Parlsh Church of St Lawrenca, Frodlngham Reglstered Charlly Numbor 1135445 Flnal Account8 for the year ended 31 December 2023 Ann ort for th 1 December 202 rend St Lawrence's r8malns as part of the Bonefico of Frodlngham and Ngw Brumbywhich means w8 contlnu8 to work logether wlth All Salnls parish. We remain a part ol Churches Tog8ther in North Lincolnshlre, whlch Is formed by drawlng from th8 denominallons In North Lincolnshire. As part ol the DIoc&s8 01 Lincoln's Time for Change Together program (ThCT) we are to bo part of the North Manlake Local Mission Partnershlp. Th8 PCC has sp8clllc r8sponslblllt188 lor Ihe church bulldlngs and the church hall and Its mernbgrs are ellher ex offlclo or elected al the Annual Parochlal Meetlng In accordance wtth the Church Represenlatlon Rules. At present the PCC has 11 lay membars and 8 ex officio members {19 in totall. li The PCC u8ually meet8 6 tlme8 a year In nomal clrcumstanc88 but only m815 tlmes In tho past year. The Siandlng Commltte8 a180 mggt8 6 Ilme8 a year prlor to the PCC rneetlngs and 18 r8sponslbl8 for s8ttlng tha agenda lor m•atlng$ ol tho Coun¢ll. obvlously thls only mot 5 t5m&s In 2023. The Wothlng Groups r8spon8lbl8 to the PCC.. Mlsslon and Mlnlstry, Flnance and Slawardshlp. Soclal and Fundralslng, and Fabrlc. Alongsldethe Slandlng Commlttee they are af80 responslble for thè conduct of all PCC buslno88 belwaen meetlng8. St Lawrènce's was open all year for sepAca8 and VK have hosted events agaln, however, tha lear PO￿ th• pand•mlc remalns an understandabl8 factor and has kepi many of our older congrogants away and ha8 m8antthat we hav8 had to work hard lo estab118h evenls Ihatpeopie are comfortabl8 attandlng. We have malntalned Evenlng Prayar vla Zoom on 8v8ry Tuesday and Thursday evenlngs throughout the year and Ihls has conllnu8d to attract a steady Intere81 and lollowlng. Zoom has conllnued to be a means of communlcallon, social oalherlng and worshlp as well as a means of holdina meetlngs too although less so than beforg. We have also continued dolng almost dally btogs to ke8p folks In touch, to olfgrsplrltual advlce and support, and to cetebrats the Salnls and Holy days. These havo conllnu8d to prove qullg popular and hopefully useful too. Bamisms antj Weo¢Jlnos were conducled In Church allhough Ihe number3 comlng lorward for Weddlng8 has sllpped masslvely due lo lh8 dslng co818 and the cosl-of-llvlng crlsl8. In December, we h081ed the St Lawrence Academy lor thelr Chrfslmas Servlcas agaln a8 well a8 h0811ng Bushflelds Infant School. the Hospltal and the Chrlstma$ $ervi¢8 for St Hugh's Sp8clal School. It was a ￿Y lo hosl 9 Lessons and Garols In Church and our Chrlstlngle servlce was a mas8lve success and exlromely well attended. We atso hosted Midnight Mass Ythich agaln wa5 well attended and appr9clatgd. mber contln Ourllnances have contlnued to struggle again thls yearas It has been dllllculllo malntaln regular giving apart from those who gfve dlreclly to th8 Bank bui, as alway8. wo hav& b8en well supported and looked after by our Treasur8r, Chrfstlne Hall ar￿ the Plann8d Glvlng olllc8r Angela Sturman who, after Ihe sad death ol Michael Cropper has become our Staward8hlp Ofllc8r looklng after tha Glft Ald clalms. We have purcha8ed tsvo Sum-up machlnes-on8 forth8 offlce and on8 for¢hurch- which have enabled people to pay for weddlng8 and hall hlre electronlcally and people lo glv8 that way loo. Thls ha8 been succèssful and has seen an Increase In glvlng atth8 occaslonal offices and blgoor occaslons too. Our AGM and APCM woro held In May. We conllnuè to ¢on8lder how to dèal ￿rf1h the thomy Issue of dralnage around the Church. Wa are, a8 over, gratelul to John Veall who has worked hard io do many essentlal maintenanco works In and around the Church and the Hall. We are al80 gra18ful to Steven Kelsey for revamplng tho nollce board In the hall grounds. The hedge8 on th& perlm8ièr ol Ihe hall orounds have had a much-nè8dad trim and re8haping. and the area at the rear of Ihe church was also cleared and looks so much better a8 a r88uII. Flnalty, we have a newAssistant Curate. Revd Robert {Bob) Fr8w who l0Sned u8 In June, and ha and hls larnily have Settled In really w811. Aevd Julle Mlles compleled hertralnlng wlth us In June and was rellcansad to Iho Benoflce by Blshop Davld In Juno. She contlnued to worf¢ full timè al tho St Lawrence's Academy as well as supportlng and •nhanclng our mlnlstry here. Part of Ihal mlnlsty was lo start a very 8ucce88lul Youth Emmaeus courso whlch has sean 7 young8ter8 orow In lalth supported by a small amiy of adults. Kelth Farrnery conllnues to blossom and grow In hls mlnlstry amongsl us, whlch Is much appr8clat8d by conareoatlons In Church and at Randolph Care Home especlally. As Vlcar I have conllnuod tho Roconclllng Ml8slon whl¢h18 Starung to produce Iwll In our local $8ttlng. Another busy yearl Seasonal and 8pecl81 servlc08 Our patt8rn ol seasonal and 8pe¢lal selwlces has conllnued: Ash Wednesday, MaundyThursday, Good Friday, Ascension Day and Corpus Christl w8r9 all shared wllh our slsters and brother8 al All Saints Church. On A8c•n8Son Daywe ho8tod th• D•anory Sorvlce whlch wa• a great o¢¢a61on and was wo11 attended. Llnks across the Parlsh The Men'8 Breaktasl coNlnue8 and thls year th8 venu& wa8 shared belwoon All Salnts and St Lawrence'8; tl conllnue8 to encourage men from both congregatlons and a fewv18l1o￿ from outslde the congregatlons. The Beneflce also 8tart8d a Knll and Natter group. agaln sharlng thg vonue bet￿9n the two churehes. which has proved succasslul and Is 8nJoy8d by many from wslhln and wRhout Ihe congregatlons as well as helplng support other charltles and organlsalions with its produce. The Soup and Sandwlch lunch for those affected bythe cost-014iwng crlsis morphed Inio a Coff09 and Chat group on Thursday whlch, agaln. has been succe88tul. We hava been able to host several Afternoon teas, lunches as w811 as th8 Harv9sI Supper and Now Year lunch 100. Our Summer Fayre Saw u8 lolnad ty th8 local Flre Servlco and tha Wlnlar FayTr 8aw u8 ￿[ned, once agaln, by Sanla Claus. nual Llnks wlth school8 and un1f0m￿d organlsatlons I remaln Chalr of th8 Local Board of Trus160s at St Lawrence's Acad&ry as It move8 towards bacomlng a multl Acad8my Trust. and Jana Holma8 Is Vlc8 Chalr of the Local 8oard loo. We contlnua io offer Support and I have recorded several add￿sSeS for thelr reflectlons which are held In tutortlme and hosted thelrchrfstmas Services. Revd Julle continuas In her Chaplalncyrole atth8 Academy as well as her teachlng role. The Academy had Its Ofsled in8pectlon in 2023 which was not a positlvg gxperignce and we also Saw tho Head Teacher. Phll Dalow8ky. mov8 on lo pasture8 new. The Inl8dm Head, Matt Hlre, has been a breath ol fresh alr and there Is a new energy and dlrgcllon that Is really po811Sve. We look to appolnl a naw lull-llme Head Ihl8 year. I look tha ch￿st￿a6 Servlco lor Chr181ma8 at Sl Hugh'8 Speclal School and a180 took HaN981 and Chrfsllngl8 8ervlces for Bushflekl Inlants too. We also had vlslts to and from Frodlngham Infants and Scunlhoryje C of E too. GFS coniinues It8 good Ilnk and Ihey are now up and runnlno as normal. We have al80 reopenèd UP Ilnks wlth our local Brownles and Guldes whlch meel In Ihe Hall and hope we can bulkt on thls, which18 a massive posEllve. Pastoral C•r• We have restarted Home Communlon8 and a tranch8 ol Pastoral vl$ttlng as w811 a3 malntalnlng our car8 ol th8 b8r8av8d and lh8 hous8bound. Kellh's vlslts to Randolph House have proved posltlve and enjoyed by the r8sld8nts and appr8clat8d by the stall too. We also have restarted slllng Ihose In hospital too but romaln Inclebted to tha Chapialncy for th8lr excellanl all round care. Looklng to the luture We contlnue lo relhlnk and reimaglne howwe do mlsslon and how we can be more involved and aclfve wlthln our local communllies: mggtings and trainlno to Llo thls are ongoing. We havo had Ilnks wlth new folks and vllh the wlder communlty that we wlll bulld on movlno lorwards. As our Dloce8e looks at new way8 of bgSng a chur¢h w8 know that our 8trong Ilnks wllh our fellow Angllcan Churchés In Scunthorpe and the Deanery wlll remaln Importanl and are thlnos we need to keep buT￿[ng upon. Our Ilnk8 and work wlth Church88 Togèth8r In North Llncoln8hlrg aro a mean8 of supportlng, helplng and worklng wfth those In need In our communlty. We ￿11 also look al way8 of wort