ANNUAL REPORT- ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST SLOAN STREET LURGAN for the ear endin 31 December 2020 Number NIC 101225 TRUSTEES Rev. Raymond Kettyle. Chris Anderson. Ivor Blad(. Patricia Black. Patricia Cush, James Crozier, Geraldine Crozier, Kathleen Dowey. Stephen Greenway, Samuel Mccleary. Marion Lorimer. Ruth hrtu1lan, Julia Quaile. William Quaile, Ronnie Warren, John Wylie, Carol Wylie. Patricia Cush sadty passed away in April 2020. Ivor Black. Patricia Black, Marion Lorimer and Ronnie waen resigned as Trustees at the Annual Meeting in October 2020 and Norma Reynokls and Jill Gitvan were elected in Oct()er 2020. Trustees are members of the Select Vesty and are elected I re-elected each year at the Annual General Vestry meeting. GOVERNING DOCUMEKf AND CONSTrrunoN OF THE CHARITY Chapter 111 of the Consbtution of the Church of Ireland govems Parishes and Parochial Organisation. The Select Vestry rnnberS are the Charity Trustees. APPOINTMENT OF SELECT VESTRY All members of the Church of Ireland who are over the age of 18 and are either resident within the Parish or live elsewhere but have bn accustomed members of the congregation for at least three months. may register as members of the General Vestry of the Parish allowing them to attend and vote at meetings of the General Vestry and to stand for election to the Select Vesty. The General Vesty meets once a year and the Select Vestry is elected as part of this General Vesty meeting. The Select Vesty will hold their positM)ns for a period of one year. Select Vestry members may be reelected annually and there is no limit on the number of terms which may be served. STRUCTURE The Select Vesty is responsible for the day to day management of the Parish. The Select Vesty consists of the serving clergy, the Churchwardens. the Glebewardens and not more than twelve other members elected at the General Vestry Meeting. Vesty Meetings are chaired by the Rector and members are responsible for making decisions on matters of general concem and Importan to the parish as well as how parish funds are to be used. Vesty meetings are held on a monthly basis and special m&tings may be convened at any time by the Chatrperson or the ChuTchwardens. PURPOSE The charitable purpose of the Church of Ireland is the advancement of religion. The principle function of St. John the Evangelist is to support the advancement of the Christian religion by promoting, through the work of the Parish. the whole mission of the Church. ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARrrY WORSHIP Our services during 2020 were affected and impacted due to COVID with our buildings having to close from March to September and again for two weeks at the end November and start of DeMber. However. through the use of social media, YouTube, church website and a dial-in service we were able to ensure that people could access worship services remotely. ORGANISATIONS Our Mothers Union were unable to meet for the most part of 2020 due to Covid-19 and this was the case for the Craft Class. Rainbows. Br(hvnies and Guides.
MISSIONS AND EVANGELISM Several Missionary Societies are supported financialty by Parishioners and these are The Leprosy Mission, S.A.M.S.. Church Amiy. Crosslinks, Churches Ministry to Jewish People and Irish Church Missions. We also allocate 10'k of our Free Will Offering each year and in 2020 this was given to Crosslinks. S.AM.S.. Open Doors. CAP, Royal British Legion and Operation Christmas Child. Our Harvest Services were held in September and Bishop Mcclay had requested that we support the Lebanon Appeal made by Open Doors. £1371 was sent to the Diocese to be foThvarded by them to Open Doors. During Advent a further appeal was made by Bishop Mcclay. This Yras to be split 3 ways: 10% for the link DI0Se of Maridi. 10% for local church planting and 80% for a Charity of our own choosing. CAP (Christians against poverty) was chosen arKI we were able to send £895 to them with the other 2 groups each receiving £111. on again we took part in the Shoebox Appeal and atthough it was difficult wtth a lot of restrictions in place we were still able to pack over 70 boxes for onward forwarding by Operation Christmas Child. FINANCES The Finances are managed by the Treasurer who reports ba<* to the Twstees at monthly Vestry Meetings. Secunty ar)d safeguarding of all monies is important to the Trustees. All money is recorded, counted and banked under dual control. The Financial Statement for the year ended 31" t)ecember 2020 was accepted by the Select Vesty. PUBLIC BENEFIT Charity Trustees have complÉed wtth their duties in line with the Commission's Public Benefrt Statutory Guidan. Regular worship and reaching out into the communty as well as other activities and fundraising have en carried rArt through the year to fulfil our ststement of Public Benefft. Public worship is open to all and wr halls are used by two extemal groups on a regular basis. MITIGATION OF HARM It is the policy of the Church of Ireland to set standards for the vlfare of all children sharing in its ministry with a view to protecting Ihem from physical, sexual and emotional harm. The Select Vestry adlEres to the guidelines and a Safe Guarding Trust Panel is in place. All those who come into contact Yrith the children who attend the various organisattons have attended Safeguarding Trust training and are subject to Child Protection checks. Responsibility under Health and Safety legislation is tsken seriousty and measures are in place for the protection of those using the halls. Regular risk assessments are carried out and regular reports made to the Vesty by the Health & Safety OffirS. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustee's Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The law applicable to charitES in Northem Ireland with income of less than £250.000 requires the Trustees to prepare a Statement of Receipts and Payments and a Statement of Assets and Liabilities for eath financial year. Trustees are also responsible for kpIng accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Parish's transacttons and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the assets and liabilities of the Parish. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Parish and hen for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregulariiies. SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES TRUSTEE 1 TRUSTEE 2 Julia Quaile- ecretary Carol Wylie- Hon. T surer