The Parish of Bakewell Registered Charity Number 1133846
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The Parish of Bakewell Registered Charity number 1133846 All Saints', Bakewell & St Anne's, Over Haddon Annual Report 2014 Contents Page Agenda 1 Minutes of last year's Vestry meeting 2 Minutes of last year's APCM 2 Vicar's Report 5 Churchwarden's Report 8 PCC Report 9 Deanery Synod 12 Deanery Youth Work 12 All Saints reports: Messy Church 13 'Tots & Teds' 13 Young people's bible study group 13 Explorers 14 Mission Action Planning 14 Pastoral Team 15 Lunch Club 15 Women's Bible Study Group 15 Lay Eucharistic Ministers 16 Mission Group 16 Publicity 16 Attracting Visitors 17 The Churchyard – wildflowers 17 Bell Ringing 18 After Service Coffee 18 Music 19 Flowers 19 The Roof Appeal 20 Christmas Tree Festival 20 Mothers' Union 21 Card Stall 21 Open Door Coffee Shop 22 Walking Group 21 Infant School 22 1st Bakewell (Parish Church) Scout group 23 1st Bakewell (Parish Church) Brownies 24 Friends of Bakewell Parish Church 24 St Anne's 25 Friends of St Anne's 25 Ecumenical Association of Bakewell Christians 26 Open the Book 26 Holiday Fun Week 27 Bakewell Youth Café 27 Meditation 28 Traidcraft 28 Treasurer's Report & Accounts 29 The Parish of Bakewell Vestry Meeting for the Election of Churchwardens April 26th 2014 at 12 noon Agenda 1. Opening Prayers and Introduction to the Meeting. 2. Minutes of the Meeting held on 21st April, 2013 3. Election of Churchwardens 4. Vicar‟s Consent. 5. Date of next Vestry Meeting Annual Parochial Church Meeting April 26th 2014 1. Members present and apologies (List in circulation) 2. Minutes of the last meeting held on 21st April, 2013 3. Matters arising from the minutes 4. Electoral Roll 5. Reports (circulated in the APCM booklet) 6. Accounts and Treasurer‟s Report (circulated in the APCM booklet) 7. Appointment of Independent examiner 8. Elections a. Deanery Synod (1 place) for 2 years The Deaneries of Bakewell & Eyam, Buxton and Glossop have agreed to pilot working together as one deanery for between three to five years, with a view of this becoming permanent. There will be an appointment of a dedicated half time Rural Dean who will, with colleagues, be instrumental in recognising the potential for a focus on Mission across the Peak District, supporting the local church and identifying and deploying resources within the greater deanery. Meetings will take place in a location (possible Tideswell) to assist travelling for everybody. This promises to be an exciting three years of pioneering and „owning' this whole initiative. As a Synod Representative you will be an ex officio member of the PCC, enabling you to be an important link and bridge between the local and wider Church. b. PCC Members (5 places 3 for 3 years, 2 for 1 year & 1 for 1 year) c. ABC Representatives (3 places) d. Deputy Churchwardens e. Sides team 9. Any other business 10. Date of the next Annual Parochial Church Meeting MAP update & discussion on the Restoring Hope conference 1 Minutes of the Vestry Meeting held on 6th April 2014 at All Saints Church Bakewell The Rev‟d Canon Tony Kaunhoven was in the chair. Present: Hillary Bartlett, Nigel Bartlett, Angela Bird, Pat Bryant, Bill Bryant, Mary Buchan, Dot Bushen, John Butler, Tatiana Butler, Mary Chaplin, Richard Chaplin, Barbara Davies, Glyn Davies, Joyce Glencross (Treasurer and Administrator), Rev‟d John Hargreaves, Judith Hargreaves, Brenda Jackson, Rachel Kaunhoven, Jeff Marsh (Churchwarden), Sue Marsh, Hilbre Marriott, Kath Naylor, Rick Naylor, Christel Paterson, Ben Roper (Secretary and Churchwarden), Chris Shepley, Ruth Short, Tony Short, Rev‟d Aron Simpson, Neil Spaven, Penelope Spaven, John Wickham, Julia Zamoyski. Apologies were received from: Andrea Banks, Susan Park, Bella Simpson, Chloe Smith, Jane Proctor, Philip Proctor, Susan Wickham, Carol Wicksteed. 1. Canon Tony opened the meeting with Prayer and welcomed those present. He noted that the purpose of the Vestry meeting is to appoint churchwardens for the coming year and that it is open to all who are on the civil electoral roll for the area of the Parish of Bakewell. 2. The Minutes of the Vestry Meeting held on 21st April 2013, following a proposal by Kath Naylor seconded by Tony Short, were agreed as a true and accurate record and were signed by the Chairman. 3. Election of churchwardens: Canon Tony said that over the past year, he and the churchwardens have been analysing the work of the churchwardens toward establishing a job description. He stated that it should not be considered a 7.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. job 7 days a week and that the perception that the duties are onerous to the point where people are put off accepting the appointment was unfortunate and in his view, a misunderstanding of what the job is about. Wardens are not expected to attend every event and there is no reason why tasks cannot be shared and he envisaged some development of the role of deputy wardens to spread the load of work wider than has been the case. Canon Tony thanked Jeff and Ben for their support and work over the year and noted that Jeff had now served for 5 years as a warden and patently deserves a rest from the commitment. Ben Roper had been nominated to be churchwarden for the coming year and as there were no other nominations, he was appointed. Canon Tony confirmed his consent to the appointment. 4. The next vestry meeting will be held during April 2015, not later than the 30th. The meeting closed at 12.27 p.m. Minutes of the meeting of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, held on 6th April 2014 at All Saints Church Bakewell The Rev‟d Canon Tony Kaunhoven was in the chair. Present: Hillary Bartlett, Nigel Bartlett, Angela Bird, Pat Bryant, Bill Bryant, Mary Buchan, Dot Bushen, John Butler, Tatiana Butler, Mary Chaplin, Richard Chaplin, Barbara Davies, Glyn Davies, Joyce Glencross (Treasurer and Administrator), Rev‟d John Hargreaves, Judith Hargreaves, Brenda Jackson, Rachel Kaunhoven, Jeff Marsh (Churchwarden), Sue Marsh, Hilbre Marriott, Kath Naylor, Rick Naylor, Christel Paterson, Ben Roper (Secretary and Churchwarden), Chris Shepley, Ruth Short, Tony Short, Rev‟d Aron Simpson, Neil Spaven, Penelope Spaven, John Wickham, Julia Zamoyski. Apologies were received from: Andrea Banks, Susan Park, Bella Simpson, Chloe Smith, Jane Proctor, Philip Proctor, Susan Wickham, Carol Wicksteed. 1. The Minutes of the 2013 APCM, following a proposal by Glyn Davies seconded by Kath Naylor, were agreed as a true and accurate record and were signed by the chairman. 2 2 Matters Arising from the Minutes. 2.1 No matters raised. 3. Electoral Role Report: 3.1 Tony Short reported that, 127 people were currently on the roll, 19 of whom live outside the parish. Last year the roll was 120 since then 14 had joined the roll, 4 had died & 3 had moved away. 3.2 Canon Tony thanked Tony Short for his work as Electoral Role Officer an appointment that he has filled for some 12 years. Tony indicated that he wished to retire from the appointment and, following a proposal by John Wickham, seconded by Hilbre Marriott, Mary Chaplin's offered to be the Electoral Role Officer for the coming year was accepted. 4. Reports 4.1 Canon Tony introduced the item by confirming his grateful thanks to all who contributed to drafting of the documents and those who served on the various committees and working groups. He said that the reports gave a good overview of the work of the parish during 2013. 4.2 The content of each report was noted by the meeting. 4.3 On commenting upon the Vicar‟s Report, Canon Tony confirmed his thanks to Annie Cripwell for her work in co-ordinating the readers, Hilbre Marriott in relation to 17 years service co-ordinating cleaning operations of the church and Pauline Boyle for her work in relation to publicity and the website. The tasks are due to be taken on by others and Canon Tony noted that Tony Short, after some year‟s service regarding distribution of Good News, has handed over to a new team. Special thanks are due to Jeff and Sue Marsh for their work in arranging the Christmas Tree festival which the community has now come to expect as being an annual fixture. A team for the 2014 event is required and a preliminary meeting is proposed to be held to discuss the issues arising. Canon Tony expressed thanks to the generosity of donors in relation to the Nave Altar Platform furniture which is now in place. 4.4 In response to a question from Mary Chaplin, Canon Tony confirmed that, notwithstanding the proposal to combine all the Deaneries within the Chesterfield Archdeaconry on a trial basis for 3 - 5 years, there will be no change regarding costs and membership because the combined Deanery is an informal arrangement at this stage. A Rural Dean is to be appointed as a half-post shared with the parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith which has been identified as a parish which could be sustained with a half-post Vicar. 4.5 In response to a question from Hilbre Marriott, Canon Tony reported upon the new arrangements regarding Explorers which will now be co-ordinated by a group comprising The Rev‟d Aron, Rachael Kaunhoven, Jane Proctor and Chloe Smith. There are others willing to help but not to take the lead in Explorers. One of the problems to be addressed is the difficulty in reconciling the age differences of the children taking part which ranging from crèche to Junior School age. 4.6 Pat Bryant commented upon the excellent selection and competitive pricing of the card stall.