Si hlary the WllEin Ticehurst Tn￿lee5 Annuat Report IY24 1of6 l.our aim5 and pu4)0ses u A ¢tha]ity The PCC the ￿spo￿lb111ty of ￿Peratiti8 iti:. pD)motion of the Gospel ofthe knnl Jesug ch17￿ acco￿1￿8 to the doL*iDes and prneliccs of the Chu￿￿ ofEDgland. promoting in the pwish the mission of the Chu￿bI P#Stornl. Soci￿. ecumen1￿ envimnrnental and eV￿ge]isti prnclical support gnd (XZE for all people in the parish irrespective of ￿ need and ability to pay. pn)viding f￿ancIAl support to those in need and ts> other or6auisations Mith similar objeclii'e& 2.what planned to do to atbieve our dwitsble objediyes Ive planned to do the followin[. To enable a3 many people possible to become part of our parish cottllnullity.. tead)ing. baptism And nuriuriDg new and es33tillg be]ieYe keeping the church open durius the da)ll￿t forthe Community to for prdyer and meditaiion. To oRTcr seThiees of worship to G(MJ:_ maiutaining OVe￿ieW ofwotship tluoughout the pajish considering how services can iniDlve the lltally wups that liye within the P￿ls￿ putting faith into prdLtice through prayerand seriptur4 music and saerament being ￿ receplive &4 possible fo those wanting baptis￿ wEddiDgs aDd fimerxls at SLhlarys. To promote the Gospel and prny that the unchuTehed may find the fidlness ofiife in Jesus Christ:. assistiDS people from all Thzlks of life to deyelop their knowledge ofalld tntst in Jes holding courses to advance discipleshipTr the01￿1￿ understanding and edU￿tion. est91blishiDg su)a]I wups at Ivhich learn about the Bible and faith with S￿dY WOTship prdyer and feljom'shi Inessitsg the gr￿ Dews of Jesus (Irist by pursuing the mi55ion of Gd ID its dIffe￿￿t fonns To in Eiangelism and Outreath to the parish:. aekning out to those who do uot come to churrh at events such as Lybffee mornin84 collcert% a luneh to celebrnte the HaThest and a Cluystm&s Fair. pmmoting HaThest Festi￿ pTr)vidiDg knluuents and distsibutiDg fwl to the lod food encourdgiug cart for the environmeDL Gol's otation thmugh our Eco Church rtatus and initiatives reachiug out lo the community by advertssiDg Se￿0￿ events and celebrations seeking to grow ourchurch aitDed es￿l2llY at theyoungEr seuerntion and developing our links1"OpeD the Book" &￿eMb]leS and worship) with ourvillage C of E priw school. Scanned wlth cs '.15 Camscannerf,. St hlary ihe Ifwgin Ticehursl Trnslees Annual Report 2￿24 We p￿￿1de a special building ind el]u￿1)￿￿ forwple to enjoy." enablinbF an apprtriation of chur& building ID the hi￿Ory￿nd atheolo&Y ofthe arcll by being open from 8am Unli14pm for ￿'e￿i)ne lo 2of6 Ille provide I￿6]ble Pa￿01￿] finnnti81 supw)rt lo the PWT needy." providiD8 p0s￿rnI for people *hedier part ofst hljry's Chuwh or not pn)Yiding finAneio1 wi514nce to those in need in the p￿7$￿ spendiDg the iDcome ofour parish tn￿5 actwths to the objects established by theirdono le eonsiderthe needs of people served by other dwities and giiiDg 8ranL8 lo MTrder QUi￿18n chaTilies giving srnnls to missionary orEoni￿tiOos that show Cd's l¢)Ye in the p￿￿$1 nalions. Ivhen plAnning our aetsvities for the the PCC considernl the Clwity Commi5SiOll S guidanee on public benefit aud in particular the speafie guidance oll Ch￿ltieS for the dvancement of￿1￿￿10￿. The PCC complied the duty under section 5 of the Safeguathg and Clew Discipline I￿￿Te X116, fully duty to 1￿c due regajd ￿ House of Bishop s guidance on regu0￿1n8 ehild1￿ and vulnernble adu]t& 3. Wbat M'e achieved and how the arfiiities of the chunth affeded the beDeficiarAes lives Aiiendanee al m.0￿hiP The chU￿b V+'dcomes wiqilojs from the pan8h as well &$ those coming fn)m outside and we feel tbait d)is attendaDee *t w￿ls￿lP WAS a D)ajor demonstratioD ofour &ctiTrities prnviding spiritual And pastoral support to the community. The average re￿lar Iieekly atteDd4nce counted for the diocese ￿CO￿lS dwing Oclober 2￿24 was 58 adults and 2 children..The congregation in eburr& at E&ster Wds tiw￿ll￿lly greater thall la )Ear,146. Tlke Bisbop of Chiehesterofficiated at our service of RernembrdDce held a￿Ulld the IITar hlemoiial in the village and the service ill chiurh that followEd. Both very wcu attended.The senqees oyer CkLristr)L8 were 4]1 well atiended with worshipper& Teacliing, baptising and nurturing Dew and eXi￿l￿g believers*- A sudl weekly wup meet for study fellowship and prayer. chu￿￿ led assemblies at tbe village sthool followiDg'OpeD the B(Ktrk',( a ￿atiOnal Bible siories dratna stheme ruu by the Bible S￿iety) continue to be very popularwith the Child￿n 4nd the leaching statT A week]y play group for iThldlern and their PWEDVewtr b&5 proved to be a popular addition lo our aci]￿lIeS. E)'aDgelism and outrtach ID the gbsence oran incumbeDt our chuTchMvden eontinued to pnite to parisbioners weekly notices aDd a monthly letier. Events seryice detsi]s *JE F￿d on media regulaAy and the churcb eontinueg to coDtributr to the very populv monthly m88aziD These communications Iwe all beeo continued since the let1￿rnent of the vicor in oc￿ber Scanned wlth cs '.15 Camscannerf,. St blary the WuEin ficehursl T￿s￿&S Annual Report XY24 We were able lo plan for the Grtai Big G￿en Week ￿livi11C5 whi& Thtrc tsking place frnm 8 10 16 June in coullnunilies around the UK ￿ celebrate what we doing ￿ bclp D¥ture and take oction on dim1￿ chansa G)mmimities and business gmups helped us to edebrate the week which inc]uded a Cofftt and CA)nirTration morning. a very popular SHXP Shop aDd other weu attended events thn)ughout the week. We beld a Pet Seryice in on 6 Ortober with great variety of friendly petj joining in with # gcrfxl size conyrgatiOD.. The weeklywarni Ivelcome morning, open to all, which Started in 2tQl serving 12k4 teh and coITee no expecled charge continu¢J ￿ be very suece&sful aud aitrnLts up to 45 attendees ftDm the village and surroundiDg on Friday morning& 3of6 Pmvision of the churcb building alld Chu￿b)￿￿ forpeople to eDjOy. Our ChU￿b LX)ntinues kn be appreciated by ourpajisbioners and nuny others ￿ a space where life events are celebrated with joyand thanptswng. During 2024 we cdebrated the b&pti5tn of 6 inf8nt4 4 5erviLfS of Holy hlatiimony and we beld 5 funernl Sery1c¢%The￿ were 8 iDtennent of&sh&4 {mosdy in our Garden of RemembTrnce ). The cbU￿b is opeD forvisitors doily from 8am UDtil 4p The ebU￿b)￿lI h&s beeD enjoyed by many. It is a wdl kept place and Voluntee￿ have adopted res keepinu brnmbles iv aud weeds at bayThe gr&48 one area of the c]osed thuJrhy8Tdl i.e no bwials the￿ noivl is contmlled by a fl(d of sheep and the rest of the grass area is momrd by the distiict council . We employ a gardener who cares for the new burial ground and the CaDJen of Remembrance. We had fornied Eeo Church Working Group to pursue the scbeme run by A Rorha UL a Christian charity a Ttmil to mobilise Cbrislians bnd chU￿be5 to (2re for the eDvironmeDLWe have involied people from the village in our project to (2re for'God's Acre, and have instAlled bat boxe4 binl boxes and a bug hotel 85 well as a hedgehog bome and an owl box iu the cburch)wd. In addition we have pledged to move tOW8DJs (2knn net zeryk Ive are pleased to welcome A ￿uP of men who bave formed a singing gmup which meets fortnigh￿Y to prnctice in ourcbu￿h D)OllL Music is an itnportant Ll)M￿Ullal part of our worship and our choir robe for most services. A .'? Service of caro15 and Teading5 dwiDgAdvent attended by l(Xl peopl Spatial ￿onIe￿ng of the chU￿h building and fijtu￿ prnjert& One Project that still Deeds th be considered is the Yery old beating system { the pipeworkl so that we can extend a wJrn) welcome to Visitors in a wnner chuNth. 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St hlary theVllEinf1cehu￿t Trnslces Annu81 Rep)rt 5of6 Sharing ihe ￿lI￿ls1ry eosls ofthe Dioctse ofchiehesler The Iwt txpenditu￿ ofthe PCC the sum of£65,(XY) paid to the dioeoe for our share of all churcbes. P￿1$h Nlinisby CosL&This amount bry)es ￿waI￿ bousin& slipend and pension tosts ofthe clew and a $taryda￿ sum for diiKesan centrnl co5￿ dcrgy trainingknd a u>ntribution to general chU￿h StatTcosts Tlie PCC paid for Bfy)k-keepins seNice4 OLXZ4iottd aerical duty followiDg thc rct1￿ment of the incumbeut and the expenses of an owisl. Detai]s art pmvided in the account Office cosL These were just day io day runniDg eosts this yw #mountiDg to £2244.74.. Trustee pawents and expensts. The PCC kn supported thevicarage and whilst couniyl tsx is not payable on an empty Cle House the￿ were still costs of tdepbon& and utililie& Repair5 to the fabric ofthe church bulldintv ThC￿ ingrw of Ivaterfrnm the ThKbf ivhicb repW￿d and fTpairto 8 small part ofa 5thined sl&ss window. 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