STOKE GABRIEL PARISH CHURCH The Parish Church of St Mary and St Gabriel In Ihe Totnes MIssK￿ Communty. tILKese ol Exeler Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 st December 2024 In￿Mbent & Team Rector. Rev'd Jim Barfcm Assctiate Priest: Rev'd Chris Martin Bankers: Uoyds Bank. Palace Aven￿. Pah3nton 4, Y¢xKler Meadow. Stok8 Gkniel. Toknes TQ9 6 The Parochial Church C￿ncIl of th8 Ecclesi￿ Parish of St Mary and St Gatmid is a orp￿te IPCC Powers m￿Ure 1956 and the Church Repre￿tatmJn Rules 2(Thl and a Register8d Ctrwity INo:113&315). Its addr8ss for ccYr8spondonce is The Vkarage. Scho(A Hill. Sti*e Gabriel, TO1￿ Ta9 6QX AIM and PURPOSE The Parochial Chwch C4)uncil of St Mary St Gabr￿ (PCQ cooperates with the Incumbent and the Associate Priest in promoting the mission and ministry of the church in the parish of Stoke Gabriel. OBJECTIVES AND ACTMTIES The PCC is committ8d to keeping th8 ChU￿h at th8 C8ntr8 of parish1rf8. wovidirMJ a range of s8rvic8s. both BCP & CW, said a￿1 sung. and opwrtunities for worship that put faith into practice through prayw, scripture. refiection, music and sacramwt. It is also commbtted to briroing people togethw in felloNvshp. providing care for the communty, and marking significant evenls in the lrfe of irKIivKluals, the communty and the naticm. The PCC Manages the care, finms ￿K1 administration a&80clat￿ with rts Grade 1 listed church building and churchyard. and also for its other properties. the Okl School Room (Church Hdl), th8 V8rg8r's Cottage and the Church House Inn. Together with the Exeter Diocesan Board of Finance. the PCC (via the InCuMb￿t and two Churchwardens) has absolute trt￿ to the ch￿Ch House Inn. The PCC has posse title to the Old School Room and the Verger's Cottage, which can be convert8d into an absolute title in 12 years. The Church House Inn ceased trading in D8cemb8r shortly before the tenant's lease came to an end in January 2025. Trading is due to rtrcornmenc8 once a new tenant has signaj a 18ase later in 2025. The Verger's Cottage continues to be OCCUPi8d by the Vwger Emeritus with the full consent of th8 The PCC encourages rn￿nberS of the congregation to live out their faith as part of the family of Christ, supp(xting the missional and past￿al obl￿tIveS of the church and contributing to its day-to-day care and ￿*MInIStration. The church enjoys a wam sense of community which is reflected in the parish as a whole. Central to church life is the support. nurture. protection arKJ safeguarding of every individual. STUCTUR4 GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMEKr The Met1￿ of appointment of the truste8S, that is the PCC members. is set cKrt in the Church Representation Rules. The PCC cornprises ex Off￿10 M￿berS arKI members who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. The PCC met six times during the year. Membws who served durlng 2(Y24 were as fdbws. with t￿ty rmv members ioinirKJ the PCC at the AGM txrt orn subwuerrtly r￿ning. Incumbent & T&wn Rector Associate Priest Stoke Gabr Churchwardens Rev'd Fr Jim Barlow Rev'd Chris Mattin Mr Mike Stott Mr Gerald Watsc Mrs Liz Ball Deanery ReFYesent*ive, Safeguarding Mrs &Je Roach Reader PCC Treasurer Mr Alan Hill Mr lan Potham Mr Nomian Betts MrsE Watson Mrs Val Proctor Mr Michael Brown Mrs Nickie Jones Mr Mark Yallo Mrs ￿e Clement rom March Mrs Jan rom March ntil Ju Mr Norrnan Betts, the vergw. was on sick leave throughout the year although he continues to cary out a handful of duti8s. In recognition ol a lrfetime's c(xnmitment arKI service to the parish church, the titte of Verger Emeiitus was conferr&Y upon him in December. The Grft Aid Officer. Mr John Ball, perforn￿d the role of verger until he resigned in August 2024, following vthieh the duties were allocated among a number of volunteers. The succession plan is to be rtractivated and m(xe encouwed to stand for election to the PCC. ACHIEVEMENTS and PERFORMANCE Residing in the vicarage wlth his wlfe black lknador. Welty. the year 2(Y24 was the first full cderKJar year in which Rev'd Chris Martin was th8 A8sociate Pri8st for th8 parish. Establish&J as the IC￿ face of the church. he is widety respected by parishioners. whether of the faith or not. He led all the services apart from a few occasions when they were led by anolhw member of the Totnes Team Ministy. Under the excdlent pint leadwship ol the Team Rector. Fr Jim Bartow, and Rev'd Chris Martin. the parish church is now optrnalty pl&ed lo flourith. The range of servlces was exterKled in W25 with the ￿jditi(￿ of several new forms of service including a new setvice of Moming Worship for baptisms, a new Quayside Easter service at the break of dawn, and ￿ Advent se￿￿e of Lessons and Carol& (with the c(Yres￿l￿j 2023 figures in brackets: Membership of the church electoral roll was 105 {1 on while the numbw of participants was 83 (82). The usual atter¥Jance at our prirKipal SurKlay services increased to 55 (52) although a notable difference in attendance {about 10) exists between Choral Eucharist and Choral Matins with the fomiw being favoured. While overall attendarr£ remains healthy. younger membws of the parish ￿ntinUe to be und￿-reWesented. Three new services of Moming Worship with baptism FKoved to be popular and were attended by 75 people of mix￿1 age& The usual atterKlance at fv Sunday 8.15 Service of Holy Cornrnunion remains the same at 13. Monthly seNices of ChLYal EvenSon￿c0mp1Ine were attended by an average of 25 people. The W8dnethy 10.(X) se￿ICeS of Holy Communion were attended by aboul 10 people. The new Adv￿1 Service of Less1￿ and Carols was atterKJed by 56 people. The services at Easter and Christmas increased on the previous year with numbers of 149 (142) and 145 {12n respectively. The new Quayside Easter seNice was attended by 31 people. The Crib service on Christmas Eve continues to attract the largest number of attendees of any selvice with sm 175 (171) adults arKI childr￿, for whom many famili8s se8 this e￿1 as an integral part of their Christnw c818brations. A D-Day c￿Mmem￿*10n $￿Ice was held on 6" June and attended by some 40 Durir￿ the year. there were 3 (3) baptisms. 1 (1) wedding, 815) funerals. There ar8 eight burial plots remaining before the cl￿r¢hyard is full alth￿gh there is sufficient space for the intennent ol ashes for decade. An applicatM)n to close the churchyard was postponed given the slow uptake of t>urial plots, wlth none tsken up at all during the past year. A Lent course was hekl in the village with about 15 (8) in attendance. A weekly meditative opportunty of -quiet waiting" was off8r8d in church during Advent with about 10 in attendance. A Saturday aftern￿n was spent with the Team Rector and Associate Priest discussiThJ the mission of the church in Stoke Gabriel. The aim of the meeting was to take stock of where Ihe parish church was at this time and about 40 people attended. A seco￿1 meeting is planned f4X the 2025 to discuss wher8 w8 should be headed. PARISH OUTrEACH Under the leadership of the Assoclate Prlest. the church continued to bring th8 Good News to the younger mwnbws of the parish. Contacl was maintained with the village primary scho)l and scout group. Tailored children, Crafty Events were held on six occasions. Three wwe held during L￿11, Eastw and Advent. one to celebrate Harvest. one to celebrate Pentecost and was held in summer on the thwne of friendship. On average 17 children attended these events with an average of 33 adults and children attendirvJ the associated services in churcl The loth. bweav&J and vulnerable in Ihe ccxnmunty were supported through regular one-to-one visits, telep1￿ne calls and social events. and through home communions offeraj by the Associate Priest. In particular. lunches f￿ Ihe senior folk of the parish continue to grow in popularity. Thwe were 11 lunches at Emma's with more than 50 (30) people at each one. necessiLating two sittings. There was also one New Year's lunch in the village Hall with about 60 people.. The church continu￿1 its support of charities locally and further afield. L(￿ally. it included Stepping Stones in Totnes. Further afield, it included the Mission to Seafarers. Children's Society. Floyal British Legion. Christian Aid and Water Aid. We aso continue to sFXx￿0r a yourwJ Ugandan girl. Winny W, through World Wision. Regular monthty colkntions wwe nith in support of Stepping Stones and the CRUK (Christian ReS￿nSe to Ukraine). MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY An important medium of communication with the parth and beyond, the parish magazine has a print run in excess of 420 copies, of which atx>ut 350 are hand delivered to households and the remairKler are sold through local outlets. Focusing on church services and events. a weekly Pew Sheet is emailed to over ICK) recipkents with about 50 copies l)eing pnntaj and made available at the principal Sunday service. Online communicAtK)n to a wider a￿jienCe is wovided by the church web site, chu k ACNY (A Cl￿rch Near You} and the social media platform, Facebook. the church group of which has a membwship of 400 (3301. Posters are displayed ar0￿d the parish on teleph(Th and rK)tiC8 boards to inform the wider comrnunty of ¢F￿r¢h events lo keep the mission of church alive in the public eye. SAFEGUARDING. GDPR & SAFETY The church continues to cornmtt itself to the supwt. nurtwe. wotection and safeguarding of every individual. especialty the young and vulnerable. The PCC has complied with the dLrty under Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to compty with the House of Bishops. on safeguarding children and vulnwable &lults). tt is also GDPR ar￿ safety compliant. CARE OF CHURCH AND OTHER PROPERTY The church building continues to be open from about 9.00 to 17,IXI every day for visitors and Iccals requiring an opw)rtunity for peace and reflection. During the year, the fo15owing w￿nul Devon The Parish of St Mary and St Gabrlel . stateffl￿ rf Flnanclal Actfvllles for the year •nded 31 Dec•fflber 2024 T•W Fun Funds Fun Al .•2• 13,814 18.589 13.014 19.917 12,410 20,828 T•tal In••m• 117 $12 5,378 3,753 117.628 114.450 111,1¥ T•l•l •xwr*r• 7 011 ￿11 121 2•1 Il•t •xp•ndlt¥Th fw lh• ywr 1108181 110,4381 41241 61.741 48.103 1•4 61,2•7 61.)03 Th• Parish of 81 IAary and 81 Gabr5•1 . 8al*ne• 8h••t as at 31 D•¢•mb•r 2024 R•f 2023 Fix•¢l ass•ts Invo51ments hdd a18ets 31.042 40204 Tt)tsl Ilx•d •M•ts 31.042 Curr•nt Ca¥h at b￿k WKI in ha￿* 20255 11.099 20255 20255 11,099 Th• t41•1 n•t M••ts olth• oh•rfty 51297 6.194 45.103 51,303 Restrictod R•venu• Funds D2 42,241 Totsl ¢h•rlty 51297 Examww w on page.1. 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IXff•at *p•Th%ng 7.187 7,117 Mi88iC DK18ean parish Team c4&rgy 8XP8f Ma9azin¢ *xpwdlw• Irffjurar Othw runnir4J cuts Organ Repairs Totsl dlr•ct s￿nd￿ 5.118 49,765 1.837 5,522 3.814 13.rA6 12.2QKI 1.898 5.109 3,941 3,941 7.110 513 Lyht heat a￿1 2.415 lo.￿) 6.479 4.519 6.167 2.147 14.494 4.619 •A17 2,141 14 Churchyard and thurch wa* mairtenw CIC￿ repair Tatsl support ¢osts 778 The Parlsh d St M*ry and 8t Gabfl•l D•tsil•d *Mtysls of I￿1)m• *nd •￿P￿dI￿￿* for th• y••r •nd•d 31 D•e•mb•r 2024 as r•quir•d by th• SORP 2016 R•*¥k•bd T•knl Tatsl Fund¥ 2023 Totsl dI￿t Tolal cha￿la￿e tradiTrJ Total grantmaking wsts TLrtal support C*8ts TrAal Gthiwnance co n1 .154 19,W2 11•,130 117.S2 ExP•ndl￿r• on r•lslnq lund¥ *nd af InTMth•nt m•Nq•m•nt 20 5.376 437• 3.753 2270 M G Ch¥ifund Inctfft ￿ltI £31.042.(Kl Market Valu• £33.423. •) Chwth H(￿0 Inn. inwjred kn £1.61 nwkn *ith RSA frt¥n 19.05.24 cl Old R￿)rn BuhJKy. irffjured Ir)f E￿1￿￿ al £511285 rAnfim*d via e mail 71h Od¢bw 2024 1.319.30 1.440.98 22XJ.(KI 910.49 272.&8 6.193.63 Ch￿"r fimd