Altedesert Parish Church
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Altedesert Parish Church
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Thelma Slnnamon
113 Granville Road
Dungannon
Co.Tyrone
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Mr William George
Mccausland
Mrs Shirley Boyd
Mrs Ruth Barnes
Mr Ronnie Matthew
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Mrs Hazel Margaret
Flona McElmur
Mr Gareth Boyd
Mr David Black
Mrs Adele Stewart
Mrs Christine Watt
Mr Thomas Charles
Watt
Mr Colin Stewart
Mr Eric Lyttle
Mr Kevin Corcoran
Mr Noel Sinnamon
Rev. Diane Matchett
Mr Graeme Clarke
Mrs Thelma
Sinnamon
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Church W rde
Reverend Dlane Matchett
Mrs Ruth Barnes
Mrs Hazel Margaret Fiona McElmurry
Mr Gareth Boyd
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Seamus O'Neill FCA
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Moneymore
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Ulster Bank
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Trustees, Annual Re
for the
ear ended:_
ort
31st December 2023
The Trustees present the Annual Report and Statements of Receipts and Payments and Assets and
Liabilitles for Altedesert Parlsh Church for the year 31st December 2023.
ctives
nd Activities
The princlpal function is to support the advancernent of the Chrlstian religion by promoting through
the work of the Parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and
ecumenical. Being open to and engaging with society as a whole and offering support for those
needing help is fundamental to the practical delivery of the tenets of Christianity. As a result of
activity in pursuit of the advancement of the Christian religion, the Parish has custody of a large
body of records, materials and artefacts of significance to the cultural heritage, the maintenance of
which is undertaken by the Parish as a secondary charitable purpose
Achievement Perform
nce
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The Advancement of the Christian Rellgion.
The Parish Church exists primarilyi and above all else, as a place of Christian worshlp. Servlces of
publlc worship are held on Sundays throughout the year at 10.15am. Holy Communion Is celebrated
once a month and Morning Prayer (Holy Baptism as requested) for the other Sundays of the month.
Weekday services such as Mid-week Holy Communion, Ash Wednesday Servlce, Harvest Servlce
and Confirmation with Holy Communion take place in the Parish Church. Holy Week Services
focusing on the central pillar of the Christian faith, the death and resurrection of Jesus occur each
year.
The Parlsh is in the terminology of the Church of Ireland, mostly 'resident' members with a small
number of 'accustomed' (persons living outside the parish boundary) members. The average number
of parishioners Sn 2021 for Sunday worship would be 35. This is a relatively vibrant parish and the
range of parishioners is from a few months to 90yrs.
Worship and Pastoral Ca￿.
The Parish Church is chosen by parishioners to mark signlficant events In their family Ilfe. In the
course of 2023 the following took place - Funeral services and Baptisms.
The Rector visits parishioners who are sick, at home or in hospital, or in residential/nurslng homes.
She celebrates The Holy Communion with those unable to attend the Parish Church at Christmas
and Easter, and at other times as requested.
The Parish has given careful consideratlon 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 publlc benefit.
Finan
view
Financial Reports are reviewed throughout the year and a review on completion of the Annual
Accounts.
Total Receipts (£32,926) for the year ended 31st December 2023 were exceeded by Total Payments
(£36,496) by £3,570, decreasing the total cash funds held to £73,192 from £76,762. (Pages 8&9)

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Concern
The Trustees have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satlsfied that there are
adequate funds in place to ensure that the Parish can continue its activities and the financial
statements for the year ended 31st December 2023 can be signed off as a going concern.
Structure, Governance and Management
Docum
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Governin
Chapter III of The Constitution of the Church of Ireland governs Parishes and Parochial
Organisations. The Select Vestry members are the Charity Trustees.
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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, may register as members of the General Vestry of the Parish, allowing them to attend and
vote at meetlngs of the General Vestry and to stand for election to the Select Vestry. Neetings of
the general vestry are held at least once a year. The Select Vestry is elected as part of thls 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.
Pa
munera
The Rector is not paid directly by the parish. A quarterly assessment is paid to the Diocesan Offlce
which comprises of the following five elements:_
Sustentation (Stipends and Locomotory Allowances)
Expenses of Office Allowance
"Employers" National Insurance Contributions
'Employers" Clergy Pension Fund Contribution
Diocesan Expenses Account
Or
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The Select Vestry is responslble for the day to day management of the Parish. The Select Vestry
consists of the member of the clergy serving in the Parish, the church wardens, the glebe wardens
and generally not more than twelve other members of the general vestry at the General Vestry.
The Select Vestry is chaired by the Incumbent. Select Vestry members are responsible for making
decisions on matters of general concern and importance to the parish including how parlsh funds
are to be applied.
The Select Vestry meets at times fixed by the members. Special meetings may be convened at any
time by the chairperson or churchwardens. In 2023 the Select Vestry met 9 times durlng the year
and the average attendance was 740/0.
ewi
h P blic Benefit
Altedesert Parish Church 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.

tatement f Tr
stees. Res
onsibilities
The trustees are responslble for preparing the Trustee's Report and the statement of recelpts and
payments and statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland wlth income of less than £250,000 requires the
trustees to prepare a statement of receipts and payments and 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 time the assets and liabilities
of the Parlsh. 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.
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