srJoHN'S PARISH CHURCH MIDDLEfowN Trustees, Annual Report and Statement of Receipts and Payments and Assets and Liabilities for St John's Parish Church Middletown for the year ended 31" December 2021 References and Administrative details Charity Name: Middletown/St Johns/Armagh/Church Of Ireland Charlty Re8lstratlon No: 103969 Contact Address: The Rectory 16 Derryhaw Road Tynan Co. Arma8h 8T60 4SS Prlnclpal Offlce - Bearers: aergv.. Rev Matthew Hagan Church Treasurer: Mrs Diane Irwln Asslstant Church Treasurer.. Mr James Irwln Church Secielaiy." Mr Trevor Ma8111 Church Warden - Clergy.. Mr Robert Leyburn Church Warden- People.. Mr Gary Whitcroft Independent Examlner: Stephen McDonald MCDONALD O'NEILL & CO Chartered Accountsnts 5 Union 8uildings. Unlon Place Dungennon BT701DL Bankers: Danske Bank 74-76 Scotch Street Armagh BT6170J Trustees: Rev Matthew Hagan Mrs Vena Bothwell Mr5 Ann Bradshaw Mr aive Bradshaw Mrs Diane Ip•4in Mr James Irwin Mr Keith Irwin Mr Aaron Leyburn Mrs Amanda Leyburn Mr Robert Leyburn Mrs Tracey Magill Mr Trevor Maglll Mrs Maureen Reddick Mr Gary Whitcroft
Trustee5' Annual Report for the year ended 31° December 2021 The trustees present the annual report and annual statements of Reports and Payments and Assets and Liabilitie5 for St John's Parish Church. Middletown for the year ended 31st December 2021. Objertives and Artivities: The charitable purpose of the Church of Ireland is the advancement of religion. The prlndpal functlon of Mlddletown Parish Church is to support the advancement of the Chrlstian rellglon by promotln& through the work of Middletown Parlsh Church, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral. evan8elistic, social and ecumenical. Beins open to and engaging with society as a whole and offering suppurt for those needln8 hèlp Isfundamontal to the practlcal delivery of the benefits of Christianity. As a result of actlvlty In pursult of the Christian religion, Middletown Parish Church has custody of propertv and of reeords, materials and artefaets of significance to the cultural and rell8lous herlta8e and malntenance of whlchls undertaken bythe select vestry of Middletown Parish Church, Achlevements, Performance and Publlc Benefft: Central to the work and witness of Mlddletown Parish Church Is the provlsion of regular public servlces of Christian worship. These services take place each Sunday at 9.30am. Holy Communion is celebrated on the second Sunday of each month, wlth a Famlly Servlce on the fourth Sunday of th¢ month. Our Har¥est Servi¢e and Chrijtmas Carol SeThice are each held cn a Sunday afternoon at 3,30pm. Children and voung people are encouraged to play an attlve port in our church servlces. "A fime for Prayerf rneets on the first Monday of each month for the parochial £rouplng, and Is open to everyone. Our Lenten Blble Study provldÈs an opportunlty for folk to share fellowship with those assoclatÈd wlth the other two parlshes In our parochial groupin8. Two sessions are held In each parlsh over the Six week period. Middletown Parish prloriti5es the safety of the thildren and young people In our care, and we strlrtly adhere to the child protection requirement5 of the Church of Ireland "Safeguarding Tru5l" to enSUfe that all those worklng wlih young people and vulnerable adults are fully checked through Acce55 Nl, trained and super¥i5ed.
Pastoral sUPPOrt takes the form of visiting the sick, the elderly and the bereaved. This includes visits to hornes in the community. hospitals. hospice. residential and nursing homes. provision being made for the administratlon of Holy Communion. The Middletown Parish Community Hall continues to provide 3 welcomin8 environment for church actlvitie5 Including Sunday school, Bible Study. vestry meetings, harvest and funeral tea5. It a150 provide5 a well-equipped facility to meet the needs ol our dlsadvania8eLI burder communitywith a variety of events takin8 place during the day and in the evenin8. Middletown Parish Church. alon8 With the othèr two p3ri5he5 in our parochial 8rouping, continues to work In partnership with the 8ukavu Dlocese in DR Con80 and CMSI to support the Church's efforts to reach out to provide 5pirltual hope• practlcal emergency care, and on8oln8 protertlon and support for vulnerable people. The Parish also SUPPOrts a variety of local charitios including the Armagh Foodbank and the Salvation Army Christma3 Pre3cnt Appeal. We have ? monthly news sheet. "Pew News," whlch provides Member5 of the congregatlon with infcrmation about upcoming thurch seNices, church organisatlons and other events. Publlc Benefft In setting our objettives and plannlng our activities for the year, the trustees gav8 careful conslderatlon to the Charlty Commlsslon foi Northern Ireland's 8uldance on publlc beneflt to ensure that the activitles entered into helped to achieve the charltys purposes and PFovlde a benefit to the beneficlarles. The church ser¥lces and activities mentioned above benefited all age groups In ourcomfnunityand farther afield. They were cariied out where w>ssible, takin8 due co6ni5ance of the Coronaviru5 Covid-19 pandemlc and In complIan wlth both the Church of Ireland and Nl Executive guidellnes, to fulfil our statement of Public Benefit. Durlng our tlme of enforced c105ure during 2021, due to the Coronaviru5 Covid-19 pandemlc. we were able to keep in contact with parlshloners through our on-line servlces, parish WhatsApp group. text messages and phone calls. Funerals were conducted observlng all the protoco15 and recommendations outlined by both the Church of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Executlve. Financial Review The prlncipal source of income of Middletown Parish Church contlnues to be from Donations and Plate Collections. The principal expense of Middletown Parish Church 15 in respect of payments regardin8 Dlocesan Charges.
Middletown Parish Church had total Income of £20,910 and total expenditure of 16,448 for a total net income of £4,462 for the year ended 31st December 2021. The B¥4nk and Cash 8alance was £42,417 It is the trustees, policy to hold sufficient reserves to cover ernergienciÈs, for maintonance of church property and to further the objertives and attivities of the Church of Ireland. 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 Parlsh can contlnue Its actlvltles, and the financlal statements for the year ended 3151 December 2021 can be signed off as 3 going concern. Structure, Governance and Management Governlnq IX¥cument ond Constltirtlon of the Charfty Chapter 111 of the Constitution of the Church of Ireland governs Par15hes and Parochial Organ15atlon. The Select Vestry members ale the Charity Trustees. Recrultment andAppolntment of the Selert Vesty (Trusteesl All members of the Church of Ireland who are over the a8e of 18 year5 and are elther re51dent wlthln the parlsh or Ilve elsewhere but have been accustomed members of the con8regation for at least three months, may register as members of the general vestry of the parish, allowln8 them to attend at meetin8s of the general vestry and to stand for election to the select vestry. Meetings of the 8eneral vestry are held at least once a year. The Select Vestry Is elected as part of this General Vestry meetin8. Th9 5elett Vestry will hold their positions for a perlod of one year. Select Vestry members may be re-elected annually and there is no Ilmlt on the number of terms that may be served. Pay and Remuneratlon The incumbent IEceivE5 a stipend and offlce locoiDuiory 41llowan In accordance wlth fl8ures approved by the General Synod of the Church of Ireland. Organlsatlonalstrurture Theselect vestry is responslble forthe day to day mana8ementof the parSsh. The select vestry conslsts of the member of the der seprfing In the parish, the church wardens, the glebe warden5 and 8enerally not more Lhan e1ve other members of the general vestry elerted at the General Vestry. The select vestry Is chalred by the incumbent in the parish. Selert vestry member5 are responsible for makingdecisions on matters of general concern and importance to the parish includin8 decidins how parish funds are to be applied.
The select vestry meets at times agreed by the members. Special meetings may be convened at any time by the chairperson or the churchwardens. Statement ol Trustee< Responslbllltles The trustees are responsible for preparin8 the Trustees. Report and the statements of receipts and payments and statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and rpgulations. The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland with Income of less than £250,000 requires the tru5tee5 to prepare a statement of recelpt5 and payment5 and a siaiemeni of assets and liabilities for each financial year. The trustees are responsible for keeplng accountln8 records that are suffldent to show and explaln the Par15h's transattlon5 and d15close wlth reasonable accuracy at any tlme the assets and liabi15ties of the Parlsh. They are also responsible for 5afe8uardln8 ihe assels of ilie Pdrl>h and hence for takin8 reasonable steps for the preventlon and detection of fraud and other rregularltles. Slgned on behalf of the Trustees: Rev Matthew Hagan Diane Irwin (Treasurer) Date: