## Bro Arwystli Easter Vestry 10[th] May 2022 Chair’s Report 2021 The beginning of the year saw us all still living with the constraints of the covid pandemic and this extended into our church life, with the majority of our churches holding only one service a month. As Easter approached a lent course was held over zoom led by Rev Peter. We didn’t hold any of our normal Holy week services, but people were able to attend a Good Friday service in the Presbyterian church in Llandinam led by Rev Monica O’Dea. Each church was able to have Easter Day communion services, with thanks to our retired clerics. After which time, most churches moved to two services a month. Baptisms, weddings and funerals were able to take place, albeit with covid restrictions in place. Zoom was very much in use during the year, with MAC meetings taking place in that way and also some worship services, including World Day of Prayer, which saw people from the southern end of our Diocese joining together in ecumenical fellowship. Our online worship continued on Facebook and Youtube, which continues to this day, though in a slightly different format. My thanks go to all those who record their thoughts to be shared with the online community, and to Rev Jon who ensures that they get uploaded. As our church meetings resumed in person, Rev Jon introduced to the area the “On the Way” leaflet – Vision and Values for a post covid time. We were asked to consider how our church life would look like and what challenges we thought our churches would be able to undertake. This is an ongoing discussion with some interesting ideas being put forward. Watch this space! As the year progressed our work with children and young people was able to resume with in person meetings and we were also fortunate to be able to hold two Messy Churches – one in Llanidloes and the other in Trefeglwys. We joined in with a Lammas service in Trefeglwys and the Pumpkin Festival in Llanidloes, which saw the culmination of our harvest services. Bishop Andy joined us for a united service in October. Remembrance services were held in November along with services for All Souls. We then started to gear up for Christmas and it was so lovely to be able to gather together again to celebrate the birth of Jesus. There was a toy service, a roving nativity and a number of crib and carol services – all thoroughly enjoyed by those who felt able to attend. Our ecumenical partnership continued to flourish with joint services being held in Caersws, Llandinam and Llanidloes. Also, during the year, our website was finally launched and my thanks go to Mike Dean who helps to maintain it. Bangor Diocese launched itself as an Eco Diocese and with grateful thanks to Maya and John Bimson we are starting to look at how our churches can become more eco-friendly. 2021 was a difficult time for many of us as we battled with anxiety and confidence issues after being in lockdown for so long, and this is still an ongoing battle for many in our area, with a number still not feeling confident enough to return to worship in our church buildings. It is a credit to you all and to your resilience that we have been able to do all the things that we did during the last year, which also included a slow return to fund raising and social events. My grateful thanks go to you all for the way in which you have handled the pandemic situation and new ways of doing things. I am also most grateful to our retired clerics, without whom we would not be able to hold the numbers and types of services that we do in this area, we are truly blessed by them all. My last thanks, though not the least, go the ministry team, who have continued to meet on zoom and then in person, to continue to plan and discuss all manner of things to do with the ministry of God in this area. If we all continue in the way we did in 2021, then the rest of this year bodes very well. Thank you! ANNUAL PARISH FINANCIAL RETURNS 2021 Diocese Bangor Parlsh of Bro Anvy$tli ota Fund8 2020 Totsl ofAII Funds Dec-21 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Unreslricled Funds Restricted Funds IncomelRe¢eipts Donatsons & Legacies Planned giving Loose Collections Donations For Mission Tax Claims Gift Aid Tax Claims GASD Legacy gifts Grants Fees Money Raising 34.567.00 14,702.00 5.440.00 1.10300 4,701.00 34,567.00 14,702 00 5,440.00 1,103.00 4,701.00 38,990.00 8,870.00 8,330.00 434.00 11,815.00 3,040.00 1,000.00 6,908.00 4,217.00 20,985.00 20,000.00 23,040.00 1,000.00 6,908.00 4,627.00 25,591.00 16,382.00 138,061.00 40.00 150.00 2.039.00 3.718.00 3,618.00 1,184.00 79,18800 Charitable Aerivilies Other Trading Activib"e$ Investment other Total lTr¢omlng Re6ouceslReceipts 410.00 4,6C6.00 16,382.00 41,398.00 96,663.00 EXPENDITUREIPAYMENTS Charitable Activities Support for Ministry Parish Share 56,744.00 2,292.00 56,744.00 2,292.00 57043 9224 ParOChi41 EXp•rth￿C1ckn1C8 Other Maintenance of Servi General Parish Expe Maintenance of Chur Parish Activities 815.00 542.00 21.036.00 1,058.00 2,222.00 1,201.00 1.504 00 835 00 50.00 88,299.00 815.00 542.00 21,351.00 2,236.00 2.222.00 1,201.00 1,504.00 1.530 00 50.00 90,487 00 504 5063 12062 3886 2575 3084 239 8000 208 101888 Church Property 315.00 1,178.00 Mgintthance ol Othèr Pioperty Exceptional Expendit Parish Homelwortd Other Capstsl Payments Raising Funds Cost of Money Raisi Total Resour¢•s ExpendedlPayments Mission & Gfanls 695.00 2.188.00 NET INCOMEIEXPENDITURE or RECEIPTIPAYMENTS EXCESS ,364.00 39,210.00 47,574.00 -22700 Transfers between Funds Other Recogni$od Gains(Losses) NET MOVEMENT IN FUNOS Bal•ncè8 bmorward January Fund balance8 carrled foThvard at 31st Do¢ember 2 127,804.00 213,733.00 341,537.00 293128 Clerics Name Treasurer name Jackie Maginnis Signature............................... Signa Date............................. The atyoye summary is in accordanrL with the indNKlual Churth $latem8nt8 suppl*d David Gethin s(,.(, che&ed ANNUAL PARISH FINANCIAL RETURNS 2021 Diocese Bangor Parlsh of Bro Anvy$tli ota Fund8 2020 Totsl ofAII Funds Dec-21 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Unreslricled Funds Restricted Funds IncomelRe¢eipts Donatsons & Legacies Planned giving Loose Collections Donations For Mission Tax Claims Gift Aid Tax Claims GASD Legacy gifts Grants Fees Money Raising 34.567.00 14,702.00 5.440.00 1.10300 4,701.00 34,567.00 14,702 00 5,440.00 1,103.00 4,701.00 38,990.00 8,870.00 8,330.00 434.00 11,815.00 3,040.00 1,000.00 6,908.00 4,217.00 20,985.00 20,000.00 23,040.00 1,000.00 6,908.00 4,627.00 25,591.00 16,382.00 138,061.00 40.00 150.00 2.039.00 3.718.00 3,618.00 1,184.00 79,18800 Charitable Aerivilies Other Trading Activib"e$ Investment other Total lTr¢omlng Re6ouceslReceipts 410.00 4,6C6.00 16,382.00 41,398.00 96,663.00 EXPENDITUREIPAYMENTS Charitable Activities Support for Ministry Parish Share 56,744.00 2,292.00 56,744.00 2,292.00 57043 9224 ParOChi41 EXp•rth￿C1ckn1C8 Other Maintenance of Servi General Parish Expe Maintenance of Chur Parish Activities 815.00 542.00 21.036.00 1,058.00 2,222.00 1,201.00 1.504 00 835 00 50.00 88,299.00 815.00 542.00 21,351.00 2,236.00 2.222.00 1,201.00 1,504.00 1.530 00 50.00 90,487 00 504 5063 12062 3886 2575 3084 239 8000 208 101888 Church Property 315.00 1,178.00 Mgintthance ol Othèr Pioperty Exceptional Expendit Parish Homelwortd Other Capstsl Payments Raising Funds Cost of Money Raisi Total Resour¢•s ExpendedlPayments Mission & Gfanls 695.00 2.188.00 NET INCOMEIEXPENDITURE or RECEIPTIPAYMENTS EXCESS ,364.00 39,210.00 47,574.00 -22700 Transfers between Funds Other Recogni$od Gains(Losses) NET MOVEMENT IN FUNOS Bal•ncè8 bmorward January Fund balance8 carrled foThvard at 31st Do¢ember 2 127,804.00 213,733.00 341,537.00 293128 Clerics Name Treasurer name Jackie Maginnis Signature............................... Signa Date............................. The atyoye summary is in accordanrL with the indNKlual Churth $latem8nt8 suppl*d David Gethin s(,.(, che&ed