Annual Meeting of Parishioners and Annual Parochial Meeting

Sunday 28th April 2019

10.30am

7.00pm

Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council

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Contents of Annual Report 2018

Agendas 3 ’s Comments 4 Reference & Administrative information 5 Structure, Governance & Management 8 Objectives 9 Report on the Proceedings of the PCC and Review of the Year 9 Plans for Future Periods 9 Minutes of the last meetings 10 Electoral Roll Officers’ Report 16 Church Attendance 16 Synod 16 Safeguarding 17 PCC Sub-Group Reports Fabric Reports 17 Specific Age Ministries 18 Channel for Mission 19 Health and Safety 20 Human Resources 21 Evangelism, Discipleship & Small Groups 21 Archive Group 21 GDPR 21 Church Activity Reports Congregations 22 Welcomers 22 Children, Youth and Families – Activities 23 Children, Youth and Families - Leaders 25 Junior School 26 Music 26 Men’s Ministry 27 Women’s Ministry 27 Pastoral Care 28 Prayer 28 Older People’s Ministry 29 Old Rectory 30 Magazines 30 Church Family Support Fund 31 Road Stewards 31 Squires Lunch Club 31

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Meeting Agendas

Annual Meeting of Parishioners 28th April 2019, 10.30am & 7pm

1. Minutes of the last Meeting (29th April 2018) 2. Election of Churchwardens 3. Appointment of Assistant Churchwardens

Annual Parochial Church Meeting 28th April 2019

1. Prayer 2. Apologies 3. Minutes of the last Meeting (29th April 2018) and Matters Arising 4. Electoral Roll Officer’s Report 5. Deanery Synod Report 6. Report on the Proceedings of the PCC and Review of the Year 7. Report on the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church 8. Report on the Activities of the Parish 9. Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2018 10. Appointment of Independent Examiners 11. Appointment of Welcomers 12. Election to Deanery Synod 13. Elections to the PCC 14. Rector’s Address 15. Closing Prayer

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Rector’s Comments

“We have a Gospel…”

Our motto last year came from Isaiah 43:19 and was ‘Going Deeper’. This year our motto comes from Isaiah 40:31 and is around ‘flourishing lives: the faithfulness of God and faithful to God’. Flourishing and Faithfulness were the themes of our Church Away Day to KES, .

There are signs of flourishing around us as a Church family. We have opened The Old Rectory and are seeing good use made of this new ministry facility. The reason for this whole project is the faithfulness of God’s people locally who have given hugely and sacrificially over the past three years.

Faithfulness is also seen in the quiet and diligent care, activity, signs of love and God’s Grace which permeate everything that goes on here. Faithfulness is also sometimes shown in the proving ground of more pressured situations, and we have had our share of these this year too. The ministry and worship at has been exercised faithfully over the past year with increasing numbers of new people stepping forward to take active part in things.

Faithfulness is also sometimes seen in how people live in testing personal times. Some of these are private but we have caught glimpses of people’s faith and testimony to Jesus Christ in difficult circumstances. We walk with each of you who are living such moments right now.

As we look back we also look forward. The year ahead is one where we will see reordered and the final phase of the Old Rectory project will be completed: the changes to the Church Centre. We look forward to the appointment of leaders of ministry with children and youth and to working out the future for the associate minister position. We also look forward to ministry which can use buildings which, for the first time in living memory, are fit for the purposes of God as the Holy Spirit leads us to proclaim the unchanging Gospel of Christ in fresh ways to an unreached people and generations in our area.

There is a modern hymn which begins with these words “We have a Gospel to proclaim” and this year is one of flourishing in this Gospel, despite all that is happening in the World around us.

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Reference and Administrative Information For the Year ended 31st December 2018 Busbridge Church (also known as St John the Baptist, Busbridge), is situated in Brighton Road, . Hambledon Church (also known as St Peter’s, Hambledon), is situated on Church Lane, Hambledon. Both churches are part of the within the Church of , and comprise the Ecclesiastical District of the United Benefice of Busbridge and Hambledon.

The correspondence address is: The Old Rectory, Old Rectory Gardens, Godalming, GU7 1XB

PCC Membership PCC members who have served from 1st January 2018 until the date this report was approved are: Ex Officio Incumbent The Rev Simon Taylor

Curate in training The Rev David Preece

Licensed Lay Ministers Mr Dudley Hilton LLM Representative on PCC Other LLMs: Mrs Clare Haddad, Dr Peter Shaw, Mrs Gertrud Sollars Miss Ruth Bennett (Reader Emeritus)

Churchwardens Dr Frances Shaw (Year 3) (Busbridge) Mr Keith Harper (Year 2)

Churchwardens Mrs Elizabeth Cooke (Hambledon) Mr Alan Harvey

Assistant Warden Mr David Chadwick (Hambledon)

Deanery Synod Mrs Shelagh Godwin (Year 1) Representatives Mr David Hart (Year 1)

Treasurer (Busbridge) Mr Martin Lambert (Year 2) Treasurer (Hambledon) Mr Andrew Dunn

PCC Secretary Ms Jane Lambert PCC Secretary (Hambledon) Mrs Jenny Henderson

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Elected Lay Members (Busbridge) Miss Grace Bailey From April 2018 Mr Alan Betts Until April 2018 Mr Matthew Blake Until April 2018 Mrs Niki Ford Year 6 Mr Simon Gilbert Year 5 Mrs Shelagh Godwin Year 2 Mr Souheil Haddad Until April 2018 Mr Mike Hardy Until April 2018 Dr Karen Hart From April 2018 Mr Mike Hawkey Year 4 Mr Ellis Jones From April 2018 Mr Stephen Kinder Year 5 Mrs Jill Mace Year 2 Mr Jon Whiteman Year 5 Dr Sandra Wilkin Year 2

Elected Lay Members (Hambledon) Mr Arthur Blackman Mr Andy Hinde Until January 2019 Mr David Hodson Dr Alison Martin Mr Nigel Pollock Mr Ron Vickery

Co-opted Members The Rev David Mace Curate The Rev Andrew Spencer Curate The Rev David Jenkins Curate Mr Philip Underwood – Hambledon Lay From Jan 2019

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PCC Sub Groups (The PCC subgroups also co-opt and take advice from other people).

Health & Safety/Risk Alison Martin, Arthur Blackman, Jon Whiteman, David Jenkins

EDS (Evangelism, Discipleship & Small Groups) Jill Mace, Niki Ford, Simon Gilbert, Sandra Wilkin, Ellis Jones

SAM (Specific Age Ministry) Alan Harvey

Mission Giving & Prayer Shelagh Godwin

Archives/ History/ Compliance/ Records Alison Martin, Arthur Blackman, David Jenkins

HR Frances Shaw

All Buildings and Churchyards Liz Cooke, Jenny Henderson, Nigel Pollock, Mike Hawkey

Standing Committee Simon Taylor, Jenny Henderson, Frances Shaw, Keith Harper, Liz Cooke, Alan Harvey, David Hodson, Jill Mace, Martin Lambert and Andrew Dunn

Churches Together No PCC member

Finance/Governance Group Simon Taylor, Frances Shaw, Keith Harper, Liz Cooke, Alan Harvey, Martin Lambert, Andrew Dunn, David Preece

Principal Professional Advisers Independent Auditors (Busbridge) Independent Examiners (Hambledon) Architects Moore Stephens (Guildford) LLP Mr Nic Karonias Carden & Godfrey Priory House 66 Palewell Park 33 Clerkenwell Close Pilgrims Court London London Sydenham Road SW14 8JH EC1R OAU Guildford GU1 3RX

Bankers (1) (Busbridge & Hambledon) Bankers (2) (Hambledon) Child Protection Officer Natwest Bank plc CAF Bank Ltd Sarah Black 77 High Street 25 Kings Hill Avenue Godalming GU7 1AR Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ

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Structure, Governance and Management Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church were united in 1998 as a Benefice under one Incumbent, and retain their individual governing PCC structures.

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the , within the modern system of church government based on synods, each with a mixed clerical and lay membership, at national, diocesan and ruridecanal levels. The legal status of PCCs was established by the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956, as amended. Busbridge PCC is registered with the Charity Commission (charity number 1128305), as it has annual income exceeding £100,000. Hambledon PCC is also now registered with the Charity Commission (charity number 1172197), as its income is approaching £100,000.

The scope of PCC business, its conduct and composition are set out in the Church Representation Rules, as amended from time to time. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to participate in the government of church life via the Annual Meeting. Lay members are encouraged to stand for election to the PCC.

All clergy (except those with “Permission to Officiate”) are members of the PCC ex officio, as are the Churchwardens, Treasurers and Deanery Synod representatives. The Licensed Lay Ministers (Reader) are not ex officio PCC members. Elected lay members of Busbridge PCC hold office for three years and are eligible to stand for a second three-year term. Elected lay members of Hambledon PCC hold office indefinitely. Busbridge PCC members and Hambledon PCC members are also charity trustees and are registered with the Charity Commission.

The PCC members renew their commitment to serving the church and the council annually and are responsible for addressing central issues of importance to the whole church. PCC meets corporately six times per year and delegates much of its oversight to sub-teams. The Governance Group of the PCC comprises Incumbent, Associate Minister, four Churchwardens, PCC Secretary and two Treasurers. The Standing Committee transacts the PCC’s business between its meetings, subject to delegated powers. The Standing Committee sets the PCC agenda.

All PCC members are commissioned each year, and agree to fulfil their responsibilities as they are best able. An annual declaration of any conflicts of interest is also made.

Congregational Teams at Busbridge oversee the worship life of the Classic, Contemporary and 6.30pm congregations. They also have responsibility for pastoral care and support. To this end, the Classic pastoral team maintains a strong link with the 8.00am congregation. At Hambledon, following the departure of the Associate Minister, a leadership team currently oversees the worship life of both morning congregations and meets monthly. The Hambledon Pastoral Assistant is a member of that team.

Day-to-day church management is delegated to the Incumbent, which office was held in the period under review by the Rev. Simon Taylor.

The major risks to which the PCC is exposed are recorded in a Risk Register (separately for Busbridge and Hambledon) together with mitigating measures. The risk register is reviewed annually and approved by PCC (last approved in January 2019). PCC is satisfied that systems and procedures had been established to manage significant risks. The adequacy of the systems which are in place is kept under review in the light of changing circumstances. Current measures regarding cash handling and our safeguarding policy are considered to be effective.

The PCC owns and has maintenance responsibilities for the church buildings, including the church centre, Old Rectory, and four further properties: Church Cottage GU7 1XA (currently rented out), 34 High Ridge, Godalming GU7 1YF (currently rented out), 14 Phillips Close Godalming GU7 1XZ (currently rented out but intended for future occupation by Youth Minister), and School House, Brighton Road, Godalming GU7 1XA (currently rented to Busbridge Junior School).

The PCC rents 2 South Hill, Godalming GU7 1JT from the Diocese for occupation by the Curate.

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Objectives PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, evangelistic, pastoral, social and ecumenical.

Report on PCC Proceedings and Review of the Year The Joint PCC met 6 times, meetings being held alternately at Busbridge and Hambledon. In addition, there was one Special Joint PCC Meeting to approve the appointment of Lisa Olsworth-Peter to a full-time 2 year fixed term contract as Music-Worship Pastor.

The following issues were discussed and agreed during the year:  Following discussions about the arrangements for the leasing of Mervil Bottom to Hambledon, PCC approved the terms agreed with the Diocese in January 2019.  In August 2018, approval was obtained from the Chancellor of the Diocese for the reordering of the church and a working party was established. The approval requires work to be completed by August 2019.  Juliet Gilbert has extended her role to include Children’s Work in Hambledon.  The investment policy was updated to increase the share of reserves held in the higher return Church of England investment fund.  The appointment of a Buildings Manager was approved in July 2018.  The role of Evangelism, Discipleship and Small Groups was redefined to concentrate on Evangelism and Small Groups. PCC approved funding for this September 2018.  The appointment of a Youth Minister was approved in September 2018.  PCC agreed to fund Pastoral Assistant training for Alan Harvey.

Jane Lambert, PCC Secretary

Plans for Future Periods

During 2019 we will:  Continue to promote the church’s mission in evangelism, theological and spiritual growth, pastoral ministry and social and ecumenical engagement.  We plan to continue to provide relevant worship and engagement with God in a wide variety of ways, serving church members as well as the local community, alongside the wider church. We will also engage with God’s purposes in the wider world alongside our mission partners further afield.  We will continue to heed the deeply felt call to listen to God and to open ourselves to his leading in the new season ahead including, but not limited to, a fresh understanding of church which is called to celebrate its historic church buildings at St John the Baptist, Busbridge and St Peters, Hambledon but also offer expressions of worship which are not bound by anything which is identifiable as a church building in any sense or form.  We will continue, along with our Rector, to reflect upon the church’s priorities and allocation of resources.  We will continue to strengthen and enhance links and co-operation with Busbridge Junior School and Busbridge Infants’ School, Hambledon Nursery School and St Dominic’s in Hambledon.  We plan to further facilitate working together as Busbridge&Hambledon Church for our mutual benefit.  Work across Godalming with others for the Gospel to strengthen and be strengthened by fellow Christians.

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MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING St John the Baptist Church Busbridge Sunday 29th April 2018

Present : Simon Taylor, Amy Watson, Andrew Watson, Jenna Brown, Stephen Brown, Edward Brown, Linda Smith, Raymond Hill, Michael Stubbs, Faith Guildford, Ben Rogers, Kate Kaye, Margot Spencer, Martyn Sandford, Graham Sheldrake, Dudley Hilton, John Postill, Jeannie Postill, Shân Hallam, Becky Bradley, Keith Harper, Caroline Luard, Martin Lambert, Jill Mace, Kate Brockman, David Brockman, Jane Lambert, Tony Nunn, David Mace, Julie Nelson, Nicky Hemery, Rosie James, Janet Harvey, David Hart, Liz Beckingham, David Preece, Clare Haddad, Souheil Haddad, Alan Harvey, Alan Betts, Lesley Reeves, Maggie Jagger, Penny Naylor, James Jagger, Mark Williams, Lynda Donaldson, Julie Newman, Peter Newman, Jill Johnston, Michael Hawkey, Shelagh Godwin, Lorna Sherwin, Toni Charter, Anthony Charter, Frances Morris, Julia Stubbs, Richard Morris, Simon Gilbert, Frances Shaw, Katrina Williams, Catherine Taylor, Hilary Pettman, Jenny Lansdowne, Carol Jones, Liz Cooke, David Burndred, Ian White, Catherine Brook, Krystyna Piczura, June Higgins, Stephen Kinder, Gertrud Sollars, Chris Sollars.

Apologies: Chris Payne, Ed Payne, Pat Hawkins, Judith Rolfe, David Smith, Andy Spencer, Pat Hilton Annie Marshall/ Bryett, Catherine Nunn, Trevor James, Richard Hemery, Lindsay Simmonds, C Smyth, Andy Naylor, Chris Jagger, Sandy Gee, Ian Gee, Jim Godwin, Sandra Wilkin, Juliet Gilbert, Stuart Jones, James Ellin, Emma Ellin, Peter Shaw, Liz Gorst.

ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS The meeting was chaired by Simon Taylor who welcomed all those present. He was pleased that there had been Busbridge members at the Hambledon APCM this morning and Hambledon members here this evening. We are one benefice and are stronger together, particularly as we do not have an Associate Minister at the moment. We need to hold Hambledon in our prayers.

He said there would be two separate meetings. The first brief meeting is to elect church wardens and is open to all residents of Busbridge and Hambledon. The second is the APCM which is primarily for all those on the electoral roll of the benefice.

1. Minutes: The minutes of the Annual Meeting of Parishioners of 23rd April 2017 were accepted as an accurate record and would be signed after the meeting.

2. Election of Church Wardens: Church Wardens are required to stand down before each APCM. We are very grateful that Frances Shaw and Keith Harper are both standing for re-election. There were no other candidates, so they were duly re-elected as Wardens for Busbridge.

Frances Shaw was elected for a third year. Proposed by Shelagh Godwin and Seconded by Chris Jagger Keith Harper was elected for a second year Proposed by Peter Shaw and Seconded by Liz Gorst This morning Liz Cooke and Alan Harvey were re-elected as Church Wardens for Hambledon and the service there was followed by the grand opening of the new car park by Jeremy Hunt.

3. Appointment of Assistant Churchwardens: We don’t currently have an Assistant Church Warden for Busbridge. Dave Chadwick was thanked for all he does as Hambledon Assistant Church Warden.

This meeting was then closed.

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ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING (Busbridge)

1. Simon Taylor explained that this meeting was for those on the electoral roll of the benefice. Others in the congregation were welcome to stay for the meeting but would be unable to vote.

He opened the meeting with a prayer.

2. Apologies – As per list at the top of minutes.

3. Minutes of 23rd April 2017 – were accepted as an accurate record and signed after the meeting.

4. Electoral Roll Officer’s Report –this can be found on page 17 of the report. Since the report was published, the number on the Busbridge electoral roll has risen to 247 (151 women and 96 men). This is an increase of 7 over last year. Anyone not on the electoral roll was encouraged to apply. Maggie Jagger, Electoral Roll Officer for Busbridge, and Mary Parker, Electoral Roll Officer for Hambledon, were thanked for keeping the electoral roll up to date and Karen Kinder and Liz Gorst in the office were thanked for their co- ordination of this CofE membership data.

5. Deanery Synod Report – this can be found on p 18 of the report. We currently do not have any lay representatives from the benefice on Deanery Synod. We are eligible to have 6.

6. Report on the Proceedings of the PCC and Review of the Year – this report is compiled by Kate Kaye, PCC Secretary, and can be found on page 10 of the report. Simon expressed his thanks for all that Kate does in that role.

7. Reports on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church – these reports are compiled by the Church Wardens and can be found on pages 18 and 19. In response to a query on when the pews would be taken out, Simon said that an application for re-ordering the church had been drawn up following strict guidelines and had been publicly displayed. The deadline for objections had passed and there had been none. The Chancellor has asked for some clarification on proceedings. An anomaly in the report was pointed out regarding responsibility for maintenance of School House. It is stated on page 9 that ‘The PCC has maintenance responsibilities for...School House’ when in fact Busbridge Junior School rents School House and is responsible for day to day maintenance. On page 19 it is stated: ‘The exterior of School House was decorated … by the school. The PCC made a goodwill contribution towards the cost.’ The Treasurer explained that the Church has responsibilities as a landlord. The school has responsibility for maintenance but, if there is a large item then the Church may be asked to contribute. This will be clarified in the report. Simon thanked Frances Shaw, Keith Harper and the Buildings Group, of which Liz Cooke is Chair.

8. Reports on the Activities of the Parish –these can be found from p24 onwards. Both Busbridge and Hambledon activities are included together in the Report. If your name is included in this, thank you very much for your involvement in these activities.

9. Financial Report and Statements for the year ended 31 December 2017 – Martin Lambert apologised for the late report. As the church income was over one million pounds in 2017, a full audit was required by the Charity Commission.

He thanked an astute observer for pointing out that an extra zero had been inadvertently added to note 14 on page 25 of the Annual Accounts. This will be rectified.

He emphasised that that our financial income supports the vision of the church.  Over the last three years we have received a huge income, particularly for the Old Rectory project, which is the major element of our Restricted Giving. The amazing generosity for this has had a slight negative impact on planned giving, which needs to be addressed either by increasing unrestricted planned giving at least in line with inflation or cutting down on some costs.

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 Planned giving makes up the majority of our giving so our thanks to all of you who do this so generously. A survey done for the Diocese showed the breakdown of monthly amounts given by the 163 planned givers in Busbridge – all amounts are useful and very much appreciated.  Unrestricted Income and Unrestricted Expenditure are roughly balanced, with a slight deficit in 2017.  Our Unrestricted Reserve Fund remains around the expected £200k.  He showed the breakdown of expenditure and explained the reasons for our large parish share, and the variations in staff costs.

He thanked Linda Alcock for her work as Treasurer of the CFSF – this role has now been taken over by Jill Johnston.

He gave thanks to Lesley Reeves for sorting out the finances of the Bridge Magazine and while this looks to be making a loss, this was carried over from the previous year; it did in fact make a profit in 2017.

He thanked David Burndred both for his work on the Old Rectory project and his budget and financial oversight; Penny Naylor, Liz Gorst and Karen Kinder in the Church Office for their finance administration work; and Sue Bowman, our book-keeper, for doing a great job in a very helpful way.

He pointed out that, if we should choose to shop with Amazon Smile, we could nominate Busbridge PCC as our chosen charity and would receive 0.5% of the spend. An objection was raised that we could be seen to be encouraging people to shop with Amazon, with its poor reputation of tax avoidance and ill treatment of staff.

It was queried where we were with the expenditure on the Old Rectory Project and whether there was any money left over. ML said that over the last couple of weeks the final tranche of money had been paid to the Diocese. The transfer document has been sent from their lawyer to our lawyer so, in the next couple of days, it will be ours. The amount in green on the chart represents money in the fund for work and the value of the property. There is still work to be done on OR and, at this stage, there is not enough money for Church Centre improvements.

Simon Taylor said we were fortunate to have had Clare Haddad, Martin Lambert and Alison Martin as Treasurers for Busbridge and Hambledon, with their financial understanding and their great faith. Andrew Dunn will now take over the role of Hambledon Treasurer. We thank them all very much.

10. Vote on the re-appointment of Moore Stephens as Independent Examiners Martin Lambert recommended the re-appointment of Moore Stephens as Independent Examiners for 2018. Proposer: Stephen Kinder Seconder: Clare Haddad There were no votes against or abstentions. The appointment was approved Nem Com

11. Appointment of Welcomers – see list on pages 25 of report. Simon Taylor thanked all those on the list for all they do as welcomers and apologised to anyone who had been inadvertently omitted. He said that we are all ‘welcomers’ in making people feel welcome but these people give up their time to do specific welcoming tasks.

12. Election to Deanery Synod – Shelagh Godwin and David Hart put themselves forward for this important role.

13. Election to PCC –Simon thanked those members standing down from PCC for their service and valuable contributions: Alan Betts (after 6 years); Souheil Haddad (after 3 years) and Mike Hardy (after 3 years). Mike Hawkey is standing for re-election for a further three years. The following people are standing for election as new PCC lay members: Karen Hart; Ellis Jones; Grace Bailey. Simon welcomed Ellis Jones as the youngest member of PCC. All those standing for election have been formally proposed and seconded by members of the electoral roll and, there being places available, are all duly elected. Dudley Hilton was welcomed back to PCC as LLM representative, after a two-year break. Simon thanked everyone for putting themselves forward to join PCC and invited them to their first meeting in May.

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Simon said that those on the PCC are people of deep faith and he thanked them very much for all they do.

The formal business of the APCM was closed.

14. Rector’s Address –

Simon referred to our bible passage for this year: Isaiah 43: 19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing”. God was saying I did all this, there is more to come, my timing is now! I do not change the past, just do more, trust me. We need to hold on to God’s truth and timing and trust Him.

Mandelbrot, the Polish born French-American mathematician, had a chaos theory – he noticed patterns / fractals in everything: ferns, puddles, piles of sand. The fractal in a puddle is the same as in a lake, and that in a pile of sand is replicated in the Sahara. The whole universe is a fractal: design, usefulness and pattern. He said; “the chaos and irregularity of the world…. Is to be celebrated”.

God’s Truth, Timing and Trust are a pattern. God’s Word is a pattern and his past patterns show the future patterns. We try to bring a pattern into our marriages, our work, but without God, we can get in a mess. The pattern of God works within our mess; we need to stay in the purpose of His blessing. How powerful is your God? Is He the sustainer of your life?

There is so much going on at the moment, we’re a bit like a tin of Quality Street – we need to take the lid off and let God in. Let’s look at some pointers over the past year:

 Emmaus Road – It can be hurtful when people leave to join another community, but we want people to be blessed by God in what is right for them. We are a learning community and need to be clearer about the key things we engage in. We have shown generous servanthood for 150 years in Busbridge and 400 years in Hambledon. We have a depth of spirituality and commitment; and we are about being an active community of faith.  We’ve seen some changes, particularly in the Contemporary Church, showing the depth of our welcome and our involvement with people.  Youth and children’s ministry is achieving great things.  Ockford Ridge. We’ve been exploring if we could be involved here, being not just a gospel of prosperity but a gospel of generosity. But that was not part of God’s plan.  It seemed that we might have worked jointly with Godalming Baptist Church, but that’s not for now. Trust means trying, trusting and recognising when it’s time to move on.  Associate Minister. We have had two rounds of applicants, but no positive outcome. This has raised fundamental questions about our ministry in Hambledon. We strongly support Hambledon, but people are not looking for a rural parish. The flood damage at Mervil Bottom is a further complication in this important appointment. We are blessed with an active BCP congregation, a growing Messy Church and a new car park (thanks to the generosity of the Parker family). We know that God is with us and trust that He has good plans for Hambledon.  The Old Rectory. We have arrived! Bless the Lord! We want to bring healing into the community after the divisions over this project. We don’t yet have all the money – we still have a ‘mortgage’ to pay off – so please continue giving. There is a complex spreadsheet with all costs factored in – we will keep you informed. We can now see the ministry possibilities, not just the building, and people are interested in using it. Please leave your comments on the name for our new building.

Now some things going forward:  12th May – the Big Spring Clean to spruce up our Church and the surrounding grounds. Please get involved – it’s for the whole family to take part in.  Week commencing 14th May, the Church office will be moving into the new building. Our thanks to Karen Kinder, Liz Gorst and the 19 people on the planning team.  20th May – the Grand Opening of The Old Rectory. Busbridge and Hambledon will worship together, with Wes Sutton preaching, followed by a great celebration in the Old Rectory garden. Please come along on

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20th May at 11.30am, there will be cake, prosecco, bouncy castles and more. We will also be unveiling something special!  Music worship – we need a music pastor. The current team of volunteers are doing a fantastic job but there is a lot of pressure on them. We are looking for someone to bring on new people and encourage young people; someone who understands the breadth of such a role and can take the quality of our music worship to a new level. This will need funding, in the region of £30k per year, and we will be asking people who have been giving to OR if they would kindly continue their giving but to things like this music ministry.  Eden – We are investigating Eden, started by Matt Redman, to take young people’s worship to the next level and attract young people from around our area, including . The ‘Hut’ would fit a good number of people.  Ordinands training – we expect to offer non-residential ordinands training in the Old Rectory very soon.

It’s an exciting time - we are on the cusp of something new and that’s a good place to be. God’s pattern in the past is a blessing to us for the future and our purpose as a church is to bring glory to God. Going deeper means taking the lid off the tin and letting God be in control.

Simon finished with a prayer, asking God to come and do good work in our lives.

15. Keith Harper then thanked Simon on behalf of the congregation for all his hard work and for the willingness of his family to move to a new house for the good of the church. He gave Simon a gift for him and his family to enjoy a meal on us. There was a round of applause for Simon and his family.

Simon thanked Keith and said he was not alone in this, he couldn’t do it without the dedication of the paid staff team and the willingness of volunteers. He gave particular thanks to Margot and Andy Spencer for being a special part of that team.

16. The meeting closed at 8.45pm

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Minutes of the Hambledon Annual Parochial Church Meeting Sunday 29 April 2018 Present: Rev. Simon Taylor Rector Rev. David Jenkins Curate (PTO, co-opted) Mrs Elizabeth Cooke Churchwarden Mr Alan Harvey Churchwarden Dr Alison Martin Treasurer Mrs Jenny Henderson Secretary

Also in attendance were the following PCC members: Mr Arthur Blackman, Mr Andy Hinde, Mr AndrewDunn, Mr Ron Vickery, Mr David Hodson, Mr Dave Chadwick and with apologies from Mr Nigel Pollock and Mrs Frances Shaw. Also present were 30 other parishioners, including some from Busbridge.

Annual Meeting of Parishioners (Open Meeting) 1. Minutes of the 2017 meeting (both the open meeting and APCM) were approved.

2. Election of Churchwardens Liz and Alan were both re-elected and warmly thanked for their unstinting work and fortitude in the past year. Dave Chadwick was re-appointed and very much appreciated for continuing with all the practical work as assistant churchwarden.

Annual Meeting 1. Electoral Roll As read. Mary Parker was thanked for continuing to deal with this and she explained that there were many parishioners not actually on the roll.

2. Deanery Synod No one on the synod at the moment.

3. Report on Proceedings of PCC As read. No queries were raised.

4. Fabric and Goods of the Church As read. Liz reported that all the quinquennial items had now been dealt with, the next inspection by Richard Andrews would take place this July. Simon wished to thank both her and Richard very much for all their work on the car park, and also to thank Mary Parker and her family for their generous gift.

5. Activities of the Parish As read – Simon pointed out that the report seems so extensive this year due to the full and many activities across the benefice.

6. Financial Report Alison reported that the finances were in a stable state and that the high spending of the past year had ensured safe-proofing of the church for many years. However, she emphasized that we will still need funds for church maintenance etc and for the 20% of running costs Hambledon pays to Busbridge. Alison is now standing down after 10 years as treasurer, but was pleased to welcome Andrew Dunn who will now take up the position. There was a vote of thanks to her and Simon presented her with a gift from the whole church, and related how when he first met her, some 8 years ago, how excited she was to find a vicar who actually understood a balance sheet! He praised her work and abilities which have turned the finances around and enabled the church to get where it is now.

7. Welcomers A full list is further in the report, they were all warmly thanked for their pastoral care and welcoming.

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8. Elections to the PCC Alison was elected to join the PCC, Simon noted there were still 2 vacant places if anyone was interested.

9. Rector’s Address Simon began with a tribute to Catherine who has been greatly missed. He especially wanted to thank David Jenkins for his huge support, diligence and Christian wisdom at PCC meetings and Bryan Silletti for stepping into the role of coordinating the contemporary service. He thanked Jacqui Rook for her continuing pastoral care and to all other members of the team in Hambledon.

Simon gave a talk on the patterns in life and although one must move forward, how the patterns in the past affect those of the future. He emphasized that we like order but often have to live in a mess but God is just as much in a messy life as in an ordered one, and we need to keep trust and belief in him. Simon talked about the challenges faced by the two churches at the moment. He was sure that an associate minister would be found, the position will be advertised a third time, but there are fewer potential candidates and many of them prefer to be a vicar in a much larger church. Mervil Bottom is not suitable accommodation for many potential incumbents, and is in bad repair at the moment following a flood. He clarified that the house is owned by the diocese, and is rented for about £6K per year.

It is also part of his vision for the future to find a director of music, as music plays such an essential part of worship. The cost would be about £30K annually and it is hoped that more funds will be available once the Old Rectory project is completed. He also mentioned the challenge of attracting younger worshippers as Emmaus Road (their services are held at the Yvonne Theatre) is growing as a Christian movement and drawing them from the Busbridge contemporary services. But, he wished to assure that Busbridge and Hambledon offered depth, sense of community and activity that brings us closer to Christ.

Simon closed the meeting with a prayer, and everyone proceeded to the new car park and the opening ceremony with Jeremy Hunt cutting the purple tape and George Pitt driving through in his lovely vintage car!

Electoral Roll Officers’ Reports A new Electoral Roll has been prepared this year. On 14th April 2019 the number of people on the Electoral Roll at:  Hambledon Church is 111.  Busbridge Church is 213 (128 women and 85 men).

Mary Parker and Maggie Jagger, Electoral Roll Officers (Hambledon and Busbridge)

Church Attendance The average weekly attendance for the year at:  Hambledon Church was 44 adults and 4 children (under 16).  Busbridge Church was 162 adults and 37 children (under 16).

Deanery Synod Deanery Synod consists of clergy and lay representatives from the seventeen in the Godalming Deanery. It meets three times a year to discuss issues of significance, to receive presentations, to discuss initiatives within the Deanery and to debate issues passed to it by General or Diocesan Synod.

All clergy members are members of Deanery Synod; lay representatives are elected by the parishes for a fixed term. Our lay representatives are:  Hambledon: None  Busbridge: Shelagh Godwin and David Hart

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Safeguarding The PCC adopted the Church of England/Guildford Diocese Promoting a Safer Church Policy in May 2017. A Parish Safeguarding Policy is signed by the Rector, Wardens and Parish Safeguarding Officer at the first PCC meeting of each Church year and hard copies displayed appropriately. This was signed at PCC in May 2018.

The PCC has overall responsibility for Safeguarding issues. Responsibility for Parish Safeguarding is delegated to the Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) on behalf of the PCC. The PSO is responsible for ensuring that any Safeguarding issues are fully investigated, documented, reviewed with the Diocese, closed out in an appropriate way, and any recommended actions arising are communicated to PCC for follow up.

The PSO and PCC Safeguarding Lead provide a brief update to PCC on any current Safeguarding cases under investigation within this Benefice. The Rector is informed on every occasion and is also kept fully in the communications loop.

All cases are dealt with on a ’need to know’ basis. Should there be specific recommendations arising from a particular case, the PCC would be informed on the recommended action/s arising, e.g. should there be a need for further training of any personnel, and how the actions will be implemented.

During the year (2018) there were no safeguarding concerns for either adults or children which required escalation. There was one concern raised about the taking of photos, especially of children, permissions and how the photos are used. BHC photograph policy is in process of being reviewed.

As at the end of February 2019, there were 95 individuals who have current DBS clearance validation, and 6 applications in process.

Sarah Black

PCC Sub-Group Reports Fabric Reports Hambledon Church Fabric and Churchyard Report The Quinquennial Inspection Report was carried out in June by Richard Andrews, the diocesan appointed architect.He found that “the church is in good order structurally, and is well looked after. The recently completed vestry project has seen many of the defects noted in the last report remedied, and it is clear that roofs, rainwater goods, wall pointing and window glass have also been attended to, the result being very few defects noted as needing attention this quinquennium.” He also found that “the churchyard is well maintained”. There are a few minor items that need attention during the next quinquennium, including painting the exterior woodwork on the church room and some repointing work.The investment made over the last five years should ensure that the church remains in good order for the foreseeable future.

The tree survey was also carried out in August this year in accordance with diocesan regulations. The surveyor found that “All the trees were considered to pose a broadly acceptable risk of harm [less than 1 in 1,000,000].Trees with a risk of harm within this threshold require no action to be taken unless there is a long term management objective.” He recommended that the ivy should be removed from a couple of trees.

Two minor items were approved for the church and churchyard under the permission. In February a timed switch was installed in the porch to give visitors ten minutes much needed light within the church. In November, the family of the late Mrs Christine Gourlay donated a memorial garden bench outside the church room, where it will be appreciated in the warmer months.

At the last APCM, the church car park was officially opened by the Right Hon Jeremy Hunt on land kindly donated by the Parker family.

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Surrey Hills and Garden Services continue to look after the churchyard, with the calendar of mowing working well. We were once more grateful to receive a grant from the parish council to assist with costs.

Finally, we would like to acknowledge once again the work of Dave Chadwick, who carries out so much work behind the scenes on the fabric of the church.

Liz Cooke

Busbridge Church and Churchyard Fabric Report A report on the progress of the reordering of the pews following the grant of a faculty in September 2018 appears elsewhere. The weekly use of a community payback team provided by Guildford Probation Service not only continues to save money in cutting back the virulent ivy growing on the graveyard walls in both Hambledon Road and Brighton Road as well as other maintenance work in the churchyard and Old Rectory Gardens but continues to provide an outreach opportunity for a handful of church members. Grateful thanks to David Smith and Rosie James for their faithful attendance and interest in these workers.

Keith Harper

Non-Church Buildings Fabric Report 14 Phillips Close – has been decorated and had the single pane glass windows replaced by double-glazing throughout. It is on short-term let pending the arrival of a new Youth Worker. A new cooker has been installed.

34 High Ridge – remains on a long term let. Redecoration of lounge, kitchen and bathroom is planned for this spring.

School House – work in progress on the interior and investigation into a possible leak in the supply to the house resulted in a new relay being installed from the entrance to Church Cottage to the stop-cock at School House.

Church Cottage – Complete refurbishment from offices to private letting standard. Tenants in residence from the end of February. Grateful thanks to Owen and Ruth Roseblade, David Hart and Adrian Sandry for carrying out this work and within budget. Thanks too to Will Godwin and also to Ed Payne for his work in the garden. Additional work included replacement of rotten kitchen window and front garden panelled fence.

Specific Age Ministries We met twice during the year; in addition we undertook some tasks through email exchanges. With thanks to Liz Beckingham, stepping aside from the group, for much valued input. We welcomed Annie Bryett, Bee Coleman, & Dudley Hilton as new members. The principal topics covered/reviewed included:

1. Developments to recruit a new Youth Minister, actively underway at the time of writing. 2. The successful ‘Light Party’ held at end-October. 3. Explorers/The Ark having benefitted from the move of Busbridge Contemporary back into the school hall. 4. Terms & membership of the Governing Body of Busbridge Junior School (advice to the Rector), including a possible ‘grandparent’ clause as a criterion for child entry (under consideration). 5. The challenge of engaging parents with the subject matter their children cover on Sundays, so as to reinforce it in the home. 6. Exploring greater links with Hambledon over potential Ichthus membership, including the possibility of pupils coming over on Tuesdays from St Dominic’s with their carers. 7. Admin support to underpin the much valued work undertaken by the Older People’s co-ordinator Penny Naylor. We continue to encourage links with the pastoral care team headed by Jill Johnston over older people who need visiting. Likewise with Jacqui Rook over the elderly in Hambledon, and the popular coffee mornings held monthly, with Penny attending to offer a hearing aid clinic. All the work on Prime Time & Befriending was noted and much appreciated. Page | 18

8. The success of ‘Messy Vintage’ held in the Old Rectory in November. There was a need for volunteers to step forward, if this is to be repeated in the near future. 9. The winding down of BHC involvement in ‘timebanking’ is being taken forward, given the withdrawal of funding from the local authority. 10. The toddler group had successfully moved into the Old Rectory. But there was an ongoing need for more people to step forward to help with the twice-weekly activities led by the 0-3 year olds worker Juliet Gilbert. Securing sufficient helpers in the Ark also remained an ongoing challenge. Work is underway to review the job description for Becky Bradley’s replacement. 11. With SAM having approved the job spec, Juliet has recently taken an additional role, providing some valued assistance to Hambledon with younger children’s work at the Nursery School and Hambletots, working with Liz Jenkins.

Alan Harvey

Channel for Mission In 2018 our Church gave £18,723 to a series of great Christian causes, as well as a bursary to support a church member on a mission project.

The team that facilitate this giving on your behalf is ‘the Channel for Mission group’. We have been encouraged to try and raise our profile within the Church and communicate where giving has been allocated. It’s really important that you, as a Church, are aware of donations that we manage on your behalf and how you can be involved in that decision making.

With God’s guidance and prayerful thought, and in accordance with the policy approved by PCC, the focus of the Channel for Mission team is threefold:

 To encourage and support those on Mission and provide bursaries to those who are going on Mission.  Through our Church to identify Christian charities that cover a cross section of society locally, nationally and internationally. We engage with these charities through at least one member of the Church family acting as a bridge.  To provide one-off gifts to specific Christian charities doing valuable work in our communities.

Mission Partners: Bible Society - It exists today because millions of people lack the Bible in a language they can understand, in a form they can use or at a price they can afford.

Church Pastoral Aid Society - CPAS looks to assist churches become more mission-focused by developing effective leadership.

Elam - Mission is to strengthen and expand the church in the Iran region and beyond.

The Glebe - a drop-in centre in Walsall that offers support with living, social skills, and resettlement. They provide hot meals, clothing, advice, and general information to those who are homeless and in need.

Open Doors – supports persecuted Christians with Bibles, Christian materials, training, livelihood skills, advocacy so that they know they are not forgotten and can stand strong to serve their communities.

The Salvadorian Children’s Earthquake Trust (SALCET) - SALCET was established in 2005 responding to the emergency and long term rehabilitation needs of children damaged by earthquakes and other natural disasters in El Salvador and currently Uganda.

HMP Send - The Chaplaincy team at HMP Send Prison builds the faith community through worship, prayer groups, baptism and confirmation preparation.

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Trinity Trust Team - Formed in 2000 with the vision to support the young people of Godalming through Churches, Schools and Community.

Mission Appeals: The Warehouse Christian Trust - The Cellar serves the local Godalming community providing a meeting place for the disadvantaged and vulnerable. Skillway was established in 1997 and has provided opportunities for more than 700 pupils to learn skills using their hands.

Guildford Besom - Besom helps people make a difference. It provides a bridge between those who want to give time, money, things or skills and those who are in need locally in Guildford.

Five Talents UK – Enabling the enterprising poor to set up small businesses by providing business training alongside savings and microloan facilities for those in need in rural East Africa.

Mission Bursaries : James Brockman – who is involved at the Durham Inter-Collegiate Christian Union. Each year there is a week allowing every student in Durham the chance to hear and respond to the Gospel, with 2018 being entitled Human.

Ellis Jones – joined 360, a Scripture Union run mission, in Perranporth Cornwall for two weeks in the summer where he cooked all the meals for the staff as well as helped with the kid activities and games.

Carol Davies – joined Lullaby Africa for two weeks in October working alongside local community workers in the Kisoro area of Southwest Uganda running a baby bonding workshop programme.

Mission One Off Gifts: Toilet Twinning – You may have seen the 4 new pictures of loos in the developing world on the walls of our toilets in our restructured Old Rectory? We hope that as we enjoy our wonderful facilities we can remind ourselves of those we are also able to bless elsewhere with something we take so much for granted! There was an article in February informing us of the amazing work that Tear fund do through the Toilet twinning initiative.

Ella’s Home – works with women exiting situations of trafficking and exploitation offering a welcoming home in London, as well as outreach support across London and beyond.

Guildford Salvation Army – focused support on those struggling with homelessness in Guildford over Christmas.

These groups are reviewed annually and through prayer and discussion monies are allocated according to the Channel for Mission Policy approved by PCC and implemented by the group.

The Channel for Mission Team: Robbie Hume, Jo Cookes, Sandra Campbell, Shelagh Godwin, Jean Adams, Julia Stubbs, and Pat Hilton

Robbie Hume

Health & Safety/Risk Group The group has 3 members. The Terms of Reference for the group and the Health and Safety Policy were reviewed and updated in the course of the year.

Approximately one risk assessment per month is received for review and most of these are now excellent. The budget of £1,500 was allocated to clearing and making safe the Busbridge Crypt (see Archive report). Both churchyards and the crypt are due to be formally inspected again on March 1st.

Many thanks again to Arthur Blackman and Rev David Jenkins for their continued help.

Alison Martin

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Human Resources During 2018 the HR sub group comprised one PCC member (Frances Shaw) and three non-PCC co-opted members (Lynda Donaldson, Suzie Lambert and Andrew Watson). The sub group met three times during 2018.

In summary, the team provides guidance, advice and practical support to the clergy, staff leadership team and Wardens on staffing and people-related topics, as required. In 2018 this included the following activities:

 Staffing: Worked closely with the clergy and ministry teams to scope new roles or update job profiles; supported on any recruitment exercises, e.g. advertising, selection process, preparing interview questions; prepared offer letters, employment contracts or contracts for service and conducted exit interviews and summarised any points arising.  Staff salary review: Provided recommendations and prepared letters.  Staff appraisals: Provided recommendations on adapting and improving the process.  GDPR: Ensured the staff handbook and employment contracts were updated in line with GDPR regulations  Safeguarding: continued to communicate overall safeguarding responsibilities as a church, confirming what the PCC is accountable for, ensuring that DBS checks are completed and that the required safeguarding training is completed

HR Sub Group

Evangelism, Discipleship & Small Groups The EDS working group is in a period of change. Bryan Silletti, who used to report to us and did a lot of the legwork, has not been replaced and the signs are that he will not be. Simon Taylor has for the moment taken on the Small Groups. At one of our last meetings it was felt that there is a need for Housegroup leader training and that it would be good to have a small groups’ leaders’ meeting. The Evangelism element is being addressed by our new sermon series, but it is difficult to assess what the effect is on the congregations. Reaching out to the wider community is happening.

Jill Mace

Archive Group The H&S/risk group met again in October 2018 and updated the General Terms of Reference of the group and the Health and Safety Policy. They discussed and approved use of the 2018 £1500 budget to be spent on the clearing and cleaning of Busbridge Church Cellar (Crypt). In conjunction with the Archive Committee, 20 years’ or more worth of old boxes and records were sorted and categorised, documents were filed, and waste burnt. In conjunction with work in Busbridge, the study at Mervil Bottom has been cleared of all old paperwork and relevant items added to the archive material.

The H&S/risk group will meet in 2 weeks’ time for their annual inspection of both churchyards and this will include a review of the crypt to ensure it is now a safe place. If necessary, further cleaning will be commissioned at that time.

Alison Martin

GDPR In response to the General Data Protection Regulation which came into force on 25th May 2018, BHC produced a GDPR compliance plan and undertook a data audit; both these activities remain ongoing.

Jenny Lansdowne

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Church Activity Reports

Congregations 8.00am – The Quiet Service (Busbridge) This is a quiet, reflective service which follows the Common Worship Holy Communion liturgy. Throughout the year numbers have been in the teens with a slightly broader age range than in previous years. The congregation enjoy each other's company which is reflected in the conversations after the service. 9.00am - Heritage (Hambledon) A relaxed, friendly and popular service following the 1662 , with hymns led from our dedicated organist team. Holy Communion is celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays and the other times are Morning Prayer. Psalms and canticles are said or sung by the congregation. 10.00am - Classic (Busbridge) A structured service following Common Worship, including well-known hymns and space for listening and reflecting. Holy Communion is on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Over the year we have tended to have more well-known traditional hymns and we also include saying a psalm together. Numbers attending have been increasing. 10.30am - Contemporary (Hambledon) A relaxed and welcoming congregation in an informal and contemporary style. The first Sunday is an all age service and every other month this takes a ‘Messy Church’ format, with a variety of activities, craft and worship involving people of all ages. Communion is on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Songs and liturgy are projected onto a screen and music is guitar or keyboard led. Currently we do not have a youth worker in post, but we are committed to supporting and growing the connection with families in Hambledon. 10.00am - Contemporary (Busbridge) A relaxed gathering in a school setting with the aim of being a place of preaching, teaching and worship in a setting where the unchurched will be comfortable. 6.30pm – The 6.30 Service (Busbridge) An informal evening worship service for the whole Benefice with a focus on going deeper into God’s word and its application to real life. The service follows a relaxed framework with extended times of sung worship and space for reflection and prayer ministry. Once a month ‘Unplugged’ takes over, bringing a more youthful feel to the service. 6.30pm – Unplugged Service (Busbridge) A once a month youth focus service. It has the purpose of helping people meet Jesus and be equipped to live their lives for him. There are three primary core aims of unplugged to have band led sung worship, teaching that is relevant to teenagers, and a deeper focus on prayer ministry for one-another. We enjoy great music, some good speakers, food and spending time together in worship.

Welcomers

Thank you to all those who are involved in welcoming at our services:

Hambledon 9.00 Service: Ron Vickery Alison Martin Ion Campbell Mary Parker Derek Miller Cynthia Miller John Hindley Jacqueline Hindley Tim Parker Sheelagh Vacher Pauline Underwood Philip Underwood Helen Hudgell Andrew Dunn

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10.30 Service: Mary Phillips Ros Mason Derek Pearsall Catherine Pearsall Graham Holford Jenny Holford Nigel Pollock Dave Chadwick David Hodson Ann Hodson Jacqui Rook Alan Harvey Liz Cooke

Busbridge 8.00: Robert Ellis Jean Hawden Pat Hawkins Gill Dally

Classic: Lawrence Akka Anne Rawson Janine Bailey Debbie Scott Bob Sallybanks Olwen Downhill Ron Downhill Jill Buckley Grace Bailey Trevor James

Contemporary: John Postill Katrina Williams Becky Bradbury Alexa Starnes Sandra Wilkin Jenny Lansdowne Anthony Charter Catherine Taylor Guy Cookes Dawn O'Toole Richard Hemery John Postill (Reserve) Lynda Donaldson Jeannie Postill Hannah Preece (Stepped down) Jon Whiteman Mike Hardy

6.30: Ceri Apark Kate Brockman Shân Hallam Janet Harvey Veronica Jefferies George Johnston Jill Johnston Kate Kaye Lesley Reeves Amy Watson Jane Lambert Linda Smith Michael Stubbs Andrew Watson Faith Guilford Judith Rolfe Lindsay Simmonds Colin Smythe Anne-Marie Holland-Leader

Children, Youth and Families – Activities

Hambledon Areas that are covered in the children’s and families work in Hambledon are as follows:

Rockstars A group for all ages, with games, craft, bible teaching and more during the 10.30am Service. This group runs as and when there are children at the church service.

Nursery School Every other Tuesday the Nursery School received a visit from the Hambledon Children’s Worker. This is currently being covered by volunteers and other staff.

Hambletots / Toddler Group Every other Wednesday, Hambletots toddler group is given support from the church in a variety of ways.

Messy Church The Messy Church services run, with a huge appreciation to the dedicated team who enable worship and creativity to flourish in a variety of ways, together as a church family, young and old mixing together, learning and praising God. This service is received well in the community and was co-ordinated by Clare Haddad from December 2017-18.

Baptismal follow-up visits Follow-ups with families after baptisms where support, care and if appropriate, prayer and help can be offered.

The Hambledon Children’s Worker post is currently vacant.

Juliet Gilbert has taken on extra employed hours to be a church link to the Nursery School from January 2019. Juliet, within her role, will support Hambledon church with messy church planning, resources and toddler groups.

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Busbridge Areas that are covered in the children, families and youth work in Busbridge are as follows:

ABC Our ABC toddler groups are term-time only and use the church centre and church building. It is co-ordinated by the Church for the community and surrounding area. Each group is run by enthusiastic parents – and their young children! There are plenty of toys to play with, lots of learning activities and a social time for all ages. This is a great opportunity for parents, carers and children to meet in a relaxed, friendly and fun environment.

Little Wonders Little Wonders is a term-time bi-weekly group for those with babies and pre-school aged toddlers. It is held in the church centre and is a fun, musical, play time session bible stories and something to make and take home. It was held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays between 9.30am and 11.15am before it stopped running in December 2018 to make way for a new initiative called Sing it Out.

Sing it Out Sing it Out is a choir for primarily (but not exclusively) mums with young pre-school age children. It also welcomes people without children that are looking for and lively choir, whilst supporting the parents and the young children. This choir is for the adults, but where they know children are welcomed and cared for in a safe environment. It happens bi-weekly on a Wednesday morning. To date we have sung music that covers both secular-pop and Gospel with a child focused musical session at the end. It is fast becoming as loving, supportive, caring community. We are excited for the future.

Crèche The crèche is in the Junior School and serves both Classic and Contemporary congregations. It is staffed every Sunday except All Age Services. This provides a welcoming space for under 3 year olds where parents can stay with their children or leave them supervised by our wonderful crèche team. There is also the option of a young children’s area in both services and activity bags are available from the welcome team for those who would prefer their child stays with them.

Ark Ark is a vibrant and exciting children’s group for Yr. R - Yr. 2. Our 4-7 year olds meet on a Sunday morning for a shared time of worship, where God’s unchanging truth, revealed through His word, is presented in a lively and engaging way. We have allocated groups for each school year, all with their own identities – Tiny Tigers (see below), Busy Fishes, Cheeky Monkeys and Cool Camels. During the session, children have whole group teaching, worship, games and craft with a small group discussion that is age appropriate, where there is great opportunity for relationships to grow and develop. Ark is in the dining hall at the Junior School.

Tiny Tigers 3-4 year olds Tiny Tigers is a group aimed at pre-schoolers, that meet as part of Ark. This group meets with Ark for a short while before moving in to a classroom for the remainder of the time together, which includes interactive Bible stories, activities, crafts and games. Occasionally, Tiny Tigers stay with Ark for the whole session.

Explorers Explorers is our exciting children’s group for 7-11 year olds (Yr. 3 – Yr. 6). This group meets in the village hall, which is a space providing great opportunity for creative ways to teach God’s word through games, crafts, story- telling and drama. Teaching is God-centred, Bible-based and Holy Spirit-filled. The outdoor patch is a great space for Explorers to run around in all weather for games and teaching.

Pathfinders and Strictly Pathfinders (Yr 7-9) Pathfinders is a fantastic and fun group of 11-14 year olds – typically about 15-20 will attend on a typical Sunday morning and 15 on a Friday night. The sessions normally start with a game and the remainder of the session is a mixture of Bible study, discussion, prayer, music, reflection, games and quizzes linked to the theme of the day. The group currently meets in our new youth space in The Hut and The Yard at the Old Rectory.

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Our youth group that meets twice a week on Tuesdays is at The Hut for pizza, worship and a Bible study. Sunday evening is held in The Hut with hot chocolate, snacks and an informal look at a topic.

AWOL For 18+ still at home or away, there are opportunities to meet up for a coffee, chat through issues and then pub trips and meals when students return for holidays.

James Ellin left his post as Youth Minister in September 2018. The post is currently vacant.

Children, Youth and Families - Leaders The PCC would like to recognise and thank the following for their contribution to the ministry of the Church to our children and young people:

Hambledon Jacqui Rook, Georgie Aylward, Alice Graizevsky, Emma Everest, Sheelagh Vacher, Paula Knight, Liz Cooke, Liz Jenkins, Alan Harvey, Jacqueline Hindley, Mary Phillips, and Juliet Gilbert.

Busbridge ABC toddlers Juliet Gilbert, Jenny Lansdowne, Sarah Gwillam, Louise Harper

Little Wonders Juliet Gilbert

Crèche (ages 0-3) (1:3 and 1:4 adult to child ratio) Juliet Gilbert, Debbie Ollerenshaw, Nicole Horstead, Vikki Scarborough, Alys Gilbert, Emma Madden, Ruth Roseblade, Laura Buchanan, David Ring, Laura Tan, Gemma Taylor, Fran Duffell, Theresa Durrant

Tiny Tigers (ages 3-4) (1:8 adult to child ratio) Emma Madden, Katie Rothwell, Alys Gilbert, Nicole Horstead, Kirsten King, Juliet Gilbert, Catherine Garner, Nicki Marson, Laura Wells, Dan Wells

Ark (ages 3-7) (1:8 adult to child ratio) Judith Hawkey, Jane Tomes, Kimmy Ramelli, Debbie Jones, Amy Watson, Frances Morris, Johanna Gray, Nicki Marson, Hywel Madden, Sara McGrigor, Zoe Betchley, Anissa Pieterse, Brett Pieterse, Kirsty Glaysher, Steve Glaysher, Rachel Sopp, Chris Garner, James Ellin, Luke Taylor, Pippi Williams, Sharon Whiteford, Lorna Sherwin, Nicky Hemery, Hanna Strobel, Holly Betchley, Bethan Gilbert, Sam Rooke, Ella Leatham, Becky Auton

Explorers (School Year 3-6) (1:12 adult to child ratio) Claire Pearson, Catherine Traylor, Ali Woods, Dave Woods, Matt Toombs, Vic Hicks, Caroline Wolny, Caroline Luard, Petra Kitchman, Kirsty Glaysher, Rhys Lansdowne, Fergus Kinder, Harry Taylor, Becky Auton

Pathfinders (School years 7-9) (1:12 adult to child ratio) Jon Whiteman, Darren Montgomery (part of year), David Hart, James Ellin (part of year), Matt Blake, Andrew Watson, Liz Beckingham

Strictly Pathfinders (School years 7-9) (1:12 adult to child ratio) (Every Other Friday) Andrew Watson, Liz Beckingham, Simon Taylor, Catherine Taylor, Jill Mace, Ellis Jones, Grace Bailey, James Ellin (part of year)

ICHTHUS (School years 10-13) (1:10 adult to child ratio) Niki Ford, Annie Bryett, Ellis Jones, James Ellin (part of year), Emma Ellin (part of year).

AWOL (18 year +) Rachel Sopp, James Ellin (part of year).

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Thanks also to those who have stepped down from the children and youth team during 2018: James Ellin, Frances Morris, Kirsty Glaysher, Sil Brangold, Judith Hawkey, Caroline Wolny, Jacob Taylor, Katie Grove, Jack Hodson, Clare Haddad, Kim Gioins, Susan Sandry, Kim Otterburn, Laura Davies, Vicky Butt, Catherine Garner, Kate Peters, Emma Godwin, Emily Brook, Ana Moore, Lauren Mayne, Jill Mace, Kate Le Mesurier, Tori Silletti, Lisa Pearce, Esther Hann, Georgie Treacy, Caroline Burton, Lynsey Scott, Mariola Trzynska

Thank you to all those who have helped support us the past year in our Children, Youth and Families mission to love God completely, follow Jesus, grow to be like Him and bring others on that amazing journey by sharing God’s transforming love with our community. In order for us to achieve encouraging children in their faith with Jesus Christ it happens through a dedicated team of volunteers, growing this ministry and prayer. We yearn to see our young people flourish and grow in their faith.

Becky Auton and Juliet Gilbert

Busbridge Junior School BJS was founded by the Church in 1867 and has served children ever since. We work with the school and with Busbridge Infant School. The foundation (ie the Church) governors continue to be closely involved with the school and we are grateful for their commitment. The school staff are dedicated and absolutely fantastic in all they do. Simon Taylor

Music Services We have a strong team of voluntary music leaders and musicians across all services. Suzie Lambert is our newest leader in the Contemporary service and we warmly welcome her to the team and we now have both Chris Jagger and James Jagger as regular leaders of the Hambledon Contemporary alongside Karen Hart and myself. The Classic and the Hambledon BCP continue to be led brilliantly by our wonderful organists and musicians and the 6.30 now has 3 (almost) big bands bringing powerful and inspiring worship to those services. Unplugged is continuing, on the 3rd Sunday of the month, to generate a community of younger followers led by Jacob Taylor and a new band is now being built up following Bryn’s departure to New Zealand in January.

Worship Leaders Suppers (noting specifically sung/music worship) Worship Leaders’ Suppers are an opportunity for those leading music worship to come together, share food, have fellowship, receive prayer and discuss what it means to be a worship leader in our own contexts. As well as this we worship together allowing space and time to be fed spiritually. These happen roughly once a term depending on availability.

Sing it Out! Sing it Out! is a choir for primarily (but not exclusively) mums with young pre-school age children. It also welcomes people without children that are looking for a lively choir, whilst supporting the parents and the young children. This choir is for the adults, but it is a place where they know their children are welcomed and cared for in a safe environment. It happens bi-weekly on a Wednesday morning. To date we have sung music that covers both secular-pop and Gospel with a child focused musical session at the end. It is fast becoming a loving, supportive, caring community and we are excited for the future.

Classic Choir On 16th December 2018 a choir of about 20 voices sang at the annual evening Carol Service. The choir supported the congregation carols, as well as performing some solo pieces. It was a privilege to perform "Holy Child", which had been arranged by our own Michael Baughen and Shelagh Godwin. Many thanks to Iain Beckingham for accompanying us so beautifully and for his great patience during rehearsals; and to Jenna Brown for leading us so capably - and gently. We are blessed to have such talent in our midst. During 2019 we plan to develop the choir

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Gospel Choir Workshop Day After the success of the Church Away Day Choir workshop Lisa is now running regular Gospel Choir Workshop days the first being on Saturday 30th March at the Church. Material will be both traditional and contemporary gospel music. It is designed for all, whether you can sing or not and will be an uplifting and inspiring time of fellowship. The choir may also feature in some special services throughout the year.

Jam Together Jam Together is an initiative brought by Mike Hawkey who has felt a calling to bring young musicians together to develop their skills, experience playing in a band and have fellowship with other musicians their age. These sessions will begin in June 2019 and happen, on average, every 6 weeks. There will be food and a time to get to know each other as well as a chance to play both secular pop and contemporary worship music. We will have experienced musicians on hand to guide and support the youth throughout the session as well as a full tech team and volunteers to prepare food and drinks.

Lisa Olsworth-Peter

Men’s Ministry Our monthly breakfasts continue to attract about 15 men eager to discuss one of the main issues of the day. As always we try and reflect the big story in the news and as always there is a Christian dimension to the topic. We have held two evening events during the year with both very well attended…indeed, sell out events. We were pleased to welcome our own Bishop Michael and then the who subjected himself well to a Paxman/Humphreys sort of interview.

Pub nights have a loyal monthly following and both football and cycling activities continue. The Beer Bash was held in September in the Old Rectory garden and attracted about 100 men. We remain linked to an organisation called Christian Vision for Men (CVM) which provides us with ideas and some resources.

Alan Betts

Women’s Ministry There are a number of regular events for women, as well as a few occasional events, which take place across the Benefice. These are communicated via the church notice sheet, boards, flyers and emails. We are grateful to Karen Kinder for some excellent and very suitable publicity designs over the year.

WOW (Women on Wednesday) continues to meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month during term time. After coffee and chat there is a Bible study in the church. Whilst the studies follow a theme each term, they are also suitable for those who can only attend occasionally. Each study is led by various members of the church. Maggie Jagger does an excellent job of co-ordinating WOW for which we are most grateful.

The Hambledon Ladies’ Breakfast takes place four times a year at the West Surrey Golf Club. It is well attended with a variety of speakers and topics.

Nexus has continued to go from strength to strength during 2018! Highlights have been: an informative evening on Cybercrime awareness from Damian Markland, Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office; picturesque photos of Wisley through the seasons by RHS Horticultural Advisor, Linda Dolan; an amazing cookery demonstration by Ellis Jones; a fascinating glimpse of life in the Galapagos Islands by Pat and Dudley Hilton; an insight into Dave Preece’s life; a moving story of how Chris and Denise Arthey’s faith helped them cope, so positively, with their life threatening motor cycle accident. The year ended on a high with a successful Quiz Night, raising a record £900, for our Charity: ‘Blood Bikers SERV Surrey and South London’. As ever Alan Betts and Dudley Hilton were our amazing Quizmasters!

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It has been good to host events where friends have been brought along and had a taste of the BHC ladies. The (approx) monthly Ladies Film Nights are growing in popularity. These provide opportunity to watch a film together followed by an open discussion. Thanks go to Pri Burford for organising and Hilda Barrett for hosting.

A highlight of the year was the Great Girls’ Get Together which took place in the Old Rectory garden and was well attended. A fabulous team of ladies volunteered to make this event happen. We have also enjoyed evening walks; a ‘find your perfect colours’ event and social get togethers with home-made delights to enjoy.

Sadly there was insufficient volunteer support to run the very popular Jingle & Mingle Christmas Craft evening. Hopefully this will happen again with the right team to co-ordinate it. Likewise the opportunity to play tennis together in the summer months was beyond everyone’s already packed diaries.

None of these events would take place without so many wonderful volunteers to co-ordinate them to whom we are very grateful.

Nicky Hemery

Pastoral Care The Bible teaches us to care for one another and we all do this in various ways supporting those around us. Sometimes particular help is needed and this parish is very fortunate as it has 8 Diocesan trained Pastoral Assistants who in a very servant hearted way give their time and expertise to listen to, pray with and support those in need. Our grateful thanks go to Shan Hallam, David Hart, Janet Harvey, Pat Hilton, Jacqui Rook, Chris Sollars, and Sandra Wilkin for all the time and concern they give to serving God in this way.

As well as the initial training all the Pastoral Assistants undertake additional training on a fairly regular basis, such as safeguarding vulnerable people, domestic violence, alcoholism, end of life care, loss and suicide. All these are aspects of pastoral care which they may encounter so they have to ensure that they are well equipped to carry out their roles in a professional way.

During this year Alan Harvey has also started training and we look forward to him joining the pastoral team.

Jill Johnston

Prayer “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you”. James 4:8

Encouragement, example and practice; these are the means by which we grow – in prayer as in other areas of life. Scripture provides fine examples of honest, persistent prayer. To aid us in our corporate life and in service to the community the following are opportunities to share in prayer with others.

Termly Whole Church Prayer Event

Monthly 1st Tuesday 8-9pm Space for God. A time for individual quiet reflection. Also 7-8am by arrangement 2nd Saturday 8-9am in Busbridge Church 3rd Sunday Prayer Fest 5-6pm in the Old Rectory, with the focus on young people 3rd Saturday 8.30-10am Hambledon Prayer Breakfast

Weekly Wednesday 9-9.30am in Busbridge Church Thursday 9-9.30am in Hambledon Church Small Groups focusing on Schools, Mission, the Persecuted Church

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Other Prayer for light in the darkness, every afternoon at 5pm in Busbridge Church The Prayer Ministry Team is available to pray with anyone after the main Sunday Services Mid-week Listening Prayer is available to individuals on request Helpful Habits. A 6 week course on prayer Whole Day Training Course, led by the Acorn Healing Trust on Hearing God Prayer Triplets. For information contact Caroline Luard.

The Prayer Ministry Team (numbering 23) meet termly for encouragement and training.

Jeannie Postill

Older People’s Ministry Whilst our established activities of Prime Time, The Befriending Network and the Hearing Aid Clinics have remained at the heart of our ministry, Older Person’s Ministry itself has continued to develop and evolve over the past year with a number of new initiatives (such as Messy Vintage) coming to fruition during the last 12 months with others (such as a Pen Pal scheme between Prime Time members and the students of Prior’s Field School) imminently due to be delivered.

There are currently 134 members of Prime Time. The previous tradition of monthly events has expanded due to the support of organisations such as Prior’s Field School and Holloway Hill Bowling Club and as a result we are often able to offer 2 or sometimes 3 events in a month for our members to attend. The increase in frequency of Movie Matinees means that we are able to offer films pitched at grown-ups on a bi-monthly basis, as opposed to the previous pattern of twice yearly and Prime Time members make up the majority of the audience at these events. The full schedule of Prime Time events is delivered by the Prime Time Team which currently comprises 2 members of staff and 3 volunteers, Bryan and Tori Silletti having left the team at the end of the summer when they moved area to commence ordination training. The Prime Time Team are supported in this ministry by other regular volunteers who take responsibility for specific areas such as Movie Matinees and planning country walks. The Befriending Network which offers 1:1 visits to isolated people in their own homes continues to support 25-30 people at any one time. We have had a number of participants in this scheme pass away over the past year, but other people have been referred to us by our partners in health and social care, so we haven’t seen a drop in numbers in this scheme overall.

The Hearing Aid Clinics saw a significant increase in footfall over the past year with attendance at the Busbridge Clinics never dropping into single figures throughout the year and welcoming over 20 people on 3 occasions. In total, during 2018, the Busbridge & Hambledon Hearing Champions overall responded to 526 requests for support with hearing aid maintenance issues. We now have 5 trained Hearing Champions, Annabel Webster having joined the team in the autumn of 2018.

Penny Naylor has delivered 6 Dementia Friends Information Sessions in the past year which led to the creation of a further 29 Dementia Friends. Penny delivers these sessions to interested groups and organisations across our local community not just here at the church, which has been a very tangible way of BHC reaching out into our local community and providing a service to meet identified local need. BHC has become a member of Godalming Dementia Action Alliance and we are currently working towards achieving full Dementia Friendly status making us the first church in Godalming to pledge this ambition.

The church year has ended for the Older Person’s Ministry Team with Penny Naylor being invited to speak at a national Christian conference on the benefits of inter-generational working, using examples and cases studies from our work here at BHC with local schools.

Penny Naylor

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Old Rectory This year has seen exciting developments take place in this project to provide resources and facilities for Christian ministry and care with the grand opening on 20th May 2018.

Simon Taylor

Parish Magazines Hambledon Parish Magazine The magazine continues to be edited by me and by Jane Woolley, sharing formatting of the monthly editions. For all 12 months of the year, Emma Dunn and I do the Church Calendar; and I supply the framework, the What’s On pages, Puzzles and advertisement section.

We are indebted to all contributors, from the church, from village clubs and organizations and from individuals. As well as the print edition, the magazine appears later in the month on the village website.

Mary Parker organizes the wonderful team of distributors, while Emma Dunn has recently taken over as treasurer and advertisement manager, from Derek Miller who held those roles from 2014, and was editor from 2000-2010. The magazine team, i e Jane, Mary, Emma and I are most grateful to all contributors, distributors and advertisers. We nearly break even, but costs and charges remain under review.

John Hindley

The Bridge (Busbridge) The Bridge magazine seeks to reach out and connect our church and the local community. It’s a wonderful opportunity to come alongside our neighbours and share the gospel. Last year delivery was extended to Leithfield Park and Grayling Close and the magazine now reaches over 1850 homes in the locality; between 3 – 4000 people. A dedicated team of Chris Sollars, Chris Payne, Jacky Beale, Lesley Reeves and Lorna Sherwin graciously volunteer their time and gifts. The magazine is blessed to have a backbone of volunteer road stewards for whose service the team are most grateful. It is a team effort and all the support is very much appreciated by the editor, Cathy Brook. During 2018 income received from advertising was able to cover all the costs of the magazine. Your ideas, comments, photos or articles are particularly welcomed and valued.

Cathy Brook

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Church Family Support Fund The Church Family Support Fund (CFSF) exists to help church members or others in our community, in financial need.

Road Stewards Road Stewards are a street-based network of people who take a caring responsibility and aim to demonstrate, in practical ways, the love of God for the people who live in Busbridge parish. This includes contacting newcomers to the parish and informing them about church services, children’s activities and other activities as appropriate; keeping an eye out for anyone in need of practical help and if necessary putting individuals or families in touch with other groups in the church who can offer specific support; distributing The Bridge to every house. A number of Road Stewards meet fortnightly in term time to pray road by road for the whole parish, as well as for other needs. For more information please contact Chris Sollars.

Squires Lunch Club A monthly occasion in the Squires Café Bar in Milford – usually 15 – 30 attend. For more information please contact Pat and Brian Oxborough.

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