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Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31 December 2014 St Mary the Virgin, Beddington Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2014 Registered with the Charity Commission as “Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Beddington” with Charity number 1131167 The Parish Church Address St Mary the Virgin, Beddington St Mary the Virgin in the Deanery of Sutton, Church Road Archdeaconry of Croydon Wallington, Surrey, and Diocese of Southwark SM6 7NH Incumbent In vacancy from 1 January to 30 November 2014 The Reverend Andrew Fenby from 1 December 2014 Correspondence address The Rectory 18 Bloxworth Close Wallington Surrey SM6 7NL Bankers Santander plc CCLA Investment Bootle Management Ltd Merseyside 80 Cheapside L30 4GB London EC2V 6BZ Independent Examiner Mr Robert Cunningham 74 Belmont Hill London SE13 5DN This is the form of annual report and financial statements required by the Charities Act 1993 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, together with the Statement of Recommended Practice 2005 published by the Charity Commission. 2 Gracious Father, we pray for your Church. Fill it with your truth, keep it in your peace and unite it in your love, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen St Mary’s is a Church of England (Anglican) Church serving the Parish of Beddington. We are in the Croydon Episcopal area of the Diocese of Southwark, and within Sutton Deanery. Aims and purposes St Mary's Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the Rector, the Reverend Andrew Fenby, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Our aim is to proclaim God's greatness in all that we do as a community and as individuals and to rejoice in God's saving love for the world revealed in Jesus Christ. Structure, Governance and Management St Mary's Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England. It operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a registered charity The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Mary’s, members of the PCC are either ex-officio, elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM), or co-opted. All members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. In accordance with the requirements for disclosure, the Parochial Church Council members who have served during the reporting year (1 January – 31 December 2014 include: Ex-officio members: Incumbent: Revd. Andrew Fenby from 1 December 2014 (Chairman) Churchwardens: Christine Morgan (Vice chairman) John McNicholas (May -October 2014) Reader: Jenifer Davison Southwark Pastoral Assistants: Maud Adams Heather Cosgrove Deanery Synod Representatives: Ian Akhurst (Deputy Churchwarden) Jean Kimber Linda Wood 3 Elected members: Pat Gaiger David Kingsley Catherine Lawrence Vanessa Meiris Jill Pope Derek Whiting Jane Whittall Andrew Moulton ) To October 2014 Richard Pocock ) To May 2014 Helena de Ritter ) To Betty Walker ) APCM 2014 Mike Morgan ) From Alison Hargreaves ) APCM 2014 Co-opted members: Treasurer: Hugh Crozier Director of Music: Karl Dorman Linda Walters ) From Pam Akhurst ) 29.06.14 Kate Giles ) From 26.10.14 Standing Committee The PCC Standing Committee has the power to transact the business of the PCC between PCC meetings. Ratification of any Standing Committee decision is made at the next PCC meeting. Members of the Standing Committee during the year included: Churchwardens: Christine Morgan John McNicholas Deanery Synod member: Ian Akhurst PCC members: Derek Whiting Jane Whittall Objectives and Activities The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community. We are an inclusive, friendly church and we welcome people of all ages, backgrounds and experiences. We embrace the diversity of God's children and give thanks for all that we can learn of God from each other as we walk together on our journeys of faith In its role as governing body, the PCC during the time of interregnum was deeply involved in all matters concerning the life of the church. The full PCC met nine times during the year, with a further three ad hoc meetings to deal with urgent business. It had been decided at the beginning of the interregnum in July 2013 that the PCC would meet more frequently than normal in order that members were fully involved in the extra decision-making required. Main items of business included: 4 . Through the Worship Committee, the PCC maintained an overview of worship throughout the parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. There was strong support for introducing a family service once a month, but while St Mary’s interregnum continued, it was decided that planning any major changes to our services or worship was not advisable. Mission Action Planning remained high on the PCC agenda but, again, although it was aware of what was required and made some initial exploration into the process, the PCC were advised to await the arrival of our new Rector before any significant plans were made. The PCC ensured that legal requirements had been met within the year in respect of insurance and Employer’s Public Liability; safety certificates had been issued to cover our gas and electric installations; portable appliance testing had been carried out as had fire extinguisher maintenance; and our Health & Safety, and Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policies had been reviewed and were up to date. In the interests of good financial governance, the PCC spent time reviewing the procedures relating to our methods of dealing with the variety of monies which come into the church accounts. While these practices had served us well, it was nonetheless felt a matter of good governance that they should be reviewed in order that, as a charity, we complied with best practice. The PCC was made aware of the changes that are to take place in 2015 to the manner in which our financial contribution to the Diocese of Southwark is assessed. The Fairer Shares process had served the Diocese well for many years but its effectiveness was declining and a replacement scheme was being developed. Although the details awaited finalisation, the underlying principle of the new scheme - the Parish Support Fund - was to be based on “informed generosity” and in future it would be for the PCC to determine their contribution, rather than for it to be assessed by the Diocese. Achievements Interregnum Perhaps the greatest achievement for 2014 was both maintaining the life of the church during a further 11 months of interregnum, and appointing as our new Rector the Reverend Andrew Fenby. St Mary’s had been without a Rector since July 2013 and it was disappointing that we were unable to discern a suitable candidate from the first group of applicants in March 2014. However, we were delighted to able to offer the living to Rev Andrew Fenby in July, and plan for his Service of Institution and Induction by the Rt Rev Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark on 1 December 2014. The service was attended by the Mayor of Sutton, the Dean of Southwark Cathedral representing our patron (the Archbishop of Canterbury), the Archdeacon of Croydon, 15 members of the clergy from throughout the dean and chapter; and we were particularly pleased that 24 members of Andrew’s previous congregation at St Francis, Barkingside, joined St Mary’s congregation for this a joyous occasion. 5 The Hamilton Window 2014 was the year we finally achieved the reinstatement of the Hamilton Window - some ten years after the project was originally envisaged and 70 yrs after it had been blown out during the Second World War. The majority of the original Victorian glass had been salvaged and stored away (and for a while forgotten about!) on top of a cupboard. The window was reconstructed and installed, in memory of two deceased members of the congregation - Tony and Eileen Whitehouse - whose children gave a generous donation to the project. The Friends of St Mary’s then offered to finance the remaining cost of the project as well as the enhanced backlighting. The window was rededicated by the Dean of Southwark, The Very Reverend Andrew Nunn, at a service on 16 November 2014. Chancel Carpet We completed yet another project which had been on the ‘wish list’ for many years, and that was replacement of the very worn and aged carpet in the chancel and sanctuary and on the nave platform. As the carpet serves to protect the mediaeval brasses that lie in the chancel and sanctuary, great care had to be taken in the choice of both the carpet and underlay. Social Activities Our worship is very important to us, but we also enjoy sharing our faith in social settings and there are a large number of events and concerts throughout the year. Our Social Committee is responsible for organising fund-raising activities and in 2014 these included four Sunday afternoon entertainments ranging from a flute and piano recital to a jazz and popular music session courtesy of our talented treasurer, Hugh Crozier, all followed by cream tea. The church held two Fairs: one on May Day when we opened our bell tower for tours and ringing demonstrations by our tower bellringers; and our annual Frost Fair in November which has always been our main fundraising event, this year contributing just over £2,000 to our funds.
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