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The Parish of All Saints and St Wistan Wigston Magna within the Wigston Benefice and the Diocese of Leicester ANNUAL REPORT of WIGSTON MAGNA PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL for the year ended 31st December 2023 and Agenda, Minutes & Reports for the Annual Meeting of Parishioners and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting Sunday 12th May 2024 11.30am

The Annual Meeting of Parishioners Sunday 12th May 2024 at 11.30am AGENDA l. Opening Prayers 2. Appointment of minute taker for this meeting and the APCM 3. Apologies for Absence 4. Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Parishioners 23rd May 2023 5. Elettion of Church Wardens Immediately followed by The Annual Parochial Church Meeting AGENDA l. Minutes of Annual Parochial Meeting 23rd May 2023 2. Matters Arising - that are not otherwise covered by the reports 3. Elertions: 7 members of the Parochial Church Council 4. Presentation of Annual Accounts and Treasurerfs Report 5. Appointment of an Independent Examiner 6. Presentation of Annual Reports: a) Report of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) b) Clergy Report c) Safeguarding Report d) Electoral Roll Report e) Churchwardens, Report Q Deanery Synod Report 7. Any other business (it is apprea'ated if this is notified ahead of time) 8. The Grace.

Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Parishioners Sunday 21" May 2023 at 11.30am Attendance." The Revds Christopher Johnson (chair), Nick Baker, Paul Betts, & 24 parishioners. l. Father Christopher Johnson welcomed everybody and opened the meeting with prayers. 2. Appointment of minute taker for this meeting and the APCM: In the absence of a Secretary, Bill Hardy agreed to take the minutes. 3. Apologies for Absence: Viv Vertefeuille, Margery Whait & Thom Purell. nd 4. The proposal that the minutes of the APM held on 22 May 2022 be declared an accurate record, proposed by Patrick Thacker and seconded by Winsum Wright, was carried (27.0.0) 5. Election of Churchwardens 2023 - 2024: The following nominations had been received: a. Patrick Thatcher Daw b. Winsum Wright - Proposed by Dennis Daw, seconded by Brenda Towler There being no other nominations, Patrick Thacker and Winsum Wright were duly re-elerted Churchwardens. Proposed by Bill Hardy, seconded by Dennis Fr Chris thanked both churchwardens for all their work during the last year. The meeting closed at 11.37 am Signed as a true record: Date: 11 151024,.

Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting Sunday 21st May 2023, immediately following the APM Attendance & apologies as per the Annual Meeting of Parishioners. l. The proposal that the minutes of the APCM held on 22nd May 2022 were a true account, proposed by Bill Hardy and seconded by Dennis Daw, was passed (27.0.0). 2. Matters arising: item 5 - due to the resignation of Stephen Warden as treasurer, the role of independent Examiner was taken over by Joy Heskins. 3. Election of 5 PCC members: As Dennis Daw is standing down from the PCC, Fr Chris thanked Dennis for his many years of service to the PCC. Only three nominations have been received and were as follows: Vivienne Vertefeuille Proposer Dennis Daw, Seconder Patrick Thacker Brian Hall - Proposer Dennis Daw, Seconder Patrick Thacker Thom Purell - Proposer Brenda Towler, Seconder Patrick Thacker There being no further nominations, all 3 were duly elected as members of the PCC. The following 2 nominations were received for the posts of Deanery Synod Representatives.. Winsum Wright - Proposer Dennis Daw, Seconder Brenda Towler Patrick Thacker - Proposer Bill Hardy, Seconder Dennis Daw. There being no other nominations both were re-elected as Deanery Synod Representatives. 4. Presentation of Annual Accounts and Acting Treasure's Report: Patrick Thacker took over the role of acting treasurer when the previous treasurer resigned during 2022 a) Annual Accounts The statement of Accounts for 2022 were presented in printed form and showed a deficit of £10,939.62 for the year 2022. Of this St.Wistan's (scaffolding rental and insurance costs) accounts for approximately £8,000.

i) The Data Development System was introduced during 2022 so no comparable data is available for 2021. It costs £15 per month, but is being paid for by the Diocese. ii) Paper copies of the 2021 accounts (old format) are available for inspection in All Saints or via the website. iii) Designated Funds (Open Church) is £1,140.87 and Restricted Funds (New Fire Mass) is £1,500. iv) Fr. Chris encouraged the use of Parish Giving Scheme (direct transfer) to make the treasurer's work easier. A proposal to accept the presented accounts (proposer Patrick Thacker, seconder Brenda Towler) was passed (27.0.0). Fr. Christopher thanked Patrick Thacker for all his efforts on our behalf. 5. Appointment of an Independent Examiner: Joy Heskins agreed to take over the role of independent examiner as Geoffrey Warner was unable to carry out the work for 2022. A proposal to re-appoint Joy Heskins as the Independent Examiner (proposed by Patrick Thacker, seconded by Bill Hardy) was accepted (27.0.0). 6. Presentation of Annual Reports: a. PCC Report - Repairs and renovation work have been made to the vicarage, which is currently being rental out on a 6 month lease, otherwise the report was taken as read. b. Clergy Report. i. Worship - this is now back to normal post-covid. ii. The vacancy for a new rector is still on-going. After 3 rounds of advertising the post, no candidates have applied for the vacancy. This could be due, in part, to potential candidates waiting to see how the Minster Model and Shaped by God work out. iii. Fr. Chris pointed out that the benefice is still one of the better staffed "parishes" in the diocese. iv. Fr. Nick Baker is now signed off from his curacy and is expetted to be moving on soon. Fr. Paul Betts should be signed off by the end of 2023. v. During The Chair's forthcoming sabbatical, Fr Paul will be in-charge, assisted by Fr Nick. Sunday worship will involve

more Benefice services with added assistance from outside clergy. vi. The following repairs are having to be made to All Saints, clerestory window above the pulpit has buckled. ladder in the bell chamber needs to be replaced and the spring on the bell hammer, which chimes the hour, needs to be replaced. The work to upgrade the elertrics in All Saints will commence when the necessary funds have been raised. The application for the necessary faculty is underway. vii. A new Mass setting (St. Thomas by David Thorne) is to be introduced. viii. The statue of the BVM is to be replaced and funded in part from the Open Church fund. The DAC are to be approached for their comments on a possible replacement. A comment was made from the floor requesting that the guttering around All Saints needs to be cleared. c. Safeguarding Reports - taken as read. Fr. Chris mentioned that this is a statutory duty and thanked Caroline Wordsworth for all her work in this area. d. Elertoral Roll Report - taken as read. e. Churchwardens Report - taken as read. Patrick Thacker added that the diocese has received the St. Wistan's Title Deeds from the Land Registry and that he has supplied the Diocese with all requested information on insurance etc. The hope is that it will soon become the responsibility of the Diocesan Board of Finance and that an alternative use for the building can be found by them. f. Deanery Report - taken as read. 7. A.O.B.: a. A comment was made on the current state of the All Saints grounds. Patrick Thacker will have a quiet word with the OWBC about this. b. There will be no official St. Wistan's Pilgrimage Walk this year. But an unofficial walk will be made on Thursday 1st June starting at 6.30am from St. Wistan's, Wigston. All are welcome to join. c. A question was raised regarding parking on the Birkett House site following the fire. Fr Chris noted that we would need to wait

and see whether we might be able to use the site for parking again in future. The meeting ended at 12.16pm with the Grace. Signed as a true record.. 6. i . NJ Date: 1115)2f

Reports for 2024 Meeting

Treasurer’s Report

The accounts show a deficit of £6,916.96 although slightly better than 2022 (10,939.62). The main utilities gas & electricity came to £11,826.42 a significant increase on 2022 due largely to the increase in prices, from September this year they will go down a little when new contracts will take effect.

The Parish Contribution of £11,500 was paid in full.

We received the usual grant of £2,000 from the Haberdashers, and a Legacy of £1,000 from the estate of the late Mrs Gillies.

Another large expense was the updating of the electrics which came to just under £7,000 all of which was raised through various events and grants plus a gift day held in March.

Another source of income is Gift Aid which amounted to £2,642.93 this came mainly from the Parish Giving Scheme. I have currently collected over £3,000 from HMRC this year on the giving of members of the congregation who have signed Gift Aid forms.

With the freeze on the Tax allowance more people especially those on State Pension are having to pay Income Tax. If you are such a person, please have a think about Gift Aid as I can claim 25p in every pound that you give and it can make a big difference to parish finances at no cost to you.

I mentioned in last year’s report the help I received from Colin Wood with regards to the Data Development System way of recording the accounts, I am now confident going forward that I can manage on my own.

Patrick Thacker (Treasurer)

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6a) PCC Report

Administrative Information

This report is presented by the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints and St Wistan, Wigston Magna.

All Saints’ Parish Church is located on Moat Street, Wigston Magna, and the Church of St Wistan is situated on Church Nook, Wigston Magna. The parish is part of the Wigston Benefice formed on 1[st] June 2014. The parish is in the Diocese of Leicester and its official correspondence address is:

(during vacancy) St Thomas’ Vicarage 9 Hindoostan Avenue Wigston LE18 4UD

The Revd Christopher Johnson is Associate Vicar of the Benefice and acting as Chair of the PCC by virtue of the authority given in the Church Representation Rules .

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR 2023

Aims and purposes

Wigston Magna Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the clergy of the Wigston Benefice in promoting the ecclesiastical parish and the whole mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the All Saints Church Room, Bushloe End, Wigston Magna.

The Parochial Church Council is a charity registered with the Charity Commissioners (No.1176458).

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules (CRR) and membership of the PCC consists of the licensed clergy and lay ministers within the Benefice, Church Wardens and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. All those who attend our services are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. Two members of the PCC sit on the Deanery Synod, providing the PCC with a link between the parish and the wider structures of the church.

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Customarily, the Chair of Wigston Magna PCC is taken by the Rector or by the Associate Vicar or an elected Vice-Chair in their absence.

PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent.

The PCC meets regularly in order to fulfil its obligations. Matters are attended to by correspondence where necessary between meetings.

In order to fulfil its function the Council has the following sub committees:

Standing Committee

Membership: Rector (or deputy), Vice-Chair, Church Wardens, Treasurer, Secretary and two members elected by the PCC. This committee sets the agenda for the PCC and conducts business on behalf of the full Council between meetings. The Committee is limited to expenditure of £500 on any single item.

Working Parties and ad hoc groups are appointed for the following

matters:

Finance Group

Fundraising Committee

Individuals appointed to specific tasks on behalf of the Council:

The Council employs:

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Persons serving on the Council during 2023

Ex officio

Persons serving on the Council during 2023 Persons serving on the Council during 2023 Persons serving on the Council during 2023 Persons serving on the Council during 2023
Ex officio
Vacant Rector
The Revd Christopher Johnson Associate Vicar
Patrick Thacker Churchwarden
(also Deanery Synod Representativ
Winsum Wright Churchwarden
(also Deanery Synod Representative)
The Revd Nick Baker Assistant Curate_(left August 2023)_
The Revd Paul Betts Assistant Curate
Elected
Term began Term ends
Caroline Wordsworth 2021 2024
Brenda Towler 2021 2024
Vacancy 2021 2024
Bill Hardy 2022 2025
Margery Whait 2022 Resigned September 2023
Vacancy 2022 2025
Brian Hall 2023 Resigned June 2023
Thom Purell 2023 Resigned October 2023
Viv Vertefeuille 2023 2026

The Electoral Roll is revised in accordance with the requirements of the Church Representation Rules and a report is given at the APCM by the Electoral Roll officer.

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Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to the following objectives and activities:

Achievements and Performance

b) Clergy Report

It has been a relief in 2023 to make a full journey through the church’s year unhindered by social distancing and the ensuing fears. Two particular highlights were welcoming Bishop Martyn to join us for our patronal festival and the fabulous turnout for carols by candlelight – requiring extra hymnbooks to be handed out at short notice!

2023 was a year of some change. We bade a fond farewell to Fr Nick Baker who concluded his curacy in August, moving off to become chaplain of Shiplake College near Henley-on-Thames. It was lovely to be able to mark with you the tenth anniversary of my ordination and I was very grateful to have been granted the opportunity to undertake a period of sabbatical leave over the summer & early autumn. It was a period both of refreshment and of learning and much appreciated. I’m very grateful to Fr Paul, Patrick

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and Winsum, and our visiting clergy for keeping things running in my absence. One development in the last year has been to try to work more across the benefice in terms of pastoral care and particularly home communion visiting. It has been good to welcome Viv Vertefeuille as part of this team along with Jenny Barradell from St Thomas’; I’m very grateful to them both for the ministry that they fulfil in this role.

Looking ahead:

We face a time of continued uncertainty, within the wider diocesan context of the ‘Minster Communities’ strategy, as we work out how resources will be deployed into the future. The Wigston Benefice will be part of the next set of conversations about this, relating to ‘City & Suburbs’, and the PCC is beginning to consider what this might mean for us. It is also worth noting the increasing challenge of finding cover for clergy leave & other absences as resources and people are stretched ever more thinly. I thank you for your patience and understanding where this causes disruption or changes to the usual pattern of things. As we consider change, it’s also important to note that Fr Paul has now been signed off from his curacy, so at some point in 2024 we will bid farewell to him as his ministry takes him to pastures new. He will also be undertaking a secondment as Bishop’s Chaplain over Summer 2024 to cover a sabbatical, so although he will still be curate within the benefice, he will often be on other duties.

Wherever God may be leading each of us next - as a parish and as individuals within the wider community - may we remain attentive and faithful to his place within our lives and the call he places upon them.

Fr Christopher Johnson Associate Vicar

c) Safeguarding Report

The duty of safeguarding is incumbent not just upon the PCC but upon the whole church community as we seek to protect all God’s people and to promote a safer church.

There are also statutory duties that the PCC must keep in good order and up to date, particularly in matters of policy, implementation, training and good practice in relation to safeguarding.

Having completed an annual review in preparation for the 2024 APCM, we have identified several areas which require attention and work over the coming year:

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Training

Policies & Information

Caroline Wordsworth, Safeguarding Co-Ordinator & Fr Christopher Johnson, Associate Vicar

d) Electoral Roll Report

At present we have 49 Resident and 10 Non-residents – in total 59 currently on the electoral roll after removing the ones who has moved out of area and our church members who sadly passed away during 2023. 2 church members has moved out of the area who no longer worship at All Saints church. 2 Church members sadly passed away during 2023. From the last APCM, two has been added to the electoral roll.

Winsum Wright Electoral Roll Officer

e) Churchwardens’ Report

The main item of work carried out during the year was the updating of the electrical system. This involved installing a new circuit board in the Baptistery cupboard and running a new earth wire to the Sacristy. A new circuit board was also installed in the Sacristy. A wire was also run from the Baptistery to the Lighting conductor.

The Chancel and Sacristy doors were finally repaired following the break in in 2019, paid for by the insurance claim. We would like to thank Bryan Towler who gave them a finishing touch, and also for the odd jobs he has carried out during the year.

Some remedial work was carried out on the south aisle and chancel roof, although some further work needs to be carried out.

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Servicing was carried out on the boilers in Sacristy and church rooms. The fire alarm system, including all the fire extinguishers both in church and church rooms.

For a few months during the year the clock was unable to chime the hour, this was due to a damaged spring which as now been repaired and replaced by Cumbria Clock Company. This was paid for by a couple of generous donations, for which we’re very grateful.

A new statue of Our Lady and Child has been purchased and placed in the Lady Chapel, thanks to the open church group who have raised the funds over several years. The statue was blessed by Bishop Martyn on All Saints’ Sunday.

St Wistan’s continues to be inspected weekly. As of 1[st] March 2024, the building has been vested in the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF) and closed as a regular place of worship. The DBF will seek to find an alternative use for the building in due course. The insurance and scaffolding costs previously borne by the PCC have been transferred to the DBF. There remains a small insurance liability to the parish in relation to the churchyard, but this is covered under our existing policy.

Patrick Thacker and Winsum Wright Churchwardens

f) Deanery Synod Report

Myself and Patrick have attended 3 Deanery meetings after the APCM which took place in May 2023.

The Gartree Deanery Synod meetings took place at St Wilfred’s Church Hall, Kibworth

7[th] June 2023 - talk by Jonathan Kerry, Simon Wilson (Diocesan Board of Finance) including David Palmer and Claire Bampton, they explained the finance and how it affects the Diocesan finances. Post it notes were handed out to members at the meeting to write questions on, the main meeting was to inform the attendees at Deanery meeting about the Diocesan finances

27[th] September 2023 – Sharing of “Good News” Input from Steve Bailey, Area Dean, and Tom Devas, Associate Rector of Cornerstone Team – asked to mix up in different group from different church and share the good news

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and how we came to faith, write on post it notes and put them on a board. After the group discussion we had a chance to circulate getting to know each other from different churches taking time to listen and sharing life on how we came to faith, some I heard brought tears to my eyes.

7[th] February 2024 – Presentation by Dan Gower from Open Doors, who works with the persecuted church, taking the Bible to places where it’s banned. Dan roles is rising the awareness of the persecuted church, a slide show was presented and listed areas around the world where people having to go underground and who are persecuted for being a Christian, information was given how to support and donate, it was the Wigston Benefice’s turn to provide refreshments, thank you to Brenda and her daughter Rachel for helping out on the night.

Winsum Wright Deanery Synod Rep

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The APCM is followed by

Meeting of the Parochial Church Council

1. Elections:

Vice Chair

Treasurer

Two Members of Standing & Finance Committee

PCC Secretary

Electoral Roll Officer

Safeguarding Officers

2. Dates of next meeting:

PCC: Wednesday 10[th] July. 7.30pm

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Statement of Accounts

2023

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the tru8taesl membèrs of iIAgston Magna PCC On accounts for the year ended December 31" 2023 Charfty no (K any) 1176458 Sat out on pages 1to4 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the al>)ve charity (Yhe Trusn for the year ended 3111112025. Responsibililies and As the tharity tfustees of the Trust. you a￿ responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the r4uirements of th6 Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my exanination of tha Trust's ￿Unts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying OLrt my examination, I have f(Alowed the applice Directions given by the Charrty Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Ad. I have completed my examination. I confjmi that no material matters have corrE to my attenlion in connection with the examination which gives me cause to telieve that in. any material respect.. accounting rewrds were not kept in accordance with sedion 130 of the Act or the a(￿unt$ do not ￿ with the accounting records Independent examlnevs statsment I have no concems and have ￿me ￿OsS no other matters in COnt￿tIon wrth the examinatic￿ to whith attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the wonls in the b￿C￿ets if they do not appjy. Signed: Date: s- i -JoJ+ Name: r" R•l•vant professlonal qualiflcation(s) or body (If any): Addr8s5: 11) h. ne /_-• Section B Disclosure Only c¥)mplete if the examiner n￿S to highlight matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of chanty ￿nts.. directions and guidanc6 for examiners). IER October 2018

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