## **THE PARISH CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS’, HARBURY** ## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL** ## **Prepared for the Annual Parochial Meeting** **On Sunday, 10[th] April 2022** **Priest-in-Charge: Rev Andy Batchelor Churchwardens: Liz McBride & Michael Vincent** **Bank: HSBC** ## **Independent Examination: Peter Wilson** _*******_ ## _**Worshipping God – Growing in Faith – Working in Community**_ _*******_ _**Registered Charity Number: 1150990**_ 1 | P a g e ## **PCC MEMBERSHIP:** The PCC is a registered charity. Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. Since the last APCM held on 30[th] May 2021 the following served as members of the PCC: **Priest in Charge** : Rev Andy Batchelor **Assistant Minister:** Rev Ann Mulley **Churchwardens** : Liz McBride & Michael Vincent (Vice Chair) **Treasurer:** Liz McBride **Safeguarding** : Amy Pedvin-Lewis **PCC Secretary** : Sally Stringer **Readers:** Gemma & Peter Took (resigned as Readers Jan 2022) Alison Abbott **Deanery Synod Rep** : John Eld **Elected Members** : Philip Mayer, John Stringer, Sarah Brooke-Taylor, Brian Jones, William Jones, Linda Hayes, Vikki Hall, Amy Pedvin-Lewis & David Cooke ## **COMMITTEES:** **Standing Committee:** the only one required by law. It has the power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. **Ministry Leadership Team** : considers all issues concerning the worship of All Saints and the nurture and discipleship of its people. Members: All staff that hold the Bishop’s Licence (Clergy, Readers) **Fabric Committee:** oversees all issues concerning the maintenance of the church building. Members: Clergy & Churchwardens and Philip Mayer. We co-opt the service of others when needed. **Tom Hauley Room** : The caretaking responsibilities for the room have been absorbed by the Fabric Committee. ## **Parish Safeguarding Officer:** Amy Pedvin-Lewis **VICAR’S REPORT: HARBURY, LADBROKE & UFTON: Rev Andy Batchelor** The last year has been a real mixture of joys and challenges. We have of course had to deal with the ongoing threat of COVID, which thankfully now seems to have become a seasonal virus that we can live with as we do the flu. COVID has left us however, with some ongoing issues. Like many churches our congregations have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, and some of our practices, particularly around communion elements remain in place. There have been quite a few changes in the leadership and staffing team over the last year, as Gemma and Peter stood down as readers, Bob was assigned to Long Itchington during their interregnum, and Alison is about to leave for her curacy. However, we welcomed Adrian Thacker, an ordinand assigned to us for a placement, and it was a joy to work with him. I am hopeful that we will continue to welcome placement students, and possibly also further curates as time goes by. Sally our parish administrator moved on at the end of the year, and we now welcome Laura, who has taken on that position and is becoming familiar with the workload. I am so pleased that we have also recently been able to appoint a new organist at Harbury, Alison Taylor, who will begin playing regularly in April. We joined together for our vision day and although things have not moved as quickly as some would wish, I am working with the wardens to build on the outcome of those reflections and hope to publish a document soon. We have reinstated a monthly 8am communion at Harbury, and are 2 | P a g e in the process of reworking the All-Age service to make it more accessible to fringe families. There is also work to be done on the family service at Ladbroke which also needs updating. We held a wonderful Harvest brunch at Ladbroke where I was able to meet many from the local community, as well as a well-attended Harvest Lunch at Harbury. I have become a regular at the Men’s breakfast at Ufton which I greatly enjoy, and was invited to speak to. I have accepted an invitation to join the diocesan assistant DDO team and have begun work with two candidates for ordination, I have also been elected to Diocesan Synod. The frustrations with the slow process of our faculty for the HLS project at Harbury have continued, but we are now confident that work will be able to start this summer. The All Saints for All Generations project is approaching completion at Ladbroke, and I cannot overstate how fundamental Jackie West has been to the facilitation of that work. I was delighted to work with the local community to offer the ’Night of our Light’ event at All Saints and I hope we will be able to build on these connections. I have decided to discontinue the parish surgery evenings as they were not drawing an interest. Some of you may have caught my appearance in the pantomime at Harbury, and I am continuing to participate in the theatre group productions this year. The remembrance services were particularly poignant last year after the COVID restrictions and well attended given the circumstances. Our Christmas services were well received, and I was particularly pleased at the response to the Christmas eve Christingle service. Messy Church at Harbury continues to grow and we are now catching up with the weddings and baptisms that were postponed during COVID. We have all been touched by the loss of several key people in our churches, Betty, Beryl, and Colin, and we commend them to God’s care confident that one day we will see them again. I am hoping to be able to work more with local schools as assemblies restart and we can invite the children into church more – I am also continuing to work on engaging more regularly with the uniformed organisations who I would love to see at a regular parade service. As a family we have settled in well, and are delighted to be here. Jamie and Amy are participating in many aspects of the local community, including as bell ringers, and Julie is transforming the rectory garden as well as taking a lead in some of the work with children and families. It is likely that she will be licensed at the annual readers event in September. Once again, may I offer my grateful thanks to all who offer their time, talents, and money to the work of the churches in our communities. I am particularly thankful to the wardens and PCC members who have been a great support over the past year. I must confess that the situation regarding Ufton church does not look promising. I am working with diocesan help to see what options we may have for that faith community but it may well be that difficult decisions have to be taken. Despite that, as we look ahead, I am excited by the opportunities and possibilities that surround us and believe as we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, he will lead us into the new future he has prepared for us. ## **CHURCHWARDEN’S REPORT: Liz McBride & Michael Vincent** Looking back over the last 12 months, it’s important to remember that it has not been a normal year! Church life, all events and social activities were heavily influenced by the ongoing and changeable covid pandemic, for a second consecutive year. At the same time, we all had to adjust to a second winter with no heating in the church. Both these factors made it particularly difficult for Rev Andy and Julie Batchelor to get to know us all and to fully respond to the challenges and 3 | P a g e opportunities here in Harbury. Now in April 2022 we are hopefully able to move ahead into a more favourable environment for the coming year. In summary, we were allowed to reopen the church in April, after a few months of another covid lockdown, but it was hardly back to normal as we all had to prebook our seats each Sunday, to wear masks, to sanitise our hands, to keep socially distanced, no singing, to receive Holy Communion in individual cups and no socialising over coffee afterwards as the Tom Hauley room remained closed. Some services were also transmitted live via Zoom, but with sound issues due to our limited technology in church we then moved to recording a service at either Harbury or Ladbroke and making it available to view remotely at home on YouTube. This Sunday pattern continued until September, when we started to sing again, accompanied by recorded hymns, the Tom Hauley room was reopened and Messy Church resumed, and is now thriving, after a long break. In October we were able to enjoy Harvest Supper in the Village Hall and in November we held our traditional Remembrance Service, which covid had prevented the year before. A new initiative in December was a Christingle service held on Christmas Eve, which was a great joy and well attended by circa 100 children and adults, albeit rather chilly. This replaced the traditional village carol service, which we were unable to hold this year, but will definitely reinstate next Christmas, as well as continuing with a Christingle service and the special Midnight Mass service on Christmas Eve. Winter temperatures continued a little milder than normal, which enabled us to continue holding all services in the chilly but not frozen church. Because of covid impacts and no heating, Sunday attendance and other church activities have been lower than pre covid, and we are now looking at how to best reengage with everyone as restrictions are lifted and the weather improves. Whilst a Parish vision day was held in September, as the start of a process to develop a direction for the best way forward for the next few years, we recognise and apologise for the fact that feedback and communication about how forward development ideas were evolving has been very poor. This will be corrected in the near future. To help celebrate and communicate the Easter and Advent stories beyond the congregation and more widely with the village community, two successful village trails were created via wonderful themed window displays in many houses around the village, with a map and walking trail produced to engage interest. We want to finish by recognising and thanking Gemma and Peter Took for all they have contributed as Readers for many years up to their retirement in January 2022, and to thank all those who have contributed to keeping church life going, as well as possible during this challenging year, as reported below in this annual report. Finally, with special thanks to Rev Andy and Julie Batchelor, and Rev Ann Mulley and Rev Bob Clucas for everything they each do, to Ann Clucas for leading work with children and youth, to Amy Pedvin- Lewis for her safeguarding and Philip Mayer for leading the complex task of developing proposals and seeking Diocese approval for the Heat, Light and Stone project. ## **FABRIC REPORT: Philip Mayer** ## FACULTY APPLICATION UPDATE On January 26[th] I spoke with Tim Latham the Operations, Administration & Assistant DAC Secretary seeking to clarify where we stand in the faculty approvals process. He confirmed our heating proposal has been approved by the DAC under a no objection instruction and we do not need to go back to a further DAC meeting. All outstanding issues are being dealt with by “Delegation" to the various DAC advisors relating to lighting and rewiring, audio visual and external stonework 4 | P a g e **Heating** - our proposals have been accepted by the DAC under no objection, so we have issued a letter of intent to Mellor & Mottram the heating contractor to secure their price before we face yet another cost increase. Subject to securing appropriate grants we are planning to install the heating and lighting during the 12 weeks period August to October this year. The church will be out of action during this period but at least we should have heating before next winter. **Lighting** - the advisor Heather Loosemoore (who has visited the church on 2 occasions) is now asking for a diagram of all new cable routes along with numerous minor questions. This report was submitted on 24[th] January **Audio Visual** - again Heather Loosemoore is asking for computer generated images showing the locations of the additional speakers in the north and south isles – these images prepared by Mike Abbott were submitted on 24[th] January **External Stone and Brickwork** - not until late December last year (9 months after submitting the faculty application) the architectural advisor replied to say he had not realised there are so many stones to repair and has asked for photographs marked up to show the extent of the stones to be replaced and/or repaired indicating the source of new stone. The architect, stone mason and building contractor prepared a report which has been submitted but unfortunately has raised further detailed questions. Rev. Andy has spoken with the Archdeacon at the cathedral and expressed the Parish’s frustration and great concern over this slow & lengthy process. ## **FUND RAISING** Now we urgently need to concentrate on fundraising. This is the next action in securing capital for the work to be done. To date we have raised c£133K from the successful HLS appeal and related restricted funds. We have incurred costs of c£4.6K in professional fees and general expenses. On 25[th] January, the Vicar, Michael Vincent, Bob Sherman, Alan Guy and I met with Andy Duncan the DAC fund raising advisor and he confirmed our target list of Grant Funding Bodies is entirely appropriate. His only additional suggestion is that we carry out a Parish Survey to support our applications. Grant Applications are in preparation to Garfield Weston (£20K), HS2 (£75K) Biffa (c£60K) Congregational & General Charitable Trust(£15K) and Coventry Diocese Church Fabric Fund (£5K), but we cannot expect to be successful with all the applications. So, we do need to raise more funds locally, and we plan to hold another Heat Light Stone appeal for donations once we are clearer on the shortfall from our grant applications As you already know grant applications will not be considered by the awarding bodies until we receive full Faculty approval. The Winter Woollies concert was a great success raising over £900 and further local fund-raising efforts are urgently required. With this in mind - as well as repeating an appeal for donations: 1. Ros Baldwin with Rev. Andy's approval has reserved the Quilt of Hope for us to display in church from Wednesday 22nd June to Wednesday 6th July. It would be great if the 4 Resurrection/New Life children's panels were displayed at the same time. We could turn this into an HLS fund raising event over the weekend of 25th/26th June - with an art display and/or the school children in a concert or a short play (encouraging parents and grandparents into church). Several of the needleworkers have offered to help but the event needs organising. We can set up an HLS display of the work to be done in the information area. 2. On May 21[st] Lin Hayes is organising a lunch in the Village Hall. Tickets cost £10 for a 2- course meal with tea/coffee to follow. 5 | P a g e 3. Perhaps a Celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee over the weekend 2[nd] -5[th] June with a large Parish Garden Party or smaller garden parties in private gardens similar to the manner in which Lin Hayes has organised 2 private lunches. ## **OTHER IDEAS TO RAISE CAPITAL FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE ARE REQUIRED** ## **SAFEGUARDING REPORT: Amy Pedvin-Lewis** As the world has opened up, it has been wonderful to see new volunteers joining us as our groups have restarted. Safeguarding and the safe recruitment process is constantly evolving and with that, new safer recruitment guidelines have been released which we will roll out over the next few months. It is important going forward that we have up to date lists of volunteers so that we can identify when further safeguarding checks are required. ## **ELECTORAL ROLL OFFICER’S REPORT: Vikki Hall** The Church Electoral Roll was revised between 5[th] and 20 March 2022. There are now 118 individuals on the electoral roll (121 in 2021). Three people have sadly died or moved away during the year. ## **FURTHER REPORTS** ## **BELLRINGERS: William Jones** Over the past year the bellringers have returned to the tower after the various national lockdowns. There were some very favourable comments from village residents appreciating the sound of the bells after 18 months absence. We continue to ring for 40 minutes prior to the main Sunday morning service and 7:30-9pm for practice on Fridays. We are currently enjoying a loyal and expanding band of ringers. It is split very noticeably into retired folk and school children, with a couple of exceptions. We have been teaching a number of young people recently, including a family from Priors Marston who have been coming to our practices. One of our ringers, Henry Jones, competed as part of the Coventry Spires team in the National Youth striking competition in Worcester during the summer of 2021. There are plans afoot to have some of the Harbury ringers included again in the 2022 competition to be held in Exeter. We welcome interested people to come and see what we do. Free tuition will be freely given! ## **BUMPS & BUNDLES: Carol Jackson** Bumps is an outreach organisation from the church to the community. The children are all pre-school children and all attend with an adult, (parent, childminder, foster carer or grandparent). Bumps and Bundles meet in the Tom Hauley Room every Tuesday from 10.30-12.00 noon. There are usually 2 adults on the rota each week. We provide an opportunity for parents etc with babies and toddlers to meet together and have a drink and biscuit whilst the little ones either lie on the mats or play with a good selection of toys. It has been a good opportunity throughout the winter for the toddlers to run about in a safe environment and the adults to relax with a cup of tea. We were closed during the worst of the pandemic and I think the adults were relieved when we were able to open again and that they could have adult conversations knowing their children were safe. 6 | P a g e ## **CHILDREN’S CHURCH: Amy Pedvin-Lewis** We have loved being back together again this year, meeting new friends and welcoming back old ones. Splitting into a younger based group has meant lots more messy crafts and fun tailored to our group, whilst learning about Moses, Miracles and Parables. We welcome all those from toddlers/babes in arms to 8yrs old to join us in the 10.30 service at All Saints Harbury on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of the month. ## **CHURCHYARD: Bob Sherman** The churchyard is a sanctuary, not just for those laid to rest there and for occasional visitors but also for wildlife. That is why we manage much of the land as we do, leaving a ‘conservation area’ of long grass, uncut till early August and a pile of pruning and brash under the yew tree as a refuge. The areas closest to the church and the lawn in the Memorial Garden are cut short whilst the remaining grass is cut on a longer cycle to provide another type of habitat. Three years ago, we successfully introduced some Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor), a plant that is semi-parasitic on grass, to the conservation area and this has since self-seeded but not spread very far. Without the help of a small team of volunteers it would be impossible to maintain the churchyard to any standard. It is typical of the village and the congregation that people come forward and take on tasks unbidden with no one ‘in charge’. The Memorial Garden, designed originally by Wendy Crowder, has been kept looking attractive and tidy by Gillian Hare, with any gaps in the planting filled with new plants. Ron and Heather Rogers are key members of the team, Ron helping me with the mowing and Heather looking after some of the gravel paths and other jobs. Isobel Grimes has put in several hours keeping the area outside the Tom Hauley Room entrance tidy with planted pots and weeded paving. We must not forget the redoubtable Alice Brettell, whose yearning for outdoor activity brings her occasionally to the churchyard looking for jobs. These have included trimming ivy off the retaining walls and collecting up fallen branches and twigs from the lime trees, which would otherwise obstruct the mower. The cutting of the long grass in August calls for a volunteer team of ‘rakers, dumpers and strimmers’ to make a large pile under the yew tree in the corner. Removing the cut grass should reduce fertility and allow for more colonisation of wildflowers. Over the winter this pile steadily disappears to my allotment. From August this area of grass is cut short. The young wild cherry donated by the Diocese to celebrate the bicentennial continues to do well but two trees died during the year, a middle-aged rowan and one of the elderly limes, the latter still standing by the lychgate and awaiting felling. Stratford District Council has now arranged the replacement of these with an Amelanchier and a new lime. We are hoping that the lime is a different species from the old trees, which sucker freely from the base, needing removal with a hedge trimmer twice a year. More volunteers are always welcome. ## **FLOWERS IN CHURCH: Gillian Hare** The team have happily returned to the routine of regular services and also were well supported for a successful coffee morning. However, some of us are now finding life a bit more of a struggle so we would really welcome more helpers. If you might enjoy having a go, do speak to one of us. Don’t worry if you haven’t done much before; we can soon show you the basics. We are now looking forward to celebrating Christ’s resurrection in style as well as enhancing some of the upcoming weddings. 7 | P a g e ## **ICON YOUTH GROUP: Ann Clucas** Icon Youth Club has been running fortnightly in term time this year. Last summer term we met in the park, with a fall back of using the village hall in case of poor weather. Meeting outside was very popular with the members and we played lots of games such as rounders, water games, and hide and seek. It was lovely to see all ages enthusiastically joining in these. During the autumn and spring terms we have met in the Tom Hauley Room. We have enjoyed silly quizzes, crafts, sharing food, huge board games and ball games. We have an average of ten or so members aged 10-18 years old attending each week. We recently lost one of our faithful team, Cathy Gibb, after her move to Scotland. We are very grateful that Lesley Jones has joined the team and she has been a great support. We are always on the look-out for both volunteer team and members. ## **MEETING POINT: Gemma Took & Fliss Harris** **MeetingPoint** is the name that was given to a venture for the village in June 2017. Our aim is to help people in our community, who have suffered a loss of any kind, and we have just started meeting again after the Covid pause! Loss can be an overwhelming emotion that can make someone feel sad, lonely and out of touch with the world. A loss, means missing someone or something very much and can hit anyone, male or female at any age, single or with a partner. Since venues have opened up, MeetingPoint has met on the first Tuesday of each month in the Crown Inn for lunch. This has become popular with steadily growing numbers. The Crown is a very welcoming place to meet and John, Amanda and Latifa have gone out of their way to accommodate us, providing meals to suit all tastes and diets. We consider ourselves so fortunate to have such a safe place to meet and to be welcomed by such caring hosts. We hope to be able to continue this valuable service, but like all things, it comes at a cost. Each recipient pays £6 for a two-course meal, for which we are charged £10. We fund-raise, and the church is generous, but donations are always welcome. would also welcome "helpers" to put people at their ease and to sit and chat with the less confident guest. ## **MESSY CHURCH: Julie Batchelor** Messy Church is a national initiative, which began in 2004. The Church of England considers it a “Fresh Expression of Church”. The Bible Reading Fellowship provides support materials and ideas for groups, together with networks across the country and worldwide. There are now 4000 Messy Churches in six continents. Messy Church is a way of being church for families which enables people to encounter Jesus in a relaxed space. It is primarily designed for people who don’t already belong to another form of church – no matter how ‘messy’ they feel their lives are. Research has shown that 40% of Messy Church families have had little or no prior contact with church and 61% of Messy Church families wouldn’t otherwise be at church. We restarted Messy Church in September 2021 and have run once a month on the second Sunday since then. We begin at 3.00pm and run until about 5.00pm. 8 | P a g e Families arrive and register in the THR, then there are a range of craft activities and a game or two for them to take part in. All of the activities reflect a Bible theme. Drinks are available for parents and children throughout the craft session. After around an hour, we pack up and go into church. In church we have a time of celebration - we sing two or three action songs (sometimes with sign language), and then hear the Bible story for the day which is told in an interactive way. We then pray and say grace together. The children return to the hall, enjoy a meal together, chat, and all help clear up together. Attendance at Messy Church has been consistent at around 40 parents and children every month. This is a very exciting area of mission for our church, and we much value your prayers. Thank you so much to the Team without whom Messy Church could not happen. If you are interested in having a go at leading a craft activity, please do speak to me or any member of the planning team who are Ruth Walton, Liz Kitchener, Fliss Harris and Liz McBride. ## **MONDAY HOME GROUP: John Stringer** A core of seven of us meet each Monday afternoon, usually to read and discuss the Bible readings for the coming Sunday and to spend some time in prayer. We mark the festivals - Advent, Lent - with prepared courses. We all find the fellowship comforting and rewarding; and so are the cakes and biscuits. ## **MOTHER’S UNION: Chris Rutherford** During Lent 2021, our branch of MU sent round Simnel cake to some of our ladies and ‘comfort bags’ to young mums who had been coming to church for Mothering Sunday, and delivered Easter cards to our members. We had a service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving on July 7[th] , followed all the Covid rules and had the service in church with tea divided between the THR and the memorial garden. Some members have attended other services such as the Advent and Lady Day celebrations. We began meetings again in September, with very interesting speakers, but cancelled the January one during a fresh Covid outbreak. We raised £150 for the church at the Christmas Fair and sent the spare toiletries to the Foodbank. We sent Christmas cards to all our members. We continue to give Bibles to couples marrying in the three churches of this parish. We held our first coffee morning in 2 years. We were very grieved to lose Betty Winkfield, who had been a member for over 50 years. There are 23 paid up members at the moment and we are always keen to see more. ## **OPEN THE BOOK: Lesley Jones** Following the sending of the Easter story into school in Spring last year, we were thrilled to be able to physically present the story which followed on from this – 'Goodbye at Last.' This was done on the stage in the school's outdoor classroom on 6[th] July. The children were still in year bubbles, so school kindly arranged for each year group to come out in turn to see the presentation. This took the entire school day, starting at 9.30 and ending seven sessions later midafternoon. We were glad it remained fine all day! It was received with enthusiasm and, being outdoors, we were able to sing too. In the Autumn Term we were able to go into school to present 'The Storm on the Lake' on two different days, so all year groups could be covered. This was narrated by Rev Andy, who has now joined the team. Unfortunately, another member of the team has been unwell and had to drop out for a while. Very soon after, we presented 'The First Christmas', again over two days. This year, with Covid cases in school after Christmas, we have not been able to go in until March. We had to cancel one presentation as a couple of team members tested positive, but we are now set to do two sessions on the 30[th] March, telling the story of the man who was lowered through the 9 | P a g e roof to be healed by Jesus. It has been challenging to plan, rehearse and work out what is safely possible, but the school has been encouraging and helpful, and the children seem to have really enjoyed having Open the Book once more – albeit sparingly. If anyone is interesting in joining the team, do get in touch. ## **PLEASANT PASTIMES & KNITWITS: Sue Field** Pleasant Pastimes re-started on September 8[th] 2021 after a long break due to Covid restrictions. On 13[th] October the Knitwit group “amalgamated” with us. We meet up twice a month. Knitwits do knitting for various good causes e.g., Seamans’ Mission, Baby & Neonatal units. We also make toys, gloves and hats to sell at the Church Christmas Fair or Saturday coffee mornings. Other items made include blankets for wheelchair users. Knitwits have a lot of wool donated but there are funds to purchase more wool for projects if needed. Some of our group play board games and bring quilting, sewing or other projects to work on. It is a lovely atmosphere and a chance for a good chat and catch-up on the news. Coffee, tea and biscuits are available and donations have enabled us, as a group, to give £100 for the Heat, Light & Stone Appeal in February 2022. We usually have a special tea held at Christmas but this has been postponed to warmer weather and a date yet to be set. Our group aims to encourage those who spend a lot of time alone to mix and chat, meet old friends and make new ones. It also encourages interaction and discussions on all subjects. ## **SATURDAY COFFEE MORNINGS: Sarah Brooke-Taylor** We were delighted to re-start the Tom Hauley Room Saturday coffee mornings last September. Attendees and host groups alike were very pleased to be back and the current rota takes us through to this September. The first few weeks were a little quiet as attendees got back into the swing of things (it’s been a long time!) but our host groups are pleased to add again to their fundraising. We’ve lost a couple of host groups, but all’s well as we’ve also gained a couple. The PCC and attendees are delighted that the Tom Hauley Room is once again alive with chatter on a Saturday morning. ## **THURSDAY AFTERNOON GROUP: Gillian Hare** After a few false starts we can now meet again to renew our friendships as we look at Scriptures together. At the moment we are following the same course on generous living as the church group are using and finding it leading to some good discussion. We welcome anyone who would like to join us as we share our thoughts and experiences. We plan next to look at the lives of some of the Celtic Saints. ## **THURSDAY EVENING HOME GROUP: Elaine Barnden** The Thursday evening homegroup has been meeting via Zoom for the entire period of lockdown (and for a short while we resumed face to face get togethers) and despite all the challenges of online technology, we have been fortunate to continue to be able to study, learn, pray with and for, and support each other We have been able to approach our bible study in many different and varied ways, including sharing worship songs online, and have seen some wonderful responses to prayer throughout this time. We have had a wonderful close fellowship sharing all the ups and downs of life and faith and now look forward to meeting again in person for longer periods. ## **YOUTH CHURCH Ann Clucas** Youth Church has been running since the end of lock down for children and young people who are 8 years old and above. We meet alongside Children’s Church and run a mixture of activities which includes discovering the Bible, prayer alongside crafts and games. We currently usually have 4 members attending. 10 | P a g e ## ## ## |INCOME&EXPENDITURE|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted|RestrictedTOTAL||Unrestricted|Restricted|| ||Note|Funds
€|Funds
tf|2O2l|Funds
t|Fundsf|| |INCOME|||||||| |lncome
activities|1(a)
1(b)|73,600.433,436.50
4,776.40
110,00||77,036.93
4,886.00|65,086.12
4,421.37-|12,398.75
186.62|77,484.87
4,607.99| |Fundgenerating activities|1(c)|-|18,567.99|18,567.99||84,302.52|80,s02.52| |lnvestment income|1(d)|35,53||35.53|263.92||263.92| |Other income|1(e)|2,444.A24,472.14||6,916.16|1,915.43||1,915.43| |otal income||80,855.98|26,586.63107A42.61||71,686.84|92,887.89|164,574.73| |EXPENDITURE|||||||| |activities
giving, grants&donations
offund generating activities
expenditure|2{a)
2(b), 5
2(c)
2(d)|(68,844.47)
(261.9s)
(22.$CI)|(6,975.73)175,82A.201
(211.50)(473491
(725.62)(748A21
(28.00)
(28.001||(74,608.91)
-|(2,711.60)(7732A"il)
(4e7.3e)
(497.39)|| |otal expenditure||(69,129.26)|(7,940.85)(77,070.111||(74,608.91)|(s,208.99)(77,817.90)|| |Netineome(expenditure)||11.726.72|,t8.645.78|30.372.50|||| |SSETS& LIABILITIES|||| |---|---|---|---| ||Note|3l-Dec-2{
€|31-Dec-20t| |URRENTASSETS|||| |||15478.42|13,511.76| |at bank andin hand||1,14,469.80|114,910.48| |||159,947.82|128,422.24| |URRENT LIABILITIES|||| |als||12,979.741|(1,817.06)| |ETASSETS|||126.605.18| |rdfunds||29,5{0.05|17,783.33| |funds||127A67.63|1.85| |||,56,977.68|126,6A5.18| ## |MOVEIHENT IN FUNDS||||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Unrestricted|Restricted
Total||Total| |forwardal1Jan 2021|Funds
€E
17,783.331|
Funds
2020f
08,821.85126,605.18|20,705.4019,142.95|2020
39,848.35| |Net incomeforyearto31Dec 2021
Garriedfonrardat31Dec2O21|11,726.7418,e/.5.78,3A372.50
29,510.0512?,46?.||922.07)89,678.9A
17.783.33108.82|756.8;
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Funds
Funds
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2421
€|Unrestricted
Funds
E|Restricted
Funds
c||TOTAL
2020t| |1(a)|Voluntary lncome|||||||||| ||Planned Givinq:|||||||||| ||Giving via standing order and weekly envelopes|53,406.81|||5s,406.81||50,072.00|||54,A72.00| ||lncomeTax(Gift Aid)|13,623.07|2,425.00||16,048.07||12,069.77|12,1rc.7;||24,243.52| ||Other Giviqq:|||||||||| ||Collections at all Services|2,885.86||60.00||2,945.86|2,192.94|||2,192.94| ||Sundry giving|3,009.69||351.50||3,361.19|365.40||175.00|540.00| ||Giving through Blue Envelopes|425.00||||425.00|261.50|||261.50_| ||Gift days|||||||||| ||Legacies|||500.00||500.00||||| ||Donations & appeals|250.0;
73,600.43|100.00
3,436.50||350.00
77,036.93||124.g;
65,086.12|50.0;
12,398.75||174.91
77,484.87| |1(b)|Church activities|||||||||| ||TomHauley Room('THR")donations
Weddingfees
Funeral fees|921.00
2,'t22.00
1,733.00||110.00
||921.00
2,232.00
1,733.00|1,3s8.50
2,494.00|||1,338.50
2,494.A0| ||THRlunches, prayer breakfasts&teas||||||127.60|||127.60| ||HarvestSupper|||-||||||| ||Holiday at Home||||||||186.6;|186.62| ||Wallpanels|4,776,00||110.00||4,886.00|4il.2;
4,421.37||186.62|461.27
4,607.99| |1(c)|Fund generating activities|||||||||| ||Christmas Fayre
Coffee Mornings||1|,57s.50
198.51||1,575.50

198.51|||168.05|
168.05| ||Heat, Light& Stone appeal||16,793.98||16,793.98|||gAJ34.47-||80,134.47_| ||Other miscellaneous fundraising|||||||||| ||||18,557.99||'t8,567.99||-|80,302.52||80,302.52| |1(d)|lnvestment income
Dividends/Wayleave
Bank interest|35.53||-||35.53|22A.0A
43.92||-
-|220.00
43.92| |||35.53||||35.53|263.92|||263.92| |1(e)|Other income|||||||||| ||Grants|||||||||| ||Contribution to expenses (Ladbroke&Ufton)|2,444.02||50.00||2,494.02|1,915.43|||1,915.43| ||WightSchool fund||4.422.14|||4,422.14||||| |||2,444.02|4,472.14|||6,916.16|1,915.43|||1,915.43| ||TOTALINCOME||26||||71,686.84|92,887.89164,574.73||| ## |For th|e year to31st December2021||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2|Analysisofexpenditure|Unrestricted|Restricted|TOTAL|Unrestricted|Restricted|TOTAL| |||Fundst|Fundsf|2021
€|Fundst|Funds
f|2020t| |2(a)|Church activities||||||| ||Ministrv:||||||| ||Parish Share|48,178.00||48,178.00|51,5$.A0||51,503.00| ||Assigned fees|2,079.0A||2,079.00|1,998.00||1,998.00| ||Rector's expenses|2,077.17||2,077.17|527.03||527.03| ||Curate's expenses||||||| ||Outreach expenses|442.20|722.7;|1,164.94|805.90|8823;|1,688.25| ||Celebrating Ministry||||||| ||Lay pastoral expenses|-||:|||| ||Youthwork||1,353,8;|1,353.86||441.g;|441.96| ||Other clergy expenses|150.00||150.00|515.00||515.00| ||Otherexpensesadvertforincumbent|121.89||121.89|999.00||999.00| ||Church Manaqement&Administratio.n:||||||| ||Rector's PA|5,097.00||5,097.00|4,644.00||4,644.A0| ||Printing & stationery|2,049.44||2,049.44|1,038.12||1,038.12| ||Legalfees& bank charges|591.93||591.93|40.47||40.47| ||Training & development&website maintenance|341.92||341_92|765.00||765.00| ||Miscellaneous expenses||||160.00||160.00| ||Upkeep of Church:||||||| ||Running expenses - insurance|2,665.57||2,665.57|4,083.09||4,083.09| ||Running expenses-gas|518.41||518.41|1,062.79||1,062.79| ||Running expenses-electricity|s09.31||909.31|668.41||668.41| ||Maintenance of organ & piano|320.00||320.00|160-00||164.00| ||Major repairs, installations and fees-HLS||4,604.50|4,604.50|1,663.49|1,196.17|2,859.66| ||Furniture&furnishings||||||| ||Routine maintenance|454.80||454.80|895.07|191.12|1,086.19| ||Minor repairs||||||| ||Upkeep of Churchyard{incl.Memorial Garden):||294.63|294.63|||| ||Upkeep of services:||||||| ||Music|79.99||79.99|275.00||275.00| ||Altarrequisites|149.00||149.00|87.84||87.84| ||Leaflets & service sheets||||||| ||Service books||||107.00||107.0a| ||Other||||||| ||Upkeep of thqTomHaulev Room:||||||| ||Caretaking|1,497.79||1,497.79|1,210.00|-|1,210.00| ||Maintenance & repairs|312.27||3',12.27|551.10|-|551.10| ||Gas|493.27||493.27|593.78|-|593.78| ||Water|135.51||135.51|115.82|-|115.82| ||Windowcleaning|180.00||180.00|140.40||144.00| ||Totalcostof churehactivities|68,844.47|6,97s.73|75,824.20|74,608-91|2,711.64|77,324.51| |2(b)|Missian Giving,ChaitableGrants&Donations||||||| ||Home Mission & Charitable Giving|206.19|211.50|417.69|||| ||Overseas Mission & Charitable Giving||||||| ||Pastoral Discretionary Fund (designated)|55.80||55,80|||| |||261.99|211.50|473.49|||| |2(c)|Cost of fundgeneratingactivities||||||| ||Christmas Fayre costs||148.00|148.00|||| ||Other fundraising costs|22_80|577.62|600.42||497.39|
497.39| ||Publicity/community||||||| |||22.80|725.62|748.42||497.39|497"39| |2(d)|Other expenditure||||||| ||WightSchool insurance||28.00|28.00|||| ||||28.00|28.00|||| ||TOTALEXPENDITURE|69,129.26|7,940.85|77,070.1'.1|||| |3|ANALYSISOFNETASSETS|Unrestricted|Restricted|TOTAL| |---|---|---|---|---| |||Funds|Funds|| |||t|L|€| ||CurrentAssets.|||| ||Bank Accounts:|||| ||HSBC currentaccount|17,002.1719,235.08||36,237.25| ||CCLA accounts||'108,232.55|108,232.55| ||Total cash at bank|17,002.17|127,467.63|144,469.80| ||Debtors|15,478.02||15,478.42| ||Total CurrentAssets|32,480.19|127,467.63|159,947.82| ||CurrentLiabilities|||| ||Creditors &acquals|(2,970.14)||{2,970.14)| ||Fund balance|||| |FUND DETAILS|Opening
balance|incomeexpenditure|incomeexpenditure|surplus
(loss)|Closing
balance| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Restricted funds:|a$at1.1.21
L|Ef||as
€E|at31.12.21| |Lighting|1,621.36||||1,621.36| |Belfry fund|4,174.53|110.00|||4,284.53| |Children & Youth ministry|2,578.96|150.00(1,353.86)|||1,375.10| |Sprawson Trust Fund|2,244.93||(2e4.63)||1,950.30| |Hotiday at Home|372.85||(251.74)||121 .11| |'ThinkingAllowed" /Mission|480.35||||480.3s| |Julian Group|79.90||||79.90| |Christian Fellowship Fund
Meeting Poini|200.00
222.11|398.51(471.00)|||200-00
149.62| |Memorial Garden|757.49||||757.09| |WightSchool||4.422.14|(28.00)||4,394.14| |AVprojector fund
Collection ref funeral|4,278.94|211.50|(211.50\||4;279.94| |Heat,Light&Stone|91,810.83|21,294_48(5,330.12)|||107.775.1'9| |Restrictedfundsmovement|108,821.85|26,586.63(7,940.85)|||127,467.G3| |Unrestricted|||||| |General fund|1,832.52|||11,532.52|13,365.04| |Designated - Heat, Light & Stone|15,000.00||||15,000.00| |Designated-wallpanels
Designated parish discretionary fund|313.61
637.20250.00
17,783.33
250.00||(55.80)
(55.80)|
11,532.52|313.61
831.40
29,510.05| |||||HLS|128,675.49| |DETAILS OF OUTWARD GIVING|||||| ||f,||||| |RSPB - in memory of Rex Humphries (funeral coll)|151.50||||| |BHF - im memory of Leslie Reynolds (funeral coll)|60.00||||| |Children's Society|206.19||||| ||417.69||||| ## ## ## ## ## |INCOME&EXPENDITURE|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted|RestrictedTOTAL||Unrestricted|Restricted|| ||Note|Funds
€|Funds
tf|2O2l|Funds
t|Fundsf|| |INCOME|||||||| |lncome
activities|1(a)
1(b)|73,600.433,436.50
4,776.40
110,00||77,036.93
4,886.00|65,086.12
4,421.37-|12,398.75
186.62|77,484.87
4,607.99| |Fundgenerating activities|1(c)|-|18,567.99|18,567.99||84,302.52|80,s02.52| |lnvestment income|1(d)|35,53||35.53|263.92||263.92| |Other income|1(e)|2,444.A24,472.14||6,916.16|1,915.43||1,915.43| |otal income||80,855.98|26,586.63107A42.61||71,686.84|92,887.89|164,574.73| |EXPENDITURE|||||||| |activities
giving, grants&donations
offund generating activities
expenditure|2{a)
2(b), 5
2(c)
2(d)|(68,844.47)
(261.9s)
(22.$CI)|(6,975.73)175,82A.201
(211.50)(473491
(725.62)(748A21
(28.00)
(28.001||(74,608.91)
-|(2,711.60)(7732A"il)
(4e7.3e)
(497.39)|| |otal expenditure||(69,129.26)|(7,940.85)(77,070.111||(74,608.91)|(s,208.99)(77,817.90)|| |Netineome(expenditure)||11.726.72|,t8.645.78|30.372.50|||| |SSETS& LIABILITIES|||| |---|---|---|---| ||Note|3l-Dec-2{
€|31-Dec-20t| |URRENTASSETS|||| |||15478.42|13,511.76| |at bank andin hand||1,14,469.80|114,910.48| |||159,947.82|128,422.24| |URRENT LIABILITIES|||| |als||12,979.741|(1,817.06)| |ETASSETS|||126.605.18| |rdfunds||29,5{0.05|17,783.33| |funds||127A67.63|1.85| |||,56,977.68|126,6A5.18| ## |MOVEIHENT IN FUNDS||||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Unrestricted|Restricted
Total||Total| |forwardal1Jan 2021|Funds
€E
17,783.331|
Funds
2020f
08,821.85126,605.18|20,705.4019,142.95|2020
39,848.35| |Net incomeforyearto31Dec 2021
Garriedfonrardat31Dec2O21|11,726.7418,e/.5.78,3A372.50
29,510.0512?,46?.||922.07)89,678.9A
17.783.33108.82|756.8;
1| |For th|e year to31st December2021|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|Analysis ofincome|UnrestrictedRestricted
Funds
Funds
€E||||TOTAL
2421
€|Unrestricted
Funds
E|Restricted
Funds
c||TOTAL
2020t| |1(a)|Voluntary lncome|||||||||| ||Planned Givinq:|||||||||| ||Giving via standing order and weekly envelopes|53,406.81|||5s,406.81||50,072.00|||54,A72.00| ||lncomeTax(Gift Aid)|13,623.07|2,425.00||16,048.07||12,069.77|12,1rc.7;||24,243.52| ||Other Giviqq:|||||||||| ||Collections at all Services|2,885.86||60.00||2,945.86|2,192.94|||2,192.94| ||Sundry giving|3,009.69||351.50||3,361.19|365.40||175.00|540.00| ||Giving through Blue Envelopes|425.00||||425.00|261.50|||261.50_| ||Gift days|||||||||| ||Legacies|||500.00||500.00||||| ||Donations & appeals|250.0;
73,600.43|100.00
3,436.50||350.00
77,036.93||124.g;
65,086.12|50.0;
12,398.75||174.91
77,484.87| |1(b)|Church activities|||||||||| ||TomHauley Room('THR")donations
Weddingfees
Funeral fees|921.00
2,'t22.00
1,733.00||110.00
||921.00
2,232.00
1,733.00|1,3s8.50
2,494.00|||1,338.50
2,494.A0| ||THRlunches, prayer breakfasts&teas||||||127.60|||127.60| ||HarvestSupper|||-||||||| ||Holiday at Home||||||||186.6;|186.62| ||Wallpanels|4,776,00||110.00||4,886.00|4il.2;
4,421.37||186.62|461.27
4,607.99| |1(c)|Fund generating activities|||||||||| ||Christmas Fayre
Coffee Mornings||1|,57s.50
198.51||1,575.50

198.51|||168.05|
168.05| ||Heat, Light& Stone appeal||16,793.98||16,793.98|||gAJ34.47-||80,134.47_| ||Other miscellaneous fundraising|||||||||| ||||18,557.99||'t8,567.99||-|80,302.52||80,302.52| |1(d)|lnvestment income
Dividends/Wayleave
Bank interest|35.53||-||35.53|22A.0A
43.92||-
-|220.00
43.92| |||35.53||||35.53|263.92|||263.92| |1(e)|Other income|||||||||| ||Grants|||||||||| ||Contribution to expenses (Ladbroke&Ufton)|2,444.02||50.00||2,494.02|1,915.43|||1,915.43| ||WightSchool fund||4.422.14|||4,422.14||||| |||2,444.02|4,472.14|||6,916.16|1,915.43|||1,915.43| ||TOTALINCOME||26||||71,686.84|92,887.89164,574.73||| ## |For th|e year to31st December2021||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2|Analysisofexpenditure|Unrestricted|Restricted|TOTAL|Unrestricted|Restricted|TOTAL| |||Fundst|Fundsf|2021
€|Fundst|Funds
f|2020t| |2(a)|Church activities||||||| ||Ministrv:||||||| ||Parish Share|48,178.00||48,178.00|51,5$.A0||51,503.00| ||Assigned fees|2,079.0A||2,079.00|1,998.00||1,998.00| ||Rector's expenses|2,077.17||2,077.17|527.03||527.03| ||Curate's expenses||||||| ||Outreach expenses|442.20|722.7;|1,164.94|805.90|8823;|1,688.25| ||Celebrating Ministry||||||| ||Lay pastoral expenses|-||:|||| ||Youthwork||1,353,8;|1,353.86||441.g;|441.96| ||Other clergy expenses|150.00||150.00|515.00||515.00| ||Otherexpensesadvertforincumbent|121.89||121.89|999.00||999.00| ||Church Manaqement&Administratio.n:||||||| ||Rector's PA|5,097.00||5,097.00|4,644.00||4,644.A0| ||Printing & stationery|2,049.44||2,049.44|1,038.12||1,038.12| ||Legalfees& bank charges|591.93||591.93|40.47||40.47| ||Training & development&website maintenance|341.92||341_92|765.00||765.00| ||Miscellaneous expenses||||160.00||160.00| ||Upkeep of Church:||||||| ||Running expenses - insurance|2,665.57||2,665.57|4,083.09||4,083.09| ||Running expenses-gas|518.41||518.41|1,062.79||1,062.79| ||Running expenses-electricity|s09.31||909.31|668.41||668.41| ||Maintenance of organ & piano|320.00||320.00|160-00||164.00| ||Major repairs, installations and fees-HLS||4,604.50|4,604.50|1,663.49|1,196.17|2,859.66| ||Furniture&furnishings||||||| ||Routine maintenance|454.80||454.80|895.07|191.12|1,086.19| ||Minor repairs||||||| ||Upkeep of Churchyard{incl.Memorial Garden):||294.63|294.63|||| ||Upkeep of services:||||||| ||Music|79.99||79.99|275.00||275.00| ||Altarrequisites|149.00||149.00|87.84||87.84| ||Leaflets & service sheets||||||| ||Service books||||107.00||107.0a| ||Other||||||| ||Upkeep of thqTomHaulev Room:||||||| ||Caretaking|1,497.79||1,497.79|1,210.00|-|1,210.00| ||Maintenance & repairs|312.27||3',12.27|551.10|-|551.10| ||Gas|493.27||493.27|593.78|-|593.78| ||Water|135.51||135.51|115.82|-|115.82| ||Windowcleaning|180.00||180.00|140.40||144.00| ||Totalcostof churehactivities|68,844.47|6,97s.73|75,824.20|74,608-91|2,711.64|77,324.51| |2(b)|Missian Giving,ChaitableGrants&Donations||||||| ||Home Mission & Charitable Giving|206.19|211.50|417.69|||| ||Overseas Mission & Charitable Giving||||||| ||Pastoral Discretionary Fund (designated)|55.80||55,80|||| |||261.99|211.50|473.49|||| |2(c)|Cost of fundgeneratingactivities||||||| ||Christmas Fayre costs||148.00|148.00|||| ||Other fundraising costs|22_80|577.62|600.42||497.39|
497.39| ||Publicity/community||||||| |||22.80|725.62|748.42||497.39|497"39| |2(d)|Other expenditure||||||| ||WightSchool insurance||28.00|28.00|||| ||||28.00|28.00|||| ||TOTALEXPENDITURE|69,129.26|7,940.85|77,070.1'.1|||| |3|ANALYSISOFNETASSETS|Unrestricted|Restricted|TOTAL| |---|---|---|---|---| |||Funds|Funds|| |||t|L|€| ||CurrentAssets.|||| ||Bank Accounts:|||| ||HSBC currentaccount|17,002.1719,235.08||36,237.25| ||CCLA accounts||'108,232.55|108,232.55| ||Total cash at bank|17,002.17|127,467.63|144,469.80| ||Debtors|15,478.02||15,478.42| ||Total CurrentAssets|32,480.19|127,467.63|159,947.82| ||CurrentLiabilities|||| ||Creditors &acquals|(2,970.14)||{2,970.14)| ||Fund balance|||| |FUND DETAILS|Opening
balance|incomeexpenditure|incomeexpenditure|surplus
(loss)|Closing
balance| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Restricted funds:|a$at1.1.21
L|Ef||as
€E|at31.12.21| |Lighting|1,621.36||||1,621.36| |Belfry fund|4,174.53|110.00|||4,284.53| |Children & Youth ministry|2,578.96|150.00(1,353.86)|||1,375.10| |Sprawson Trust Fund|2,244.93||(2e4.63)||1,950.30| |Hotiday at Home|372.85||(251.74)||121 .11| |'ThinkingAllowed" /Mission|480.35||||480.3s| |Julian Group|79.90||||79.90| |Christian Fellowship Fund
Meeting Poini|200.00
222.11|398.51(471.00)|||200-00
149.62| |Memorial Garden|757.49||||757.09| |WightSchool||4.422.14|(28.00)||4,394.14| |AVprojector fund
Collection ref funeral|4,278.94|211.50|(211.50\||4;279.94| |Heat,Light&Stone|91,810.83|21,294_48(5,330.12)|||107.775.1'9| |Restrictedfundsmovement|108,821.85|26,586.63(7,940.85)|||127,467.G3| |Unrestricted|||||| |General fund|1,832.52|||11,532.52|13,365.04| |Designated - Heat, Light & Stone|15,000.00||||15,000.00| |Designated-wallpanels
Designated parish discretionary fund|313.61
637.20250.00
17,783.33
250.00||(55.80)
(55.80)|
11,532.52|313.61
831.40
29,510.05| |||||HLS|128,675.49| |DETAILS OF OUTWARD GIVING|||||| ||f,||||| |RSPB - in memory of Rex Humphries (funeral coll)|151.50||||| |BHF - im memory of Leslie Reynolds (funeral coll)|60.00||||| |Children's Society|206.19||||| ||417.69||||| ## ##