# **ANNUAL CHURCH MEETINGS** Sunday, 17th March 2024 # **ANNUAL MEETING of PARISHIONERS for the ELECTION of CHURCHWARDENS** in the Church at 12.15 **ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING** in the Church at 12.30 **Meeting Documents** ## **Contents** **Annual Meeting of Parishioners for the Election of Churchwardens** |||| |---|---|---| |**Annual M**|**eeting of Parishioners for the Election of Churchwardens**|**Page**| |1|Agenda|2| |2|Minutes of the 2023 meeting|2| |**Annual Parochial Church Meeting**||| |1|Agenda|3| |2|Minutes of the 2023 meeting|4| |**Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for 2023**||8| |1|Administrative information|9| |2|Structure, governance and management|9| |3|Objectives and activities|9| |4|Electoral roll|9| |5|PCC membership|10| |6|Review of the year January – December 2023|11| |7|Report of the proceedings of the Parochial Church Council|11| |8|Churchwarden’s report for 2023|12| |9|Priest-in-charge review July -December 2023|13| |10|Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults|16| |11|Deanery Synod report 2023|17| |12|Fabric report|17| |13|Annex – Reports of Church Groups for 2023|17| ||A1
Church Hall Committee|17| ||A2
Music|18| ||A3
St Mark’s Floral Team|18| ||A4
St Mark’s library|19| ||A5
St Mark’s website|19| ||A6
Social Committee|19| ||A7
St Mark’s C of E Primary School|21| |**Financial**|**Statement for the Year Ending 31st December 2023**|25| ||Report of the Independent Examiner for the year 2023|26| |1|Financial Statement for the Year Ending 31 December 2023|27| |2|2023 Income|28| |3|2023 Expenditure|30| |4|2023 Statement of assets and liabilities|32| |5|Forward to 2024 and further years|33| |6|Bank Account Functions|34| Page 1 # **The Parish of St Mark South Farnborough** # **Annual Meeting of Parishioners for the Election of Churchwardens** # **Sunday 17th March 2024 at 12.15 in the Church** ## **Agenda** 1. Opening Prayer 2. Apologies for absence 3. Minutes of the meeting, Sunday 2rd of April 2023 4. Election of Churchwardens _________________________________________oOo________________________________________ ## **Minutes of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Parishioners for the Election of Churchwardens** ## **Sunday the 23[rd] April 2023 after the 10.30 Eucharist in Church** **Present:** Mr Deglan Rowe, Chairman and Churchwarden and 28 parishioners. **Opening Prayer** It was decided by the Chairman Mr Deglan Rowe to forgo the opening prayer as all present had attended the 10.30 am Eucharist immediately before the meeting. **Apologies for absence** were recorded from, Mrs Ann Ient, Miss Gwen Miller, Mrs Maria Smith, Mr Michael Evans, and Mrs Sue Evans. ## **Minutes of the previous meeting** The minutes of the previous meeting held on Sunday the 23[rd] April 2023 had been distributed previously, and were approved as a true record of the proceedings. Proposed by Mr Mick Smith and seconded by Mrs Hilary Bellamy with all present in favour. ## **Election of two Churchwardens** There were two nominations for the position of Churchwarden: - Mr Deglan Rowe, proposed by James Podger and seconded by Mr Michael Palmer, and Mr Michael Palmer, proposed by Mr Colin Lagor and seconded by Mr James Podger. There being no further nominations for the position of Churchwarden, Mr Deglan Rowe, and Mr Michael Palmer were duly elected as Churchwardens to serve for a period of one year with all present in favour. Page 2 # **The Parish of St Mark South Farnborough** # **Annual Parochial Church Meeting** # **Sunday 17th March 2024 in the Church following immediately after the meeting to elect Churchwardens** ## **Agenda** - 1 Apologies for absence - 2 Minutes of the previous meeting Sunday 23rd April 2023 - 3 Election of the Honorary PCC Secretary - 4 Election of the Honorary PCC Treasurer - 5 Election of Parochial Church Council Members - 6 Aldershot Deanery Synod and election of Deanery Synod Representatives - 7 The Electoral Roll a) acceptance of the Roll - b) appointment of an Electoral Roll Officer - 8 Financial Report from the Treasurer - 9 Independent Examiner a) Note of thanks - b) Appointment of the Independent Examiner - 10 Safeguarding - 11 Report on the Proceedings of the Parochial Church Council for 2023 - 12 Report on the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church - 13 Reports from Church Groups 14. Any other business, _to be notified in writing to the Chairman not less than seven_ _days before the meeting._ 15. Closing Prayer Page 3 ## **Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, The Parish of St Mark, South Farnborough** ## **Sunday the 23[rd] April 2023** Immediately following the meeting to elect the Churchwardens. **Apologies for absence** : as for the previous meeting. ## **Minutes of the previous meeting** Minutes of the previous meeting held on Sunday the 15[th] May 2022 had been previously distributed and were approved as a true record of the proceedings. Proposed by Mr Deglan Rowe and seconded by Mr Jim Ennis. All present in favour. ## **The Electoral Roll** - a) Mrs Judith Gibbons reported that there were 56 members on the Electoral Roll at the date of the 2023 APCM, and there were 53 at the close of the 2022 parish year. The breakdown is: 30 members within the Parish, and 26 outside of the Parish. There are two applications pending to join the Roll as soon as the meeting closed. - b) Appointment of Electoral Roll Officer: Mrs Gibbons agreed to continue as Electoral Roll Officer and was proposed by Mr Deglan Rowe and seconded by Mr Jim Ennis. All present in favour. ## **The Chairman’s Report** Is attached as part of the 2023 APCM document pack. There were no questions to this report. ## **Report on the proceedings of the Parochial Church Council** This report is attached as part of the 2023 APCM document pack. There were no questions to the report. ## **Finance Report** The Treasurer’s report and the 2023 accounts are part of the 2024 APCM document pack. The Treasurer made the following comments to his report: - - If an Incumbent does not live in the Vicarage, then our Parish Share will reduce to £26k. - If the vicarage is not used, then the Diocese would try to rent out the building. Any money collected in rent would go to the Diocese, not the Church. ## **Independent Examiner** a **) Note of thanks:** - A note of thanks was sent to the Independent Examiner of the Accounts, Mr Patrick Brown. Page 4 **b) Appointment of an Independent Examiner:** It is hoped that Mr Patrick Brown will be willing to continue as the Independent Examiner for our accounts. ## **Fabric, Goods and Church Ornaments** The report is attached as part of this pack. There are a number of problems with the structure of the building which are allowing water ingress during heavy rain and strong winds. Thanks are due to Mrs Hilary Bellamy for arranging to have the worst areas repaired. The Quinquennial Inspection is due next year (2024). There were no questions to the report. ## **Aldershot Deanery Synod report** Is attached as part of the 2024 APCM document pack. Mrs Judith Gibbons reported that hers, and Mr James Podger’s term of office had two years to run, and not one as reported in the 2022 minutes. There were no questions to the report. ## **Election of four PCC Members** There are two vacancies carried over from the last APCM, and two vacancies from members whose threeyear term is at an end. There were four nominations to fill these vacancies: - - Mr Peter Fane-Gladwin, nominated by Mrs Daryl Bates and seconded by Mr Colin Lagor - Mrs Christina Fane-Gladwin, nominated by Mr Mike Palmer and seconded by Ms Daryl Bates - Ms Angharad Nicholas-Podger, nominated by Mrs Judith Gibbons and seconded by Mr Jim Ennis - Mr Jim Ennis, nominated by Mrs Jacqui Nicol and seconded by Ms Angharad Nicholas-Podger Immediately following the meeting, Mrs Jacqui Nicol tendered her resignation from the Council. She apologised for any inconvenience caused by her resignation. The Chairman and the Secretary thanked her for her valuable contribution to the Council. Mrs Lorrraine Crossingham, who had been nominated by Mrs Hilary Bellamy and seconded by Mrs Margaret Lapwood, had indicated that she was willing to stand as a member of the Council if there was a vacancy. As all four vacancies were filled, Mrs Crossingham was co opted to serve on the Council until the 2024 APCM. She subsequently tendered her resignation from the Council on the 28[th] May 2023. There being no further nominations from the floor, four were elected to serve for three years, and Mrs Crossingham to serve to the 2024 APCM. ## **Election of the Honorary Treasurer** There was one nomination for the post of Honorary Treasurer, Mr Mick Smith, nominated by Mr Mike Palmer and seconded by Mr Jim Ennis. There being no further nominations from the floor, Mr Mick Smith was duly elected to serve as Honorary Treasurer for the period of one year. ## **Election of the Honorary Secretary** There was one nomination for the post of Honorary PCC Secretary, Mr Colin Lagor nominated by Mr Mike Palmer and seconded by Mr James Podger. There being no further nominations from the floor, Mr Colin Lagor was duly elected to serve as Honorary PCC Secretary for one year. Page 5 ## **Safeguarding** Mr Jim Ennis who took over the role as Safeguarding Officer part way through the year, continues to complete his training. ## **Any other Business.** Votes of thanks were recorded for: Mrs Felicity Lewis for continuing to run her small team of Church cleaners. Mike Palmer proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Mick Smith for his work in developing a new parish website and also to Mrs Anne Rowe for her work in maintaining the current website. It was very good to have baby Elliot in Church today for the first time, his Baptism is being arranged for the near future. There being no further business, the meeting closed with all present, saying The Grace together. Page 6 ## **This page is intentionally blank** Page 7 ## **Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for 2023** Page 8 ## **Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for 2023** ## **1 Administrative Information** St Mark’s Parish Church is situated on the corner of Reading Road and Alexandra Roads, Farnborough Hampshire. It is part of the Diocese of Guildford, within the Church of England. The Parish has no administrative support or office facilities. The address for correspondence is: - - St Mark’s Church Parish Office, - Reading Road, - Farnborough, - Hants, - GU14 6ND. The Parish became a fully registered charity, registration number 1188893, with the Charity Commission on 3rd April 2020. ## **2 Structure, Governance and Management** The method of appointment of PCC members is as set out in the Church Representation Rules. The PCC operates with three official sub-committees: the Finance, the Fabric/Quinquennial, and the Hall Management sub-committees, which are chaired by a Churchwarden. Each is made up of four other members, with the ability to co-opt other members as necessary. The Executive committee, which is usually chaired by the Vicar, and consists of both Churchwardens, the Treasurer and the Secretary. has not met due to the Interregnum. These groups make recommendations to the main council, where they are debated, and decisions made. ## **3. Objectives and Activities** ## **PCC Role** - Work with the Vicar to promote the Church in the Parish, and its mission and how to improve this. - Care for the Church and its future and structure. - Promote links with St Mark’s School. - Ensure that all who wish to contribute to church life have the opportunity to do so. In 2023 we started the year with our Parish still without a Vicar and the PCC still running the Parish. We were lucky to have the support of visiting clergy, until in July 2023, Rev Phil Roche joined us as Priest-inCharge, supported by his wife Helen (LLM). The net effect has caused St Mark’s to grow in reputation: ‘Welcome to All’. _Deglan Rowe, Churchwarden_ ## **4 Electoral Roll** As the Electoral Roll does not close until two weeks before the APCM, this is not a “definite” report. At the time of writing, the number on the Electoral Roll stands at 63, with seven people joining the roll since the last report and no names being removed. Page 9 It is worth noting that Electoral Roll numbers no longer affect us financially as far as Parish Share is concerned, so “the more the merrier” approach is not necessarily to be avoided. Electoral Roll numbers are used to calculate the number of Representatives we have at Deanery Synod. Worth noting that in 2025 the Roll is cancelled and EVERYBODY will have to re-apply. All members will be contacted individually at the appropriate time. ## _Judith Gibbons_ ## **5 PCC Membership** The membership from April 2023 to March 2024 was: |**Position**|**From 2023 APCM**|**At 2024 APCM**| |---|---|---| |Priest-in-charge|Rev Phil Roche from July 2023|Rev Phil Roche| |Lay Minister|Mrs Helen Roche from
September 2023|Mrs Helen Roche| |Churchwardens|Mr Deglan Rowe
Mr Michael Palmer|Mr Deglan Rowe
Mr Michael Palmer| |Aldershot Deanery Synod|Mr James Podger (1)
Mrs Judith Gibbons|Vacancy
Mrs Judith Gibbons| |Honorary Treasurer|Mr Michael Smith|Mr Michael Smith| |Honorary Secretary|Mr Colin Lagor|Mr Colin Lagor| |Elected Members
(Full council = 9 members|Mrs Felicity Lewis (2)
Mrs Daryl Bates
Mr Jim Ennis
Miss Angharad Nicholas-Podger
Mrs Hilary Bellamy
Mrs Margaret Lapwood
Mr Peter Fane-Gladwin (2)
Mrs Christina Fane-Gladwin
Mrs Jacqui Nicol (2)
Mrs Lorraine Crossingham (Co-
opted) (3)
_No vacancies from April 2023._
_(1) Mr James Podger resigned_
_leaving_
_a_
_Deanery_
_Synod_
_vacancy._
_(2) Mrs Nicol, and Mrs Lewis_
_resigned in 2023 and Mr Peter_
_Fane-Gladwin stated his_
_intention to stand down at the_
_APCM, giving three elected_
_vacancies at the 2024 APCM._
(3) Mrs_Lorraine_ _Crossingham_
_was co-opted on to the Council_
_to serve until the 2024 APCM._
_She tendered her resignation_
_from the Council during the_
_year._|Mrs Daryl Bates
Mr Jim Ennis
Miss Angharad Nicholas-Podger
Mrs Hilary Bellamy
Mrs Margaret Lapwood
Mrs Christina Fane-Gladwin
_Plus three vacancies_
_Mrs Daryl Bates term of office ends_
_at the 2024 APCM making a total of_
_four vacancies_| Page 10 ## **6 Review of the year January to December 2023** We started 2023 in a state of some uncertainty. Rev. Gareth Dicks had left the Parish in December 2022. The Vicarage was once again empty, and the Church managed by us. We were able to cover the services with continued support from Stephen Mourant, Keith Bristow from Ash, Bruce Nicole, Andrew Linn and Sarah Norbron from St Peter’s, and Phil Roche. Holy communion was available at almost all of our 10.30 am Services, together with the 8 am Services on the first Sunday of each month. We were fortunate to have Bishop Andrew, with Rev Stephen Mourant, join us for Palm Sunday and take part in our annual play, starting in the Hall and proceeding to the church. It was also wonderful that Gwen Miller (age 103) was able to be with us for the service and congregational photo in the church. Following discussions with Archdeacon Paul Davies (now Bishop of Dorking), a new strategy was implemented ~~to~~ for our future. Following the model of Godalming and other parishes, it was mooted that we might explore the possibility of a part-time priest and Rev Phil Roche was invited to conduct some services accompanied by Helen, his wife. Their visits went well and Phil was interviewed to join us as parttime Priest-in-Charge. On the 18th July 2023 he was inducted by Paul Davies into our Parish. Helen was licensed as our Lay Minister on 10[th] September 2023. Since then, we have seen more new faces and better arrangements and constructive activities for the children. The church is generally open on Fridays, when Phil is present, together with the 8 am/10.30 am Services mentioned above. The pattern of Services was to resume with the Communion red book for the 10.30 am Services. The Diocese let out the vicarage and our Parish Share remained manageable, enabling us to finance work to the church. We had leaks in the roof requiring urgent repairs. The entrance-way and its surrounds were re-pointed, making the brickwork look brand new. We celebrated the King’s Coronation in style, and Christmas was well celebrated with good attendances for our Christmas Services and Advent. _Deglan Rowe, Churchwarden_ ## **7 Report of the Proceedings of the Parochial Church Council** The Parochial Church Council (PCC) consists of six Ex Officio Members who serve for one year only, two Churchwardens, the Treasurer, the Secretary, and two Deanery Synod members, plus the Priest-in-Charge and Lay Minister. We are pleased that the Revd Phil Roche was inducted as Priest in charge on the 18[th] July 2023 for a period of two years and that in September 2023 Helen Roche was licensed as a Lay Minister in this parish. The main body of the PCC consists of nine elected members who serve for three years. At the APCM, there were four vacancies, two new members were elected, and two members whose 3-year term was at an end, decided to stand again making the total Council members up to nine. Immediately following the meeting, Mrs Jacqui Nicol tendered her resignation from the Council. She apologised for any inconvenience caused by her resignation. The Chairman and the Secretary thanked her for her valuable contribution to the Council. Mrs Lorrraine Crossingham, who had been nominated by Hilary Bellamy and seconded by Margaret Lapwood, had indicated that she was willing to stand as a member of the Council if there was a vacancy. As all four vacancies were filled, Mrs Crossingham was co-opted to serve on the Council until the 2024 APCM. She subsequently tendered her resignation from the Council on the 28[th] May 2023. Page 11 During the year, Mr James Podger one of our Deanery Synod Representatives. resigned from the Council. It was decided to leave this vacancy until the APCM. Mrs Felicity Lewis and Mrs Jacqui Nichol resigned from the Council during their time in office, making two vacancies for PCC members. Mrs Daryl Bates 3-year term of office ends at the 2024 APCM and Mr Peter Fane Gladwin has stated his intention to stand down at the APCM. This makes a total of four vacancies for elected members of the Council. The role of Safeguarding Officer was taken on by Mr Jim Ennis who volunteered to become the Safeguarding Officer as soon as he has completed his training. Mrs Vino Perera has volunteered to help him with this role. During the past 12 months, the PCC has met for two special meetings, and seven normal meetings. The Archdeacon of Surrey (Paul Davis), and Rev. Jens Mankel (Mission Enabler - Revitalisation) attended one of the normal meetings, and the Archdeacon attended one meeting without Jens. Parish health meetings with Jens. The following subjects were discussed: - - Clergy cover during the Interregnum. - Formation of sub committees - The appointment of Rev Phil Roche as Priest in Charge - The updating of the Vision Statement Document for St Mark’s future - Meeting with the Archdeacon of Surrey and Church Planting Advisor (Jens Mankel) - Approving the Accounts for the APCM - Approving the addition of Mrs Helen Roche as part of the St Mark’s Ministry Team. - St Mark’s School, the appointment of a new Head teacher, and the School joining the Diocesan Academy Scheme. _Colin Lagor, PCC Secretary_ ## **8 Churchwardens Report for 2023** Last year we said goodbye to Rev. Gareth Dicks, albeit we parted on good terms. It was evident that he could not offer what St Marks required, being a broad-based church. At first, what would happen seemed very uncertain, as clearly the Church Plant plan had not worked. Having consulted with the then Archdeacon Paul Davies, Paul promised a different approach. Following the precedent set by Godalming Parish Church, and also some other parishes within the Diocese, it was proposed that we had a part-time priest i.e. one who would still be in paid employment, but available to care of the Parish on Sundays and some additional days as agreed. Meanwhile we relied upon visiting clergy for our services (late 2022 and into 2023). Stephen Mourant in particular came to our rescue, together with Haydon, Bruce Nicole, Mark Chester, Keith Bristow from Ash, Andrew Linn, Sarah Norbron, and a certain Phil Roche. Stephen Mourant was extremely supportive with the Easter Saturday Confirmation preparations and the St Mark’s School Leavers’ Service. He has continued to support our school with assemblies etc. Phil seemed to show particular interest in us and ultimately, he was interviewed and appointed as Priest-incharge in July 2023. Page 12 On Palm Sunday 2023 Bishop Andrew, Bishop of Guildford, honoured us by leading our 1030am service. This was the last service to be attended by our oldest communicant, Gwen Miller. Gwen was baptised in our church and sadly passed away in January 2024 aged 103 years. We arranged a wonderful Easter celebration with Rev Mark Chester, and his wife, Zilla, again answering our prayers for Easter Day, to rise early for our annual Dawn Service. Mick Smith, arranged the usual small fire outside, which turned out to be a little livelier than anticipated as the stone cracked and caused a minor explosion when we were back in the church. The weather was kind to us, with a beautiful dawn and the colours changing in the East Window as the sun rose, together with the changing light in the other windows of the church. Some 35 people attended the service, followed by Easter Parish Breakfast and other entertainment including an Easter Egg Hunt in the Church Hall. This was followed by the 10.30 am Eucharist with Mark Chester presiding over the same. In July we had Phil’s Service of Induction by Archdeacon Paul, who would later be appointed Bishop of Dorking. Many dignitaries were in attendance, including the Mayor of Rushmoor and most of our neighbouring clergy. Helen Roche joined us as our first Licensed Lay Minister in September. Phil was keen for the congregation to be fully involved by way of offering training. Some members were trained as Communion Assistants, and two, Daryl Bates and Jim Ennis, (joining Deglan) as Occasional Preachers. The new children’s area was improved and supported by Angharad, Helen, Natasha and other volunteers. All Services now involve the children at the start and finish. This was a definite step forward. The church is also now open on Friday mornings for prayer, fellowship and ‘Crafty Coffee’. Later in the year, in typical St Mark’s style, we were able to celebrate the coronation of His Majesty, King Charles, with a version of the King in attendance and everyone in their regal attire, together with a wonderful spread, principally organised by Daryl and Carole. We were pleased to see the year out with a much-improved attendance during Advent and our Christmas services. We look forward to the year ahead. _Deglan Rowe and Mike Palmer, Churchwardens_ ## **9 Priest-in-Charge Report July -December 2023** ## **Priest-in-Charge Report- July to Dec 2023** What a wonderful welcome given by, not just the people of St Mark’s, but the wider area. St Mark’s has shown that it is a really welcoming place. Welcoming not just me and Helen as Licensed Lay Minister, but welcoming all who come to St Mark’s, and welcoming new ideas and ways of doing things. It’s been a very busy first six months, and it’s been great getting to know everyone and working with the whole congregation and the PCC. I’ve been charged with 4 priorities to focus on and these have driven the activities and direction for development within the parish. These are: 1. Provide Leadership & Pastoral Care to St Mark's with a focus on providing worship of a high standard, and opportunities to grow in discipleship 2. Ensure an effective link with St Mark's CofE Primary School, so that the church plays its part in the Christian Distinctiveness of the school 3. Work alongside the Mission Enabler (Revitalisation) in growing stewardship so that the church may be properly resourced for mission and ministry Page 13 4. Work with the Area Dean, Deanery Leadership Team, & Archdeacon in discerning the pattern of ministry beyond the interim period ## **1- Provide Leadership & Pastoral Care to St Mark's with a focus on providing worship of a high standard, and opportunities to grow in discipleship** A number of changes have taken place with the worship offered at St Mark’s. This has focussed on establishing worship for the whole family, whilst maintaining the focus on communion. We have reintroduced the use of the Church of England’s Common Worship resources to provide the widest range of liturgical resources available. This has been supported by having Old and New Testament readings in addition to the Gospel. This increases the teaching and preaching opportunities for our preaching team. We’ve also been able to train and begin to deploy two more people as occasional preachers. This brings our team of occasional preachers to three, in addition to Helen and myself. JIm and Daryl are our latest occasional preachers, alongside Deglan, who are now part of our regular pattern of preaching. Well done and thank you Alongside these changes in building the ministry team and liturgical resources, there have been a number of changes to the layout of our worship spaces to support and develop how we come together. The main changes have been creating space around the nave altar table by removing the old kneelers, returning to using the high altar and chancel for some services, and returning the memorial chapel to its main function as a chapel. These changes have enabled us to consolidate our service provision, and introduce new services. Our pattern remains generally the same, but we have been able to adapt this for special days, eg Remembrance, and for new services. In October we held our first ‘In Memory’ service, and I expect this to become an annual event. This year we’ve also changed the special services through Advent and Christmas. These changes brought 54% more people to our services during this time compared to 2022. Including our children and young people within our worship has also transformed things beyond my expectations. By having a clear time for children at the start and end of the service has given new purpose to our worship, and feeling of family that is so important to St Mark’s. The relocation of the children’s area to the south aisle of the church, carried out by so many willing volunteers, has been key in this development. Investing in new resources has also meant we can improve what is offered for our children and young people. But the instrumental force behind this transformation has been the small team of people who have committed to developing the work with our young people, particularly Helen, Judith, Angharad, and Tash, as well as others, for starting this journey of change. They have brought a new vitality and inspiration to our Sunday mornings. I’d also like to thank Marcus for the joy he’s added, as well the unwavering dedication of the team working with the children and who spend time preparing the activities, supporting, praying and chatting with, and listening to our children during our services. Our young people have also driven a development I was not expecting. I was asked if there was any reason why they could not support the distribution of communion. It is this question from one of our young people that gave rise to a team of ten people, of all ages, who have been trained and licensed to distribute communion. The team are also licensed to take communion to those who cannot make it to a service at St Mark’s. Thank you team, for responding to the call, the support that you give in our worship in services, and also thanks on behalf of those who receive communion at home. . There have also been a whole number of things ‘behind the scenes’ that have been going on. These include tidying, sorting and removing a whole host of items, paperwork, and things that have been Page 14 cluttering the worship spaces, and preventing us from having fellowship together. There have also been a number of improvements in health and safety management, administration, and practical improvements eg creating storage for our flower arrangers and safe storage of cleaning materials. A big thank you to everyone who has been involved, and have worked so hard to support these changes.. ## **2- Ensure an effective link with St Mark's CofE Primary School, so that the church plays its part in** ## **the Christian Distinctiveness of the school** The first step in building a more effective link with our parish school was to join the governing body. I did this in September at the start of the academic year, and it has been a pleasure working alongside the other governors, under the direction of our Chair Michael, to provide strategic support for the school. I’ve also met with the Headteacher, who was also new at the start of the academic year and visited the children’s classes. I’d like to thank Rev Stephen Mourant who has continued to regularly visit and support the school. I’m pleased that the school has continued their long established traditions of hosting Harvest and Christmas services at St Mark’s. Changes are also afoot at the school, such as the new ‘Carols around the Campfire’ service that took place in the school playground. It was a great success, and it was really good to meet a number of parents and families at the school. But see the school report for more details I’ve also begun to consider how and when a team could be formed to undertake specific activities at the school such as 'Open the Book'. At the end of 2023 this was still a little early to instigate discussions, and of course it will need to be tied in with the School Development Plan. But watch this space. ## **3- Work alongside the Mission Enabler (Revitalisation) in growing stewardship so that the church may be properly resourced for mission and ministry** St Mark’s is a church on a journey. A journey into a new lease of life, joy, sharing the love of God and growth. To help us on this journey we have been working with Jens Mankel, Mission Enabler (Revitalisation), a member of the Guildford Diocese Mission Team. Jens has provided challenge, direction and helped to form a framework of activities, considerations, discussions, and workshops to support St Mark’s on its journey. These have taken place with the PCC, and a wider group of people. We are now 6 months into a 2-year plan that will help us to - Consider the strengths and areas for development at St Mark’s - Consider how we provide teaching and discipleship for our congregations - Develop a mission plan - Develop plans to ensure we can resource the discipleship and growth activities that are in the mission plan This is a 2-year process, and good progress is being made. I want to thank Jens for the support he’s providing, and also to the PCC and wider group for their commitment and openness to the journey. Both Jens and I have been challenged and learnt a lot from being involved in this process. One of the outcomes of this process already in place is the introduction of the Welcome Team who provide the initial contact for people at the start and end of our services together. A big thank you to Judith for coordinating this, as well as thanks to all who are part of the team. Page 15 ## **4- Work with the Area Dean, Deanery Leadership Team, & Archdeacon in discerning the pattern of ministry beyond the interim period** This is the priority area where the least activity has taken place. So far, in discussion with the Area Dean, we have decided to pause any activity until summer 2024 at the earliest. This is so we can review the progress in the other priority areas, before commencing any formal planning. We need to have a clear picture of the direction of travel for St Mark’s alongside seeking to see and hear God’s vision for the future. The PCC will of course have a key role in these discussions and prayers. Please pray for them as we progress through the coming year and deliberations commence. However, part of the ongoing pattern of ministry at St Mark’s is having an established local ministry team. The development of the ministry team is underway, with our occasional preachers, and other teams. In addition to this three members of St Mark’s also attended a ‘Nudge’ event hosted by the Diocesan Mission and Ministry Team, to explore how God is calling them in terms of formal ministry. We will continue to support those who feel called to to be minister’s of God, and part of the ministry team at St Mark’s. ## **Thank you** I need to complete this section by publicly expressing my thanks to all those people who support the work of St Mark’s. They include the PCC, those who support and take part in our worship, those who help and support with the provision of refreshments, who manage the church hall, and do all those unseen things that keep things running eg managing servicing the boiler, cleaning and shining the church in preparation for worship, provision of refreshments, and a myriad of other activities without which St Mark’s would not be the good place it is. And thank you to everyone who comes to share in the worship of God, and the sharing of God’s love wherever they go. On the night I was formally installed as Priest-in-Charge in July 2023, I spoke briefly on three ‘f’s that sum up St Mark’s Faith Food Friendship These remain true. But I’ve recently been challenged, and am considering adding a fourth St Mark’s ‘f’Fun. Everytime I enter the church, church hall, or school, I see people smiling, a clear indication that people are enjoying themselves and having fun. So thank you all for a fun first six months. _Rev Phil Roche_ ## **10 Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults** Safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children is an important component of the work of St. Marks’. This year we have continued strengthening our safeguarding policies and practice. We are working closely with the Diocesan Safeguarding Lead to ensure that we stay up to date with policy and practice. We use the Diocesan Safeguarding Dashboard ensure we are compliant. I was appointed as safeguarding lead for the parish in 2023 and I continue the work of Daryl Bates and Deaglan Rowe who previously occupied the role. All those who have a role in the parish have undertaken Safeguarding training and DBS checks. Page 16 Safeguarding concerns can be reported to Me, Rev. Phil Roche, Helen Roche, Chruchwardens or any member of the PCC. _Jim Ennis, Safeguarding Lead._ ## **11 Deanery Synod report** Since the APCM held in 2023, there has been quite a few problems with aspects of organisation and only one meeting has been held. Unfortunately, neither of our reps NOR our priest were able to attend. Minutes of the meeting tell us that everyone was delighted to be able to see the rebuilt All Saints Church in Fleet. The business of the meeting did not reveal anything for which we at St Mark’s need to take action. Following the resignation of my co representative, it will be necessary to elect another rep at the APCM to serve for the remaining two years of office. ## _Judith Gibbons_ ## **12 Fabric Report** The work to the Interior of the Church Hall continued so that use of the Hall would be satisfactory and more comfortable and attractive to visitors. New chairs were purchased and the painting of the rooms continued. The Hall thus looks fresher and more welcoming. We were able to turn our attention to the church itself. With the sterling efforts of Hilary Bellamy and others, we were able to secure good quality contractors to sort out our various leaks in the church vestry roof and the repointing of the brickwork to the porch and surrounding area. The outside has already been transformed back to how it must have been some time ago and all within budget. The kitchen area has also been improved so it is easier to keep clean and tidy and we look forward to further redecoration within the interior. A new children’s area has been opened up on the southern side allowing better access and this is now in full use. Next year we will have the Quinquennial Inspection of the Church to look at the structure and other relevant issues, so the PCC and the wardens will need to prepare for this in April 2024. _Deglan Rowe, Churchwarden_ ## **13 Annex – Reports from Church Groups for 2023** ## **A1 Church Hall Committee** The Hall continues to be an essential part of Parish and community life, being heavily booked all week and at weekends. We cater for a huge range of activities for people of all ages from little ones at music and movement sessions up to those more senior who go to the various U3A classes. We provide space for those seeking help in a number of ways and we are used by both Pentecostal churches as well as North Camp Matters Association and the Nepalese community. During the last year we did not raise prices but will need to do so in 2024. We have installed new Fire Instructions in the rooms and Fire Assembly Points in the grounds. We have installed a Defibrillator in the foyer. We are eternally grateful to those who volunteer for Work Days and help with emergency work. We could not manage without them. Page 17 It is necessary to state that managing the Hall has become an enormous task which the present manager is not prepared to shoulder after April 2025. _Daryl Bates_ ## **A2 Music** Paul Collins has played the music for all of the 10:30 Eucharist services for the reporting period 2023/2024. Paul’s system is based on a Denon Professional Blu-ray / USB player and a 12-inch television. It uses a large keyboard-amplifier and loudspeaker that is matched to St. Mark’s church and is positioned in the Chancel to emulate the sound of the church pipe organ. The system was first used for Eucharist services in 2012. It is basically a computer-based music player. One advantage of using a computer rather than a CD player is that any music is straightforward and fast to find and play, which means that there are no unnecessary interruptions during worship. Other advantages over a CD player are that the correct number of verses can always be played and the Media Player can play other organ music and any music before and after the service and during Communion. _Paul Collins_ ## **A3 St Mark’s Floral Team** Our team continues, undaunted by the fact that we are not numerous. Since our last report, Marie has handed over the reins but I remain eternally grateful for her continued wonderful arrangements. Very pleasing to report is the fact that a number of ladies, professing to be unable to arrange flowers, none the less have assisted us on numerous occasions, which is allowing us to continue to make St Mark’s look beautiful at all times. Rev. Phil asked if it was possible to have symmetry at the High Altar, and to that end two substantial plinths were made to my specifications. We are all agreed that it is rather lovely that congregation sitting at BOTH sides of the nave aisle can now see flowers. We remain forever thankful that for the most part we do not struggle to find funds for flowers, with members of the church being extremely generous with their contributions, either when arranging when it is their turn on the rota, or donating for festivals and anniversaries. At the time of writing this report, lent looms, and I hope that I can maintain the tableaux tradition as has happened over the last two or three years. Exciting news is that a Flower Festival is planned for this year, to take place over the first weekend in June. The theme will be “An English Country Garden” and more details should be available by the time this report is received at the APCM. Many many thanks to all who have assisted in any way towards keeping St Mark’s ‘beautified’ this year. _Judith Gibbons_ Page 18 ## **A4 St Mark’s Library** There is a great diversity of books in the library ranging from prayer books, lives of the Saints/Apostles and seasonal information to name but a few. Some of the books were suitable for children so I have transferred them to the children’s section. I try to display seasonal books on the top of the bookcase. When I first took over, I wanted to place books on the same subject together but unfortunately this isn’t possible due to the different sizes of the books and different sizes of the shelves. I do hope you will browse through the books on offer and indeed borrow them. I’m sure they will provide food for thought. If anyone has any suggestions as to what they would like to include in the library I would welcome them. ## _Jacqui Nichol_ ## **A5 St Mark’s Website** Website address: stmarksfbro@outlook.com Firstly, a big thankyou to Anne Rowe for keeping the website calendar, monthly prayer calendar and weekly scriptures up to date, this requires quite a lot of time to add the information to the site. In late 2023 there was a major change to the look of the website which required a complete rebuild of the 'Home Page'. Church Edit have introduced 'Design Builder' which is now used to build the ‘Header’ (Top section), ‘Content Page’ (Middle section) and ‘Footer’ (Bottom) of the Home Page. It is hoped that the new format is acceptable. Any constructive criticism should be forward to the website administrators. The menu has been kept as simple as possible, with the use of Buttons to redirect the user to the section rather than ‘Click here’ used in the previous version for redirection. The layout has been developed to best suit the handheld devices such as the smart phone and tablet, as these are possibly the most used way of viewing the website. The colours used are black and white, the font is Arial, and some heading is purple. There is still a large amount of work required to update the history of St Marks. This is an ongoing process and will appear in the menu as pages are developed and ready to be viewed. The main aim of the website is to be forward looking. Previously the website was very retrospective and that part of the website is being updated to be more in line with the new format. ## _Mick Smith_ ## **A6 Social Committee** Once again we have had a very busy year in organising events both for the Parish and also for local Charities such as the Food Bank, Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice and MacMillan Cancer Fund. We continue to hold the monthly Parish breakfast which is very popular, as well as catering for other events. We celebrated the Coronation of King Charles with ‘A Feast Fit for a King’ which was enjoyed by over 50 people. Before the arrival of Rev Phil in July we had found ourselves taking on responsibility for organising Lent Groups and other more ecclesiastical events. So, we are now delighted that Phil volunteered to join the Committee and we can discuss the events for Festivals and other occasions with fresh ideas. Page 19 Our annual Christmas Festival based around Christmas music was most successful and the next one is already being planned. We are delighted that so many people take part in all that we organise and look forward to another successful year. _Daryl Bates_ Page 20 A7 St Mark's C of E Primary School St Mark's CE Primary School 2023-24 St Mark's CE Primory School have had a busy year f ull of excitiry events linked to the church ond local community. On Wednesday 29th March 2023. we held our annual Pouse Day which included our Easter Service at St Mork's Church. Dupin9 the mornin9 the ¢hildren vrsited ppoyer station$ set vp the s¢hool holl. allowing time for ref lection and quiet. In the classrooms each class focused on 'witnesses" durirg the Eastep story. A beoutif ul end to the doy wos to celebrate in church with our f amilies and the St Mark's congregation. The ¢hildren vetold parts of the Easter story. usirg sorys. poems. octions and bible passa9e. Yp516 wrote a f ittin9 wayev to conclude our sepvice. A huge tknnk you to Rev Stephen Moupant for Coming to spend the doy ot St Mork'$. he helped with our prayer stations. was quizzed by eoch class with their 'big questions. ond f inolly lead our service ot the church. It wos o very special doy for the children to "pause. ¢ind pef lect on the thiThJs which ape important to them. Year 1/2 made beautiful Easter 6¢Trden's as part of our RE unit. The children invited their familles to come o view therr creations and explained to them the symbolism of eoch port. The children spoke conf idently obout the Easter story and could explain how these 9ordens helped them undepstond the death and resurrection of Jesvu. Our Year 6 children wewe delighted to ottend the Onn￿lI Le4)vers Sevviee ot 6uildf ord Cothedrol to celebrote with other schools their tirne at Primory School. They olso had a fant¢￿tIC day out at Wintershall. watchiry the fully immersive ppoduction of the -Lif e of Christ-. Three of our Year 6 girb were asked to prepare a "ple3se- prayer a5 pan ofthe Leaverf5 Service. They read with Kreat confidence in front of a packed cathedr41. J-4 Page21 In JU￿ we were able to return to the church f or our school Leavers Service to wish ow fantastic Yeor 6 good luck in the next stoge of their education jOUr￿y. We also sold f￿ewell to Mr Willram Neighbouv. ow interim Heod teocher. As the new oeoderRie yefjr begon. we wepe obsolutely delighted to welcome the arrival of Miss Vicky Ellis as our new Headteacher. peady to St Marws on the next phase of our journey. Our focu$ fop our daily wopship ref lected on the story of Moses ond Joupneyiry with him os he kd 6od's people from Egypt and to the Promised Land. At the be9innin9 of o new school year. it is olways 9ood to be back tO9ether as a community. and so we ope used the story of Moses to help us to peflect on some irnpoptont rdeas about berng o community together ond obout 6od. who looked after them. These stovies con be found in the Bible. the Torah and the Qur'an. reco9nisiry Moses os a prophet and leader in all three of these Abrahamic traditions. In October we weve deli9hted to be able to hold our 14arvest Festivol celebration in church. Ow service be91￿ With the children singiTr3 "Who put the colours in the roinbow?* to o full church of families ond our locol community. As the last line of the hymn reminded us. God made everythin9. The f irst thiTh) he mode wos Itght. This light Con be split into oll the eolours of the rainbow. When you mix these. you Con produte other Colours. Coloup is one of 6od's gifts to us. 6od was like an artist. He was hoppy with the world. so he painted it with mary colours. He wants us to enjoy these colours. Each closs celebrated o coloup usiry songs. poems and drama. We said a big thank you to all our families for the generous dorKLtions to the Fornbopough Food Bonk ot the Tvussell Tru** and The Larder at the Good Shepherd Church. November sow Us f ocus our thoughts on kemembronce t)oy. where we held o ref lective seTrvice at School. The whole school Come together for our $epvi¢e of remembrance. The children entered the hall. holding a poppy ond listened to 'Nimrod' fpom the 'Eni9ma Voprotiong, Op 36 by Elgop. We ghdred a speciol video which exploined the importance of Remembrance Day and talked about the signif iconce of this day for our school community. Yeor 112 read a poem called Poppy. Poppy before each ck]ss kiid their be47Lrtif ul wreaths mode this year from recycled cups. This f ollowed the Royal British Legion. who had made poppies this ye4)r for the f ipst trme from pe¢ycled motevrols ond no plastrc. The spirit￿lity Te47m led the school in prayer using the poppies. Year 5/6 read the poignont Page 22 poem In Flondevs Fields before 2 minute silence os a mark of pespect fop oll those who hove given their lives for us and for those who contir￿e to give to keep us safe. The Last Post was ployed to signal the end of this pef lective time. Year 314 shared these memorable words.... They sholl grow npt old. as we t*￿t are left grow old." A9e shall not weary them. Mr the years condemrt. At the 90ing down of the sun ond in the mornithj We will remember them. In school OLW Spirituality Team hove cOntin￿d to run JAM Club (Jesus and Me) f op the youn9¢p childpert. Each week they choose o diff erent Bible story to lore thro h craf t ond droma octivitieu. As Chrrstrnas drew w we began our celebpotions wrth o Christir¥Jle worship in school ond o focus on Advent. We were blessed 090in by the kind offer of help from Rev Stephen. He shored o beouliful worship with the children looking at the secorKI candle of Advent and discussed the relevance of peace in our lives. At the beginnin9 of December the whole school were delighted to visit the Advent Festivol ot St Mork's Church. This yeor titled "Dir¥J DoTrJ Merrily". Each class had produced an artist interpretation of a Christmos hymn or carol. Year R looked at O Little Town of Bethlehem. Yeor 1/2 Hark the Hevald Aryels Sin9. Ye47p 314 One Bright Star Ye4Y 5/6 We Three KiThp. We thor(yJghly enjoyed spotting oll the dif f erent carols ond beiry part of the special creotive ¢¢lebroti¢rt. The ¢hildpen wepe deli9hted with the pepsonolised lettep$ thot eoch class vecerved f vom Rev Phil ond IAarcus the Lion. St Mapk, s performed L) beoutif ully sparkly nativity. titled The Twink Notivirf in front of a packed oudience in the chupeh. Seven gleomiFKJ stors told o very special story oThl gove the messoge of 6od's love at Christmas to everyone. The Infants thOro￿kIY enjoyed learniry the son9s and briryin9 the ploy script to life. They were extpernely well supported by the Juniors who song severol toe topping carols f rom the choir stalls. Our thanks agoin to Rev Stephen who shored pwers and blessir*3s for ChristrI￿$. Page 23 '8ut the ongel sold to them.-Don't be ofrordl I am here with good news for you. which will bring great joy to all the people. This very day in David's town yo Savioup was born-christ the Lovdl And this is what will prove it to you: you will f ind a boby wrapped in cloths ond lyiry in a manger." Luke 2 vlO-12 A wonderful end of term community event. and first for St Mark's - cawols oround the compf ire. Whot a delightf ul woy to end the term in festive spirit tO9ether. Rev Stephen and Rev Phil. both joined us fop carols. hot chocolate l￿d mince The New Yelw bought o focus on a series of themes based on wise words - all of them f rom the Brble. all of them ancient odvice about how to live. but in our modern world. they often sound surprisingly up to dotel We link this ancient wisdom to stopies fpom across the world acvoss cultures in the f irst half of the term. and then after half term. Connect into the life and stories of Jesus rn the weeks leading up to Eastep. Most recently we hove be9un our preparations f or Easter. which be9(m with o wonderful wopghip. led by our Spiritudlity Teom fop the be9inniry of Lent whi¢h incltyaed peal poncakesl The Team set a challenge fop the school to design new ¢ind tasty pancoke toppin9s durin9 the holf term holiddy. The children and staf f or¢ very much1g¢kiry forward to our E¢JSter Service which will toke place in church. with the invitation extended to our parents. families ¢Jnd the church community. Our term will emd with a traditional Pause t>ay. takiry the time for qU4et ref lectron. creotive octrvities and persoTh31 prayers. We look forward to Shari￿ move of our school events within the church t]nd with the wider St ¢ommunrty throughout the rest of the school yeap. Alrs Nicola Smith Semior T¢o¢h¢p Page 24 ## **This page is intentionally blank** Page 25 ## DIOCESE of GUILDFORD PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK’S SOUTH FARNBOROUGH (0108) Financial Statement and Treasurer Report Year Ending 31st December 2023 PRESENTED TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK’S SOUTH FARNBOROUGH (0108) 29[th] February 2024 Page 26 ## **Report of the Independent Examiner for the Year Ending 31 December 2023** Page 27 l - Financial Statement for the Year ETrding 31 December 2023 st Marks has enjoyed a resurgence in the congi egatI￿ during the year helped by the arrival of oui new pait-b'rne vKar Phil Roche and his wife Helen, a Licenced Lay Minister LMM. Stsndng Orders (SO) increased slighttry throughcth 2023. The Diocese parsh share fN 2023 staitej at £3,099.59 per month. This fvure was f paiish wth a vicarage but no per'manent vKar. In July the Dioceses ￿ the vicaraje to pi'ivate tenants as the new pait-ts"m￿' vicar did not want to take up residence. This I'educed the Parish Share to £2,184.96 per month. Tr Paiith thare for 2023 has been pa￿ in full. Works to deal with 9)me of the outstsnding qufftquennial items We￿ discussed arbd a plan and budget for these works was put in place. w￿k carried c￿t dui'ing 2023 shows as experKliture. Those projects cornpleted came in on budget or slightjy under. Incorne remains an issue. The Church Hall is still providing approximately lJYKe the monthly church givingi and this ￿ the (x)ly rea￿n the church can functK)n and remain open. The church income foi. 2023 was £42,229.32 with expenditure of £61,065.93, wth stricted income of £573.70 arKI exFtnditure of £3,211.57. The Hall income for 2023 was £60,999.99 with experKliture of £24,365.83. Once again, as the Treasuw, I wouhj like to thank everyone for their continuirbg supptyt of st Mark& Page 28 2. 2023- Income In 2023 the totsl incor* inaeased from £100,807.77 in 2022 to £103,803.01 This is a modest increase ard war helped by the increase in parishioners. voluntsry gmng by standing oi'dei.. The gift aid tax claims for the 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 tsx year's are sts"Il to be collected. Planned Giving: A) Monthly Standing Orders (SO) have seen an increase from £20,280 in 2022 to £25,155 in 2023. This is an increase of £4,875. A thank you to p￿pIe WI￿ now donate by standing Order. Thi5 regular planned giviThJ gives the finance comnmttee a bettu Kjea for planning and budgets"ng. B) Gift Aid envelopes: The Gft Aid envelope scheme has seen a decrease from to £2,810.90 in 2022 to £2,575.IXJ in 2023, a decrease of £235.90. ￿rne of the redLKtDn may be because of people switching fi'orn the biovffl to blue envekpes ￿. Sw￿chir￿j to ￿￿thlY SO giving. C) Gift Aid Blue envelopes: The blue envelope scheme has seen a modest increase from £1,534.00 in 2022 to £2,366 in 2023, an increase of £832.00. D) Open Plate Collection: The plate has seen a fall fiom £3,839.03 in 2022 to £3,697.92 in 2023, a decrease c4 £141.1 l. As the number of people attending services has been Slow￿ inoeaing, this may be due to people moving to SO giving. I would ask rf the taxpayeira could use the gift aid foim for the brown blue envelopes and standing orders. The SO planned grrfirKJi yellow envelopeft blue enlelopei open plate, and d￿lat￿M incorne 2023 was -£36.596. an increase of -£2,6rx) in 2022. Go)d as tPtse figures are they are still insuffiaent to cover the monthly iunnirMJ costs of ministry, insurance, and utilitts befoie any maintenance and repairs are carried OUL The outstanding HMRC Gift AKI claim ￿. the tsx year 2019-20 and 2020-21 and 2022-2023 is sts"U to be collerted. The Church Hall is the biggest contributor of income to general funds. Despite the Hall being virtually fully booked, 2023 has seen a small decrease income from -£63,DOOin 2022 10 61.000 in 2023. Wrthout Hall income, lrfe would be very drfferent at St Marks. Page 29 2023 Inconie Lknrestr¢ted Fw¥15 Restr￿1*¢1 Gèr￿ Fwd Total Tot* 111 2023 2022 3r¥*d G,vrsa •tarbJry Ofdw5 PIar￿d Gwry Yèlh)w Erpfttps Gfft BI￿ En*kpès Open Phte ihYestrict•J Cash Grft Ajd Clonatr•rs 25.155 CA) 2.575 (h] 2,368.CK) 3.697 92 220 CM] 2.041 83 25.155 DJ 2.575 D] 2.36e. 3.097 92 220 (h] 2.58140 20.280.00 2.810 90 1,534 (bj 3.839 03 620 00 4.853.51 365.fyj 175.57 Dc*otKJn RestTrxed 2526 Ph"*pa N¢lK4as Grart5 CarnllÈs &Jndry Boc4t Shell FWRC Rewrcs 32.00 38,055.75 0.00 385.( 175.57 36.59e.32 33,969 44 Bardt rtere5t & com n53tbJn 490 Q2 490 Q2 3313 33 13 454 05 454 05 IB2 g2 183 92 Cakèg. coffèe. ua*s MC￿5 to be paid (Rtst ¢ole¢ted to ratsr¥J IAryl Irè of the 7855 357.41 I.￿740 4.587 80 200.CKJ 4.587 80 200.IX .999.99 Lettry5 00.909.99 63.068 49 PA39aan St Mark'5 PCC Fee5 Refwbj on utai*s 903.Q) 1 85 5.75: 65 903.oj 184 eé.75: 64 1.530_25 31 eé.854 41 60.999 99 TOTAL IPLOMI￿ RESOIJICES 42.229 32 00.909.99 398_13 175 57 103.803 01 1CQ.807.77 Page 30 3 - Expenditure: The totsl experditure for 2023 was £88,663.33. This is an increase of £-£16,000 f￿rn the £72,731,93 figuie for 2022, due to the quiThJuennial carried this year. The parLth share for 2023 was £32,621.93 and was completely paKI. St Marks paid the parish are monthly by stsnding ordLY at 12te of £31)99.59 f￿ six months tkn £2,184.96 for six months after the a￿lIa1 of the pnest-in-tharge. The fi.￿arK￿l situation iemains unchanged fiorn previous year's; all expendthre has been put on hold and an￿ essenb.al and safety works have been, and will be, cariied out to keep the expenditure as low as p￿Ible. The wotks caiiRd out over the course of 2023 be detakd in Ihe fabiic report The utility bills are bei)g dosely MOn￿￿ed. Trt ekctrth conb?cts frK hall and church renewed in 2022 and will need rwotsating in September 2026. current￿ the chui'ch hall electsicty is 22.34plkWh and the church 22.59plkWh wth the stand￿g tharge 1+1plday. Gas is sb'll on cc￿tart wrth British Gas unb"l August Octobei. 2024. A further one-year contact with Briti'sh Gas has been put in place, but the cost is at the best price obtsinable at 9.321kWh and standing chaige 200plday. This means that the chur'ch and hall heating bills wll be t4¥trand-a-half ts.mes lai'ger after August and s￿ternber 2024, further ir*creasing the depend￿Ke on the hall rKorrt. A renewed eff￿t is now I'equiral for fvrKlI'ar>ing for Churth buikling roof furKI. The Quinquennial re￿rt lists some w¢xk that is needed pi'ompdy to maintain the integTvty of the building. After Awil 2024, this l& Wbll be added to plaaThJ a furthei. burden on the ￿[nited income. Page31 023 Ex eTrditure UrYestrbcie(l FLvKIs Gerwal FLMI Phapa X123 2022 Mint5try D*xe5an PxLsh Share WcrtiNJ Eyrsts 32.621.g3 .171 41 605 80 1.036 32 1.4Q9.34 32.821.93 37,460.52 31300 41383 1.370.35 1.087. 19 t*5 80 VLSrtry C keep of Clwrch 1¢ 1.036.32 1.499_34 4,492.24 4.218 78 2.314. 16 8.￿8.40 4.216 78 31140 4.555.00 S.460.00 328.78 378_98 3.612.25 BD*r MairnenaiKe Repars. MaintenJrK• certrf￿at CFArch & Pkl ￿)IKe Board5 CIArch Mu5bC CFArch Verw J oryar￿ l F￿￿er5 MeiTrJrBI Cha￿1 Prcpct 105 rij 078 89 1212 320.76 3.870.91 1212 00 1.2e7.40 3.038.oJ 1.055.34 25025 376 98 RLrniro Costs 6.B97. 14 5.513.75 1.122.47 0.195 &3 e.897 14 5.513.75 1.122_47 0.195_88 8.100.95 4.740.20 1.109_12 6.144.43 150.00 5￿Ynes bl Ma1￿ Empendthre Repar Mart l Cl*qL￿$ Relurth A Ow RÈtwn5 Oitrw P￿sh Expen CPar¢h CIK¥ty paid (A 11050 175.57 288.07 Ctrwch Parsh A(tr CIArch Magazr Ctrwch QumqL*rr￿l Irspthorshv 4500 32D.40 9.192 g2 45_00 32g.40 9. 192.92 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 61.085.93 24.365.83 175.57 3.036_00 88.663.33 71731.93 Page 32 4 - 2023 statement of Assets and Liabilities Assets Unrestr¢t Fund5 Re51rirt Funlts Total 2023 Tolal 2022 Genwal Fund". )IWèst Bardt 2526 C of E CBF ￿). 2 AccoLrt C ol E CBF 3 AeeoLrt 71.072 00 12.983 39 571.15 7.41 71,42941 12.983 30 571.15 80,712 78 12.$80 21 553.41 &*Wes1 Bart 7825 C ol E CBF AcecAr4 ￿ 4 3.fy)4.00 11.932.02 1.066.87 14 431.62 1.068 87 1,033 74 To¢al A55etS 88.230.54 13.356. 101.5B7.44 86.447.76 5- Movements in Restricted Funds durin ear 2023. Tobe Transfeffed ?024 000 Bal 8ifwd Re¢eyts paYr￿ntS Bal CJfwd De¥ FIM ￿ YE2$ Gen Dè¥ ￿¥", 365.00 000 000 8 615.23 587.39 ?60. 2 470.00 587.3Q 260.TrJ De¥ thv", De¥ ￿"1 E2t JNI Ftè*fiC*d Fthjs N¢ttdas Ir Gèn FW 000 4-, 0 C,C 000 2,470.00 Ir Mv2e25 GW F C6F ￿ a DfAD Ile6trc*d TOTAL 923.41 1.033.74 13 524.77 175.57 33.13 573.70 357.41 7,￿8.87 13 356.90 O.OD -3.211_57 O.OD 0.00 0.00 Development Fund The Natwest devebjw￿nt fund, a resb'icted accounl can only be for PCC specif*d 'oje(ts. l) Nonspecffic Fund.. {Restrirted within the NatWe* --7625 accwnt) restrKted furKI of £8,615.23 and receipts of £365.00. 2) Philippa NidKilas memc¥ial Notice tK>ard (Rethted wthin the Natwest --7625 account) of £2,470.00 and zero expenditure, balance of £2470.00. 3) Memorial aiapel fund £587.39 and zero expendrture, balance of É587.39.00 4) Church Roof Works (RestrKted wthn the Natwest --7625 account) carry frAwards of £2EII.00 and zero experKlrture, balarKe of £260.00. 5) The iestsicted Natwtst 7625 ￿COUnt balance at 31 December. 2023 is the combinats'on of the £8,615.23, £2,470.00, £587.39 and £260 for a totsl of £11,932.62. Page 33 Forward to 2024 and further years As in last Ye￿'S 'Forward into 2022,, St Mar*s 15 Still at the of Un￿S￿Inabllity and sc¥ne rnajor aCt￿nS will r)eed to be tsken to ensure the future of St Marks. The future of St Marks has given a rtw lJ)ost with the ai'rival of Phil arKI Hekn R￿￿￿. Fty. the year 2023, St Marks Parish sha￿ was set at £32,621.93 fot the yew this has been paid in full. The 2024 parish share has been set at £25,217.93 which equates to a M(￿thlY payment of £2,101.49. The par'ish shal'e for a parish with a full-tirne priest liwng in the vicai age wouhj be nexcess of £70,OCKJ a yeai., or N£6.000 per month. Thi4 is unathievable with oui. cui.rent income fi.crfn the church which is ~£3,000 ptt rnonth. In the cun'ent dimate of inci'&ising costs, the Church incorne is likely to be maintained of fall SI￿htlY, but the parish shal'e still needs to be paid as this is the cost of Ministjy. MinBtry irKludes the vicar, housing cost, pens•on, and supwt from the Diocese. If Jrt Marks is to be able to aff￿d a pemianent full-time vicai", the church giving will need to be 1'a￿ed to reach £102,000. With the chuich income combined wth the hall incorne and expenditui'e a fuither £22,000 will need to be rnised. This WKorne woukl need to be rnaintair*d for years rf a￿ to PlDve to Guildford that st Mai*s can aff￿'d a full twne Vicar. Increasing the chui'ches income would r'educe oui. dependence on the church hal inc¢Nne and would r&ase m¢J'e funds that could be usal to irKrease our oubeath W0￿S, (i.e. rnission) The p)tentkil £70,(M)O parish thare would equate to a dorkltk)n of apwoximately £95 per month ￿. £22 per week wrth an Electornl roll of 63. Inci'easing the congregation is essenlial to pnxluce this fKJure. Please also remernber thtse amounts would not cover the costs of the insui.ance (£6,806 fof 2023), ublities (£4,217 for 2023) and repairs (£7,286 for 2023), th￿'ef￿e we do need to increase oui" income independentty of church hall. In Apr'il 2024 a quinquennial and ieport will be woduced at a cost of -£1,400). This will h￿hlIght any ar'eas of concem whKh will require exb'a funds to cover any new fi.ndings in tPE I"eport plus existirlg issues, for example the dry rot in trt roof. Keeping the tempetBture at IIY in the colder months has helped to decrease l.ate of decayi t*Jt the f￿t is that >£400,000 bill f￿. is sb'll a real possa)ility and the rewxt may throw up others w0￿S vthich have to be paid for. The a)ui'th Hall is still the saviour of the churth, provbjing twice the average chui.ch income and half the expenditure on most rnonths. Jt Marks is so grateful foi. the hai'd vffjrk and dedication of Mrs Daiyl Bates, h￿. family and team, in keepirbg the Hall is such good order and the bookw)gs extremety high throughout 2023. There are some rernedial works iequireA for the hall to ￿SUre that is kept in a desii.able condition for the hi￿[$. There ts planned wNk throughout 2023-24 that will requiie funding, but the hall income can deal wth these bill& Regarding the weekly1￿￿nthlY collections and gNingi rf you have not r'eviewed the mount giveni please could you consider ir4c1ea￿ng Yc￿11. donats)ns to help address the shortfall in inccffie against expenditure, The treasurey wc￿lId ask if it would be rossble to charwje your method of donatNJn to a StsrMliThJ Order as this gives a rdiable and regular incorne to enable better budgetirKJ. Page 34 Bank Account Funct•oTrs General funds Natwest Account --2625 - this is the account used for the day to day running of tr Church and Church Hall. C of E CBF No.2 account - this is the savirvJs account for general non restricted funds. C of E CBF No.3 account - this is a designated aCc￿nt that can only be ￿. music at St Mark& Restricted Accounts Natwest Account --7625- this is a restrKted accL￿nt can only be used fLY the maintenance arx4 upkeep for Infi'astsucbjre of the thui'ch, and specthed tx'oject& this is a savings account for the development fuThls, same I'estsictions as for the Natwest Accwnt C of E CBF No.4 Account - This rq￿rt was presented to the Parochial thurch Council for first rerfiew on 29 March 2023. Compiled by Michael Smrth Treasurer for the PCC of the ECc￿ssastiC Parish of Sl MaA( South Farnborough Page 35