All Saints and St Stephens (Ockbrook with Borrowash) Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the year ending 31 Dember 2024 All Saints. Church is stuated on Churth Stre4 Ockbr and & steph s Churth Is situated on Ststion Road, Borrrwth. The Parith is part of the DI of Derby within the urch of England. Tr corrWOn address is Tr Vicardge, Tr RidirHJs, Ockbryx) Derby, DE72 3SF PCC Memb5 wt have serfftl from janry 2024 until the date ths rewt S approval Incumbert Wardw Revd rim Sumrt Chairman Mr Paul Cullen on the Dean Synod Eletted mbe15 Mr Martin Shaw Mrs LAll Mrs Sally Beaver Mrs Jenny Wallace Chaimwn and Treasur Until May 2024 Mrs suzan Cullen Mr Mike Allwood Mrs Natalie Coxon Mrs Pamela Throsby Mr Patrith Smith Dr Rod James Mrs Sue James Assistsnt Warden Assistant Warden Secretary unbl Octrjbw 2024 Until May 2024 Fnyn May 2024 Structurei governance and managemert The meth(xJ of appointsnent of PCC manbus is s& in Churth R•tion Rules. All Urch atta)dees are en(x)uraged to regiSt& cffi the Electoral Roll and ID Stand for election to the PCL Rev Tim Surnp, in promotiryJ in the ecdesiaslical parith the whole mission of the Churth. Church attendan The were 121 parithion&s the Electoral Roll, 19 of whcmn are not resident within the parish. The average Churth attamIan reLDrded duriThJ Cktobw was 79.
Review of the year (by our WKar) The PCC Met bi-monthly throughout the year. The Standing and nan Committee met between PCC meetings and infornwtion (draft minutes eto) from those meetings were highlighted at the p and discussed where necessary. There continues to be a sense, articulated by manyi that we continue to move on from some of the effects of the covid-19 pandemic, whith saw both the St Stephen's and All Saints. congregations (fiminish signifKantly. Most of the church family have now retumed to frdtrtrtrface servtces. Over the la* year we have welcomed a significant nurnber of new members to our church family• especialty in All Sainlg, which has bn very encourdging. Although we can always finesse our welcome, I am heartened by the numerous comments I continue to receive alx)ut how welcoming our church families are. A big THANK YOU to all who share in this deeply important ministry. sin the last AGM we have welcomed Rev Pb Shrt a retired pri& who live in Nottingham. Bob play an active role in our churthes. leading the monthty 8am BCP Holy Communion Servi on the Sunday of each month, in All Sain, along with the Morning knyer Servi in St steen's on that dayi and one Wednesday Holy Communion serv1. a month, in St Stephen's. I am grateful to Bob, and Jeffrey for thelr support in priestly ministy, and to all who contribute to the lrfe, ministy, and mSsslon of our churthes, both in visible, upfront roles, and In less visible roles. It has been wonderful to have the Presen of a choir among us again. The Communty Choir (led by Major Steve Fraser-Burton) wondethjlly led a Silver Servi (for those 50+), a BCP Choral Evensong, A Remembrance and Hope se1, and the annual Nine Lessons and Carols by CandlelighL Aowing out of these occasions, our church choir have now refOrn and is leading worship in St stephen's Borrowash at the 9.15 am servkes on the 2nd and 4th each month. ably suppted by our organlst Rob M051ey. We are deeth grateful for the time and effort the thoirs put into the life of our community. IVS also apposite to mention other organSsts who play on ndayS (Greg MaskalicK Lecky Ally and Ele Feetham) alongside those who have played for weddings and funerdls (fony Haryey and Ele Feetham). We are deeply grateful for their willingness to lead, as and when they can. It was also with deep sadness to leam of the sudden death of Tony Harvey and my Condolen go out to Ju(fi and all the famity. It has been wondthl to see the ongoing development of the presen of the Growth (knup5- which Geoff Peel continues to coordirklte. These a wonderful weekdaylevenlng contexts within which to develop. deeper friendships with others, grow spiiitually together as we read and rellect on the bible and pray. and engage In missional/evangdislic actsvitses. We have continued to benefft from the newly refurbished All Saintg, OckbrooL The space offers us flexibilty for our own worship services and events, alongside being a space for community events: Local Electlon Hustingi a Wami Spa, a Ikmentia Café and Shining Stsrs, our pre-school t<xldler groups, and youth events. We look fOard to contlnuing to develop All Saints, into something of a. comrnunlty-hub, and recognise as we do tha¢ both the All Saintg and St Stephen's builLfings wlll need continuing work and repair. May 2024 saw the sale of the church hall (the Gord LaY Hall) in OckbrooL I watched the auction on4ine, with Zoe, whilst on hdiday. Following a rather slow start, by the time the auctioneerfs gavd sounded, we were literally on the edge of our seats. The sale price of just under £500,1)00 was incredible, and we give God thanks for this resource. I am in process of convening a small group• representing the breadth of our church family, and the churth centres, who will meet to
develop proposals of how should best use the rn(eY rtteived. It will then be for the p to agree on, and vote for, what 0plS they think are besL Please pray for this important and ongoing process. Our Christrnas 2024 services and events had been planned ty a small group of church family members, coordinated by Sue James. As a resul¢ we tried some new COnpts- Blue Christmas (for those for whom Christmas can be a difficult and painful time), Posada, Christsnas café, Carols by Candldight and an additional Christingle service on thristmas Eve aimed at families under 5s. The PCC also agreed to invest in some hlgh-qualty publiaty (with thanks to Ruth Green for developing thls). We had some wonderful seThi and events, and our numbers of those attending We up exponentialty on previous years. on again, I would like to offer a big THANK YOU, to all who wotl(ed so hard and prayed so long. I end this snapshot of the last year wth a hearty THANK YOU to everyone who contributes so muth to the life and witness, mission, and ministy of our church family. The small army of seen and unseen volunteers, who w(xk tirelessly, deaning, preparing refreshments, welcoming, stewarding our finan, looking after our buildings, leading worship (induding the music group coordinator, Jery Anderson), leadlng and preathing, reading, leading WOlp praying, welcoming, and working the AN etc. Together we really are strongtt! We also continue looking t(Hard the fuknre, as we k to keep in * with the Holy Spiiit in the presenL Our vision document Shaping the Future proffers us biblically based purpose, valu, and priorlties to scaffold us as we do that. The PCC will be spending time finessing this dfxument later in 2025. May we know the Holy Spirit guiding us. guarding us. and going with us into the presen of the future around us here. Thank you all for your encouragement and pport for me thnjugh thts last year, my 24th year here. On Juty 2nd, 2025, it will be the 30th anniversary of my ordination in Derby Cathedral. It continues to be a joy seeking to fulfil my cunEnt call as the Vicar in this parish. And now'may the gra of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowthip of the Holy Spiii¢ be with us all, (2 Corinthiars 14: 14). The details of the financial affairs rf the PC£ e I11 in the Statan&t of nan(la1 Actsvities and the Balan Sheet attadd to this rep(xL The Common Fund r8]LESt for 2023 was £722(Kl, and trE figure for 2024 £60777 The PCC in January 2024 resolveAI to u)ntinue payMYJ at the 2023 level, whith was 50% of the requested amount. The signifiort financial evatt rf 2024 s lry aucti of &)rdon Law Hall site. This resul in the PCC recaving £443105.45 this after l&yl, Consulta and aUctionr fees had been deducted. 100% of the 2023 amounL After consulting with the cnngregation as to hthy this money dKxJkl be wt the PCC resolved to invest in a fund of £44,000 IO%) this to be ud potartialty to support groups within the Pa. It tkls nam&1 the (IH Communty FurMI. A fvrther £356.000 has been inveed until ltab proie(ts are oMsid, and a gnall group is to be establishal to progress thi A regular cOmmt from corGultation was that the money should IE u*d simply as a revenue support fund. Ttkinks again to David Disney aTrJ C01e R&id, wF#) Ikive (Thrtinuod to contribute ID the financial rnanagnt of the PCC
Reserve Policy It is the PCC policy to ty to maintaln a balan of unrestrittad funds eJual to 6 month5 of unreStriCed payments, this to a)ver emergenaes. It is the policy to detH)sit these funds In the CBF church of England Deit Fund, and to invest in the COIF tharity Investsnent Fund, when practical.
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