All Saints Mattishall with St Peter's Mattishall Burgh Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2024 All Saints Parish Church Church Plain, Mattishall, Dereham, NR20 3QF St Peter's Parish Church Church Lane, Mattishall Burgh, Mattishall, NR20 3QZ The PCC is a body corporate IPCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2022) and a charity registered with the Charity Commission number 1135038. Correspondence Address: Benefice Church Office Church Rooms, Dereham Road, Mattishall, NR20 3QA. 01362 858873 contact@matvchurch.uk PCC members who have served at any time from April 2024 until the date this report was approved are: Ex Officio members: Incumbent: Rev'd Canon Mark Mccaghrey (Chair and Standing Committee)- until June 2024 Assistant Priest.. Sally Thurgill Curate., Tori Venmore-Rowland - until September 2024 Susan Cossey (Churchwarden and Standing Committee) Alan Cossey (Churchwarden, Lay Chair, Electoral Roll Officer, and Standing Committee) Mel Stevenson ILLM, Deanery Synod, PCC Secretary, Standing Committee) Elected members.. Barbara Crawshaw IPCC, Treasurer front office and Standing Committee) David Rudling IPCCI Cheryl Bumpass IPCC)- until July 2024 Pauline Cox (PCC and Standing Committee) Jonathan Rootham IPCC) Elizabeth Loades (Lizzie} IPCC) Officers Inon-members) Patricia Menaul Ilndependent Examiner) Leroy Burrell (Benefice Safeguarding Officer) Pauline Street ADP Accounting (Treasurer back office) Report approved by the PCC on qTH APfKI L and signed on their behalf by Contents Page I Agenda Page 2 Minutes of the last meetings Page 4 Independent Examiners Certificate Page 6 Accounts ending 31" December 2024 Page 12 Benefice Accounts Page 13 Treasurer's Report Page 14 Pastoral Report Page 15 Churchwardens and Fabric Report Page 16 Electoral Roll Page 16 Safeguarding Report Page 16 Deanery Synod Report Page 17 Little Angels Report Page 19 Drop In Report Page 19 Quiet Mornings Report Page 19 Singing For Fun and Wellbeing Report Page 20 Oasis Report Page 20 Who Let The Dads Out? Report The A enda for the Annual Meetin of 2025 Annual Meeting of Parishioners l. Opening prayer, and short homily. 2. Minutes of the last AMP. 3. Nominations read, 4. Election of Churchwardens. 5. Any resolution to allow churchwardens to stand after six successive terms of office, or to disbar them from doing so. Annual Parochial Church Meeting l. Apologies for absence. 2. Minutes of the last APCM. 3. Matters arising from these minutes. 4. Acceptance of the reports for 2024, contained within the Annual Report document. 5. Elections to the PCC. a. Elections to Deanery Synod lif required} b. Elections to PCC 6. Resolutions concerning the procedures for elections, or the number of lay representatives on the PCC and other items allowed by the CRR. These resolutions take effect from the next APCM. 7. Any questions from the meeting to be considered by the PCC. 8. Closing prayers. First PCC Meeting l. Opening prayer. 2. Apologies for absence. 3. Minutes of the last PCC meeting. 4. Matters arising. 5. Appointment of officers: Lay Chair of PCC, Secretary, Treasurer, Electoral Roll Officer, Independent Examiner, Parish Safeguarding Officer, and Deanery Synod Representative(s). 6. Co-option of members to the PCC until the next APCM. 7. The Standing Committee is constituted in accordance with the CRR rules M31. 8. Statutory items,. Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Data Protection. 9. Important and urgent AOB. 10. Date of next meeting. ALL SAINTS, MAThISHALL & ST. PETER'S MATTISHALL BURGH th APCM 24 APRIL 2024 Aniiual meeting of Parish ioiiers PrLhgeiii.' Rc'v Miirk MLCaLilirey, f*iUllti McCaL7hrLJy* Clieryl Bunipa55, DLJaii Biiiiiposs, Bailjar CrawsliJw, Mclanie StevLnson, Ala￿ Cossey, Sue Cosseyi Carolyn Ploivrnan. P<)ulirbe Cox, StL'VLb Clay, Rtrv Tori VLTriiiiioro. Ruwltii)d, IlizobLxih Loades. lol)n Willers, Maridli WillLfS, Jt]ikie Cloy Apulobiie5.' Rev Sd51y TliurLijll l. 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We wish them all well. However, this inevitably affected ASM financially. But by the end of the year, and after many prayers, the situation has moved in an upward direction with new worshippers joining our services, A5 a result of our changing situation during 2024, the General Fund had a deficit of £6256 reducing the balance at the end of the year to £13,713. Please note that this includes paying our Parish Share in full £35,613 and supporting our Mission partners plus other giving at a cost of £5108. However, this is a precarious situation financially as ASM is responsible for maintaining 3 buildings- All Saints church, St Peter's Mattishall Burgh church and the Church Rooms- so your prayers would be appreciated. OTHER FUNDS UNRESTRICTED Special Project Fund- this was set up some time ago to provide funds for the Restoration and Refreshment work to be carried out at ASM. This project is still on hold as other work has taken priority. Heating Fund- this was set up during the year to fund the replacement of the overhead heaters. It has received some generous donations and there will be a grant due from the diocese of £IOK. RESTRICTED Conservation Fund- this paid for the spring and autumn gutter clearing contract. JET Fund this fund was set up in February 2016 by the13te Jean Tamsett in her will to support the cost of music teaching for our worship band members. The final amount was paid out in October 2024, two months before her husband Roy passed away. ACCOUNTING RESPONSIBILITIES After the departure of our Rector in April and my desire to stand down as Treasurer some changes in the procedures were implemented. The ASM Treasurer is responsible for collecting and analysing ASM receipts, banking where necessary and doing a monthly payment run of outstanding ASM invoices and the ASM Parish Share. The Mission Giving payments are now paid quarterly. All this is recorded on monthly sheets for the benefit of analysis. It is expected that the Treasurer prepares reports for the Standing Committee and the PCC and also prepares the financial accounts at the end of year in accordance with the Charities Act. The Benefice Co-ordinator deals with all the paperwork, including receipts and payments and all reports to the Diocese, for Life Evens (i.e. Funerals, Cremations, Memorials and Weddings} for all the parishes in the Benefice and for the receipts and payments relating to the Benefice Office. All receipts and payments are recorded on monthly sheets for the benefit of analysis. The monthly accounts for both ASM and the Benefice is outsourced to ADP Ltd who use the XERO accounting system. The information required for the analysis of the payments and receipts is scanned to ADP once a month when the bank statements become available. FINALLY Many thanks to all who give support to the activities and services at ASM both financially and physically and who continue to support the Ministry Team during the interregnum. Barbara Crawshaw 13 Pastoral Re ort A year in the life of our benefice 2024. Julian of Norwich, famously said All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well., This phrase embodies her spirituality of hope and trust in God's loving care. As I write this reflection on the life of our benefice in 2024 you may already know that it is as I prepare to retire from ministry at the end of summer 2025. It has been my privilege to serve you in our benefice. Much has changed since I began Ordained Local Ministry (OLM} in 2002. Firstly, no longer being called an OLM but now a SSM Self-supporting Minister. I was called to ministry with words of scripture from David's prayer in I Chronicles 29: 10-14"Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand." I have been on such a journey travelling around the benefice, sharing in memorable worship and prayer, celebrating life events, having the privilege of conducting baptisms and blessings, funerals, and weddings. Thank you for all that each of you have given to enrich both me and Colin, encourage, and grow our faith, It has not been an easy decision to stand down from ministry at this point in time, but it is the right time for us as a family, and a decision we have taken together. We have so much to celebrate in our benefice and I thank God for all that we can share with our village communities and in support of each other. The danger of making a list to say thank you is that something or someone will be forgotten so l offer you an A-Z of the life of our benefice, with the focus on 2024. A- All Saints churches- we have three, Activity days with family focus, Ailwyn Hall visits, Answered prayer, AWA Authorised Worship Assistant. B- Baptisms, Bell ringers, Blessings, Breakfasts. C- Churchwardens, Coffee Mornings, Church Office administrator, Churchyards, Concerts, Congregations, Communities. D- Dads who let them out? Deanery Synod, Drop In. E- Easter activities and services. F- Fabric Officers, Fellowship, Fete, Food, Foodbanks, Funerals. G- GOD, Grass cutters, H- History talks, Home 8roups, Hospitality. l- Introduction of Parish Givin8 Scheme in some of our churches. L- Little Angels, M- Morning prayer, Ministry Team, Mulled wine and Mince pies. N- Nightingale Care Home services, Norfolk Churches Trust sponsored annual event. O- Oasis, Open churches, Organists. P- Pastoral visiting, Prayer, Prayer Room, Parish Profile. Q- Quiet mornings, Quinquennial reports IQIR}. R- Remembrance Sunday, River baptism, Rock the church concert. S- Schools.. Collective Worship and School governors, Safeguarding, Singing for wellbeing, St Peter's churches- we have two, St Michael's church, St Mary's church. T- Treasurers, Tithing, Tractor blessing service. V- Village Green service, Volunteers in all parts of church life and care of our churches. W- Website, Weddings, Welcome, Worship band. Z- Zoom. Goodbye5- During 2024 we said goodbye to Mark and Fiona, Jackie and Steve Clay and Tori and Luke and their family as they all moved on to pastures new. Each in turn blessed us with all that they brought to our benefice and all that they shared with u5, We also came together on many occasions to celebrate and give thanks for the lives of folk in our individual villages who died during 2024. They will not be forgotten and will live on in our memories. We thank you God, for each of them and their service to our village communities. "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well." With every blessing and assured prayers for all that 2025 brings. Sally Thurgill 14 Churchwardens and Fabric Re ort This last year has seen some major changes within ASM. Primarily we have said goodbye to Tori our curate, Mark our rector and their respective families. We give thanks for all that they have given for us and wish them God's blessing in their new roles in their respective benefices. This has obviously put more pressure on our ministry team to cover services throughout the benefice and also meant that Rev Sally Thurgill has had to take all communion services in the benefice as well as any funerals coming in, which have been quite numerous. So, we give a special thanks to them all for their hard work and dedication to continue running the benefice. During the past year we have had substantial financial pressures both with expenditure and income. Our regular income has dropped significantly due to various reasons. Some peoples, circumstances have changed needing them to revise their giving, we have some church family members who have moved away, and we have also lost our dear Roy Tamsett who is now with the Lord and has no financial worriesl ! So do please give this subject serious prayer and consideration as we need to continue serving this community and spreading the good news. On a serious note, at the end of 2024 we had maintenance work that was still required, a decision on electric heating and a buttress on the north wall where there is movement, as well as consideration for repairing/replacing the chancel and side chapel lead roofing. These are large expenditure items, but we do have the option of some possible grants which we are working on. Apart from these items we have the normal day to day running of ASM which is increasing as costs rise. The PCC was considering the options of heating ASM. Although we have a working oil boiler again, we do not have any alternative, additional or short use heating i.e. electric heaters of some sort. Money has been pledged for this, and serious thought is going into what we should pursue. One further point not in our favour was the possible withdrawal by the government of the Listed Places Of Worship grant. This would mean all future maintenance expenditure which attracts VAT we would have to pay. However, we do still have funds ringfenced for when we start up our R & R Project. Although this has been put on hold it is hoped to start this up again once we appoint a new rector. Looking at the past year on a positive note we have run many events for the community. These include our regular events such as Drop-ln, Little Angels, Who Let the Dad Out? Oasis, Singing for Wellbeing and a Book Club. Some of these are benefice events but are run at ASM. We have much to be thankful for in the many volunteers who have organised and run these events. In addition to these we have organised and run children's seasonal events such as Easter Fun Day, The Bright Party and the Christmas Fun Afternoon, all being very well attended. We have also in the past year had a couple of Community Suppers which have attracted many older people from the community as well as church family. In addition, we have the joy of two services at ASM every Sunday and an Oasis service once a month. It is essential for us to meet together as church family (Hebrew 10..251 so we can worship God together and meet to support and encourage one another. Our thanks go to everyone who makes the Sunday morning worship times happen, to the Assistant Wardens and to everyone who volunteers to play sung worship, to read, pray and provide refreshments, all of which makes our time together a joy to be part of. There are also 5 home groups in operation, which are benefice groups, but consist largely of ASM people. Most meet weekly, but one group (the men's group) meets fortnightly on Zoom. Last but certainly not least we give thanks to our wonderful God who has provided all that we have needed for this last year, and we know we can trust him for the future. Alan & Sue Cossey 15 Electoral Roll Total on the NEW Roll 52 Alan Cossey Safe uardin Re ort The PCC'S of the Mattishall and Tudd Valley benefice have complied with its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measurer 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops, guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). I thank my predecessor Jackie Clay who I have been working closely with until she departed Norfolk for help and guidance as we transferred roles. I have inherited excellent foundations to ensure that we are both compliant, but more importantly ensure children and vulnerable adults are safe within our churches and at our events. I have been working hard to ensure all training is up to date for roles throughout the benefice; I'm pleased to report that we have almost achieved this. I'm comforted by the reception received and the prompt action to attend courses,. thank-you. My next priority is to review the outstanding actions on the Parish Dashboards for safeguarding and address these; to increase our level of compliance- all dashboards are currently at level 2. I look forward to continuing to work with the PCC'S of the benefice. Leroy Burrell Deaner nod Re ort Mel Stevenson is the Deanery Synod Rep for ASM and attended one of the three meetings held in 2024. This report comprises the Summary Report by Joan Welsby the Secretary of the Dereham in Mitford Deanery Synod, with grateful thanks to Joan. The Deanery Synod meetings during 2024 were held in March, July and October. The first meeting of 2024 was attended by Diocesan Secretary Tim Sweeting, who spoke at length about the Church Buildings Report and outlined the key recommendations by the Commission. Tim spoke about the statistics for our Deanery, in which there are 54 churches. Lay Chair Philip Richardson had attended a Diocesan Lay Leadership meeting, which had included discussion as to the current number of 28 clergy vacancies in the Norwich diocese, the impact of reduced congregation numbers impacting Parish Share and the feelings of isolation by many rural parishes. There was an explanation re the appointment of Authorised Pastoral Assistants {APA'sl being trialled in the Barnham Broom and Upper Yare Group (BBUY group}. Rural Dean Tim Weatherstone provided a Diocesan Synod report and Philip spoke about the reasoning behind creation of individual parish profiles. Rural Dean also mentioned the Clergy Wellbeing Charter which has been adopted by the BBUY group and the progress of, and training possibilities available re Safeguarding. 16 At the second meeting in July there was discussion about the benefits ofjoint working and the sharing of resources, but the main thrust of the meeting related to the General Synod Slavery Compensation proposal, culminating in the production of a paper outlining Dim Synod's concerns and suggestions to be presented to the next Diocesan Synod meeting by the four Dim Deanery Synod representatives (who had been elected in the interim between the first two meetings). This meeting ended with a pleasant social/refreshments gathering of attendees. The third and final meeting of the year was attended by Bishop Jane. Philip started the meeting by outlining an impression of the BBUY group, having attended a Deanery Synod Lay Chairs group meeting with Bishop lan where he highlighted many of his concerns faced by rural parishes and also re the current Deanery Structure, dire level of funding and lengthy periods of interregnum. Bishop Jane then spoke about the Diocese and Parish Vision, outlining 8 projects, including Baptism, Confirmation, Inclusion, Racial Justice and a Bishop's Certificate training course for Lay people commencing in January 2025. She clarified her role and that of Bishop lan within the Diocese and spoke about the appointment of Rev'd Canon Richard Lamev as the new Director of Mi55ion and Ministry. This was followed by the Rural Dean's report and the clarification of Safeguarding requirements. There remains a vacancy for a further Deanery Synod Rep for ASM. Mel Stevenson Little An els Toddler Grou Re ort Team members'.- Sue Cossey, Alan Cossey, Carolyn Plowman, Jackie Crisp, June Rootham, Karen Knight, Marney Kuyateh, Patricia Menaul, Pauline Cox, Val Goulding, Nicola Cordle and Julie Irons. We are now at the end of another successful year at Little Angels, There is much to be thankful for. A committed team of volunteers serve the mums/carers and little ones each week on a Wednesday morning in term time from 9.00am until 11.30am, The team for the day arrive at 8.30am and set up refreshments then we gather to pray. Tea/coffee for the adults and squash/water for the children is available all morning. We have just had to increase our entrance fee to £2.00 for one child and £3.00 for two or more with a view to helping with the heating cost5. At the present time we have 40 families on our register and attendance each week averages about 25 to 30 families, from around our benefice and beyond. This is an enjoyable time for all attending and is a great opportunity for the mums/carers to have a coffee and chat with friend5 while the children can play in a safe environment. Also, this means that as a team we are able to engage in conversations and build relationships with those attending. Thi5 can give the opportunity for mums to share their struggle5 and problems as well as the good things happening in their lives. If it is thought appropriate, we offer prayer as well and give each person that choice. Most of our mums are not regular church goers but we advertise the Oasis sessions we do once a month and encourage them to join us with their whole family if they wish. Our morning runs with free play with the many toys available. A selection of active toys, such as sit and ride on toys, slide and soft play are available. There is plenty of role play opportunities in our home area, with dolls, buggies, cooking utensils, dressing up etc. Other quieter activities include the ever-popular play doh, and train set, with puzzle5 and construction toys. The trays of dinosaurs and diggers are always a hitl One contained messy area is available with pretend food (seeds, pasta, rice) etc, or we have sand and even shaving foam! 17 A simple bible-based craft is always prepared, and the theme of the craft is told in the story later on in the session. This last year we have covered many Old Testament favourite stories as well as some New Testament ones. Special events such as Valentines Day and Remembrance Day is also included in the craft sessions. Each of the children have a small gift and card on their birthday as well as a Christian book at Easter and Christmas. At approximately 10,15am we pause and offer snacks for the children in the blue tabled area. Adults are sometimes treated to cake as well. Following snack time, we clear away the foam tiled area of soft play and the children and parents gather for a brief bible story, prayer, and some songs and nursery rhymes. To finish off the morning we have either bubbles with a song or a parachute game. As with all events run, there is always a lot of setting up and clearing away. This is enabled by help from one of our volunteers and me the day before and nearly all the mum5. and children help with the clearing awayl All of the team have been safeguarding trained as we take this very seriously. We also have two members first-aid trained if required. We continually give thanks to God for the provision of a place to meet, volunteers to help and of course for all the families and little ones who attend. We are truly blessed. Sue Cossey LITTLE ANGEL5 ACCOUNTS 2024 Cash in haiid blf 147.15 Donations Fees received 1 £ 405.00 £ 1.548.91 1,953.91 PIL18 co8h from Bai)k 2 101.06 Less C05ts In yeoi Snacks ResoLirces Cleai)InglMIgC Gifts £ 409.03 1 £ 556.48 £ 64.27 £ 848.43 Boxes 1878.21 Less cash to Baiik Cash iii Hand 222.85 18 Dro InRe ort This year we have continued to meet, mainly in the church, and numbers have remained good throughout the year. We had 3 lunches with entertainment in the spring, summer and at Christmas and these were all well attended. Some church members have also joined us some weeks which is helpful to establish relationships between church and community. Several people from the Drop In then go to lunch together which is a good social extension to Drop In. There have been opportunities to offer support to people with various needs and people are also supporting each other in various ways. Lizzie Loades Income £2460.42 OutgoinES £2460 42 Outgoings made up of £1955.34 to ASM and Expenses £505.08 uiet Mornin sRe ort This year, we have only hosted one Quiet Morning which was Advent themed. Although we were lower on numbers117), those who attended were encouraged and drew closer to God. The Holy Spirit was evidently at work as someone had a profound journey of forgiveness and others were evidently being touched by the Holy Spirit as they drew near to Him and received inner peace and healing. Our Quiet Mornings include meditations on bible readings, a thought provoking prayer path, creative and reflective spaces and the space to give yourself permission to sit at the feet of Jesus. They are an unintrusive way of drawing closer to God. We would welcome others from across the benefice so do please come along and try one out. Anne Molyneux Sin in For Fun and Wellbein Re ort This year has been very successful for this activity with new people joining and the average attendance is 12-14 people. We now hold 2 sessions a month, one during the day and the other in the evening to allow people a choice of times and the chance to come to both sessions, The community choir has evolved from these sessions, and we have been able to lead community singing at several events during the year. Feedback has been very good with lots saying that they find the sessions very beneficial; people do smile as they leave. We have also had several members from the group helping out with other village activities such as the Community Suppers. Lizzie Loades 19 Oasis Re ort Team: Alan Cossey, Sue Cossey, Marney Kuyateh, Carolyn Plowman, Mel Stevenson, Leroy Burrell, Grace Burrell and Jackie Crisp. Oasis has been running now forjust over a year. We meet on the second Sunday of every month (except August) in All Saints Mattishall, and we have regular members each month. It could very loosely be called a 'service'. In content it has craft at the beginning as an introduction to the theme of a bible story, which is then either acted out in a drama or a video. Then follows orse or two action songs together with a short prayer and the Lord's prayer. Thi5 take5 approximately 40 minutes and then we finish up with a light snack meal. Overall, our session runs from 4.00pm until around 5.30pm ish or later with conversations continuing. The vision when starting this was to draw in young families, something specifically geared to them, Something light yet with Christian teaching and content. It was created to serve as 3 follow on from relationships built at Little Angels and Who Let The Dads Out? something that we could invite families to which could help them to understand more about what the bible teache5 about Jesus and how we can have a relationship with Him. Each month we have core members attending and various others attending more infrequently. Our average attendance is around 12 adults and 18 children, plus team members. Those attending this see this as their'church, and are very appreciative of what is offered, During the snack time it has been great to be able to have conversations with those attending. When this was originally started our team consisted of more people so it would be great if anyone who feels God is calling them to work with young families could join the team. However, we all enjoy these monthly sessions and feel that God is blessing the work we are doing by bringing along these families who otherwise would not attend a church service and learn from the bible. We want to sincerely thank all the team for giving their time, energy and skills to this venture and thank God for all He is doing and what He is going to do in the future. Sue and Alan Cossey Who Let The Dads Out? Re ort Team., Alan Cossey, Leroy Burrell, Bryan Irons, Sue Cossey and Mel Stevenson. Also, ourjunior helpers Grace and Elise Burrell and Abigail Cossey. This group meets on the first Saturday every month and has been doing so now for 4 to 5 years. The session starts at 9.00am and runs until 10.30am during which time bacon rolls, tea/coffee, snacks and squash are served. Our charge is £3.00 per family. We have around 20 families on the books and attendance is usually around 10 dads and 17 children. This is a great time for dads/grandads and male carers to get together and there is a good socialising atmosphere to the morning. A considerable number of toys plus craft is provided and is enjoyed by children from O to school year 2. Many young children's toys are out in addition to some older ones like a dartboard (magnetic!) and football and ice hockey tables and giant Jenga. Everything is very informal, and children and adults go over for refreshments as and when wanted, 20 To finish off we all gather to join in some fun songs and celebrate any birthdays for the current month. All the children receive a birthday present and something appropriate at Christmas and Easter. Our overall aim of this group is to introduce dads etc to the church building and for them to enjoy time with one another and their children. This gives opportunities for us to engage in conversations, build relationships with them and if appropriate share something of our faith in Jesus. This is also a group in which we advertise our Oasis sessions in the hope that some will come along to something with a little more Christian content; as well as promoting our other child friendly gatherings such as the Bright Party, Christingle and other Christmas and Easter events. Thank you to everyone who helps with this group, for those on the team and those behind the scenes who help to set up equipment, clear away and provide and deliver material to advertise. Thank you, Lord, for everything you provide to make this happen. Alan Cossey WLTOO ACCOUNTS 2024 Cash In hand blf Donatlons Fees received 150.75 iio.00 236.00 496.75 Less- Costs in year Snacks 170.01 Resources Cleaninglmisc Gifts 231.59 76.50 Boxes 478.10 Lesscash to Bank Cash in Hand 18.65 21