benefits on Sundays. ST AUSTELL TOWN I have also been leading worship at monthly Grain Community Worship Nights. which started in September. These have been a great opportunity for the young adult community (not just those that attend Holy Trinityl to get comfortable worshiping together and spend time listening to the Holy Spirit. I have a150 led the planning for this year's Church in the Square service. which will take place on Good Friday in Aylmer Square. This promises to be an improvement on the offering last year thanks to collaborative planning meetings with various church leaders from across the town. THE DIOCESE In December I wa5 invited by Marion. the vicar of St Mewan and Mevagissey. to lead carols at an Experience Christmas service at St Peter's church. which was attended by all the children from Mevagissey Primary School. I was also part of the core team that organised the recent Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship Launch at Holy Trinity. I led the time of sung worship and organrsed the band of musicians who represented churche5 acr055 the diocese. Jamie

If you have joined us in the last year or 50 you may have heard of Connect groups. but may have no idea what they are.......... Connect groups started from the question we were asked coming out of lockdown, about 'what is in your hand? In mine wa5 a desire to meet with other women - to simply offer ta God those parts of our lives that we often don't think God is that interested in because they are 50 'everyday', and to see what he does, so that our faith deepens. That might be an interest. a hobby. or a place in life that you find your5elve5 where you want to meet with others who are at the same point. such 35 grandparents, mums, working women- the list is endlessl God wants to speak to us through every part of our lives. not just those special times we give him like quiet times and church gathering5. The question is- where do you connect? Where can you meet other women who will encourage and affirm you, where you can be open to what God is saying and where you can have some fun? Maybe even invite a friend? And where cake is always on the menu l? Well. here are 50me 5uggestion5'. Connect- Mum5 NECT This is a group for mums to meet together, where we can laugh, cry and do mum life together whilst building each other up in faith and hold each other accountsble. We're currently looking at a bible study for mum5. aptly called 'Rest.' Finding Stillne55 in the Midst of Busv.. We also meet up outside of this group once a month for breakfasts or lunches. If you are interested in knowing more about this group, please talk to Sarah Hatton1075540450141 Connect- Walking For the last 18 month5 the Connect Walking Group has been enjoying weekly walks together in the St Au5tell area. Although there are CLJrrently 11 of us in the group, there are around 5-6 of us on any walk. The walks are not strenuoLJS, and we walk for around an hour and a quarter. Distance covered depends on the ability of the group on the day. Our emphasi5 15 on getting to know each other better and sharing our experience5 while appreciating God'5 creation. Walking together encourages this. Every week we pray, either sitting at a bench on our walk, or afterwards in a cafe. We keep in regular contact with each other with prayer requests land answers to prayerll on the days between walk5. If you are interested in the Wednesday walks. please do get in contact. Are you interested in the possibility of a walking group that covers a longer distance on a Saturday, maybe a CDuple of times a month? Let rne know_-. Di Palmer 07748 521830 Di dkn Connect- Art Since last year we have lost two people and gained two. so we are still a small groupl However, with new people come new ideas. We have been introduced to new technique5 and approaches_ However. central to our fellowship is prayer and our responses to God'5 word and instructions on how to live our lives. We will be plBnning one of our day's out soon to the museum in Truro and the fabric shop. All in all, a blessed year. Jane Wingrove Icontact ' Connect- Reading win m for further info) 21

On Wednesday evening5 in the Trinity Centre. you will find a wonderfully diverse group of women enjoying tea and cake whi15t pouring over our next chapter in the amazing book that is called 'Having a Mary heart in a Martha world, by Joanna Weaver. This book is all about finding intimacy with God in the busyness of life. You may feel, like we do, th6t you want to sit at Jesus, feet just like Mary. but the demands of your life just won't leave you alone l As we 6re exploring this familiar story of Martha and Mary. not forgetting Lazarus of course. we are finding new truth5 about what it means to accept Jesus, invitation to choose 'the better part., and how to navigate the world we live in where work and worship often collide. Kay Flint If you would like to be involved with any of the current groups. please just be in touch. If you have an idea for a group you would like to be part of, then please get in touch with me atha¥Ll@ or come and have a chat after our Sunday gathering. Trinity Project APCM 2023 The Hop and Vine conversion into the Trinity Centre was formally handed over to the church in May 2022. We installed our own IT system to get internet connectivity for all the offices, tneeting roorns and cafe, and to establish a permanent high Speed link into the church itself to support the rernote management of the heating System. variou5 remotely controlled 5Wltches. and of course the high definition video uploads for our live Streaming. We have made several additions to the rooms to support the youth and children's works. The building has been largely functional, although we have had repeated i55ue5 With the BT bu5ine$5 router system, which is Still a tad flaky. And the highly complex air-source heat pump and gas hybrid heating system ha5 a tendency to shut itself down at the coldest nights. This is an ongoing challenge awaiting technical support input from the manufacturers. At the hand over there were so many snagging issues that it has taken a considerable, focussed effort, including reluctantly paying the original project management team We Are Ease to return. to finish the list As I write. l am awaiting material to finish the cafe door entrance to an acceptable standard to sustain the rigours of the expected heavy traffic. The only snagging remaining will be to do with decoration issues. But that isn't it. The cafe fitting out was never part of the building project. Partly because it helps to have the café manager on board when ordering all the general ilem5. and parrly because we ha(In't the budget. We have been blessed with 6 large grant to cover the fitout. so we can start to look at the tables and chairs. We need a volunteerlsl to help install 5helve5 into store cupboards, make good and secure the yard gate and generally make the cafe office ready for its new manager. And of course, the question you really want answered- the Café opening date. Honestly, hard to say. We have yet to set up the cafe bu5ine55 Structure. it5 accounting 5YStem and the interactive point of sale. stock management and accountancy package. And recruit a café manager. deputy manager. and train them and all the volunteers necessary. Keith Palmer & Heather Batho March 2023 APEST 202213 The APEST course is based on some work by a theologian named Alan Hirsch, and focuses on the key trLJth5 of Ephesians chapter 4. Paul's letter to the Ephesians outline5 the foundational tnini5tries of apostle. prophet. evangelist. Shepherd. and teacher in the life and community of the early church. AIBn Hirsch describes this as a "forgotten path" In simple terms our course takes the best of his work Bnd applies to our context here in St Austell. Comprising four sessions of 90 minutes each, it seeks to take each one of us through n understanding of the five function5 and how they can be applicable to our ministries here in the parish. SO far we have seen over 110 people attend the course from our church. It begins with an online questionnaire to ascertain each person's main 'function' (APES or Tl, and their secondary function, according to the model.

APEST is simply a tool for helping u5 grow in understanding and move in the Holy spirit together. What has been fascinating is the way that many people on the course have freshly understood why their heart sings for certain activities and ministries, and to some degree why they find people who are very different from them so challengingl For example. some of us are detail people. who need to know precise details and understand clearest how proce55e5 are going to work- whilst other5 of u5 have a bigger worldview and care much le55 about detail but rather are fascinated and inspired through strategy and opportunity and risk. What we have learned which has been so beneficial is that we understand more Ilearly the need for all five function5 in order to becorne a growing. caring. loving and reaching-out church. Our plan 15 to continue to run APEST regularly. and a sixth course will run before the summer. I'm really grateful to those who have facilitated on the course and I hope very much that anyone who 15 new to the church or is yet to attend will do so, and find themselves inspired and resourced to play their part in our fellowship. Howard Flint St Austell Parish - Thursday @ li Working with the Thursday@11 team meeting together each week is a joy. Over the last year our team seems to be getting Stronger and stronger. By 'team' I mean everyone who 15 involved in any way. with the gathering. I like to think everyone ha5 a place. and the time seems to hold an identity of its own. The gathering simply wouldn't be able to function without the sharing of 'up front, ministry including Jane Wingrove and Steve Adams and their willingness to preach land lead) and to bring words that are such a blessing and a challenge to us all. Jan Varney and Rosemary Adkins are a150 leading on a regular ba515 and each take time to prayerfully prepare and to lead in a way that encourages each of us to deepen our relationship with God. We sensitively balance Alan Gilbert's ministry, as we are only too aware of the calls on his ministry as Associate Minister t St Levan'5 6nd hi5 5UPPOrt for funeral work air055 the Deanery. but we thank him for hi5 contribution5 to our weekly gathering. We have also been grateful for our visiting speaker5. Howard (he isn't a visitor. but he is in demand11, Paul to name but two. We are deeply grateful to all who are prepared to give of their time and giftings to serve in the gathering. Our wider team are equally wonderful. the faithfulne55 of Chris E a5 he will step into any role a5 required from preaching and leading to organising anything that needs organising! Carol P with the laundry. Mary with the bras5e5, Scott with the setting up, everyone who reads and contributes, and as for the rest of the team Iwhich includes everyone),. each person adds encouragement, a sense of love for the Lord and a deep connection with others. And on occasion when things aren't exactly how we would like them to be. there 15 a ready forgivene55 -True marks of a Christian family. We have had some challenging sermon series this year including prayer, 'Love in Action,, servant ministry and the parable5 Of le5U5. After Easter we begin a 10 week exploration of 'Grace'_ The format of our worship time is c105ely modelled on Pete Grieg'5 Lecti0365. We usually try to celebrate Holy Communion on a fortnightly ba515. Looking forward, we would like to build on all we are doing as a parish, to give people the space to grow into everything God has called them to be. My prayer is that people feel they can know that as they take their early steps in whatever they are prompted (by the Holyspiritl to do. that they will meet with acceptance and encouragernent, and that together we will see God's kingdom advance. Anyone who would like to join us is most welcome each Thursday (except Maundy Thursday) at 11am at Holy Trinity Church, St Austell. Rev'd Carol Edle5ton 23

Electoral Roll The Electoral Roll stood at 198 last year. Since then we have removed five names through death. Following Covid restrictions being removed we welcomed several new members to our church family, however, others are now attending Qther local churches_ The ER required an update due to the vacant period prior to the appointment of the new Electoral Roll Officer. Our Electoral Roll now stand5 at 164. Curate's report for St Austell Parish APCM - March 2023 This is likely to be my final APCM curate's report as the training period 15 now reaching an end. This year has been a year of Consolidating all I have been learning over the previous two years. Baptisms, weddings and funerals have all been officiated. I have enjoyed working acr055 the parish and in other churches,. making new friends in Twywardreath and Golant. I thrive on teamwork and so opportunities to serve in gatherings (including Thursday@111, prayer ministry, the PCC, as a mernber of the staff team, working with the rolling out of APEST. the monthly 'Chapter' rneetings of vicars, Deanery and Diocesan synods and joining many others as we all worked together on the 'Vision' document. are a jov. There has been some excellent training from the curacy development team IIMEI on a range of topics. I have found the company of fellow curates to be enriching. I meet with Howard and this enables rne to place all l am learning in context. which is really helpful. Looking forward, the new APEST groups stand out with their potential to empower u5 all to serve and minister in new and exciting ways. I share the leadership of the Prophetic group with Chris and John Taylor. There is a real sense that our group will b10550rn a5 we grow together and seek God'5 heart for the next steps. Thank you to everyone. including Howard and my lovely husband Chris. who have been 50 kind and supportive throughout my curacy tenure. The prospective role as a Self Supporting Minister gives me greater freedom to major on specific areas of ministry IrathEr than the far reaching expectations of incumbentsl, so l am prayerfully seeking what my new chapter will hold a5 1 make the tran51tion trom general training. Rev'd Carol Edleston 2022 APCM- Vicar's Report= The Trinity Centre A wonderful step forward in the life of our church was the completion and opening of Trinity. The café is yet to come - but l am incredibly indebted to Keith. Heather, William, Merisa and Richard for all their work and cornmitrnent. And of course a ma55ive thank you to everyone who ha5 given to the project financially. It has been 3 year5 of really hard work anointed by the grace and provision of our amazing God. TrINITY CE TRE IHETRINThY CfXMVISIDN Connertions We have seen a real resurgence in our connections with both one another and our community. Connect groups based around interests and the inspiration of creative gifts by the Holy Spirit- the Walking group, and many other informal friendships and connectlQll5 have b10550med. We have a150 been very involved in the St Au5tell Revitalisation Project. Churche5 Together and of course the hosting of CAP (Christian's Against Poverty). 24

APEST We began in lune and have since then seen over 100 of our folks experience the course. For many it has been transformative in tertns of their un(lerstanding of Ephesians 4 and how Jesus saw the church developing and growing. A big thank you to everyone who ha5 a5515ted an the 5 courses so far- and to everyone who has come! Vision 2022 Saw u5 revisit the previous iteration from 2017. Much ha5 been achieved, but we also realized the Holy Spirit is leading us into new areas and challenges. 60 people v4ere involved in the evolving vision process- which was launched at the recent Away Weekend. It 15 wonderful 50 many of u5 had a voice in the process- and now we are poised to shape the church in a way that can deliver our goals. TUES THE NEXT STEP TM Has really become established in 2022, as we returned from lockdown fully, and began to have personal face to face connections. Jamie, Jonny, Lesley and Heather have worked incredibly hard to develop their area5 and contribute to the forward mornentum we have acr055 the church. A5 you will have seen. there have been many new initiatives and events- and we have seen relationships with many beyond the church established and growing. Finance I'd like to offer a sincere thank you to everyone in our fellowship who give regularly toward5 our witne55ing life_ Our costs are high. and on 2022 our MMF call was met in full I£IOO.001 due to your generosity and understanding of the Scriptural imperative to tithe. Thank you so much. A goodly section of that MMF call supports other parishes in our Deanery, and l am clear that is also part of our"mission giving"_ ONTHE WAY Our Deanery plan is steadily progressing- and as Rural Dean I can confidently Say that if the Bi5hop5 and RD'5 had their litne again in thi5 - we would do it differentlv. The encouraging movement has been in our relationships with our neighbouring parishes, and l am extremely grateful to Alan Coode. Paul Zaphiouiru. Carol Edleston. Hugh Syme5-ThotllP50n and many others who have supported the needs during 2 vacancies. I'd a150 like to extend my thanks to Mike Rowe. my counterpart as Lay Chair. IThink of Batman & Robin... IIPDATES & NEWS ONTHEW DESE,. TRURO Coming5 & Going5 It's a fact in church life that people come (which we celebrate11 whilst others leave Iwhich we feel keenlyl. On return from lockdown a number of people made choices to move to other churches. 25

This wa5 almost entirely for good. practical rea50ns- and we bless them in their new season as they Serve God elsewhere. The changes we have made to our Gatherings and to the fabric in HT have I believe, breathed new life into our worship and corporate life. I too feel the sadness of not seeing familiar and loved people, but when we leave a church well. we can always return with peace and joy for what has been.God bless the newcomers and those we have missed. Deeper Prayer & Moving in the Spirit During lockdown some of the tearn and l rnet each week to study. di5CU55 and sha re together about prayer ministry and the movement of the Holy Spirit. We learned from the experiences of John Wimber and David Pytches and others. I had a real sense that the Lord was desiring to take us more deeply into prayer and prayer ministry. This is working out practically as the Prayer Team meets weekly early on a Wednesday morning to pray and listen to God. Grain. our young adults group seek to receive from the Holy Spirit, and move deeper in Him. And our Gatherings now have tirne5 of listening and receiving from God- through prophecy. words, pictures and on occasions. the gift of tongues Ifollowed by interpretation). There 15 much more to come - but thank you for your courage in stepping out- the Lord delights in our hearts for songs in the Spirit! And finally..... My sincere thanks to Rachel for her patience and heartfelt commitment. and to the team for all their hard work. grace and humour. Much more detail of Dur corporate life is contained elsewhere in thi5 annual report. But I'd like to c105e my reflection with a 'thank you. and a plea. Kay and l are deeply grateful to you all for entrusting us with the leadership of thi5 parish over the 6+ year5 we have been here. We are both in this together. and we have been deeply touched on the occasions when people have stopped us, looked us in the eye and assured us of their prayers. Thank you so much. Kay is a quiet Superwoman of faith who eschew5 the spotlight and dislikes being at the front on full view, and yet every week without fail for over 25 years has made that sacrifice- mainly for me, to support my ministry and Dur church. She is a woman of steely faith and a beautiful heart. You are our companions on the pilgrimage of following Je5U5. We both thank you from our heart5. l end with a plea or Biblically, an exhortation- I pray you will do everything in your power to discover what makes your heart sing, sacrifice it to the Lord, roll up your sleeves, and play your part in making it a reality here in St Austell in the day5 to come. Amen. Howard - Vicar of St Au5tell Feb. 2023

Transforming Mi55ion: Q & A's What is Transforming Mission? Transforming mission is a partnership between the diocese of Truro and the Church of England commissioners. It is an initiative aimed at growth and mission. Who pays for TM? Funds are provided by the church commissioners and the DBF_ How 15 it meantto work? I. St Austell Parish wa5 identified as a place of potential growth. 2. A TM plan was created, outlining the staff required and the goals to be achieved. 3. Staff were recruited and goals were identified. Jamie (Worship pioneerl,. Lesley (Youth & Children's pioneerl,. Jonny (Young Adult5 Pioneer) and Heather (Operations) are the key staff under TM. 4. Now (post pandemic) goals have been revised and new goals under the diocesan plan are being refined and put into place. Who decided on the deanery plan? Initially the Deanery clergy established a draft plan which was then sh6red with PCC'5 and ather interested parties. and it wa5 finally voted for at a deanery Synod in September 2021 Couldn't The DBF money have gone to cover clergy costs? Yes they could. l. But currently MMF payments are not being met, and in some places have not been met for some years - which indicates an ongoing decline in the potential 5UStainability of those pari5he5. 2. TM is seen as part of the answer to falling roles. the absence of children and the need to engage with the younger and missing generations, as well as continue to feed the older generations. 3. Why haven't I seen any TM work in my parish? Firstly. how tsr ha5 your benefice or PCC or the leader5 of the church sought to engage with the possibilities? Secondly. would you be prepared to carry out an audit of your ministries and opportunities? What is needed going forward? l. We would love to work with Deanery PCC'5 on parish or benefice vi5ion5 and involve our TM staff in that proce55 where appropriate. The TM team at St. Austell are keen to know what the need5 are in other pari5he5, and to asS15t in the creation of vision and strategy where possible. 2. A number of the pilot initiatives are currently being run in the Deanery via the TM team could be pilot projects that are applicable to other places E.g. toddler5 group/young a(lult group/young women's group/AlphBIApEST course/Grain community for young adultsl worship in a contemporary style. etc.etc Please pr6y for the coming year- that we can see and take opportunities that emerge,a5 the Holy Spirit leads us. Thankyoul Howard Flint 112123 Deanery Synod Report 2022 IA deanery 15 a group of Anglican parishes grouped geographically.I The main topic of planning and artion during the last year has been the Deanery Plan "On The Wav". This is a plan for the deanery to become sustainable and fruitful: it provides for the equivalent of 6 full time clergy going forwards 27

Spread aver 3 areas. West. Central and East With the idea of these areas working together at all levels to reach the people of St Au5tell deanery with the Gospel of jesus through engagement. prayer, activities and welcome. Each parish or benefice has been encouraged to produce a local vision las we have done in St Au5telll. The major obstacles. and points for prayer currently have proven to be: Reslstance to change in the churches Finance - and especially the reluctance of leaders to teach and preach about the need to financially support the vision and pay their wav. Mi5under5tanding of what OTW 15 airning to do. and how the Diocese is structured and operate5. Synod not really knowing one another- and so trust is fragile 5. A need for more of us to open our lives to the movement of the Holy Spirit, and to allow Him to lead us into service. Our deanery rep5 for the last 3 years have been Alan Gilbert. Heather Batho and Chris Edleston, who have been joined by Carol Edleston and Paul Zaphirou in their capacity as ordained people. l am personally very grateful for all their prayerful and active support. Onwards and upwardsl Howard - Rural Dean, St. Austell Deanery TM Report Our TM team consist5 of Jonny Dant (Pioneer 205 & 3051. Lesley Lawther Iyouth and Children). Jamie Moore (Worship), Caroline Allsup-Evans12 days pw Media and Comms), Rosie Blyth ISWYM student), Mike Hatton11 day pw Youth and Children) and myself as Operations Manager. Our purpose is to be a resource to the church, both within the parish but a150 Within the wider deanery_ As their individual reports indicate. we have all been going flat out over the past year, and this has led ta many positive results in the growth, breadth and depth of our areas of work. We work well as a team together and share the same aspirations, but we have reached the point where the potential for further growth and development will not be achieved if we are unable to recruit tnore volunteer5 to serve on all our team5. Thi5 would be desperately sad a5 God has opened so many avenues for us. and there is such a need for the Gospel in our community. Heather Batho 28