St Dorothea's Church
Parish of Gilnahirk
Trustees, Annual Report
and Statement of Receipts & Payments
& Assets and Liabilities
For the period..
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l January 2023- 31 December 2023
Charities Number.. NIC102538

St DorotheG's Parish Church
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Trustees, Annual Report for the period
l January 2023 to 31 December 2023
The trustees present the annual report and statements of Receipts and Payments and Assets and Liabilities
for the St Dorothea's Parish Church for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Objectives and Activities
(the wording supplied for Choritable Objectives and Activities were approved by Generol Synod in 2015.)
The charitable purpose of the Church of Ireland is the advancement of religion.
The principal function of St Dorothea's Parish Church is to support the advancement of the Christian religion
by promoting, through the work of St Dorothea's Parish Church the whole mission of the ChLJrch, pastoral,
evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Beingopen to and engaging with society as a whole and offering support
for those needing help are fundamental to the practical delivery of the benefit5 of Christianity.
As a result of activity in the pursuit of the advancement of the Christian religion, St Dorothea's Parish Church
has custody of property and of records, materials and artefacts of significance to the cultural and religious
heritage and maintenance of which is undertaken by the select vestry of St Dorothea's Parish Church.
Achievements, Performance & Public Benefit
The parish continues to use its buildings and resources to serve the youth and adults in the local commuiiity
in many ways, including each night of the week, in the name of promoting the Christian religion and its values
among people from all walks of life:
Sunday
Morning services are at 8:30am and 10.'15am.
The 8:30am service is almost always Holy Communion Form l BCP
The 10:15am service follows a cycle of service styles. All-Age service; Morning Prayer BCP; Morning
Worship Informal but liturgical and Holy Communion Form 2 BCP. If a fifth Sunday occurs usually it will be
Morning Prayer BCP. A Sunday School is provided at most of our 10.'15am services
Evening service has stabilised at 7:00pm. A range of different expressions have been included: Taizé,
Informal Worship, Jesus Lifestyle Course, Wholeness and wellbeing.
Wednesday
Each Wednesday at 10.'30am a Holy Communion (Form l) service is held.
Monday-Friday
The youth organisations meet during weekday evenings and Messy Church is held once a month on the
second Friday at 3pm, with a break during the summer months.
Our Knit and Natter group met each month on the 1" 3, and 4" Wednesday afternoons.

Mothers, Union met each month on 2rd kvednesdai, afternoon
Our Prayer Focus Group and Bible Study Group n)et on Ivednesday eveniilgs at 7.30pn).
At other times, the parish halls and Gortland Rooin are available to use for occasional coniniiinity events aiid
occasions.
January to December (except June. July and August):
' Sunday- refreshments were provided after tl)e 10.15am service oli tlie flI￿t Suiiday of eacli ii)oritl)
January:
15 Pulpit swap for Christian Unity Kveek.. Rev. Stephen MO0￿ of Giliialiirk Pi-esbytei-iaii Chui'ch yi-eiiclied
at the 10.15am service.
Also during Chrtstian Unity week local clergy take a week" of assemblies in Our Lady & St Pati ick'5 College.
Knock. There is also a chance to Join some RE classes.
March:
Parish Quiz (proceeds split between church funds and fvlissions to Seafareib}
- World Day of Prayer service hosted by St Dorothea's
April:
Palm Sunday Breakfast at 9am
Palm Sunday Prayer walk ivith the joint churches group in Gilnahirk and Braiiiel
Annual General Vestry meeting
16"
May:
14
21"
20 Christian Aid week (parishioners took part in door-to-door collections)
Service to mark end of Christian Aid week with guest speaker Ruth Cooke
June:
service with uniformed youth organisations
In conjunction with other church leaders and SUNI help present"It's your iiiove to P7 yiiplls iii Giliii41iii k
Primary School.
Urban Saints- Gilnahirk use St. Dorothea's grounds for tlieir Saturday iiight pi'ogi'aiiiiiie.
September:
- Summer Fete
Worship Band from Bloomfield Presbyterian joined Ricliard Ryaii loi-gaiiistl to le,4d tlie iiiusir ,It ,1
Sunday morning service
10 - Sunday School re-started
17
Official launch of Light the Way fundraising project to rewire the cliiii'cli bLiilcliii85 by Loi d ,Ill14 l.iiil¥
Eames.
Tullycarnet Church Plant use Gortland room foi- weekly bible study iiieetiiigs
Ortober:
Harvest Service and Lu nch (with proceeds going to our liiik.ed Diocese of BUK. Ivu iii Deiiioi l il tlc Ilc:¥)Iil)11(-
of Congol. Non-perishable food and toiletry items were collected aiid theii doiiated to Diiiidi)11,Ilil F[11i14L),IiiK.
15 - Gift Day for Light the Way

30" Oct.. I, Nov.
A 3 Day Bible Club was held during the half-term break. Drama Group"Playit Byear"
look 41 lead Iii tliis OLltreach activity and were supported by some of our Messy Church team.
November..
collection of shoeboxes for Samaritan's Purse
12"
Remembrance Service at 10.15am attended by the uniformed youth organisations, e3ch of which
pi ovided a colour party. There was a retiring collection for the Royal British Legion.
18 Craft Fair
24
Bangor Ladies Choir concert
December:
Nl Patchwork Guild meeting lin Minor Hall)
Advent Carol Service
Play it by Ear Panto lin coniunction with Messy Church)
Nine Lessons and Carols (by candle-light)
Christingle Service at 10.30am
Midnight Holy Communion at 11.15pm
Holy Communion at 8.30am
Family celebration at 10.30am
17
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Other Mission and Outreach to the Community throughout the year
Parlshioners receive collection boxes for the Church Missionary Society, which are collected once a year and
the money sent to CMSI.
A foodbank box Is situated in the church porch, to which parishioners and others contribute Items of food
and household goods. This is emptied regularly by Dundonald Foodbank.
Tliere Is a loose change collection throughout the year, with the proceeds going to the Diocese of Bukavu,
DR Congo.
There were eight funerals and one baptism during 2023.
Rev, Ken McGrath carries out a systematic visitation of the parish, with priority given to the elderly,
l)ousebound and the sick.
This overview of the parish activities for the year in no way does justice to the army of volunteers who work
hard to make things happen in the parish.
Flnancial Review
The accounts have been prepared for the period l January 2023 to 31 December 2023.
Golng Concern
The trustees have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satisfied that there are adequate funds
In place to ensure that the Parish can continue its activities and the financial statements for the period I
January 2023 to 31 December 2023 can be signed off as a "going concern"

Trustees, Annual Report for the period
l January 2023 to 31 December 2023 (continued)
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document and Constitution of the Charity
Chapter 111 of the Constitution of the Church of Ireland governs Parishes and Parochial Organisation. The
Select Vestry members are the Charity Trustees
Recruitment and Appointment of Select Vestry (Trustees)
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 been accustomed members of the congregation for at least three months, and who
contribute to parish funds, 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 vestry. Meetings of
the general vestry are held at least once a year. The Select Vestry is elected as part of this General Vestry
meeting. The Select Vestry will hold their positions for a period of one year. Select Vestry members may be
re-elected annually and there is no limit on the number of terms which may be served.
Pay and remuneration
Rev. Ken McGrath served as Bishop's Curate and received a stipend in accordance with figures approved by
the General Synod of the Church of Ireland including office expenses and locornotory allowances.
Organisational Structure
The Select Vestry Is responsible for the day-to-day management of the parish. The Selett Vestry consists of
the member of the clergy serving In the parish, any curate assistant {"the curate"), the churchwardens, the
glebe wardens and generally not more than twelve other members of the general vestry elected at the
Annual General Vestry meeting {commonly called the Easter Vestry).
The select vestry is chaired by the Incumbent or other member of the clergy officiating in the parish. Select
vestry members are responsible for making decisions on matters of general concern and importance to the
parish including deciding how parish funds are to be applied.
The selert vestry meets at times fixed by the members or by the diocesan synod. Special meetings may be
convened at any time by the chairperson or the churchwardens. In 2023 the Select Vestry met 12 times
during the year and the average attendance was 85%.
Compliance with Public Benefit
The Parish has given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on
public benefit to ensure that the activities entered into during the year have helped to achieve the Parish's
objectives and activities, as well as providing public benefit.
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the statement of receipts and payments
and statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland with Income of less than £250,000 requires the trustees
to prepare a statement of receipts and p3yments and a statement of assets and liabilities for each financial
year.
The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the
Parish's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tirne the assets and liabilities of the Parish.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Parish and hence for taking reasonable steps for
the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Trustee I
Trustee 2
Date
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