## **Clogh Parish Church Trustees Report** 

## **Achievements, Performance & Public Benefit** 

Our activities are public worship for all. Services are conducted every Sunday at 10.45am in Clogh Parish Church, Cloghmore, Rosslea. Advertised in our noticeboard. Special services are also conducted at Easter, Harvest and Christmas and we held our special Annual Friendship Service that brings in friends old and new with a tea in the hall afterwards. Sunday School for primary school children is held in the hall during the service on Sunday with the children taking an active part during all age services. This year they lead the service for Sunday School Prizegiving, Harvest and took part in the Carol Service. Extra activities for children are held at Christmas and the Summer. This year a confirmation service was held in the church with the Bishop of Clogher leading this. Marriage, Baptisms and funeral services, is provided for anyone in the community as requested. There is as ever a strong pastoral ministry; visiting of the sick, the elderly and the community is undertaken if requested with sensitivity knowing that some are still fearful of Covid. Holy Communion is taken to 

housebound at Easter and Christmas. Retiring collections were undertaken to support the following that in turn pass it on to benefit others. Monaghan Church of Ireland Children's Society and Jonathan Graham under the Glo Children’s outreach. Other support was given to: The Shoebox Appeal, Irish Church Missions, SAMS (South American Mission Society) and Crosslinks. There was also a collection of aid for Ukraine which was sent to local missionaries working there. As well as the church we also make our Hall facilities available to the community with the Bowling Club and Mothers Union meeting regularly. Clogh Bowling Club meets each week during the season from September till April. We normally would run a tournament in January but 2022 just to be cautious after the pandemic it was just run among local members. The club however did hold a dinner and prizegiving and have returned to have matches with other churches again. The Mother's Union have a variety of different speakers attending their Monthly meetings. Other ad-hock groups use the hall from time to time. With all of the above the Charity Trustees feel they have complied with their duties in line with the Commissioner's Public benefit statutory guidance to fulfil our statement of Public Benefits. 

## Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf 


Captain David Hamilton (Chair)