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St. Marys Indian Orthodox Church, Sunderland Trustees. Annual Report l¢ontinued) Year ended 31 March 2024 The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial sLqtements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. strudure, govemance and management The trustees present their annual report and the receipts and payments account of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. We continued to meet the primary mission of the church, lo meet the spITltual necessities of our eommunty in the area. We continued pursuing our vi8ion. no1lthStandln9 the wortdly challenges faclng us. reflecting Faith. Hope and Charity al all times. Govemlng document The trust is an unincorporated trusL constituted under a constilutlon adopted on 01 September 2023 and is a registered charity, number 1204560. The trustees who served durlng the year and up lo the date of this report are set out on page 2. ObieGtives of the Charlty Charity's objective Is to promote the Orthodox Christian faith. In setting our objectlves, and planning r activiti6s. we have given careful consideration to Charity Commission's guidelines on public ben6fi1. ObJe¢tlvos and actlvltlgs The General Body meeting oflhe Church was held on Saturday 4th of March 2023 after Holy Qurbana at St Joseph's Catholic Church. Rev Fr Happy Ja¢ob presided over the meeting. A new committee was elected to ov6rsee the day-to-day affairs of the parish for the year 202& 2024. The following committee members were ele¢lgd.. l. Trustee- Mr Biji Varghese 2. Secretary- Mr Jerin Joji 3. Sunday School Headteach8r- Mrs Saramma Sabu 4. MMVS Coryordinator- Mrs Kunjumole Joy 5. Youth Co-OTdinalor- Keziah Biji 6. Committee member- Dr Mohan George 7. Committee member- Mr Saji Varkey 8. Commlttee member- Mr oseph Mathai 9. Internal auditor- Mr Sabu Kadavanlhanam. The commltt88 meefjng convened meetings 6 tlmes over the year with rnore than 75Yo attendance in all meetlngs. The commlttee created an annual calendar for the year and all the events were completed according to the schedule. In adeilion, by the grace of God, we were able to have additional Holy Qurbana's to celebrate th8 mandatory feasts of our Church from Septemb8r. Our congregation was elevated to the slatU5 Of a Parish by H.G Abraham Mar Stephanos on 25th March 2023 as per th8 Leller No E35 and Fr Happy Jacob was appointed as the Vicar lo continue his pastoral duties until fvrther orders. Holy week services 2023 were conducled by Rev Fr Shyiu Mathal, which started with Palm Sunday followed by prayers and services throughout the week and concluded with Easter Service on Saturday 8th of April at St Cecilia Chur¢h, Sunderfand.
St. Marys Indian Orthodox Church, Sunderland Trustees, Annual Report (conllnuo(4 Year ended 31 March 2024 A General Body meetlng was held on 6th of May 2023 and Dr Mohan George was elected as the Diocese representative from our parish. The annual calendar and budget proposed by the COfTbrnittee was approved by the General Body. General Body also approved the option of moving lo Sl Cecilia ChurGh on a long-temi basis to accommodate all our needs, particularfy Holy week. By God's Grace. We were able lo have our first official Qurbana al Sl Cecilia Church on Saturday 1st of July, which was celebrated by Rev Fr Varghese P.A. We received a leller (Letter No E-1991 from our Dio¢esan Metropolitan HG Abraham Mar Slephano5 on 21st of July 2023 regarding the transfer of Viear. The letter stated Fr Happy Jacob will be relieved of his reswnsibilities as the Car on 14th of August 2023 and Rev Fr Varghese P.A will take charge as vicar from 15th of August 2023. A farewell was hold for Rev Fr Happy Jacob along with Perunal $ervi¢e on 14th August 2023. Onam Celgbralion was held on Saturday 2nd of September afler Holy Qurbana along with OVBS fin81 day c8lebralion8. The sadhya was catered extemally and it was CC*ordinaled by Mr$ Kunjumol Joy. Wo were blessed lo have our Parish reglstered as a Charity on 1 st of September 2023. 1 would like to thank everyone involved in this process over the past 2 yeao, especially Mr8 Sheena Bill and Mr Sabu Kadavanthanam. who spent a considerable amount of time fomatting our documents and accounts. so, Phillip and John ¢onsultancy Ltd who handled our submission to Charity regigtration. Half yearly Gen9ral Body m&etlng of the PaTish was hel¢Y on Sabjrday 7th October 2023 after Holy Qurbana at Sl CeGllia Church. Sunderland. The General Body decided to change the regular services lo Sundays from March 2024 and Increase the numb8r of regular services to twce a month from April 2024. The regular servlces will be held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month. General Body also decided to create a Facebook page for the parish lo increase the reach and appointed Miss D8lla Sabu a5 the admin. The Facebook page has been active with over 182 followers as of the end of MarGh 2024. Feast of St Gregorios of Parumala was celebrated on Saturday 2nd November 2023 along with Holy Qurbana followed by the Harvest Festival. Harvest Festival was a great success, I would like to thank all our kind members for their offerings and active participation in the auction. Christrnas Carols were held on Satvrday 2nd Dec6mb8r 2023 after Holy Qurbana covering Ihe Sunderfand area and on Saturday 16th Decemb8r 2023 for the all the other areas. Caroling was coordinated by Mr Sabu Kadvalllhanam and Mr Joji Abraham. I would like lo thank Ihe pair of them for all their hard work and efforts lo organise everything. Aso, Thanking all our member5 for their kind offerings. Christmas service was held on Sunday 24th December al 6pm at St Cecilia Church Sundedand, Holy Qurbana was celebrated by the Vicar. Rev Fr Vargh8se P.A. Our Church was able to partirypale in the Northeast Ecumenical Christmas Carols al English Martyrs Church, Newcastle which was organised by Marthoma Church on Salurday 13th January 2024. 22 of our members were able lo participate as a choir to represent our Parish.
St. Marys Indian Orthodox Church, Sunderland Trustees. Annual Report (contlnued) Year ended 31 March 2024 General Body meeting of the Church was hold on Sunday 3 March 2024 after Holy Qurbana, and a new Gommittee has been elecled to oversee the day to day affairs of the Parish from 1 ST 2024. The following members were elected.. of April l. Treasurer- Mrs Kunjumol Joy 2. Secretary- Dr Mohan George 3. Sunday School Headleacher- Mrs Saramma Sabu 4. MMVS Secretary- Mrs Merin Mary Shaji 5. Youth Secretary- Miss Kerlin Biji 6. Committee Member- MrJinu George 7. Committee Member- Mr Raji Thomas 8. Committee Member- Mr Biji Varghese (Ex officiall 9. Committee Member- Mr Jerin Joji (Ex official) 10. Internal auditor- Mr Baiju Thomas Hoty week services 2024 was led by the VIc8r Rev Fr Varghese P.A St Cecilia Church, which started with Palm Sunday, followed by evening prayers and services throughout and concluded wrf(h Easter th on Saturday 30 January. Holy Qutbana was celebrated for the feast of the annunciation on Sunday th 24 January 2024 at 6pm. Sunday SGhool Sunday School have been conducting regular lessons for pupils., online and in person after Holy Qurbana. Five Sunday school teachers were able to attend the Teachers conference al St Thomas Church in Hemel. London on Saturday 29 April 2023. The unit level talent competition was held on Sunday 23 of April 2023 at Sl Cecilia Church and North Zonal talent competion was held at Sl Thomas Church, Liverpool. Many of our students, teachers and parents attended the North Zonal Competition. Sunday School Sports day was scheduled to be held al Herrington Country Park on st Saturday 1 of July but had to be held indoors du8 lo poor weather conditions. Ham yeady th examinaltons were held on Sunday 15 July and OVBS were held on the 261h and 27 August 2023 followed final day celebrations on Saturday 2né September 2024. OVBS was conducted under the spiritual guidance of the Vicar Rev Fr V4rghese PA. Annual examinations for Glasses 1-7 took place th on 10 December 2023 at St Cecilia Church, Sunderland and Class g look their Sunday school exam on 301h December 2023 to accommodate their GCSE 8xaminations. On Saturday 3 February 2024, Vicar Rev Fr Varghese P.A launched the new Sunday school urriculum Talmido in the presence of students, teachers, and parents. Sunday School annual day was held on the same day.
St. Marys Indlan Orthodox Church, Sunderland Trustees. Annual Report (¢ontinu¢d) Year ended 31 March 2024 MMVS MMVS has been conducting regular prayer meetings every month. Annu81 retreat which was scheduled for February 2023 wa5 conducted on Sunday 2nd of April 2023 at st Joseph's Churoh, Sunderland. The session was led by Rev Fr Shyju Mathai. A group of MMVS members attended North Zonal Conference at St Georg8 Church, ManGhester on Saturday 17th of June 2023. I would like lo thank all the MMVS membgrs for their active participation in aangIng refreshments for our parish on several occasions. They were able to organise a food fest on Saturday 1st of July, which was a huge success. By God's Grace, MMVS were able to raise a total of £750 from the food fest and other offerings as char fund, which was donated to a lady wrth a medical need. A OndaY retreat for MMVS members was hgld on Sunday 22nd October 2023 at St Cecilia Church, the session was led by the Vicar. The annual MMVS Diocese conference was held al Holy Innocents Church. Wales and 4 of our MMVS members were able to attend the event. Yguth Youth members held a charity car wash on Saturday 26th of August, which was a great success as they managed to coll8Ct ov8r £500. This amount was donated towards to the educational need for a Student in K8rala. Four of our youth members attended a North Zonal meeting at Liverpool on 21 st of October 2023. Six m8mbers from our youth led an online evening prayer during Great Lent, which was organised by th8 DK)cese in collaboration with member of Glasgow Church. on 19th of February 2024. The church has been able to accomplish a lol and progress in various ways throughout the last year. I thank our God almighty, our Wicar, Committee, and all our members for all your prayers and sUPPOrt. Financial R8vlew Th8 charitS principal funding source is from donatlons and from other a¢tivitie$. ReseTVO poIIcy 11 is policy of the charity lo malnlaln unrestrlcted fvnds at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure. This provides sufficienl funds to cov8r management and administration and support costs. The trustees, annual report was approved and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by-. Jerin Joji Trustee Date:
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