St. Brendan's SYDENHAM Charities Number: 10326S Trustee's Annual Report For the Year ended 31 December 2023 St Brendan's Parish is a registered charity: No 103265
St. Brendan's SYDENHAM Trujtee's Annual Rèport For Year Ended December 2023 Charities No: 103265 Charities Name". St Brendan's Chur¢h of Ireland Church Address: 64A Larkfield Road. Belfast. BT4 1QE Current Trustees: Chair- Claire Pearson Beth Ginnett Claire McBride Elizabeth Dall Gillian Goman Karen Kane Lauren Gorman Laureene Ginnett Lynda Storey Margaret Harris Neil Gomian Robert Galbrarth Robyn Mann Ted Ginnett Cameron Gorman Treasurer: Lauren Gorman Hon. Secretary.. Lynda Storey Bank: Independent Examiner: PGR Accountants Limited Unit 2 Channel Wharf Ulster Bank Limf(ed Connswater Branch Arches Retail Park 21 Old Channel Road Belfasl Belfast BT5 4AF BT3 9DE St Brendan's Parish is a registered charity: No 103265
St.Brendan's SYDENHAM Trustee's Annual Report For Year Ended December 2023 Trustees who served this chanty dunng ihe period shrnvn are. Chair- Claire Pearson las of 0111012022) Beth Girsnett Claire McBride Elizabelh Dall Gillian Goman Hazel Graham Karen Kane Lauren Goman- TreaSur Laureene Ginnett Lynda Slorey- Hon. SeuEt8ry Margaret Hams Neil Gorman Robert Galbrajth Robyn Mann Ted Ginnett Cameron Gom)an St Brendan's Parish is a regISted charity: No 103265
St.Brendan's SYDENHAM Structure, Governance and Management St Brendan's Is a church govemed by Ihe Laws of the Church of Ireland and run by a Seled Vestry Recruiting and Appointing trustees The select vestry is made up of an Incumbent. or member of the clergy officiating at the pansh, the assistant curates. The Church Wardens- One is appointed by the incumbent, and one is voted for by the Select Vestry The Glebe Wardens- Again, one is appointed by the incumbent. and one ts voted for by the Select Vesty. Of the remaining General Vestry members. a group shall be selected by voles lo act on behalf of the General Vestry. and these shall be the tnjslees. At Ihe sneSt possible opportunity after the Annual General Meeting, an Honorary Secretsry and Treasurer shall be appointed from these. People may serve a5 Offi bearers without tEcoming Trustees, However. this will mean that they are not voting members of the Select Vestry. St Brendan's Parish is a registered charity: No 103265
St.Brendan's SYDENHAM Objectives and Activities The main aim of Sl Bndan.$ Church is lo reach Ihe community of Sydenham wilh the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and lo reach out lo the pwr and Ihose in need wrthin our ¢ommunty. The charitable purpose of the Church of Ireland is the advancement of reloion. The principal function of St BTendan's Church is to supp)rt the advancement d the Christian religion by promoting, through the work of si Brendan's Church Sydenham. the whole mission of the Church's pastoral. evangelistic, sccial. and ecurnenical values, and motivations. Being open lo and engaging with society as a while and offenng support for those needing help are fundamenlal lo Ihe praclical delivery of the benefits of Christianity. As a result of activity in pursurt of Ihe advanment of Ihe Christian religion, Sl Brendan's Church. Sydenharn has custody of the property, and of records, material, and artefacts of significance lo the cultural and religious henlage and maintenance of whh is undertaken by the selecl vestry ol the Sl Brendan's Church of Ireland. Achievements. Perfomian¢e & Public Benefit Our youth group"Urban Saints" grew in number in 2023. with more and more children from Ihe local area joining us on Monday Nights for fun and fellowship. The group runs from P1- P6 and meets every Monday night from 6.30- 7.45 pm. Every Wednesday night from 5 00pm- 6.30pm. the Slimming Wotid group meet in our sports hall and a group from AA meet in our side chapel from 8.00pm- 10.00pm. Our"H U.G.S" tols. group has grown SnIfICantty, seeing an increased of parents and grandparents also attending church on Sundays. This group has allowed us as a church to support parents and grandparents of Sydenham and develop a relationship with more members of our community. Café church has continued once a month wlh numbers continuing to grow each month. This Servi allows families lo feel comfortable lo attend a church service which may not be their nom. We have family fn-endty talks. activilies. songs and then lunch is provided after We hope lo see a continuation of growth in café church especially through the link lo HUGS. Our"Women of Worth" (WOW gfOUP met once a month for walks. c¢Jokery and craft nights (including a packed out Christmas wreath making evening) and outings such as to Eden Pollery. The Men's Shed work came to completion with the floor being laid and walls painted. Men from the community have come for football and food nights. st Brendan's Parish is a registered charity- No 103265
St.Brendan's SYDENHAM stsrting in Juty, our'Explore' group has been a great su¢c. This group is run on the second Tuesday of Ihe monlh and allows telievers and non-believers lo ask any questions they may have aboul the fa¢lh. Month by month Ihe numbers gfow and has enc)Juraged attendance on a Sunday. Dunng the year, our church has joined wrth Knocknagoney Partsh and Holywood Pansh for monthly worship nighls. This has been a fantastic opportunty lo grow inler-church relationships but also to encourage all local communities lo come out and be together. The numbers have Increased dramalicalty from Ihe first worship see lo Ihe end of the year. The worship team consists of members of all three churches and continues lo expand monlh on monlh. In addition lo the ongoing programmes we also ran a number of events including a Coronation event on Sunday P May attended by over 200 people in the community. 11 involved an open air church seriice. aftemoon leas, Inflatsbles, crafts. food, ccrfonalion cake and queen KanI Coming Into the summer Ihere was many events for children, young people and their families including a mobile ztr) visit. Urban Saints party, 'wee critters,, Spnngvale fami, sports and lun days. teddy bear picnics and more Aftef the summer we held a 'back to school. communty event along the theme of a fvnfair that was well attended. Al St Brendan's. Chnstmas outreach is always a huge date in our calendar. On Saturday 2n0 December. we held our Chnstmas Village al the Church with local craft stalls. a quad train, Chnslmas f(K)d & dnnk, the salvation amry band, and our Christmas tree light switch on. There was a tumoul of over SOO people who had a great day. This wa5 followed by 2 nights of our Santa's grotto in the church during the week. Famil*s were able lo enter the church for a Narnia themed wonderland. Our leam had crafts and Christmas food & drink ready before the journeyed up through the wardrobe and through our light tunnel lo see Santa and r1ve a gift. All slols were filled for this event and had great feedback from the communty. As usual, the generosity of our commursty was second to none. We were blessed with donations of toys, frx)d an¢J vouchers s for those in our area who required a little help or encouragement over the Chnstmas pencd. At Christmas. we al Sl Brendars's slfive to show God's love through our acts of service out lo the ccKnmunty. Our Christingle service was held on Sunday Drnber 2023 We held an outdoor carol service on the 1P December joining wlh Strand Presbytenan and Sydenham Meth¢ylist and our Chrislmas moming seNice. St BTendan's Parish is a regISted charity: No 103265
St.Brendan's SYDENHAM Ser¥ices Rev Claire Pearson lead m05t services in the year unlil her maternity leave started mid-April. From he, Andrew Brannigan and Paula Mclfviaine l¢)ok over in a pastoral role for all Sunday services and mid-week activilies. The worship was led by the youlh band or on piano by Margarel each week. Each of the organisalions that use our premises, who work with young people. musl have Child Protection Policy in place. The Parish has given careful consideralTon lo the Charity Commission for Northem Ireland's guidance on public benefit to ensufe that the activities entered into during the year have helped lo achieve the Parish's objectives and activities, as well as providing public benefit. Trustees Remuneration and Benefits There were no Iruslee s remuneration or benefits for the Year Ended 31 * December 2022 There were no Ifuslees, expenses paid for in the Year Ended 31X December 2022. Statement of Trustees Responsibilities The Trustees were responsible for the Pfeparing of the Trustees Report and the Statement of Receipts and Payments and Slalemenl of Assets and Liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulations The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Pansh's transaction and disclose with reasonable accuracy al any time the assets and liabilities of the Parish. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Parish and hence for taking reasonable sleps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Irregularities Signed on behalf of the Trustees. Trustee 1 Name: tobyn rtn £ Date: 21 104 129 Trustee 2: Name: Date." Zl St Brendan's Parish is a registered charity: No 10326S