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APCM REPORT 2018 2 23 REPORTS Included: I Ask That Group Leaders Please Tell Me If Anyone Leaves Or If Someone Wants to Join Them 24 MISSIONS As I write this report I am reminded once again that we are all involved in mission! It is true that for many mission does not involve crossing continents, however crossing the street is something in which we can all participate! Crossing continents is a special privilege, and we give thanks for your continued support for Brigit and Mike (B&M) in Cambodia, Norah and Chris (N&C) in Northern France, and Irene and Stephen (I&S) with Wycliffe. Give thanks with B&M for the work of FEBC in Cambodia. Pray for ongoing language learning in Khmer, safety in travel and protection for their health. Please continue to pray for First Response Radio (FRR). B&M’s work is helping people who are in the middle of a disaster such as typhoon, or an earthquake. In the last 13 years there have been about two disasters each year somewhere in Asia that their team has been able to help with. Give thanks for recent opportunity to train a new team in Pakistan. More recently Mike has had an opportunity to speak at the UN HQ in Geneva. Please pray that this meeting will generate support from the UN in terms of both finance and management for FRR. Give thanks for N&C and good news with the recent purchase of Chateau du Paradis. Also give thanks for Norah’s recent recovery form surgery. Please continue to pray for God’s blessing on their life and work in their new home, and for planned renovations over the coming months, to facilitate accommodation for conferences and groups. They are considering a working holiday/camp during August this year. Please let them (or myself) know if you would be interested in helping. Please also pray for continued outreach especially via Alpha groups. Give thanks for I&S and much answered prayer over the past year. Irene has been delighted to see her team members working effectively together, and successful handover of Lead Cartographer work. Stephen has seen growth in the mapping team’s work, providing mapping information for an interactive map facility on the Ethnologue website (www.ethnologue.com). Thank you for your support for the work of missions within the church family. We acknowledge with thanks once again the ongoing commitment of the PCC, and the church family, to provide over 10% of all income to mission. Graham, Tom or myself would be happy to talk to anyone considering working in mission whether short or long-term. A small bursary fund may be available, should you wish to apply. Dr.Richard Loveless, Chairman Missions Committee APCM REPORT 2018 2 23 REPORTS included: I ask that group leaders please tell me if anyone leaves or if someone wants to join them. House groups should let me know if they can take extra members and if they Official: * Vicar’s Report have any materials that could be shared. If anyone wants to start a new group, that * Churchwardens Reports will be welcomed, they should inform me so we can support their efforts. Later this * Deanery Synod year I hope to visit all the groups. House groups are important and I will do my best * Financial Review for them. At the moment we have 11 groups. * Resources: Trinity Hall, Church Office * Health & Safety ECO CHURCH One of the 5 marks of mission for the church is: ‘To strive to safeguard the integrity Other: of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth’. Prayer Music & Worship For the fifth year in succession, September was recognised by Trinity Church as Trinity Choir our ‘eco’ month. Not only was this reflected in our preaching focus through the Outreach month but also played a key part in establishing a link with the Town Council and Pastoral Care other churches through the ‘Earthing Heaven’ conference hosted in the Town Inclusion Council Chamber. It is encouraging that the Trinity congregation recognises that Children’s Work environmental issues play a key role if we are to fulfil God’s invitation and call to be Sunday mornings good stewards of His creation. Indeed, there is much expertise and passion to be Trinity Toddlers, harnessed. Lighthouse Messy Church Caroline Pomeroy (Lay Chair Deanery Synod and Diocesan Eco Leader, living in Youth Work, Sunday Café, Soul Survivor, Nunney) is an influential presence in Frome and the local area and offers much School Christian Unions wisdom and energy to this field of mission. Consequently, eco activities link up Flower Ministry Trinity with the wider Christian scene in the area, a good example of this being the Tuesday Lunches FACT service ‘What a wonderful World’ held in the Cheese and Grain last October. The Bridge In addition to Caroline there were speakers from A Rocha and Mary Colwell (BBC Parish Weekend Away and author) – it was an inspiring evening. Caroline is organising the Bath Eco Transport to Church church conference on Saturday 16th June and is hoping as many local Christians Men’s Ministry as possible will attend. Details and booking at www.bathandwells.org.uk/event/ FACT , HOPE Van and Alpha Course how-green-is-your-church/ Bereavement Ministry We are now getting more involved on a practical basis by signing up to become an Mothers Union eco church. This is organised by A Rocha and is a way of ensuring that we as an Discipleship, Small groups organisation and a building are as environmentally friendly as possible. The new ECO Church eco rep is Jenny Clarke who has been carrying out an eco audit of how we run Missions Trinity – she will be keeping everyone informed through the church bulletin and magazine. (The Trustees report forms part of the Accounts that, as well as the minutes of the last APCM, A very exciting time for us as we engage in protecting the future of our environment and learn more about how to live in harmony with God’s precious are published on separate sheets) creation. John Samways 22 3 A Quiet Day was held at Norton-St-Philip in May for members throughout the By Revd Graham Owen, Vicar Diocese. In July a Cream Tea at Rodden Church Hall in aid of our ‘Away From it All holiday Scheme’ attracted people from all over Frome and raised over £360. 2017 was the first full year that we have had our re-ordered building, and MU members have supported clergy with over 80 weddings at Lullington and especially after the acoustic panels were fitted in August 2017, I think we can all Orchardleigh as well as making Teddies for Baptisms. be pleased with the way in which it is now working. We have a wonderful, God- As Wells Archdeaconry Leader for MU, I invited Revd Graham Owen to speak at our given place for worship, to welcome people of all ages and backgrounds in times Annual meeting held this year at St Thomas church Wells. His talk and personal of happiness and grief, for the schools, and for the many excellent musical events testimony was very well received and had life-changing effect on some members. laid on by local choirs and for the Frome Festival. Each month on the 3rd Thursday one Deanery is invited to lead a short service in All this is alongside the use that so many community groups make of our Wells Cathedral. Frome chose June – The Only month in the year when the Bishop’s facilities day in and day out; I often meet people in Trinity on a weekday and hear Chapel us used instead and this offers by invitation, free access for the day to the them saying, “Wow, there is a real buzz here!” Palace Gardens. This is always well supported and much enjoyed. MU continues to support members working from their own churches in their own We have, of course, had our sad times when we have had to say farewell to loved community at home and throughout the world by prayer and fund raising and ones who have gone to their eternal home with Christ, but we have also had the always welcome new members. joy of welcoming many new people to the family of Holy Trinity and seeing the Mary Earle. church become stronger not only in depth but also in number and in the diversity DISCIPLESHIP of the 200-plus people who now make up the committed core of the family. Of The discipleship team still stands at me only although I would love to get a team these, at least half volunteer for service in one aspect of church life or another. together, especially someone to concentrate on Women’s discipleship. Apart from Thank you! Alpha there haven’t been any long courses going, not through lack interest or lack of suitable courses, but because we would like leaders to come forward and offer a We can indeed give thanks for all that has been in 2017 and as we go further into course that they have a passion for. I have submitted a discipleship article to the 2018 we can look forward to welcoming two new members of the staff team: an magazine most months and there is also an idea that I am floating for a day course outreach and discipleship leader for children and families, and also parish nurse, on discipleship for anyone who doesn’t want to commit to many weeks. At the funded initially by a generous legacy from the estate of Rosie Jay. moment it is a case of watch this space to see what happens. There are things to The concept of parish nurse is a relatively new one although there are already explore and we are always keen for new ideas to bring the word of God in all its around 90 around the country.
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