Charity Registration Number 1201334 ST PETER'S CHURCH, NORTON THE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, NORTON JUXTA MALTON ST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Incumbent: t¥Reverend Jenny Buckler Independent Examiner: ,,I: Mr Andrew Richardson 1-3 Wheelgate Malton Y017 7HT St Peter's Church, Norton Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council ol the EccSeslastical Parish of St Peter, Norton Juxta Malton for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Contents Page PCC l Ministry Reports Independent Examinels Report 18 Receipts and Payments Account Analysis of Receipts and Payments Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Accounts 19 20 22 23 St Peter's Church, Norton - Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Councll for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Alm and Purposes: st Peter's Parochial Church Council IPCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish. the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has responsibilitie5 for the Church Hall which is within the church grounds. Structure, Governance and Management: St Pete¢s Church is situated in Norton juxta Malton Parish and is part of the Diocese of York wthin the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Parish Office, Church House, Langton Road. Norton, Malton, Y017 9AE. The PCC 15 a corporate body IPCC Powers Measure 1956. Church Representation Rules 2006). The PCC registered with the Charity Commission in 2022 under the name 'The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Norton Juxta Malton, with a working name'st Peler's Church. Norton.. The charity number is 1201334. PCC members who have served from 181 January 2024 until the date this report was approved are.. Incumbent.- Curate.. Revd. Jenny Buckler Revd Janet Burrows Elected Wardens.. Neal Cullis Ron Wilson Elected members.. Judy Barker Mererid Hunt Paul Tate-smith Graeme Wright Ellen Eagles Matthew Burrows Bunmi Lana Jonathan Evans Hannah Preston Heather Towse (Treasurer) (Secretary) (Lay Vice Chair) (until Easter 24) {until March 24) (from APCM 2151 April 2024) Electoral Roll Officer. Rita Charvill Representatives on the Deanery Synod.. Neal Cullis Matt Bufrows Assistant ChurGhwardens/Sidespersons.' Heather Towse, Jacqui Yard, Paul Buckle. ChU￿h Warden Team.. Matt Burrows. Rita Charvill, Paul Tate-smith, Josh V81e. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Peter's the membership consists of the incumbent (our vicar). church wardens and member5 elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral role of the church. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC member5 are responsible for making decisions on all matters of concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. Given its wide responsibilities the PCC has a number of committees I groups each dealing with a particular aspect of parish life. Publlc Benefit The members of the PCC are aware ofthe Charty Commission guidance on publlc benefit in 'The Advancemenl of Religion for the Public Benefit" and have had regard to it in their administration of the PCC. The PCC believes that by promoting the work of the Church of England in the parish of Norton-juxta-malton it provides a benefit to the public by.. providing facilities for public worship and pastoral care both for its members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the Church can offer., and by promoting Christian values and service by members of the Church in and to their communities, lo the benefit of individuals and society as a whole. ChurGh Attendance There are 102 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 30 of whom are not resident wthin the parish. The average weekly attendance, counted during October 2024 was 66 adults and 6 children. PCC Meetings The PCC met 10 times during the year and standing items on the agenda included Conflicts of Interest. Finance, Safeguarding, Churchwardens, and Incumbent's reports. In addition. topical and relevant items were discussed, which this year included QI progress, Deanery & Faculty updates. Lay ministry and prayer leading updates. The minutes are always posted at the back of church on the PCC notice board. If parishioners have questions or comments. they are encouraged to talk to any member of the PCC. MererthHLL*LtISecrelaryl The Vicar's Overview of the Year This last year has hosted significant change for St Peler's, in many Instan￿$ a 'passing of the baton, in the Kingdom buildir)g relay. During 2024 several of our elderly dear church family were 'promoted lo glory. as our brethren in Salvation Army call it.. David, Eric and Robert among others. Eric and Robert in particular were those dedicated, diligent, servant- hearted men who used the gifts and provisions entrusted to them to serve God's Kingdom quietly behind the scenes. The sorts of ministries Ihat are largely unnoticed until they stop and then everyone recognises ill With that in mind I take the opportunity to celebrate and give thanks for all the other 'ministry of helps. in their various forms.. from counting the offerings each Sunday, setting-out chairs, replacing lightbulbs. mowing the grass. washing-up.. the list is endless, but when done with love in the Name of the Lord, received by God as true worship. We have seen the conclusion of Friday Night Club for Primary aged children, awaiting the Lord's prompling and provision for what's next. With Susan Smith stepping-down from leading Sunday School, alongside olher ministries, for over 60 years, we've marked the transition by concluding Sunday School as it was and Sarah Wright has led the transition to establish a new format of Children's Church on Sunday mornings, where the youngsters are known as St Peter's 'Sparks'. We have celebrated the roles of those who have been faithful signposts pointing to Jesus and this included collecting memories of Susan's ministries lo bless and encourage her as she has continued to serve al Toddlers. which is thriving and ever popular. St Peter's hosted 'Oddments Theatre Company, who performed 'The Hiding Place, _ a play about Corrle Ten Boom. a Christian Dutch woman who was detained in Nazi concentration camps for concealing and enabling Jews to evade caplure. It was faith-building and challenging to witness a depiction of faith in action in the face of such persecution. We have received with great joy, the ministry of Revd Janel Burrows, as she was ordained Deacon and begun her role as Assistant Curate in this Parish. Janet is a prayerful, compassionate, administralively astute colleague and already I have seen God release blessing and development through her ministry. St Peteffs has continued participating on the Diocesan Revitalise Programme with temly days at Wydale Hall where different areas of ministry are addressed. for example community engagement lo which the Pop-up Café Team were invited and through that time of reflection their openness to offer prayer at the café was emboldened. Outside of the Parish I have been serving on York Diocesan Synod. The input from 'D Day, (day of discernment) at the end of 2023 was collated this year. God shaped and guided the vision for the team to take it forward, known as the V Team who were gathered followng the soft launch at the APCM. Predominantly for spiritual reasons there has been challenge to power of progress, but God has graciously brought revelation and provision. In this coming year we will need courage and wisdom to address the untenable issues with both Ihe buildings in our care, lo press on in partnership with God as He further prunes and deconstructs and sanctifies ready for a season of new growth and establishing across a number of areas of ministry and mission. We are called to develop a deeper and more robust sense of identity and call on our personal and corporate life at Sl Peter's. Rev6LJ8+uTry B&￿Ier Assistant Curate's Report It has been a whirlwind six months for me since my ordination as a Deacon at the end of June and officially becoming the Asslstant Curate at St Peter's. I have felt so very welcomed and accepted by the entire church family- and it has been great to get to know some of the ministries of the church better, as we51 as begin to learn the occasional offices (eg funerals and baptisms). Given l am part-time {1 work a Tuesday and Sunday and then occasional evenings and other days as required and to fit around my other role at Malton School), already knowing Sl Peter's and many of the members of the church family has been of huge benefit and enabled me to get involved very quickly. I have spent a lot of my Tuesdays supporting the Toddler Group team but have also assisled with communion in the care homes and undertaken a number of pastoral visits. Tuesdays also provide a teaching opportunity in funeral ministry as well as baptismal and marriage preparation. But S've also dropped in on Pop-up Café and YOOF. I feel very blessed to be learning at St Peter's with so many opportunities to work with others to help God's Kingdom grow. Sundays, I have been involved in leading services and intercessions. as well as preaching, but have also had the opportunity to pul together special seNices such as the All Souls Service of Remembrance. the Christingle seNice and carol service. I was also very invoSved in the Christmas services all of which have taught me so much about ministry in God's church and been an absolute joy to be part of. I know many of you have commented on how I've grown in confidence throughoutthis time- and yourwords of encouragement have also helped me, so thank you. This coming year, I will be leading some of the services at the local care homes and also start to lead funerals on my own. Working with a team from church l also hope we can sel up a new church website and would like to explore ways in which we can really strengthen and build on our life of prayer. I would very much value your prayers as I prepare for my Year 1 report and formal meeting with the Diocese - that I will be able to clearly identify and give examples of the ways in which I have grown and developed into my role as Deacon,. but that God would also show me where He would like me to develop ar)d strengthen my ministry. Church Wardens, Report Fabric. Goods and Ornaments of the Church: The following routine inspection and maintenance activities have been carried out this year, including.. The annual inspection of the church lightning protection system was carried out on 9th Ju5y'. the resulting report indicated some remedial action may be required (yet to be undertaken due to concerns over potential cost)., The annual f ire equlpment inspection was rArried out {12th July- for both church and Church House) and all items were certified as serviceable,- a powder extinguisher formerly in place by the 5ervery has been replaced with a CO2 alternalive (as recommended by Keith Halliday, York Diocese buildings adviser): The biannual tunlng of the plpe organ was carried out by Geoffrey Coffin of Principal Pipe Organs on 11th June and 5th November., no significant issues were discovered and the instrument was judged to be in good order., The annual 24 hour gate closure took place on 27th128th October. an earlier arrangement had to be rescheduled due to the failure of one of the car park entrance galeposts and the consequent need to arrange for its replacement and for the gate to be re-hung., The annual heating system service and issue of a new Gas Certificate has been postponed until the late winterlearly spring as the church building has been in only occasional use during the colder months and the system has been little used.. The grounds maintenance team have kept the lawns. borders, boundary hedges etc. in excellent order throughout the year. As ever, we remain very grateful for their evident skill and very hard work. Some seasonal planting was again undertaken in the main flower border on the south side of the nave by young people from our youlh club { Yoori - to whom we also express our gratitude. The following incidental tasks were actioned during the course of the year.. A calch-up Fire Safety Audit of the church building was carried out by the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue fire safety auditor. Sarah Dargue on 30th May. following an accidental small electrical fire on Saturday 23rd March in the servery at the north-west corner of the building which was reported to the Fire & Rescue Service., appropriate actions to reduce the risk of recurrence had been taken in the interim,. we were advised that the next Fire Safety Audit of St Peter's buildings would likely be a minimum of 5 years hence li.e. at least 2029). Minor roof leaks were reported on a couple of occasions in both Ihe north Aisle and chapel roofs during periods of exceptionally heavy rain and strong winds.. the former could not be traced back lo any obvious roof defect so no remedial action could be taken,. debris was removed from the chapel roof al the location water was deemed likely to have got in to prevent pooling and a sealing compound applied., neither leak has recurred to date: other issues.. Two diseased and storm-damaged trees in the eastern boundary plantation were felled following the grant of faculty by the Archdeacon of York and a wind-damaged large bough of a further tree at the western boundary of the site, in front of Church House. was removed to make Ihis tree safe. The effect on the visual amenity of the site's remaining trees was judged to be minor. A very significant roof leak al the south-east corner of Church House, in an area where significant work was carried out quite recently, was remedied (at no Charge) by the original contractor and has not so far recurred. Fire safety.. a number of issues arising from the fire safety audit in 2023 have now been addressed. A full fire risk assessment has been completed, Radlo-linked smoke alarms have been installed such that a fire detected by any of the devices will provoke a chain reaction and sound all of the alarms simultaneously- including one in the ringing chamber to ensure any occupants at the time are alerted to evacuate in a safe and timely manner. Signage to indicate both the location of emergency exits and the location of firefighting equipment has been displayed at key points around the building. An emergency Fire Assembly Point sign has been installed on the church field lo facilitate orderly evacuation of either building in the event of fire Dr other emergency. High luminance emergency torches have been obtained to be sited near to each emergency exit in the church to assist evacuation. The Churchwarden Team will form the core of a Fire warden team to be deployed in emergency. One quotation has been obtained for the installation of LED illuminated Emergency Exit signage for the church. A further quotation will be obtained shortly. An unsuccessful attempt was made to replace a failed High Intensty Discharge tube (HIDI in the westernmost lumiere in the north side of the nave (clerestory level). It is assumed that the fitting itself has failed. Work has been suspended pending possible inspection of all these fittin9S to assess their viability and potential for repair. The collection of historic prints etc. displayed on the north internal wall of the tower at ground level has beer) r&hung to make a belter and tidier display. Members ofthe Churchwarden Team attended various Deanery and Diocesan training Courses, such as preparation of the Communion table. writing intercessions, The Church Organiser administration system and managing repair, re-ordering and conservation projects. A meeting was held with Repair & Restoration personnel to discuss a programme of minor repairs to the external fabric of the building (mostly re-pointing of open joints and consolidation of mortar around the clerestory window saddlebarsl with a view lo obtaining an initial quotation for the work. A drone survey of the external fabric and fealures of the church building was commissioned and delivered with a view to preparing a plan for any necessary work to the rainwater goods {potential repair and redecoration}, the various slate roofs, external stonework, leadwork etc. No further progress has been made on resolving ongoing performance issues with the church heating system (apparent inefficient transfer of heat from the dual-boiler source via a plate heat exchar)ger to the distribution pipework) as further investment in this system (other than in routine maintenance and gas safety checks) is difficult lo justify. It has been observed that when the heating system was switched on over the Chrislmas period to permit our seasonal services to be held in the church (we are once again otherwise holding our main Sunday services in Church House with the Bishop's permission). significant heat output from the entrenched cast iron pipes running down the centre of the Nave is only deteclable towards the eastern end of the pipe run. The screwed steel distribution pipework appears still to be in good and se￿Iceable condition. Fairly rapid loss of detectable pressure in the circulating pipework lover a week or so during operation) suggests there is one or more significant leaks in the system, most probably in failedlfailing caulked joints in the cast iron pipework in inaccessible locations. Philippians 4v6 tells us in every situation °by prayer andpetition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God" Looking into the next year, we would be grateful if you would join us in praying speeifically for.. Increased financial provision to allow us to tackle the less pressing elements of the Quinquennial Inspection report and those that we can't currently afford. Wisdom to discern the way forward for both the church building itself and a150 Church House: to reduce energy use, to make better and more effective use of ourestate for both our church and wider community, and to find innovative ways to repair and maintain our buildings to Ihe glory of God and in the seNice of His Kingdom. The Churchwardens would again like to thank the Churchwarden Team for its diligence, dedication and resilient good humour in their invaluable contribution to the service of our church and its people. Yours in Christ, Safeguarding Report Ensuring that all of our church activities continue to follow safeguarding best practice is a real priority for St Peter's as we recognise the importance of creating a nurturing environment to grow in faith whilst reducing the risk of abuse of any kind. At the time of writing, the St Peler's Safeguarding Dashboard is currently at 960/0 progress, with most requirements currently met, although some will need reviewing in the next couple of months. The outstanding item (red on the Dashboard) refers to the Procedure for Data Protection, which is lo be prioritised by the PCC this year. We are also planning on strengthening our safeguarding processes for lone working and pastoral visiting. The Safeguarding Administrator has been using the Safeguarding Dashboard throughout the year and has begun to populate the Safeguarding Hub. The Safeguarding Hub is currently quite time-consuming but it is believed that it will be worth the effort in the lon9er temi, as maintaining the system will be much less onerous. This process will move all of our documentation online and into one place, allowing us to easily see what next Steps need to be taken at any given time. Our prayer for next year is that we are blessed with grace and understanding as we implement and improve our safeguarding practices. Ly￿c6￿1￿ (Sc4*gLWdb*wCoor￿￿), SAYthWYight (SAfegu6wd¢rt*Officer) Gift Aid ures for Gift Aided Givin PLANNED GIVING Number of people giving by Standing Order Amount given No of people giving by Weekly Coloured Envelo es Amount given OTHER GIVING FOR COLLECTIONS Amount given in White Envelopes Contactless Giving for 2024 to ether with the com 2024 38" arative fi ures for 2023) are as follow'.- 2023 29 £67,902 £45,767 £ 5,490 £4,512 £ 5,241 £ 354 £1,888 £ 417 TOTAL GIVEN AS COLLECTIONS TAX RECOVERABLE on Collections £78,987 £19,747 £52,584 £13,146 other Gift Aided Miscellaneous Giving TAX RECOVERABLE on Other Income £ 7,689 £ 1,922 £6,115 £1,529 Following a comment last year I have endeavored to reflect where 1 standing order is on behalf of a couple hence the huge hike in numbers here. On the same basis as last year we ended the year on 25 separate gift aided standing orders. Giving has gone up significantly over 2024 but in several categories that is slightly skewed by some unusually large single gifts. However, the trend is definitely upwards which is great to see although I find myself reading my report from last year and noting that the negative things I mentioned are still broadly the same. So to repeat last year's comments from your Gift Aid Secrelary'.- Reviewing your giving is very important to retain the grateful spirit that first inspired your annual giving. As a church we have been given the precious gift of Jenny to lead us and inspire us and there is an expectation that we should return this generous gift to us with our own giving to the diocese, which we can only achieve if we all prayerfully keep our giving up to date. White envelope regular givers please consider setting up a standing order as the envelopes add onsiderably to the recording, and I have to treat each enveSope as a new gift aid declaration which adds hugely to the workload involved in submitting the returns to HMRC. HM Revenue & Customs are continuing to allow the reclaim of tax on non-gift aided cash donations up to a limit of £8,000 (ie £2,000 tax reclaim) in any given tax year. For the calendar year 2024 we were able to claim £1,922.10 (on anonymou5 cash donations of £7,688.67). If anyone would like to gift-aid their giving, by monthly standing order, or would Ilke further information on other ways of giving, please have a word with either Judy earker - Treasurer, or myself. Gift-aiding increases giving by 25010 at no extra cost to the donor, providing you are paying the tax to cover it. 1 Chronioles 29.'14"But who am l. and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as thls? Everything comes from you. and we have given you only what comes fmm yourhand" Achievements and Perfomiance Prayer Thy Kingdom Come 2024 This year we distributed TKC prayer booklets for personal engagement with Ihis prayer initialive. Women's World Day of Prayer 2024 Representatives from approximately 9 churches in Malton and Norton (including St. Peter'sl form the committee who organise the yearly seNice which is held on the first Friday of March for the World Day of Prayer. The service for 2024 was put together by the women of Palestine and held in Sl Michael's Church, Malton. We also organise a Bible Study each year, about a month before the service, and also a coffee morning once a year and send some money to WDP charities. Weekly Thursday Intercession 2024 Thursday Night Prayers for the Church and for the World is a chance for us to meet in heartrelt communal prayer for the mission and ministry of St. Peter's and of the worldwide Church, for suffering fellow Christians, and for God's Wodd. The latter can entail prayer for Governments, for public professions (armed services, emergency seNices, health workers, teachers, elc.), for world peace, for public health and environment, and for people in the world affected by physical or mental ill health or any other type of challenge. We meet every Thursday (with a few, pre-advertised exceptions). We seek first to humble ourselves and exa the Lord with prayers and hymns of praise and a prayer of confession, before lifting to Him the needs of Church and World. Slnce Easter 2024 we have devoted the last part of the hour to praying for one theme in particular- a differenl theme each week-of which everyone is notified in the previous Sunday Se￿Ice'S notices. No one has to pray out loud. No-one has to sing out loud. No-one has to attend for the whole hour or every week. But Jesus declared His Presence whenever'two or three" (or morel) are gathered together in prayer. Amazing things can happen when we pray together in a humble spirit bul with confidence and expectation. God is nol feeble- He is all-powerful and all-loving - so let us all be bold, come together. and ask Him to move mounlainsl Worship Services The fortnighlly 8am BCP HC seNi¢e continues to be a steadfast sanctuary and communion with the Holy Lord. The weekly 10am Common Worship seNices have continued in the chur¢h building in the warmer months, and Church House through the winter. We hosted the Archdeaconry's Admission of Churchwardens, which was graciously visited by the presence of God, and the offer of prayer ministry after the service was appreciated. In addition to the traditional additional seasonal services, which included an Ascension seNice at sunrise at the top of Scott's Hill, we were honoured once again to host the Royal Airforce Association {RAFAI Battle of Britain Memorial Service at St Peter's Church and to strengthen that link. We welcomed visitin9 ministers to preach or lead us in worship this year, including Lee from Open Doors and Paul from the local branch of the Chiistian Motorcyclist's Association. We tried a different way of Celebrating Harvest this year by having a Songs of Praise on the Saturday followed by Ceilidh and Hatvesl Supper jointly wilh First Norton Scouts. It was truly a joy-filled celebration and knees-up. Prayer Ministry Where possible we have been developing opportunity for the Holy Spirit to minister to people's hearts during some services. Sarah has kindly continued to coordinate prayer ministers to offer a confidential. safe space for the Holy Spirit to minister deeper still after each service should anyone wish lo seek Him. Worship Group The Worship Group has worked on a more focused repertoire over this last period. The main aim of this has been to prayerfully ensure we have songs that reflect where we think God has been leading us though this season, The increased familiarity has allowed a deeper connection in worship, and seems to be allowing more space for the Holy Spirit to minister Ihrough these times. We are gfadually widening and developing the song list. We have moved from monthly Worship Group Discipleship evenings lo an 'Hour of Power, which gives a time of prayer and worship, deepening our connection as a group and being sensitive to the Lord's leading. We continue to try and build the relationships across with other elements of service leading, something which seems to be yielding benefits. Over the coming year. we will be pressing into where God wants lo develop and lead us, and will endeavour lo be open to his nurturing. stretching and deepening. We continue to look for opportunities to grow the group both in numbers and spirit, and are excited to see what the Lord has in store for us in this next season. 'A New Thing, This year we launched the aptly named "A New Thing" An evening gathering, creating space for worship and prayer, exploring the ancient ways of worship. through modern songs and short snippets of scripture. It's been great to pause and go deeper into the Psalms and Old Testament prophecies. And God has turned up. This coming year we want to press in further to Ihe plan5 God has for us, by aligning our meeting dates more purposefully with the church calendar. We hope this will bring space for deeper connection. to these key moments. in our community. Discipleship Whole Church Discipleship During 2024 we had an introductory sermon series exploring the spiritual realm. We mirrored the Kingdom Explorers, themes through the summer and had a sermon series called 'Champions' Idireclion, overcoming distraction. dedication, determination. decoration). During this we encouraged the discipline of committing a bible verse lo memory, which was embraced by many- can you sti15 remember il?1 Early in the autumn we enjoyed the way God expresses His love for us through the five love languages (words of affirmalion, acts of service, quality lime, touch. gifts}. This was followed by a gentle introduction to sharing that love with others through 'friend5hip evangelism. ably described by the Christian Motorcyclists, theri the triple lock keys.. 1 } pray for your five (five people you regularly connect with who don't yet know Jesus)., 2) invitation.. 31 share your story. During Lent the whole church were invited to engage with devotional material.. 'Watch and Pray. by Cadton Turner from the Church of England the images were admired. During Advent we used devotional material. Sing in Exultation, by Jonathan Landry Cruse which explored some of the biblical truth in Christmas Carols. Fellowship Groups We have welcomed new members into groups and the Tuesday group reconfigured and multiplied $0 2024 concluded with five fellowship groups meeting in homes on Mondays or Tuesdays. The groups explore the areas of discipleship that are most poignant for them, which has included 'What's so amazing about grace, by Philip Yancy and sessions led by David Woollard to deepen meditative prayer. RgvcbJe*L*w 6L¢cki Deeper Through Prayer 'This is what the Lord says, 'stand al the Crossroads and look, ask for the ancienl paths, ask where the good way is. and walk in it" Jer 6..16 This year under the umbrella of Deeper Through Prayer {a combination of bible study and meditation> we have attempted to do just that in a six-week course on Walking with God - Our journey to freedom. In it we have explored the major Way Marks of every Christian's journey with God in being.. Called & Chosen,. Reconciled & Reborn., Growing & Fruit bearing- Tested & honed; Empowered & Sent.. Ending with a final session of Thanksgiving & rededicalion. These are huge subjects that we can only scratch the surface of in the limited time we have. But why not speak to either Sarah Wright, Sue Evans or Heather Towse to find out if they found them useful. What next? Good question. I have a few thoughts I'm mulling over. One being is there a call for a simplified Day Time course leaning more towards the model we used in our past Advent Prayer courses. What do you think? RLv&DGLvi&WooUart Resldentlal Homes A monthly rhythm of visiting and celebrating Holy Communion at Rivermead Care Home, Beechwood Place Nursing Home and Deansfield Court Housing continued through 2024, providing opportunity to encourage our brothers and sisters in their faith whilst they are unable to attend church services.11 has been a delight to welcome Rev'd Janet into this ministry. The residents at Rivermead and Beechwood have latterly enjoyed Tracey playing the flute to accompany our hymn singing and to minister comfort to some who are bed-ridden. Rita has been lovingly assisting at Rivermead, and Ron and Neal assisting at Deansfield where Mary kindly also comes to play the piano for us in the service. Pastoral Care The Pastoral Care team has been in place for 18 months now and we have provided support for six members of our St Peter's family and one person who wants to be able to get to church. Support has been mainly sharing a cuppa. talking and praying. The service has been highly valued by those who have used it. We look forward to serving our fellow Christians in 2025. More team members are now required aslwo members are no longer able to provide a regular service. Taxi service to church is also needed. He47ther foww CPa*torAbCw&Te