Accounts and Reports 2015
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S. GILES HOUGHTON IN THE DALE S. PETER GREAT WALSINGHAM S. MARY LITTLE WALSINGHAM ACCOUNTS AND Incumbent The Revd Andrew Mitcham SSC REPORTS The Vicarage Church Street 2015 Little Walsingham NR22 6BL Independent Examiner Adam Bunkle BSc (Hons) ACA Folly House 9 Church Street North Creake NR21 9JN Bank Barclays Fakenham Branch Norfolk S. Mary and All Saints Little Walsingham Parish Website: walsinghamparishes.org Foreword The publication of the Annual Report provides an opportunity to reflect on, and give thanks for, our life together as a parish. The presentation of the yearly accounts and reports from church officers and parish organisations illustrate how much goes on over the course of a year. In 2015, in response to the diocesan initiative Committed to Growth, the PCC identified three areas where good things were happening in the parish in terms of mission and outreach: i Church School : Daily Collective Worship in school include weekly Open the Book sessions led by Sister Carol SSM and the Year4God Team and an Assembly led by myself. In addition, I have regularly been given the opportunity to teach Religious Education in class. A pattern of termly Services has been established rotating between S. Peter’s, S. Mary’s and the Shrine. The numbers of parents and other family members attending these Services has grown steadily. ii Benefice Website and News&Views : The launch of both these ini- tiatives in 2015 has greatly improved our communication with those who live, work and worship in the Benefice and also with pilgrims and visitors. As a magazine for the whole community News&Views not only promotes community cohesion but also gives us a platform to proclaim the Gospel through the Christian Comment section and through other articles written by members of our congregations. iii Winter and Lent Lunches : As well as supporting the work of the Mothers’ Union and our Parish Lent Charity these lunches are a ser- vice to the community, providing opportunities for company and fellowship. I would like to thank all those who already support these initiatives and urge others to get involved. The consistent lesson learnt from evangelistic campaigns such as Committed to Growth is that the greatest impact in terms of mission is made by parishes doing a few things well. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and encouragement over the past year and pray that we may con- tinue to respond with vision, energy and generosity of spirit in all that the Lord asks of us in the future. Fr Andrew THE PARISH OF GREAT & LITTLE WALSINGHAM with HOUGHTON ST GILES S. Mary’s Church, Little Walsingham 13th MARCH 2016 – 12.30 pm THE EASTER VESTRY AGENDA 1 Opening Prayer 2 Apologies 3 Minutes of previous Annual Vestry - 2015 page 2 4 Election of Churchwardens THE ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING AGENDA 1 Apologies 2 Minutes of 2015 APCM page 3 3 Matters Arising 4 Vicar’s Remarks and Statistics page 4 5 Electoral Roll Report (New Roll 2019) page 5 6 Election of Representatives to the P.C.C. 7 Appointment of Sides persons 8 Deanery Synod Report page 5 9 P.C.C. Report page 6 10 Fabric Reports - Terriers pages 7-9 11 Other Reports Mothers’ Union page 9 Christian Aid page 10 B.R.F. page 10 S. Mary’s Bookstall page 10 Walsingham Church of England Church V.A. Primary School page 11 Donations to Charity & Fund Raising page 12 Treasure's Report page 13 13 Safe Guarding Children and Adults page 14 15 Presentation of Accounts / Appointment of Independent Examiner pages 15-21 16 Any Other Business FIRST MEETING OF NEWLY ELECTED PCC 1 Election of Officers – Vice-Chair Treasurer Secretary Electoral Roll Officer 2 Any Other Business 3 Date next meeting - 22 June 2016 20 1 THE PARISH OF WALSINGHAM & HOUGHTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL EASTER VESTRY 2015 Minutes of Meeting held in the Parish Hall on Sunday 6th April 2015 at 5.00 pm There were 36 parishioners present. 1 Opening Prayer – Fr Andrew Mitcham opened the meeting with Prayer. 2 Apologies - These were received from Mrs A Fletcher, Mrs W King, Mrs S Landale and Mr J Woodhouse. 3 Minutes of Previous Easter Vestry – These were accepted and signed. 4 Matters Arising – There were no matters arising. Election of Churchwardens – The current Churchwardens for S. Peter’s and S. Giles had been nominated. S. Peter’s – Mr Brian Landale and Mr James Woodhouse. S. Giles – Mrs Cara Ross and Mrs Ann Fletcher. S. Mary’s – Mr Stephen Parkinson and Mrs Judith Gallagher. In the absence of other nominations these were all duly elected to serve for 2015. Fr Andrew thanked the Churchwardens for their dedication and service and for all that was done behind the scenes. There being no further business the meeting closed at 5.04 pm. ………………………………………… Chairman …………………………………. Date ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 2015 – following the EASTER VESTRY 2015 Minutes of the meeting held in the Parish Hall on Sunday 22nd March 2015 at 5.04 pm. 1. Apologies – These were received from Mrs A Fletcher, Mrs W King, Mrs S Landale and Mr J Woodhouse. 2. Minutes – The minutes of the APCM 2014 were agreed to be accepted and they were signed and dated. 19 2 3. Matters Arising – There were no matters arising. 4. Statistics – Fr Andrew said that not all cremations were recorded. He also said that the Annual Returns showed the average Sunday attendance as S. Giles – 17, S. Peter’s – 28 and S. Mary’s – 143. 5. Electoral Roll Report – This now stands at 98. Fr Andrew there is no reason now not to be on this. The recent Stewardship Campaign letters were sent out to around 190 people who were regarded as members of our churches. 6. Deanery Synod Representatives – There was one nomination to fill the vacancy for S. Mary’s. Therefore Mr Derek Buten was elected to serve for the remaining two years. 7. Elections to PCC – There are two vacancies at S. Mary’s, two at S. Peter’s and one at S. Giles. Nominations were received from Mrs Marlene Keeling, Miss Rita Miell for S. Mary’s and Mr Bert Frew for S. Giles, and Mr Tom Marston and Mrs Ann Sayer for S. Peter’s were received. These were all duly elected. Thanks were re corded to Mr Graham Howard and Miss Eleanor Richards for their time on the PCC. 8. Election of Sidespersons – This was again left to the churchwardens. They were happy for this to continue. 9. Deanery Synod Report – This report is in the booklet, there were no questions asked. It was noted that a new Rural Dean has been appointed. Canon Patrick Fore- man a retired priest from Fakenham. Thanks and our best wishes were recorded to Canon Peter McCrory for his time as Rural Dean and that he has been unwell re- cently. A new Rector for Fakenham has been appointed and the vacancy at Wells is to be advertised very soon. 10. PCC Report – This is in the booklet, there were no questions asked. 11. Churchwardens Reports – These are in the booklet, no questions asked. 12. Reports from Parish Organisations Mothers’ Union – This report is in the booklet. Christian Aid – This report is in the booklet. Bible Reading Fellowship – This report is in the booklet. There are 19 members for this and new members are always welcome. S. Mary’s Bookstall – This report is in the booklet. Walsingham CofE Church VA Primary School – This is the first report to be in the booklet. The school will lead Stations of the Cross in S. Mary’s next Tuesday. All were encouraged to support this. Donations to Charity - This report is in the booklet. Treasurer’s Report – This report is in the booklet. 13. Review ‘Protection of Children & Young People’- Miss Sue Kimberly is the named person for this and any concerns are to be directed to her. 14. Review Vulnerable Adults Protection – Miss Sue Kimberly is the named person for this and any concerns are to be directed to her. 15. Presentation of Accounts – Mr Stephen Parkinson talked through these and said they were in a new format now. He urged everyone to review their giving. Some ques- tions were asked about the need to cover our expenses or risk going deeper into debt. The recent Stewardship Campaign had been successful, although not everyone re- plied. Everyone was encouraged to spread the message that to keep the churches available for all, all must give more. Also to use GA when applicable. The accounts were proposed to be accepted by Mr Stephen Parkinson and seconded by Mr Bert 18 3 Frew. All were happy with this. 16. Appointment of Independent Examiner – Mr Adam Bunkle was appointed as independent examiner again. 17. Any Other Business – Fr Andrew said Thank You to everyone who helped in the production of the booklet. S. Giles mentioned their forthcoming lunch on 12th April at East Barsham village hall. Tickets are available. Michael Lovatt thanked Stephen Parkinson for his work with the accounts saying it had been a difficult year with the change over of the system. A tentative suggestion of changing the time/ location of the APCM was offered. The PCC will decide whether to take this forward. The meeting closed with the Grace at 5.40 pm. ………………………………………………. Chairman ……………………………………… Date STATISTICS 2014 S. Giles S. Peter S. Mary Baptisms 0 0 3 Weddings 0 1 1 Funerals 0 1 4 Confirmations 0 1 2 Communicants Sundays 897 1,264 7,294 Weekdays 452 197 2,181 STATISTICS 2015 S.