With St. Peter’s, Hebden Annual Parochial Church Meeting 15th November 2020 Reports Booklet The Parish of Linton St. Michael’s & All Angels, Linton St. Peter’s, Hebden Church Officials Rector Rev David Macha Reader Cath Currier PCC Secretary Vacancy Church Wardens Rory Magill Helen Davy Mark Ludlum Valerie Ludlum Treasurer Maureen Chaduc Deanery Synod Representatives Lesley Brooker Jennie Scott Lay Members Neil McCormac Betty Hammonds Jane Sayer Jacqui Sugden + 5 Vacancies Sidespersons Rita Clark Ian Clark Betty Hammonds Dennis Leeds Bunty Leder Valerie Ludlum Phyllida Oates Bryan Pearson Pamela Whatley-Holmes John Wolfenden Joan Whittaker Muriel White Brian Metcalfe Mary Douglas Ian Simpson The Parish of Linton St. Michael’s & All Angels, Linton St. Peter’s, Hebden Meeting of Parishioners – 15th November 2020 Agenda Minutes of Meeting of Parishioners 2019 Election of Churchwardens Annual Parochial Church Meeting – 15th November 2020 Agenda 1 Apologies for absence 2 Reception of the Electoral Roll 3 Election of Laity to the Parochial Parish Council and to the Deanery Synod 4 Appointment of Sidepersons 5 Approval of 2019 APCM Minutes 7 2019 Annual Accounts – Receipt of and Acceptance of Independent Examiner’s Statement for 2019 accounts 8 Annual Reports in booklets 9 Chairman’s Address 10 AOB & Questions Electoral Roll Information at 6th October 2020 There are 64 names on the Electoral Roll for 2020. This is an increase of one from 2019 and comprises 55 resident in the parish and 9 not resident in the parish. The electronic publication of the Electoral Roll on the Linton parish website undoubtedly contributed to the low level of revisions and no removals were notified. Jean Powell Minutes of Meeting of Parishioners Sunday 14th April 2019 The meeting opened with prayer by the Rector Rev D. Macha (DM) The 2018 minutes of the meeting of parishioners were accepted as a true and accurate record. Four churchwardens were nominated – Rory Magill, Helen Davey, Mark Ludlam and Valerie Ludlam. The nominations were accepted with no abstentions. Thanks were expressed to the churchwardens for their continued hard work. Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting Sunday 14th April 2019 1. Apologies for absence Apologies were received from Penny Hamilton, Charles Knowles, Angela Knowles, Chris Baker and Barbara Cosby. Number in attendance 26 2. Reception of the electoral roll Jean Powell explained that the electoral roll had to be renewed for 2019, it now consists of 63 members, 55 residents and 8 non-residents. The old roll had been 95 people, 49 had reapplied and there were 14 new applicants. The need to renew the electoral roll was advertised, and those who currently have not applied will be followed up. 3. Election of Laity to the Parochial Church Council and general synod There were no new nominations for PCC members, there are no vacant spaces with the current size of the electoral roll, and the current membership will be rolled forward. The PCC now comprises the following: Rector: David Macha. Church wardens (ex-officio): Rory Magill, Helen Davey, Mark Ludlam and Valerie Ludlam Reader: Cath Currier. Deanery Synod representatives; Lesley Brooker and Jennie Scott. Lay members: Neil McCormac, Betty Hammonds, Jane Sayer, and Jacqui Sugden, and carrying 5 vacancies. Treasurer: Maureen Chaduc 4. Nomination of side persons The list of side persons was read out: paste in the list form old minutes Rita Clark, Ian Clark, Betty Hammonds, Sandra Jenkins, Bunty Leder, Valerie Ludlam, Phyllida Oates, Bryan Pearson, Pamela Whatley-Holmes and John Wolfenden. Specifically for the 8am service – Joan Whittaker and Muriel White. For Fountaine’s Chapel – Brian Metcalfe. For St Peter’s – Mary Douglas and Ian Simpson. This list was received and thanks expressed for their ongoing hard work. A list of chalice assistants was confirmed: Lavinia Hardy, Judy Booth, Jane Sayer, Jo Clark, Francis Barton, Angela Knowles and Elaine Macha 5. Approval of 2018 APCM Minutes These were accepted without any amendments 6. 2017 Annual Accounts – Receipt of and acceptance of Independent Examiners Statement for 2017 accounts Appreciations were expressed to Maureen Chaduc for her hard work and getting the accounts in order. Sue Arnott asked who Maureen was and she explained she lived in Cracoe, having returned years ago from . She had a daughter at Skipton Girls and completed accounts for a number of organisations in the area. The accounts were proposed by Mark Ludlam and seconded by Rory Magill, and were unanimously accepted. 7. 2018 Annual Accounts – Receipt of and acceptance of Independent Examiners Statement for 2017 accounts A number of queries were raised by Mark Kirkpatrick: a) Page 2 £13,003, where did this transfer of funds come from? b) Where does the funding come from to cover maintenance costs for the graveyard? 50% from the local parish council and 50% from the church. c) Reference to the church house cottage and flat, where was the church house cottage? This was identified as the small house adjoining church house where Betty Hammonds lives. d) Noted there were large funding’s to Inn Churches and Martin House; why were there no regular information updates on these charities like the other charities we support? DM clarified that the funding for these two organisations was from charitable fundraising completed at Dickensian and money was split at Christmas as decided by the PCC for these charities and the Children’s society, as a one off payment. e) Where does the support come from for project reverb? The money given to reverb comes from the church general funds as decided by the PCC. DM explained that although Reverb is a charity its work is done as part of the church and is therefore not an external charity. f) Why is the Diocesan share so high now? And why are we no longer paying it all? DM explained that previous to being part of the new Leeds Diocese the share was within out annual income, the new way of calculating the share now means that it is more than our annual income. As the Parish has a Surgery, a Dentist, a bus service and a post office it is considered wealthier than for example Burnsall and so the share is significantly larger. Where parish shares have increased the Diocese have planned to limit the increase in a step by step way year on year. As a church if we did pay all the share we would be unable to do anything else. Mark Ludlam and DM have had meetings with the Diocese, and have asked them not to raise the share further. Elaine Macha stated that the previous way of assessing the share seemed fairer than the new method. DM stated that as we now have one clergyperson across the 3 parishes, (the total cost per year is £50,000 which includes all additional costs like housing and bills etc), the PCC will inform the diocese that we are unable to pay the requested share in 2019. The accounts were proposed by Mark Ludlam and seconded by Rory Magill, and were unanimously accepted. 8. Annual Reports in booklets These were received and celebrated without queries. Mary Lowe expressed thanks to DM for the good work described in the church reports, could clearly see the work was outward looking and that it was great to see the outreach work that was going on. 9. Chairman’s Address DM stated that the work is developing and it is good to see people encounter the ‘living God’; this does not necessarily mean more bums on seats at 11am services. DM identified current positives: Our work with schools; for example, Threshfield school had recently requested an Easter service in the church. There are different congregations- in the local schools and in Toddler Praise and Primary Praise. DM expressed thanks again to all the hard work of Edd Greenfield with people in difference schools and community settings. The upcoming Ceilidh is a community event where the church is acting as a bridge between Grassington & Threshfield Schools and the wider community. Wendy at Scargill is going to working with us to cover some gaps in the Reverb vacancy. Team members from Yorkshire Camps will continue to be involved in TOAST and Collective Worship at Grassington School. Reverb post – this will be advertised after the end of April when there is feedback from a recent grant application. The canvassing for regular support for 15 people giving £10 a month, would enable the project to apply for funding at 50% grants and 50% sponsored events and giving. Tis could provide funding for a full time youth worker rather than 0.8. DM expressed thanks to Norman Cooke and Hannah Peace for their hard work on the Reverb committee and finances/grant applications. 10. AOB Ian Clarke raised the issue of replacing the plastic single use cups used after a Sunday service with paper cups. The minimum increase we could expect over a year would be double the cost, between £40-£80. This proposal was unanimously accepted, in favour of recyclable/biodegradable cups. The meeting closed with prayer at 12.55pm. Report of the Proceedings of the Parochial Church Council for 2020 No report as the PCC does not have a secretary. Rector’s Report APCM 2020 (for the year 2019) As I think back to 2019, it all seems a very long time ago! The events of last year seem to exist in a different world, and in many ways that is very true. The global Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the world and changed all our lives in ways which we would not have been able to conceive only twelve months ago. This report seeks to remember back to 2019 but also addresses our time this year and the very real challenges we have (and continue) to face in being church in the time of Covid.