The Parlsh of St Matthew and St Luke. Chadderton Annual Report of the Parochial Church Councll for the Year Ended 31st December 2021 Presented to the Parlshloners meeting and Annual Church Parochial Meeting on Tuesday 26th AprFI 2022 at 7pm Agenda for the Parishioners. and Church Parochial Meetings The Meetin e Parishioners l. Election of Churchwardens ual Church P l. Apologies for Absence 2. Minutes of the previous APCM 3. Matters Arising 4. Reports for 2021: Vicar Work of the PCC Accounts for the PCC Independent Examiners Gift Aid Reader ALM Churchwardens Deanery Synod Safeguarding Mothers. Unlon 200 Club Electoral Roll 5. Elections: Parochial Church Councillors Independent Examiners 6. Other Business to be notified to the secretary 48 hours before meeting
Parish Annual Re St Matthew's Church is situated in Oldham West Deanery which is part of the DI0Se of Manchester within the Church of England The correspondence address is The Vicarage, Mill Brow, Chadderton, Oldham OLI 2RT The Annual Report of the Parish of Chadderton: St Matthew and St Luke for the year 2021 Administrative Information The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a registered charity with the Charity Commission. Registration number 1143492. PCC members who have served from 1st January 2021 until the date this report was approved are: Incumbent Reader ALM The Revd Captain David Penny CA Ann Tattersall Margaret Hughes Wardens.. Helen Crabtree Susan Tracey Jon Baptiste Until APCM 2021- 20 April 2021 From APCM 2021- 20 April 2021 Representatives on the Deanery Synod.. Gillian Barker Roy Tattersall Andrew Cursham on Baptiste PCC Secretary Elected Members.. Vanessa Bryan Max Butterworth cla Clark Andy Currin Andrew Cox Colette Flitcroft Carole Heeks Margaret Hughes Charleen Kelly Paula Leech Susan Matthev Claire Middlebrook Lorraine Moore Martyn Parry Jane Wemick Rodney Wild Pat Wild Until APCM 2021- 20 April 2021 From APCM 2021- 20 April 2021 PCC Treasurer From APCM 2021- 20 April 2021 From APCM 2021- 20 April 2021 Until APCM 2021- 20 April 2021
Structurei governance and management The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representatives Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for elertion to the PCC. BanK Investmen¢ Insurance & Other Detalls The Parish banking is with Uoyds, TSB and Co-operative banks CCLA {Churches, Charities and Local Authorities) The Insurers for the Parish are Ecclesiastical Insurance Group (Finance details are shown in the financial statements) The PCC holds licences from Church Copyright Licensing & the Data Protectlon Registrar Details of Trust Funds attached. Objectives and artlv•ties St Matthew and St Luke's PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Revd David Penny¢ in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church of St Matthew, Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton. Church attendance At the 2021 Annual Parochial Church Meeting the number of people on the Electoral Roll was 201. The average weekly attendance, counted during October was 150. Over 16 years old - 98, under 16 years old - 52. Activities and performance follow in the forni of various reports as detailed on the front page This report was approved by the PCC on Tuesday 1st March 2022 and signed on their behalf by The Revd Captaln David Penny CA (PCC chairman) Signed:
Financial Statements of the Parish of St Matthew arKI St Luke for the ear 2021. Income for general tsse. 2021 continued to be a challenging year financially wtth oll sources of income affected by the pandemic except standin8 orders which increased by £1,245 to £39.204. Giving by weekly envelopes fell from the figure of £9,894 in 2020 to £9,580 (the figure in 2019 wa5 £16,788). Cash collections increased from the 2020 figure by £1,120 to £3.1881£4.859 in 20191. Donations which include one-off envelope giving fell from the 2020 figure of £2.618 to £2.2411£7.771 in 20191. Other activities e.g. after church refreshments. lunch club. parent and toddler group re-started in the third quarter so the income from these attN¢ties remained low. We were able to let the church building out to Oldham Borough's Doorstep Engagement Teams which provided us with £880 and Millbrow Beekeepers Association usage also brought in some letting income. Fees from funerals increased to £10.507 from £7.219 in 2020. Recovered gift aid fell slightly to £12,662 from £13,367 in 2020. Fundraising for unrestrirted funds- Once Upon a Christmas netted £395 and a raffle raised £5SI. Small amounts were also raised by e.g. sales of knitted goods and cards. We are grateful forthe people who gave their time and talents to fundraise. A change of bank accounts from Natwest to TSB for main banking and the Cp for the 2(X) club attracted switch payments totalling £5,450. General expenditure. The parish share set by the diocese was £55.(KKI was paid in full but £5.IXKI was taken from 2020 surplus to enable this. Expenditure in many areas remained low e.g. wine, wafers. candles, catering supplies. However. expenditure on licenses. council tax. water, insurance etc remained at pre-covid levels. £6,31)8 was expended on routine building maintenance. Upkeep of the churchyard was brought in-house half way through 2021 with volunteers working on a rota basis. This resulted in a reduction in costs from £7.754 to £5,082. Equipment to facilitate this was purchased with le8ary monev. There was some saving on, for example gas. electricity, payments to our organist but, as in 2020, there was additional expenditure on cleaning & sanitising. Incorne and expendlture Mt for general use Fundraising was also Curtailed but the 21)>club continued to operate and £1,100 was transferred to the main parish account. This has been put aside, as in previous years, towards fabric repairs. We received a total of £52.596 from two legacies and a number of small donations in memory of departed loved ones. These have been noted in the accounts as restricted for future mission and ministry. Funds set aside for fabric were used for more substantial repair5 than routine maintenance, amounting to £8,610 but these costs were offset by a grant of £880 from National Churches and a VAT reclaim of £l,(XJ8. Risk, revFew. funds and reserves policy. It is good practice to maintain a readily acssIble balance on unrestricted funds to cover both ordinary running Costs and those which arise unexpertedly. The PCC aims to hold between 3 and 6 months running costs in free
reserves- at 31 December 2021 the balance of free reserves stix)d at £27.6. This balance doe5 not include any monies that have been designated e.g. legacies or for fabric repairs. Funds and related transactions which are considered to be under the control of the PCC are included within these financial statements. In addition there exists an independent registered charity, number 244678, the Marianne Hamilton bequest which was created following the sale of land belonging to the Parish of St Luke. Its purpose is for the improvernent of the amenities of the church and for other purposes in the Parish of St Matthew and St Luke. Statement of Trustees Responslbllftles Charity Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of tts finanaal activities for that period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees have=_ selected suitable accounting standards and applied them consiStent- made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent- stated whether applicable accounting standards have been followed. subjert to any material departure5 disc105ed and explained in the financial statements- prepared the financial statements on the going conorn basis. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Acts. They ère also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Margaret Hughes Parish Treasurer.
Parochlal Church Councll of ST MATTHEW AND ST LUKE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT For tho yoar endlng 310ocembgr 2021 2021 2021 Unrestrlctsd Deslgnated Funds Funds 2021 Restrlcted Funds 2020 Unrestricted funds TOTAL 2021 Not8 RECEIPT Voluntary.Income Activities for Generating Funds Income from Inveslmenls Church Acllvilies Other Incoming Résources TOTAL RECEIPTS 2(8} 2(b) 21c) 2{d) 2{el 66,627 1,870 463 11,730 5,450 86,139 3,000 1,151 2,104 71,731 3,020 697 11,894 59,934 147,277 65,906 455 895 8,005 168 164 880 3,316 53,604 57,821 75,261 2020 Unr88trlcted I 2020 2020 deslgnatsd Deslgnated Restrlcted Funds Funds Funds TOTAL 2020 PAYM NT Cost of Generating Voluntary Income Fund Ralsing Costs Church Activities Governance Costs 31a} 31b} 3{cl 3{d) 111 435 87,789 116 435 112,774 22,452 2,534 69,084 TOTAL PAYMENTS 88,335 22,452 2,634 113,320 69,200 EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS (2,196) 36,370 783 33,957 6,061 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS: (2,196) 35,370 783 33,967 6,061 The notes on the followng pages form part of these aecounl8
Parochlal Church Councll of ST MATTHEW AND ST LUKE statement of Assets & Llabillties at 31st December 2021 2021 Unrestrlcted Funds 2021 Deslgnat9d Funds 2021 Restricted Funds 2020 Unrestrlcted funds TOTAL 2021 Note SSETS Invèstment assets 3,520 5,444 8,963 3,520 Current accounts TSB buslness Inslanl Accounl CBF PCC No 1 account CBF PCC No 3 account St Luke's CBF Account Marianne Hamlllon Account 200 club account Flowers cash TOTAL ASSETS 9,821 12000 30,138 7,772 65,141 1,834 19,427 77,141 30,138 3,727 126,487 7,241 626 55 273,761 27,704 30,122 3,727 126,487 7,241 7,241 628 155 11,004 62,720 200,026 68,687 The notes on the following pages form part of these accounts Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 1 st March and signed on its behalf by. Chalmian
Parochial Church Council of ST MATTHEW AND ST LUKE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2021 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES The principal accounting policies adopted in the pr8para.on of the financial statements are set out below Basis of aration The financial statements have been prepared in accordan wilh the Church Accounting Regulakn"ons 2006 using the Receipts and Payrnenls basis. The financial slalements include all transactions for which the PCC is responsible. They do include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor tse that are irrformal gathen.ngs of church memtrms. Fund accountin Endowment Funds are fvnds, the capital of which must be rrointained; onty income arising from investment may be used either as restn.cted or unrestricted funds depending upon the purpose for which the endowment was established. Marianne Hamitton is this type offund. Restricted Funds represenl donations or grarts 1ved for a speafic purpose ¢y invited by the PCC for a specific wrFY)se. The funds may only be expended on the specific putP05e for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year is carried fOard as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not normally invest separately for each furKI tyJt when apprwriate interest is apportioned to indivtdual funds. Designated Funds are funds which are not restricted by the (knnor txrt which the PCC has agreed to designate to be used Tn the future for a specific purpose. They maIn under the conirol of the PCC a5 Part of unrestrirted fund5 and could be reSnated at any time in the future atthe discretion of the PCC. Unrestricted Funds are general funds which can be used for PCC crfdinary purposes. TW include designated funds and free reserves. Free reserves are those funds available to be used at the discretion of the PCC which have not been designated for ary particular wrp)se
Parochlal Church Councll of ST MATTHEW AND ST LUKE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year endlng 31 December 2021 {Cont) 2. INCOMING RESOURCE 2021 Unrestrlcted Funds 2021 Restrlcted Funds 2020 Unr8stri¢tsd funds 2021 D88lgnated Funds TOTAL 2021 21al Voluntary Income Planned giving by gift aid Income tax received {Gifl Aid Lite) Planned giving not by grft aid Collections - Cash on plate Donations & appeals Income lax rècovered Donations & appeals not income lax recovered On behalf of other Charities (note 5) 41,888 12,415 6,895 3,188 1,927 314 400 247 42,288 12,662 6,895 3,188 1,927 3,936 836 71,731 43,795 13,367 4.058 2,068 2,465 153 3.000 621 836 2,104 66,627 3,000 65,906 2{b) Actlvltles for Generatlng Funds Fundraising - restricted for fabric rèpalrs Lunches and other refreshments 1,451 418 1,151 1,151 418 25 430 1.870 1,151 3,020 455 2{c} Income from Investments Dividends Interest - TSB Interest - paid to deposit accounts 332 115 16 463 166 498 341 83 582 554 895 66 168 2{d) Income from Church Actlvltles
Trading e.g. lettings Fees, statutory and optional Parent and Toddler Group Ignite Youth Group 1,062 10,443 225 100 64 1.162 10,507 225 417 7,219 369 11,730 164 11,894 8,005 2{el Other Incoming Resourceg Bank switch inntiVeS Grants Insurance and VAT claims Legacies and donations in memory 5,450 5,460 880 1,008 S2,598 53,604 880 1,008 52,596 63.604 ** 6,460 880 16.010 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES: 86,139 57,821 3,316 147,277 91,271 Legacies and donations designated for future Mission & Outreach Inlliativesl Id8ntlfled Malor Works
Parochlal Church Councll of ST MATTHEW AND ST LUKE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year endlng 31 December 2021 (Cont) 3. RESOURCES EXPENDED 2021 Unrestrl¢tedl deslgnated Funds 2021 Restrlcted Funds 2020 Unrè8trlctsd funds 2021 De8lgnated Funds TOTAL 2021 31a) C08t of Generatlng Voluntary Incom8 i.e. giving envelopes 111 111 116 3{bl Fund Ralslng Costs Events expenses 435 435 237 546 546 363 31c) Church Actlvltleb Missionary and Charitable Giving (note 51 Diocesan Parish Share Ministers expenses & vicarage costs Musicians fees for Church SeNic8$ Heal, light, water, telephone Insurance Youth and Childn,8 work Parent and Toddler Group Ignite Youth Group Mainlenance of building incl clèaning Upkeep of services Church grounds maintenance 836 836 55,000 6,988 790 4.868 2,604 116 35 55.000 5.988 790 4,868 2,604 116 35 31,493 6,678 620 4,584 2,600 85 260 7.540 2,024 5,082 7,540 2.024 6,381 8,503 4,169 7,642 299
Grounds maintenance equipment Admin costs, photocopier, stationary,postage Lunches and other r8fr8shm6nts Organ surround Music Flowers Major building wo 9,923 9,923 3,445 297 3,919 210 1,189 8,610 3,445 297 1,940 458 3,919 210 1,189 8,610 87,789 22,452 2,534 112,774 69.032 31dl Governancè Costs TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED: 88,336 22,462 2,534 113,320 69,385 4. COSTS RELATING TO UNERALS & WEDDINGS It is the custom of the PCC to charge for the services of organists, vergers and sextons al funerals & weddings, and lo pass these fees on lo the individuals providing the service. Fees for the Vicar at such events are paid to him as part of his stipend. These costs are correctly netted off against fees received, because the PCC is 8cling merely as agent. Statutory fees income disclosed in note 2 is nel of such costs which tolalled £7236 in respect of organlsts, vergers & grave preparation and £6081 in respect of vicars fees
Parochlal Church Councll of ST MArrHEW AND ST LUKE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2021 Icont) 5. CHARITABLE COLLECTION Collections were held on behalf of other organisalions and amounts were paid over in full as follows. TOTAL 2020 TOTAL 2021 CMS Dr Kershaws Mind Unicef 130 130 366 212 836 492 800 1,092 6. INVESTMENT ASSETS Unrestricted Funds Rgslricted Funds TOTAL 2021 TOTAL 2020 Investments held by CCLAI Diocese investments held by CCLA {bid market value) Investments held by CCLAJ Diocese M Hamilton 3,520 2,437 3,007 6,967 3,007 7,241 8,963 5,957 3,007 7,241 8,964 7,241 10,761 5,443 above report awaited from dlf The investment wrth CCLA has been held for some lime. Dividends or interest are received each month and are included in investment income al note 2. There is mixture of restricted (Fabric and graves) and unrestricted.
7 FUND MOVEMENTS Bal 1stJan 21 57,356 5,660 Incomlng RosOue5 121,099 24,442 Resources Expended 83.279 38.560 Transfers Bal In I lout) 31st Dec 21 -89,141 6,035 21,850 13,392 Current Nthest l TSB Current Lloyds Cash TSB business Instant Account CBF PCC No1 CBF PCC no 3 CBF St Luke Marianne Hamilton Charlly Account interest awalted 200 club account Investments- report awaited Flowers Icashl Total 115 16 77,025 77,141 30,138 3,727 126,487 7,241 626 8,964 -55 273,760 30,122 3,725 126,421 7,241 776 8,964 16 240,264 66 3,870 498 1,670 -2,350 -498 900 6,886 971 123,509 150,108 CBF St Luke's and TSB Buslness Instant accounts Include legacies of £124,862 - earmarked for outreaehl h6ating replacement
Parochial Church Council of ST MAThHEW AND ST LUKE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year endlng 31 December 2021 (Cont) 7 FUND MOVEMENTS ConL General Funds General Funds represent the amounts available to the PCC to meet its ongoing obiyts'ons. based on the assumption that restricted funds are not available for general use. Churchyard As a resutt of taking churchyard maintainence irSe there ha5 no call on giving and donations this year. Music fund Donations and fees received that are SFeuficalty for all aspects of music other than the organisys salary are held in a restricted fund. Flower funds Donations received in respect of church flowers are held in a restricted fund to be spent on future flower displays. The balance on hand is suffiaent to pay for fk)wers for the immediate fvrture. Mission Various collections are held on tehaff of other organisations arnl these are paid ¢)ver as soon as Pfacts'cal. 8 Marianne Hamilton uesL The PCC acknovAedges Marianne Ham10 Bequest as an independent Registered Charity. number 244678, whieh was created followng the sale of land belonging to the Parish of St Luke. Irs purpose is for improving the amenities of the church and for other pur[e$ in the Parish of St Matthew and St Luke. Chadderton.
Independent examinerfs report to the PCC of St Matthew and St Luke. Chadderton I report on the financial ststements of the PCC for the year ended 31 Dember 2021, which are set out on pages 01 to 09. This report is in respert of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 21))61'the Re8Ulationl and section 43 of the Charities Act 1993 I'the 1993 AcV}. Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner As members of the PCC you are resw)nsible for the preparation of the financral statements: you consider that an audit is not required for this year under the Regulations and under section 43121 of the 1993 Act and that an independent exarnination is needed. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Regulations. Basis of this report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 4317llbl of the 1993 Act and to be ft)und in the Church 8uidance, 2(KJ6 edition. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts wtth those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosure5 in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The prOdreS undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required of an audit and consequently I do not express an aud5t opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examinerf statement In connection wlth my examination, no matter has come to my attention: {1} which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with sertK)n 41 of the 1993 Act: and to prepare financial statements which accord with the accounting record5 and comply with the requirements of the 1993 Act and Regulations have not been met: or 121 to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. SIGNED: NAME: qualification, if relevant Address 3( Date
Ai Thank you, the Parishioners, for the donations you have continued to make In 2021 whether building physically open or not - as a committed regular giving donation or as a single donation and regardless of your tax-paying status. I note we processed donations of £53,872.48 upon which we were able to claim some form of tax relief on £49,770.48 (like £53,503.47 of 2020, though still considerably down - by 190/0 - on pre-covid 2019 figure of £66,188.99). This enabled £12,537.05 to be refunded to us from HM Revenue & Customs, to help defray part of our sizeable Parish Share contribution. The Gift Aid year runs in tandem with the Tax Year, though for the purposes of this report my figures above reflect the calendar year. Tax rebates necessitate us to prove an audit trail on each donation with a valid name, address and Gift Aid Declaration (separately held, or contained on the One-off blue envelopes). Gift Aid rebate contribution for the year was £11.079.48 (88%). GASDS is a temporary transitlonal scheme whereby - regardless of tax-payer status - we can currently claim up to £2000 in a tax year from £8000 of cash from weekly collections. With reduced cash takings in the wake of Covid pandemic, we were only able to recover £1 457.57 for 2021 (included above). A covid concession for none tax-payer regular envelope givers, is that the weekly limitation of £30 to class as a 'small donation, is waived where the breakdown of a larger cumulative sum is donated so long as the donor details the number of/dates of weeks the donation relates to. If you DO pay tax, may I please encourage you to complete a Gift Aid Donation Form available from me and in church. Likewise, if you are able to commit to regular giving, you give strong consideration to payment by weekly/monthly standing order, or if not possible, Regular Giving envelopes available from me and In church. This helps the treasurer plan incomelexpend1tu throughout the year, as alas the bills don't take a break from church when on holiday. You wlll note how the declaration does state it is your sPonsIbl11ty to ensure you personally (not your jointlshared household) pay sufficient tax to cover all your Gift-Aided donation5 the Revenue do randomly audit! With a standard tax allowance of £12570 per annum, a change in circumstance/tax statLJS can quickly change matters. Do please let me know - on a strictly confidential basis - should your declaration with me need to cease at any point. I can then ensure no over-claims are made. Eg £100 per month donation £1,200 in a year on which £300 tax Is reclaimed. A minimum £14,070 annual personal income would need earning to incur this'refunded. £300 tax charge. In the meantime, please do keep me updated of any changes in your emall address, physical address, name or tax-paying status! Neville Barker (GIft.StMatrhewS@gn7è1l.cOrn)
icarfs Re My report for this year is yet again dominated by the COIIID-19 challenges that we have faced, but i promise to keep things short. With a rise in infections, hospitalisations and deaths, we, like many churches, took the difficult decision at the beginning of the year to close our doors to public worship and worship only onllne. Whilst it was a hard decision to take because we all wanted to start rebuilding our life as a church community, it was the right decision to take to keep each other safe. Thankfully we were able to keep everything going remotely, and eventually with a dual economy of online and in person we were able to open our church doors again. By the end of the summer we had $tarted as much as was possible, and had in place a plan to slowly pickup ministries that had been placed on hold for so long. I am tremendously grateful for the dedication and hard work of Helen and Jon, and all the deputy wardens, sidespeople, volunteers and helpers who kept us going through such a difficult and trying time. As well as publlc worship restarting in the spring, it was a real joy that the Parent & Toddler group, Lunch Club and Drop-in could restart in September. These had been greatly missed. Some elements of church life could not be restarted, but this has given us some extra time to assess and rebuild in a way that is relevant for today's church. Our COVID recovery has taken longer than we had hoped, but speaking to someone who knows about pandemics I was informed that it usually takes 3 years to go from pandemic to endemic, so we have done well to get to Whe we currently are. There are still some challenges to overcome. but we have done well, and are continuing to do well. Congregations have been growing steadily over the last part of the year, helped enormously by not having to book seats, with people coming back to church as they felt safe to do so. The Sunday 10.30am congregation has seen the biggest change, with some people not yet ready to come back. I hope they will soon feel able to do so, and in the meantime that we can give them the support needed. IGNrrE has not yet been able to tart, and knowing how valued this group was by its members, and all the church, I hope we can give the leaders the support needed to get things going again in 2022. Initial conversations with neighbouring parishes have given additional possibilities for our work with this age group. Sunday School hasn't restarted yet either. A task for the PCC In early 2022 is to explore what is wanted/needed. This may indicate that a new approach to children's work would be the most productive and fruitful. During the autumn term the parish engaged openly with the Diocesan initiative to form Mission Communities. I am grateful to our deanery representatives for their input to this process, and we'll continue to work openly with our neighbouring parishes as we define what our Mission Community will look like. 2021 was a year of reelections to various boards and councils. Historically I have been on several, but I decided to stand down from Bishop's Council, Synod Arrangements Committee and Mission and Ministry Committee, Sabbatical helped me evaluate the important things of ministry and to understand what God was inviting me to let go of in order to be fruitful. l am still on Diocesan Synod (having been successfully re-elected by my peers) and I will continue to serve on DAC as thls Is something I enjoy and can make a positive contribution to. Having a sabbatical (postponed from 2021) in the first 3 months of the autumn term was both needful and helpful. Thank you for letting me have some space to reflect, pray and find refreshment. I am very grateful to Ann and Margaret for the additional services they led, to the warden team for making sure everything ran smoothly and to the visitlng clergy who covered Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday services. The Biblical texts for my sabbatical were Ezra and Nehemiah - chosen pre-pandemic, but fortuitously as it turned out. Both books are about rebuilding the faith community after a diffficult time. We have rebuilt so much this year and l am very grateful to everyone for the part they have played in maintaining the worshipping community and caring community of our church. 2022 will be a mix of rebuilding what was, and building new ministries, but In all things, we trust in God to lead us and gift us as we proclaim the Gospel in faith, hope and love. Revd Captain David Penny CA
The full PCC met 8 times during the year (all but one on Zoom) wlth an average level of attendance of 780/0. Standing committee and budget committee met once, minutes of their deliberatlons were reiVed by the full PCC and discussed where necessary. The "day to day" work of the PCC is carried out by its member5 - we are a working PCC and all members are expected to contribute whether on particular committees or working on speciflc tasks. Recommendations are discussed and if appropriate, fdtified at full PCC meetings. This process makes for more focussed and strategic discussions and decision-making. We have been fortunate to have a stable stsffing team this year with Ann as Reader and Margaret as ALM giving valuable support to David thus allowing him to carry on with other duties within the parish, in partiojlar, p8Storal care. David took his Sabbatical from September to December which was well overdue and is covered in more detail in his report. However, it is appropriate to mention here that Ann and Margaret together with Revd Canon Richard Hawkins and Revd Canon Ray Morris, worked tirelessly, to ensu that all ServIS took place induding baptisms. weddings, and funerals. It is pleasing to know that there are other members of our church community who wish to ftjrther explore their faith. Hannah Cunin began tralning for ordinatior) this year and Ann Emmott and Lorraine Moore have been acpted for training on the ALM Pastoral elective. None of us would have anticipated yet another year having to live with the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrittions that have been placed on all our daily lives. At the start of the year we entered Lockdowrk 3 which again made us re-evaluate how we would deliver services and care for the people of our parish. Reluctantly we had to close our doors yet again and revert completely to virtual services nd meetings. Thankfully, after completing a thorough risk assessment we were able to open again on 21# March and we were able to celebrate the Easter setvices in church. Things gradually improved throughout the year with all restrictions being lifted on 18th July and we started to open up some of our groups, much to the relief of those who attend them. The format of Thursday evening worship was changed to have l ELJcharist and 3 Setvice of the word services every 4 weeks. On the weekend of 4th15th December we ppared a group of young people to receive their first Holy Communion- this was the first time we had been able to do it in two years. Unfortunately, we entered another phase of restrictions with the government's-Plan B" on the 8th December, fortunately we were still able to celebrate the Christmas season beginning with a traditional nine lessons and carols service on the 18th all be it dIStand and masked! There have been some improvements to the Mill Brow (3r park thanks to the tenacity shown when dealing with the Local Authority. However, there is still some way to go as we continue to battle for further enhancements e.g. sultable lighting. In June. the PCC had an "Away Day.. Using the Stepping Stones resources. our task was to look at how we can remain "Fit for Mission" in this ever-changing landscape. How do we retain, grow and engage our various congregatior)s following the restrictions imposed upon us with the Covid19 pandemic? This was a very produrtive day and COnntrated on the following four headings What have we gained but are happy to lose at the end of lockdown? What have we gained and want to keep. What have we lost and don't want back? What have we lost and want to have back? We have not had the opportunity to do many fund-raising events this year, however, we did host a very successful Disney Princess show on 18th December and a Christmas raffle We are thankful to the members of the PCC and other members of the congregations, who have worked tirelessly to ensure that our church has adapted to rapidly changing and challenging situations. We pray that 2022 wlll bring about better times, looking forward to a new year, fit for mission and "Living out our call to share the Gospel in Faith, Hope and Love" Gillian Barker
2021 has been another challenging year for us, with the continuing problems pSented by the COVID 19 virus. There has still been a lot of extra work for our volunteers, but they have all continued to work very hard to ensure the safety our congregations. We are extremely grateful for the dedication of our Deputy Wardens, Team Leaders and Sldespersonslwelcomers. As restrictions are removed, we look forward to a more normal life and we hope that more members of our congregations will feel safe enough to retum to worship in church. We will continue to conduct Risk Assessments to ensu everyone's safety and also to ensure that we are still taking into consideration the needs of those people who remain anxious. We are pleased that some of our groups have been able to re-start with the easing of restrictions, namely Parent & Toddler Groupi Dressmaking, Luncheon Club and Drop In. We thank our volunteers from these groups for enabling this to happen. Risk Assessments were carried out for each group prior to Starting. All the usual Maintenan and services have been carried out: Both boilers serviced and quite a lot of remedial work was required on various occasions, including the replacement of the pump, them)ostat and PCB. (£1727.00 plus VAT) Fire extinguishers were serviced and remedial work carrled out at a second visit. (£151.05 plus VAT) Intruder alarm was serviced and some repair work carried out (under guarantee). (£240.00 plus VAT) AV/hearing loop serviced. Mole traps were set in the graveyard and moles were caught. (£210.00 plus VAT) Gutters were cleared and serviced. (£270.00) Service and remedial work carried out on Emergenoi Lighting (£765.00 plus VAT) Repairs to church organ carried out under guarantee. There has been some further water ingress into the choir vestry, narthex and under the tower. Some pointing work to the tower was carried at a cost of £5.990 plus VAT and some additional work to the tower that was identified in the last QI will commence early in 2022. This should rectify some of the problems. Additionally, repair work to the narthex roof wlll be done as well as a temporary fix to the choir vestry roof. All of this work will be carried by Fogarty Restoration & Building, who also repaired a slipped roof earlier in the year. Rodent deterrent grilles have been fitted to extemal air bricks. (£111.63 plus VAT). A service contract has been taken out with Pro-Kill to avoid infestation. Repair and redecoration to the narthex doors and windows was completed by Came. (£3,355.00 plus Vat) Water pipes in the cellar were re-lagged. {FOC) Repair work was started by volunteers to the wall between the church grounds and the school and to the church paths. This will be completed in the spring 2022. (Cost of materials so far - £240.00 Inc. VAT) The LED lighting panel was damaged and replaced by City West Lighting {£395.00 plus VAT) Carpentry work to the organ surround was completed by Gareth O'Donnell (£3,600 plus VAT) As our gardener retired this year, maintenance of the grounds was taken over by volunteers, which resulted in the purchase of gardening Equipment, the cost of this will be recouped over the next year or so with the savings made on gardener's fees. (£8,269.26 plus VAT). Thank you to all our gardening volunteers for working so hard to keep the grounds neat and tidy. A graveyard clean-up was carried out and we thank everyone who helped with the task. I headstone was sunk and I laid flat by the gravedigger (FOC) as they had become unsafe, A Eucalyptus tree and two stumps were removed from the graveyard by Royton Tree5 to prevent damage to the church. (£1,500 VAT not app.) l English Oak tree was planted in Memory of Joan Johnson. 3 Legacy donations were received during the year in the amount of £54,596.42. The Inventory and Terrier were updated and signed off accordingly. Finallyl we thank our Ministry Team David, Ann and Margaret, as well as the members of clergy who very kindly covered for David whilst he enjoyed a much-deserved sabbatical. They have all worked extremely hard in leading Worship, Spiritual Guidan and Ministry of God's Word. Helen Crabtree & Jon Baptiste