Chairperson’s Report for 2020
What a year 2020 was, it started well with all of our usual activities, including Ash Wednesday services and a Lent course. Then covid struck and on March 20[th] we went into lockdown. All churches were closed and services suspended.
Worship moved online and weekly services could be viewed on Facebook and Youtube. This continued throughout the year, and films were also done for Messy Church and there was a Christmas Special.
My grateful thanks go to all those who have been involved with the filming and the editing of these services, it has seen us keeping in touch with our church congregations and also reaching out to those people who are seeking and asking questions about God and spiritual matters.
For Easter a mailing was sent out which included the newsletter, a palm cross and a worship leaflet. This set the tone for the rest of the year with the monthly newsletter being emailed to approx. 200 people and posted to approx. 80 people throughout the Ministry Area.
In June, covid rules relaxed slightly and in July Llanwnog Church opened for private prayer on a weekly basis. In August we held outdoor services in the churches and moved indoors in September. We were able to hold harvest services indoors, but Remembrance services moved outdoors and took place during a two week firebreak closure.
Two services of light for All Souls took place at the slightly later date at the end of November.
It was hoped that Christmas services could take place more or less as usual, but this wasn’t to be the case. There was one crib service and two services on Christmas Eve and two on Christmas Day.
During the lockdown, childrens and youth groups moved online and by post, as did the Ministry Team who continued to meet over zoom. We also held some MAC meetings over zoom.
The Pastoral team and others took to phoning people and some joined in with the covid volunteer group based in Llanidloes.
We were unable to say a proper thank you to Rev Lynda in March, but fortunately were able to thank her and give her gifts in September at the Licensing service which saw Rev Alison installed as Ministry Area Leader and Rev Jon as Associate Vicar.
We, as an Area, are very grateful and thankful for all that Rev Lynda did during her time in ministry with us.
We also need to thank Sandra Jones for her service as Ministry Area Warden and Liz Green who has stepped down as the leader of St Michael’s after school club. Their valuable input will be much missed.
We were unable to properly welcome Rev Beth Weston and husband David, who have moved into Llangurig, but they have been quietly getting on with things and I know that many of you have met her. Despite being in lockdown and sheltering for most of the year, we have still been able to Worship God, Love the world, and via our online services, Grow the church.
I am very grateful and thankful for all those who have been quietly busy throughout the year preparing services, helping their neighbours, praying for people and situations as they arose. You are all marvellous and it bodes well for this year, especially as we continue to see covid restrictions being eased.
Rev Alison Gwalchmai Bro Arwystli Ministry Area
ANNUAL PARISH FINANCIAL RETURNS 2020
Diocese
Parish of Bro Arwystli
| INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Income/Receipts Donations & Legacies Planned giving Loose Collections Donations For Mission Tax Claims Gift Aid Tax Claims GASD Legacy gifts (No rece Grants Charitable Acrivities Fees Other Trading Activities Money Raising Investment Other Total Incoming Resouces/Receipts EXPENDITURE/PAYMENTS Charitable Activities Support for Ministry Parish Share Parochial Expenses o Other Parish Activities Maintenance of Servi General Parish Expen Church Property Maintenance of Chur Maintenance of Other Exceptional Expendit Mission & Grants Parish Home/World Other Capital Payments Raising Funds Cost of Money Raisin Total Resources Expended/Payments NET INCOME/EXPENDITURE or RECEIPT/PAYMENTS EX Transfers between Funds Other Recognised Gains(Losses) on Investments NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Balances b/forward January Fund balances carried forward at 31st December 2 Clerics Name Signature…………………………………. Date ……………12th May 2021……………….. |
Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total of All Funds Dec-20 |
Total of All Funds Dec-20 |
Total All Funds 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38,990.00 8,870.00 8,330.00 384.00 11,815.00 40.00 150.00 1,724.00 2,571.00 2,287.00 415.00 |
50.00 315.00 1,147.00 1,331.00 769.00 |
38,990.00 8,870.00 8,330.00 434.00 11,815.00 40.00 150.00 2,039.00 3,718.00 3,618.00 1,184.00 |
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| 40857 | |||||
| 18585 | |||||
| 5677 | |||||
| 4380 | |||||
| 6443 | |||||
| 40 | |||||
| 7900 | |||||
| 2611 | |||||
| 26413 | |||||
| 25402 | |||||
| 18617 | |||||
| 75,576.00 | 3,612.00 | 79,188.00 | 156925 | ||
| 57,043.00 9,224.00 c 504.00 5,063.00 c 12,052.00 2,420.00 u 2,575.00 3,084.00 239.00 8,000.00 g 208.00 |
10.00 1,466.00 |
57,043.00 9,224.00 504.00 5,063.00 12,062.00 3,886.00 2,575.00 3,084.00 239.00 8,000.00 208.00 |
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| 69129 | |||||
| 8955 | |||||
| 1333 | |||||
| 30019 | |||||
| 9450 | |||||
| 2937 | |||||
| 25 | |||||
| 2705 | |||||
| 44177 | |||||
| 5655 | |||||
| 100,412.00 | 1,476.00 | 101,888.00 | 174385 | ||
24,836.00 - |
2,136.00 | 22,700.00 - |
-17460 | ||
| 8,676.00 | |||||
| 307,152.00 | |||||
| 0 122,392.00 |
170,736.00 | 293,128.00 | |||
| Treasurer name Jackie Maginnis Signature…………………………. |
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