St Andrews Church Kyrenia UK Charity
Registered Charity No 1167054
Trustees Report Year ending December 31st 2021
Registered at All Hallows by the Tower, London communication with the Charrty Commiswr
and HMRC continues to be facilitated through their websrtes, notrfic8tions and reminders.
Trustees
John Worton-Griffiths - Chair
VSA
Shane Bames
- Treasurer
VSA
Gloria Tattersall
Anne Lloyd
- Secretary
- Trustee
Amanda Warrander
Twstee.
Amanda Warrander who became a trustee in 2020 started to shadow John W-G with Gift Aid
work during 2021. Our treasurer Shane Bames prepared the accounts for 2021. Two additional
trLtstees were sought to return the number of trustees to six during 2022. The Charity
Commission will be notified of these changes when they come into effect
The Charity Trustees met twice during 2021 in May and November wth all actions formally
minuled. Agendas were issued prior to the meetings and minLrtes issued and approved by the
trustees at the next meeting.
The number of year-rourmd ex-patn.ate Femanent residents in St Andrew's Kyrenia congregation
continues lo diminish with regular visitors. tourists and students becoming a welcome growing
part of our congregation often referred to as Swallows. The North Cyprus banking system still
does not facilitate Standing Orders. The Charity appreciates the regular monthly stewardship
with donors setting up Standing Orders from their UK banks directly to the Charity account,
most with Gift Aid declarations. We very much appreaate the seasonal visrtor5 setting up
standing orders as they then become year round regular stewards of St Andrew.
The Church UK Charity makes regular stewardship straightforward. Regular donations can be
made by Standing Order by any church member those who pay UK tax can Gfft Aid but anyone
who hs a UK bank account can regularty donate by Standing Order. At the end of 2021 there
were 15 regular monthly or quarterly donors. Some major donors have left in recent times but
some have joined at the end of 2020 monthly income was approximately £650 Unity Trust Bank
has continued to provide a very effective service to the Charity particularfy the multi approval on
line facility The trustees are designated
V- View the account
S- Submrt instructions
A - Authorise the instructions
The different authorisalions ensure the Charrty is able to maintain the Commrtment to Church
donors that the confidentiality of each donor is restricted to the Chaim)an of the Trustees who i&
also the Church Gift Aid officer and to the Treasurer of the Charity.
The Charity Accounts for the year ending 318t December 2021 is attached and wlth
income of £9.415.39 . low#r than ￿6.000. th• aGG•unts did regultc lii(lopenoeni
examinatlon.
No significant one off donations were re￿IVed in 2021. Regular stewardship by whatever
means are key to providing income for a new Chaplain. mear￿"me the Charity paid an
honorarium to Revd Michael Graham who acted as Cha￿aIn.
The Charity was registered with HMRC on 26" October 2016 Ref EW58375.
Two Gift Aid applications were made during 2021 and sums I￿[ved from HMRC. Thè filét H2
of 202￿2021 tax year GA of £ 912.59 and the second covering the H1 April to Septembér of the
2021-2022 tax year of £ 790.00 The total £5,796.05 is shown in the statement. It is now more
than 5 years since the Charity was established during 2022. So, we will ask all donors to
provide a new Gift Aid declaration.

At the request of Council the Diocese contribution of £2.133.17 [é 3000.00] was paid by the
Charity to the DI0￿Se Cyprus É account. The ex¢hange and transfer charges were £24.00.
Awe have set up mobile SMS giving on UK SIMS with the Donr organisation. Donr have no set
up costs but charge 50h on donations. They enable us to daim Gift Aid from don0￿ who provide
the nomal Gift Aid infomation. The message below is included on the church web srte.
Text KYRENIA to 70085 to donate £10
To Donate to StAndre￿s Church Kyrenia Ifyou have 8 UK mobile phone in the UK or
anywhere in the wortdyou are able to ID8m, induding bthen you are in North Cypms, Text
KYRENIA to 70085 ¢0 donate £10. Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message. Th8nkyou
so much foryoursupport. Re￿at donations are pos&ble to a maximum of £30/day.
Regrettably our churchgoers have not found this easy way of donakn'ng worthwhile. It has hardly
been used. It costs nothing to keep OFwational so tt is to be left in ￿ace for a while longer.
The Chartty mission is to
Promote the ministry and work of St Andrew's Church Kyrenia Cyprus by raising.
holding and dispersing funds to build the mission and work of St Andrews Church
Kyrenia within the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf in the Episcopal Province of
Jerusalem and the Middle East
The Charriy supports the work of St Andrews promoting the ministry to the whole community in
a number of ways. Three Anglican services are held each week but during periods leading up to
special festivals additional servI￿S are arranged. In addition guest Christian congregations from
other denominations utilise the facilities that the thurch can provide. All are welrA)me to all
services.
A variety of courses and programs are held to fvrther ministry work and to encourage members
of the congregalion lo develop their faith. Every effort is made to ensure all members of the
communrty can benefit.
Lent programs and bible studies are held in both the Church, the Hall and homes.
Members of the congregation and families from the communtty are encouraged to come forward
for Baptism and Confirmation.
Fellowship is built through social gatherings and events, wrth infomiation being disseminated to
the community through our active webstte, social media, local press, church magazine and our
Servi￿ sheets.
St Andrews has a commrtment to support local charities and recent projects have been
publicised through the church web site and a local on line newspaper Cyprus S￿ne. Charitable
giving to the Muslim communty was linked to the sacrrfio festival. Kurban Bayram. A donation
was made to Ukraine through the Red Cres￿nt. North Cyprus
The Revd Michael Graham who had retired to the Island, led the Church with our Bishop's
authority as Assistant Chaplain until the end of 2019. He retumed to Ireland bLrt in October 2021
he return8d to lead St And￿w$ as Priest in Charge.
The Covid pandemic and local isolation regulations forced the closure of the Church for most of
2020. Thankfully the regular standing order stewardship to the UK charity continued. In 2021
there was a retum to church worship with restrictions on face masks and social distancing
limiting the number who could be accommodated. This was not a problem as visitor numbers
were well down. Only four Gift Aid envelope donations W￿re received in 2021.
All trustees have seen and agreed the attached report. It is signed in Cyprus by the Trustees on
24th Octobet 2022
The St Andrevs Church Kyrenia UK Charity is key to malntalning the work and mission
of St Andrew Church In Kyrenla. The Charity accounts for year ending 31st December
2021 are below.
Full details of the life of the Church Is summarised in the various reports forthe Church
year ending April 2022 presented to the Church ACM on 24th April 2022. The minutes of
the ACM are also attached.

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St Andrew's Church Kyrenia
Reports for the Annual Church Meeting - 24th April 2022
WARDENS, REPORT 2021.
Our year opened with SANDY ORAM & STUART HILLIARD as Church Wardens. They had
navigated St Andrew's through 2020 - 9 months of "lockdown" culminating in a brief
"windov/' _ or, more accurately, "false dawn"
around Christmas when we managed a few
services, including a Carol Service, with the aid of the Rev. AndrewTatham who was spending
the Xmas holiday with his daughter & her family. But, within a few days, the local Covid
situation deteriorated, and we went back into total "lockdown" and, once again, services
were suspended
until mid-june, when re-started with carefully spaced seats and a
maximum capacity of about 35.
On occasions we welcomed the Rev. Justin Arnott {who handled a double Christening with
some dexterity) and other clergy from St Paul's Cathedral, Nicosia. But, from time-to-time
services were slightly more D.l.Y.
We struggled to achieve a quorum for our 2021 ACM - which was delayed until June - when
James Gibbs was elected to replace Stuart Hilliard, who had completed his 4-year spell of
duty.
Fr. Michael Graham was welcomed back in early September, and laterthat month Archbishop
Michael conducted his licensing, which was court-yard.
Christmas 2021 was more normal than in 2020, and we were again supported by the Rev.
Andrew Tatham oh is annual family visit.
Memorial Garden. A donor kindly financed the installation of a watering system for the
Memorial Rose Garden.
Fire Alarms. A new Fire Alarm system was installed on both levels by JEMT(SI.
uin
uennial Re
orts. Instructed by JEMT{S), Quinquennial Reports were commissioned for
both 5t Andrew's Church and The Hermitage. There are 5-yearly "maintenance condition"
reports on both properties.
This year, the necessary rectification work is quite demanding and is the responsibility of the
PCC- but with, it is to be hoped, some generou5 SUPPOrt from JEMT{S).
Covid-19. The "omichron variant seems to be more contagious if not quite so severe a5 first
feared, so care and vigilance are still necessary. The restrictions are gradually being lifted,
with great reliance placed on the comprehensive vaccination programme & continuing care
taken with "social distancinrf-
Sand Oram & James Gibbs

INCOMING TREASURER'S REPORT
The combined balances in our TRNC accounts amount to approx £25,000 in a mixture of TL and
Sterting.
The UK charity account currently sits at almost £60.000.
This may seem like a very comfortable position. and indeed we are very lucky that it is so.
We must remember. however, that there may be significant costs to be incurred in repairs and
maintenance to both the church and the Hennitage. quotes for which are awaited.
Giving has seen a significant drop over the last couple of years and is certainly insufficient to
support a new incumbent once Fr Michaels very beneficial arrangement finishes.
We need to focus therefore this year on increasing our income in all the ways and by all the
means that we traditionally used to, and to trying to spread the word and the news of St Andrews
as widely as possible to attract those who we may not yet be reaching.
The lerms 'PR' and 'Marketing' are not ones which most of us instinctively associate with church
but they arejust as vilal to us as to any other organisation, particularly in these difficult times and
any ideas you have for things we can do lo attract more potential new members will be invaluable.
For the coming year. we will be tying a new model for Treasury and Accounting.
There are two main aims
to try to spread the vrforkload by more appropriate use of our people
to ty to simplify the processes and papenvork to lighten the load whilst retaining good
practice.
To this end, Leo has very kindly offered to help with the 'bookkeeping' part of the job and the cash
control, which is predominantly Sunday-based. John Brown has generously offered to help teach
him what we do and how we do it. Tony Kyte has offered us use of a spreadsheet model which he
has developed specifically for the purpose. and to teach us all how to use it.
Leo and I will jOin￿Y fill the Treasury role officially. John and Tony. hopefully. On￿ we have got
the new system settled in, will be able to take a back seat again.
I shall nol be back in TRNC until September. unfortunately. but I will be working with them actively
to try to ensure that all is working well and that we're able to provide the information that Council
needs accurately and in a timely manner.
Finally, I'd like to thank Sally Burt and the wardens. without whose constsnt support all this would
be so much more difFicult.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please don't hesitste to let me know.
Contact details will be published very shordy after the meeting, I'm sure.
Shane Barnes

St Andrews Church Kyrenia UK Charity
and Stewardship Report- ACM 2022
for the year ending December 2021
St Andre￿S Church Kyrenia UK Charity
Registered Charity No 1167054
HMRC Registration No EW5S375
Trustees
John Worton-GrifFrths
Vacant
Shane 83rnes
Gloria Tattersall
Amanda Warrender
Anne Lloyd
Chair
St Andrews Treasurer, Ex-officio
- Charity Treasurer
- Secretary
Trustee
- Trustee
The Charity Trustees met twice during 2021 in May on Zoom and in October at
the Heaven Restaurant with all actions formally minuted. All UK Charities are
required to file an annual report to the Charity Commission on line by October
the following year. Our report JanUa￿DeceMber 2020 with the Commission
in October 2021. During the covid period there were no individual reports. So,
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the minutes of the 4 July 2021 church ACM were attached. No Church
accounts were available for inclusion.
Residents and swallows able to make Standing Order transfers to the Church
Charity have continued their support for our Church throughout the time of
Pandemic. With the church closed, this regular stewardship has maintained
income through thTS difficult period when many of our congregation have been
unable to be on the island.
The Church UK Charity makes regular stewardship straightfonvard and if you
bank in the UK do please avail yourself of the Standing Order regular
stewardship.
You do not need to be a UK Tax payer to make monthly SO donations.
Donxtion Form% arp Inr2tod 2t tho vattry door. If you arc a UK taxptsycr
complete the declaration too. The form can also be found on the Church web
site. Standing orders have provided continuity to giving during the pandemic,
The Gift Aid declarations need to be updated every 5 years.15hall be
requesting signature of a new form by donors during 2022.
If you prefer to Use the weekly Gift Aid envelopes please do and if you are
sides person do ensure envelopes are available each week.

Donations can be made confidentially using the method that best suits you. If
you need advice or assistance do please talk to the Gift Aid Officer or
Treasurer. The TL/£ is now 19.5 compared to 11.5 this time last year so do
please remember this when making your TL donation or better still use sterling
or Euro.
We have set up mobile SMS giving on UK SIMS with the Donrorganisation.
Donr have no set up costs but charge 5% on donation5. They enable us to claim
Gift Aid from donors who provide the normal Gift Aid information. You will find
this message on the church web site.
Text KYRENIA to 70085 to donate £10
To Donate to Sl Andre￿6 Church Kyr8nia If you hav8 a UK mobile phone Jn the UK
or anywhere in the wortd you are able to roani, including when you atB in North
Cyprus, Text KYRENIA to 70085 lo donate £10. Texts cost £10 plus one standard
rate messag&. Thank you so much foryour support. Repeat donations are possible
to a maximum of £30/day.
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Attached are the Charity Accounts for the year ending December 31 2021
The Balance held by the Charity on 31. December 2021 in the Charity Unity
Trust Bank was £58,248.54.
The Charity income in 2021 was far below £25,000 and the level of 2020. The
Ch3rity Commission guidelines did not require them to be independently
examined as they were last year.
Income in 2021- £ 9,415.39
Regular standing order donation income was £7,212.80 down from
£10.525.20 last year. Nearly all was gift aided. Regrettably the number of
donors has dropped as people have left our fellowship and withdrawn
their support.
There were no one off donation5 in 2021.
There were no "in Church" Gift Aid envelopes in 2021.
From the regular Standing Ordor donatton& two 8rft Aid claims were
submitted in 2021. HMRC paid £1,702.59 Gift Aid to the Charity on these
claims.
Two donors continue to make their regular donation5 through the
Diocese Foundation. They are not Gift Aided and the Foundation
transferred the sum of £500 to the Charity just before the year end.

Expenditure in 2021- £3.811.17
All payments made by the Charity were at the request of council 3nd in
accordance with the Charity purposes and governing document
At the request of Council and with the agreement of the Trustees. Revd
Michael expenses £500/month were paid by SO in the UK commencing
October 2021, a total of £1.500.
The St Andre￿5 Diocesan contribution of £2438 at a cost of £2,133.17
was paid by the Charity and transferred to the Diocese Cyprus account in
Euro. The Diocese UK Sterling account has been closed.
As no collection was possible, at council request £100 was paid to the
World Day of Prayer. The Unity bank service charges for the year were
£78.
Early each month Charity transaction statements are forwarded to the Church
treasurer.
The Charity and Unity Banking Facility has proved extremely valuable to our
church in many ways. It provides an on line confidential record of all donations
confidential to your Treasurer and Gift Aid Officer. Multi signature on line
approval of all transactions is ensured. Once the trustees agree an
expenditure, one trustee prepares a banking instruction and a second trustee
is required to authorise before payment.
I would like to use thls annual opportunity to thank all donors, however you,
donate, for your continued support for the work and mission of St Andrews. I
thank the Charity trustees for their patience and commitment. The trustees act
to 5epde our Church.
It is clear from the accounts that the current regular income to the Charity is
insufficient for your council to balance income from donors with expenditure
for a Chaplain, even a "House for Duty" incumbent. It will cost approximately
£I.000 each month if an apartment 15 rented and expenses are paid.
Dr John Worton-Griffiths
GÉft Aid Officer and Chairman of Trustees
April 2022

CHURCH MAGAZINE 2021
The magazine continued to be produced month by month digitalty and was made available to all
via the St Andrew's website. It was very drffiojlt to prepare articles directly related lo life in St
Andrew's for two reasons: there was no life in St Andrew's while the church was closed and, I was
in the UK, very disconnected from life in the TRNC generally.
I found what I thought were items of interest, I have not re￿iVed any criticism. And l introduced an
item called Notes from Kibris and Kent to reflect what was happening that affected me in both
places.
As always. l appreciate any items you may want to share with our readers.
Anne Lloyd
DIOCESE OF CYPRUS AND THE GULF SYNOD
FEBRUARY 2022
This was the second Diocesan Synod to be held on Zoom, and l attended as an Observer on
behalf of The Association of Friends of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. There were over 70
participants from across the Diocese and beyond. celebrating as full a sense of fellowship as
possible through the small screen.
There was worship, discussion. evening social events, and meetings of Houses of Clergy and
Laity, as well as spirttual addresses by the Synod Guest Speaker the Rev'd Canon Dr Rachel
Mash. Rachel is an Environmental Coordinator of the Anglican Church of Southem Africa,
Secretsry to the Anglican Communion Environmentsl Network and a member of the Season of
Creation steering group, so it was not surprising that the theme of this year's synod was Scripture
and Caring for Creation.
Reports came from all around the diocese along with news from Thika and Exeter, our companion
dioceses and Archbishop Michael reported on his programme as Primate of the Province of
Jerusalem and the Middle East. Also on the agenda were reports by Joel Kelling on the Anglican
Alliance and the Mission to Seafarers. Canon lan Calder reported on the Association of Friends,
Sibella Laing and Susan Cooper reported on behalf of the Cyprus and the Gulf Foundation and
Bishop Anthony Ball. reported on the Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association
(JMECA).
More details on the above can be found on the Diocesan website s￿ne at Synod. along with the
Diocesan accounts for 2021 and a summary of The Very Reverend and Venerable Dr Bill
Schwartz, OBE life in our diocese on the occasion of his retirement after 40 years servi￿.
Anne Lloyd
CHURCH HALL REPORT
The Church Hall was reopened in July 2021, after a long closure due to the Govemment
Re>lil¢Uon3. Uiiforiunatgly, mosi ov ine previous Groups had relocated to other venues and have
not returned despite the rental charge being left at the same as before.
There are now two Groups using the Hall regulady, with one Group having three meetings per
week. Access to the kitchen has not yet been included to the Groups. again because of
Government Restrictions, although bottled water is still available.
The BRS used the Hall for their usual Christrnas Drinks Event. which was well patronised.
On Palm Sunday, refreshments after the servi￿ wer& served forthe first time and this will
continue on the first Sunday of the month for the following three months. After this time, the
Church Council will review the situation wtth regard to having refreshments more often if popul2r,

and the availabilty of Volunteers warrant it. It is planned to reopen the Church shop again during
the coffee momings. and to this end. would like volunteers to manage this.
l am still looking for a Kitchen Manager to work alongside me, and am still hopeful of finding
someone to take over completely as Hall ManageT!!
I would like to thank Lee Hickens and his wrfe. Jan. for their work in the Church. Hall and grounds
and for the hard working volunteers who help in the kitchen.
Sally Birt.
Church Hall Manager.
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
As Covid restrictions and lengthy lock downs played havoc with plans for much music making in
the year 2021 il is comforting to note that nomiality is retuming. However, we were able to hold
our Annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols in December, joined by members of Kyrenia
Chamber Choir. ReGently we benefitted again from KCC augmentation as we celebrated Easter
Day.
l am ever grateful for the voluntary cooperats'on and assistance of organist. sequencer operative
and the support of council colleagues throughout the year.
One very rewarding aspect of my role is in selecting appropriate hymns in order to reflect the
seasonal Sunday by Sunday church calendar. It is an ongoing privilege to work with Fr Michael
who is appreciative , understanding and sympathetic of the work undertaken by musicians.
Earl Moffitt
Director of Music

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ACM 2022 Minutes
Subject
To love God. to lovo each otherand to love our neighbours
St Andrew's Church Kyrenia
MINiJfES
Annual Church Meeting on Sunday 24 Aprll 2022
In the chU￿h Hall at 12.00
Chalred by Rev Mlke Graham
Rev Mike opened the meeting in prayer and read Hebrews 10". 23-25 -Let us hold unsweThingly to the
hope we profess, forhe who promised is faithful. And let us con&der how we may spur on another on
toward love and good deads. Let us not gwe up meeling together, as some ar8 in the habrt of d￿ng, but let
us encourage one anotherf
Steve Bishop was appointed clerk to the meeting.
Apologies received from John & Jenny W-G. Aan & Sue C, Alan P, John C and Amanda W.
Rev Mike exercised his right under the church constitution to choose one of the wardens himself and
Jacqueline Mclntyre was duly appointed as the Incumbenvs Church Warden.
4. tlection of warden.. After four years of service, Sandy Oram had to stand down. Sandy will continue
to rhanage the rola for readers and intercessions. James Gibbs was proposed by Sally Birt and seconded
by Earl Moffitt and being the only candidate, he was duly elected as people's warden.
The Electoral Roll as updated by Diana Peek was presented. The roll stands at 71 people after 7
removals and 8 additions. Only 40 of Ihe current roll are pemianent residents. 26 on the electoral roll were
present so the meeting was quorate. Diana noted that quite a few names of those no longer attending
services at St Andrews should have been removed from the roll and will be before the next ACM.
Mlnutes of ACM held on Sunday 4° July 2021 were approved (proposed by Sandy O, seconded by
Jacqueline M). There were no matters arising
Rev Mike gave the Chaplain's reporL'
INCUMBENTS REPORT-APRIL 2022
Little did I think when I went back to Ireland in January 2020, after acting as Locum
here in St. Andrew's for 20 months. to be with Janet and to buy a new home there
that just over 2 years later I would once again be sitting down to write a Chaplain's
Report for St. Andrew's, Kyrenia.
The last titne I did this- in Apnl of 2019 -1 wrote..

.1 have to say that this is a task which I thought I'd left behind me some three years
ago- chairing an Annual Meeting of a parish and giving an "In¢umbent's" Reporti
Last year l attended one such meeting for the first time in two of those years - the
meeting here in St. Andrews. And what an eventful year it's been since then."
Well, it seems that plus p change and here l am again, and the only wording I would
change from that last Senten￿ would be.. "What an ev&ntful TWO years it's been
Sin￿ then..
Lrke so many of us Janet and I became °stuck°. as it were, by the outbreak of
Covid19 and were unable to return here to the TRNC for some 20 months, finally
managing to get back at the erKI of August 2021.
And sadly, the pandemic ravaged the world. bringiThJ misery in so many different
ways to people.. mentally. socially, though illness, economic hardship and for some
the tragedy of losing someone they love. And even though it seems to have eased in
some countries, in others it still has the same effect.
He￿ in Sl. Andrews, as in mt)st places, the church effectively became closed as
restrictions on movement and social interaction were imposed to try to contain the
disease. As I said many of use became stuck Whe￿Ver we were when the pandemic
struck and the country in which we found ourselves was closed. Visitors ￿8$ed and
the economic result on countries such as here in what is the adopted home for many
of us was and still is horrendous.
But there were those who looked on such events in the church as an opportunity to
try new ways of reaching those who wefe Crying out for spiritual sustenance. Many
churches, including my old parishes back in Ireland, produced weekly videos which
could be watch in the comfort of your own home - and Ihe semion, if it became too
borin9, could be skipped overl Other broadcast seN1￿8 using 50¢ial media such as
Zoom which could be joined by people - again in the comfort of their own home. And
here, in St. Andrew's. we were indebted to Sleve and Sally Bishop who prodU￿d an
eleclronic fom) of servits which could be emailed to those who rèquested il. For that
we thank them most sincerely.
But, rf I may, I'd like to go back to our retum to the TRNC after a long, enforced
absen￿. Instead of becoming swallows, as Janet and I had hoped, I was persuaded
to come back wtth an official title." Priest-in-charge of the parish with those three little
letters after that title which have confused quite a number of people. SSM., which
stands for Self-supporting-ministy. What THAT means, for those who may nol
know, is that I'm here as Priest-in£harge but r￿1ve no remuneration for the task,
other than an expense alIt)Wan￿ each month to offset the cost of using my own car,
telephone elc., and live in my own home.
In return I'm supposed to be available for some 12 hours a week and to conduct
services on Sundays and Holy Days and a mid-week service on Thursday. That bit
seems to be more honoured in the breach than the observancÈl
The official designation for such a role is "House for Duty.. Excepl in my case there
is no "House" Of any of the rest of the things which I mentioned above which would
nom)ally accompany anyone in a similar position.
Now I say all this not to in any way blow my own trumpet. Far from it. I love St
Andrew's arKI would do anything to support the parish - an outlook which does me
no favours with my famity.
No. The reason I point this out is that at this present time St. Andrew's is seeking to
appoint someone to the position of Chaplain. or rather Priest-in-charge, once again.

My 'tour of duty. is for two years - OR LESS and should someone else be found and
appointed then l am more than happy to step back and resume (or Janet would say,
BEGIN) my retirement from parish ministry.
But the important thing is that at the moment St. Andrew's is looking to appoint
someone in that role under more or less the same conditions as me - except that
accommodation would also have to be provided, plus a car, travel costs for a trip
back to their home country, heatth cover, expense allowance etc. etc.
And right now, as we'll hear in our various Treasurers, reports, the parish can't afford
even that based on our weekly income from the collecting plate and from regular
donations made through our UK based charrty.
Add to that the condrtion in which the official accommodation for the Chaplain in St.
Andrew's, the Hermitage. was left following the departure of the last Incumbent and
the costs which may fall on the parish to bring that back to a livable standard, plus
the ongoing Maintenan￿ costs for the church ttself, and we rAn see that, financially
at least, the forthcoming Church Council will have much to exercise it dunng its temi
of offi￿.
l of these issues were discussed at the two open meetings which were held here in
the Church Hall recerrtly. It was important that the incoming Council hear the views
of those on whom St Andrew's currently relies for its flrture. This is YOUR parish,
and if you, or I should say WE, want to continue the ministry which we feel God may
be calling us to in this pla￿ then it is vital that support that ministry in whatever
way we can - not just financially but also wtth our deeds and. this is vitally important,
with our words. So often all I hear is negativity when it comes to St. Andrew's.
Usually pre￿ded by words such as: 'A lot of people say......
that....
or"I've been told
° but those people never seem willing to step out of the woodwork themselves,
inslead relying on hiding behind someone else. Add to that the focus on totally
unimportant issues. which then get blovm out of all proportion, ar7d you Gan see why
support for- and, more importantly. WTHIN - our next Church Councrl will be vital to
the future {or not) of St. Andrew's. I would expect that a decision, once made by the
Council, is to be supported by ALL members of the Council, whether they personally
agree with il or not. And that anyone who ch005es then to deliberately go on to try to
undermine that decision, especially publicly, should seriously consider their posltion
as a Council member or Church Officer.
So. as we begin a new year of ministry here in St. Andrew's, I woukl ask you all to
pray most fervently for God to show us the direction in which we should go., to pray
for the new Coun￿1 with perhaps one of the most dtfficult years in St. Andrew's
recent history ahead of them." to support that Council in whatever way you can -
financially and physically arKI. most imFQrtantly, in a POSITIVE m8nner.
Finally. may I thank all those who have helped to hold St. Andrew's together over the
past difficult monlhs. I've already thanked Steve and Sally. A special thanks to our
outgoing Church Warden, Sandy Oram, and those Council Members who arA
fornunaie enough to be slanding down this year= Sally Birt {who is gladly staying on
as Hall Manager at least for the foreseeable future} and Jacqueline Mclntyre {who.
as you now know, hasn't managed to escape at all!).
A final personal thank you, rf I may. to Janet who has also effectively had lo put her
retirement on hold. And to my family, especially our grandchildren, who know there's
a grandad who occasionally tums up but not as often as he would like. I promise that
when someone else is finally appointed as Incumbent of St. Andrew's that I'll step
back- at least a little way back.
Warden's report- this had been issued. There were no questions.

Flnance.. The Outgoing TreaSu￿r, Incoming Treasurer and Chainnan of the St Andrews UK charity
had all issued reports in advan￿ for 2021.
Joan S asked If the HMRC (Gtft Aid) refund was included in 'Other Income. and
Sandy confirmed rt was. Joan asked what had happened about charitable income
over the last few years and Sandy acknowledged this had been minimal due to
reduced income while the church was closed. [Church income in 2021 {£13,300) had
fallen to just over a third of what is was in 20191£36,000),' in the same period cash
reserves had risen from £65,¢￿0 to £83,000)].
Tony K asked if accounts for 2020 had ever been produced or distributed. Sandy
confirmed they had been produced but never distributed so would be sent to the
Electoral Roll shortly. Tony asked about exchange rate losses and Sandy confirmed
that these had been substantial over the last few years as the lira devalued despite a
change in policy two years ago to hold a greater proportion of bank deposits in
sterling rather than TL.
Kaska asked about the costs of a new Chaplain but was told these had not yet been
calculated and would be a matter for the new Council.
Sandy asked rf the Paxton Software. recommended by the Diocese, would ever be
used as everyone considered tt too Complicated.
Mike noted how drffiCU￿ the job of treasurer had been at St Andrews in past years
and thanked Sandy for (reluctantly) fulfilling this role over the last two years when
no-one else was wlling to take rt on. At James G's suggestion, Sandy received a
vote of thanks.
Rev Mike confinned that this year there would be a 'Treasurer's Team. consisting of
Shane B, John B, Tony K and Leo. He also commented that having swallows on the
Church Council or holding other posts was less than ideal.
10. Independent Financial Examiner ." Keith Bristow had offered once again and was duly appointed
for 2022.
11. Other Church Groups had all issued reports in athan￿. There were no questions.
12. Election to the Church Council.. Jacquie Mclntyre and Sally Birt (having served 3 years} came off
the council. Rev Mike announced that all Council members now had to be re*lected each year. With ten
places available, Earf Moffitt and Diana Peak were re-elected for their second year, Anne for her third year
and Shane Bames, John Brown, Stuart Hillard, Malcolm Davies, Elizabeth MacLeod and Rae Tilley for
their first year.
13.
Any other business
The Queen's JubFIo•
James G proposed that St Andrews ￿lebrated the Queen's Jubilee on the first
Sunday in June by having John C play music from the coronation after the servi￿,
followed by drinks on the te￿aCe. Rev Mike said John C considered that music
unsuitable for the organ alone. James said he wanted to do something differenl and
less expensive than other Jubilee ￿lebratIOnS.
Rev Mike made clear his personal objection to any Jubilee Gelebration on the
grounds thal St Andrews was not an English only church and the Queen was not
head of the Cyprus Ar¢h-Diocese so therefore there was no reason for St Andrews
to mark this occasion {there being plenty of other planned events in Kyrenia). There
followed an increasingly emotive debate on the subject.

Steve B suggested that as this would be the last Royal Jubilee for both her majesty-
given her age and health - and the current congregation, that it would be a shame
not to celebrate it. He also pointed out that most of the St Andrew's congregation
were in fact English and Anglican churches throughout the world would be
lelxating the Jubrlee (induding our own cathedral church)
Rev Mike pointed out. in ￿SpOnSe to a comment, that the Archbishop of Canterbury,
as well as the Queen, had no Jurisdiction over the provin￿ of Jerusalem and the
Middle East or any of the other 40 Anglican Provinces in 165 countries, other than
the Church of England.
Joan S noted that the universal respect for Queen Eltzabeth meant no other
nationalities would be offended by any Jubitee celebration.
Tony K suggested the meeting be polled to detemiine how many would like St
Andrews to ￿lebrate the Jubilee in some w￿Y', Diana asked that those wanting to
lebrate rt would be wlling to also organise it,- Sandy suggested any celebration
should not l￿ on a Sunday as the wOr1￿lde Jubilee date will be Thursday 2. June.
Rev Mike noted that it was up to the Church Council, not the ACM, to decide how or
if to mark the Jubilee and again expressed his view that St Andrews should not be
known as "The English Church.. Joan S commented that il always had been and
was still considered to be so as everything was conducted in English and the vast
maJority of attenders were English. This was followed by a show of hands that
demonstrated an almost unanimous desire for St Andrews to mark the Queen's
Jubilee in some way. James again offered to organise it.
Stuart H proposed a vote of thanks for his wife, Lynda, for her past and ongoing work
in preparing the weekly Few sheet. This was duly given.
14. The meeting concluded wtth The Grace