Anglican Parish of St John's Sorrento with St Andrew's Rye ANNUAL

Anglican Parish of St John’s Sorrento with St Andrew’s Rye

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday 14 November 2018 7.00pm at St Andrew’s Rye

Contents:

2018 AGM Agenda ...... 3 2017 AGM Minutes...... 4 A Report by the Vicar for the Parish AGM of 14 November 2018...... 7 Churchwardens Report .……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Churchwardens Yearly Property Inspection Report ………………………………………………………………………………..… 11

Synod Report 2018 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14

Lay Pastoral Shepherds - Cell Group Reports ...... 155 Meditation Group ...... 177 Playgroup ...... 19 Arts and Events Committee Annual Report ...... 19 Parish Breakfast Report ...... 199 Wednesday Bible Discipleship Group...... 20 Nexus Report ...... 21 JackanAndy’s Op Shop President’s Report ...... 22 Andy’s Welcome Centre And Op Shop - Annual Report ...... 24 Friday Club Annual Report ...... 255 FINANCIALS:

JackanAndy's Opportunity Shop Audited Financial Report 2017/18 …………………………………………………………..27

Parish Statistics 2017/18 ...... 288 Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2018 ...... 30 Statement of Income and Expenditure...... 332

2018 AGM Agenda:

The Annual General of the Parish of St John’s Sorrento with St Andrew Rye’s held on Wednesday 14 November 2018 at 7:00pm at St Andrew’s, Lyons Street, Rye.

Boon Wurrung People and Kulin Nation acknowledgment by the Vicar.

The meeting will open with prayers said by the Vicar.

1. Reading of the Notice of the Annual General Meeting

2. Minutes of the previous AGM Motion: That the Minutes of the AGM of the Parish of Sorrento/Rye, held on 19 November 2017 be received as a true and correct record of the proceedings of the meeting.

3. Reception of the Electoral Roll Motion: That the electoral roll of the parish be received.

4. Annual Report of the Vicar

5. Other Reports 5.1 Annual report of the proceedings of the Parish Council and on the financial affairs of the Parish by Parish Council. 5.2 The audited accounts of the Churchwardens for the year ended 30 Sept 2018. 5.3 A report from the Parish Council on the pastoral care, evangelism, community service and educational programs of the Parish. 5.4 A report by the Churchwardens on the fabric, goods and ornaments of the churches of the Parish and the Vicarage and other buildings of the Parish. 5.5 A report by the Vicar on the entries in the registers of the Parish for the financial year, including numbers of baptism, persons received into communicant membership, confirmations, marriages, funerals, Sunday services, acts of communion and other statistics from the registers as Archbishop in Council determines. 5.6 A report by the Churchwardens and confirmed by the auditors on Parish assessment for the current financial year as calculated in accordance with the requirements of the Archbishop in Council. 5.7 Other reports contained in the Information Package.

Motion: That the reports be received.

6. Elections.

6.1 The election and appointments of Churchwardens and Member of Parish Council.

6.2 The election of auditors.

6.3 The election of two Lay Representatives to Synod.

6.4 The election of two Lay Representatives to the Parish Incumbency Committee.

7. AOB tabled to the Vicar one week before this meeting.

2017 AGM Minutes:

The Annual General Meeting of the Parish or St John’s Sorrento with St Andrew’s Rye held on Sunday 19th November 2017 at St Andrew’s Church Rye.

Chair: The Vicar – Fr Nicholas R Wallace. Secretary: Aileen Newell

The meeting commenced at 11.00am

Apologies: J Mudge, L Heyes, R Lake, C O’Sullivan, C Barelli, B Baltissen, J Quinton, W Quinton. Present: See AGM Minutes 2017 Attachment.

The order of proceedings read in accordance with the Agenda.

1.0 Reading of the notice of the Annual Meeting. Fr Nick read the prescribed notes of the Annual General Meeting.

2.0 Minutes of the previous Annual Meeting. Motion: That the minutes of the annual meeting of the Parish of Sorrento with Rye held on the 27th November 2016 be received as a true and correct record of the proceedings of the meeting. Moved: Andrew Ferguson Seconded: Shirley Hodder. CARRIED.

3.0 Reception of the Electoral Roll of the Churches of the Parish Motion: that this Annual General Meeting of 2017 of the Parish of Sorrento with Rye accepts the Electoral Roll be received. Moved: Daphne Blore Seconded: Rhonda Fitzjohn. CARRIED.

4.0 Annual Report of the Parish Priest Fr Nick presented his report as appears in the AGM booklet pages 6 & 7 No further discussion was presented.

5.0 Other Reports

5.1 The Annual report of the proceedings of the Parish Council are contained in the AGM booklet. The Vicar and the Parish Council have met monthly as required. The Vicar, Treasurer and Wardens have met monthly as a Standing Committee and reported to Parish Council on matters pertaining to maintenance, financial and all completed and ongoing building developments.

5.2 The audited accounts of the Churchwardens for the year ended 30th September 2017 were presented by Treasurer Ken Barelli.

An Explanation of expenses and income items as presented in the AGM Booklet, and a further detailed auditors report was offered and discussed.

A question regarding the St John’s access plans was received by A Ferguson and progress supplied. R Lake commented on the progress of the Op Shops and their contribution.

Motion that the Treasurers report be accepted

Moved: Ken Barelli Seconded: Rod Binns CARRIED

2017 AGM Minutes: cont….

5.3 Churchwardens report on the fabric, goods, and ornaments of the churches, vicarage and other buildings. See supporting information.

5.4 Register of services, baptisms, confirmation, marriages, funerals, Sunday services, act of communion and other statistics as required by the Archbishop in Council. Comment – Fr Nick Wallace.

5.5 Synod. 2017 session. Comment Fr Nick Wallace.

5.6 Ministry with Families, Parish Centre Building Committee, Sorrento Lodge, Andy’s Welcome Centre and Op Shop, Jackan Andy’s Opportunity shop and financials, The Friday Club Drop-in Centre, Parish Saturday Morning Group, Choir, Nexus, Community giving, Meditation Group.

Motion: that the Other Reports 5.3 – 5.6 be accepted as printed in the AGM Report, be received.

Moved: David Ball Seconded: Lance Dixon CARRIED

6.0 Elections

Fr Nick conveyed sincere appreciation to the efforts of all Wardens and Parish Council members for all their hard work over the past 12 months. Special appreciation is extended to the retiring Parish Council members who have supported him and the Parish over many years. Nick applauds the work of all Op Shop volunteers and acknowledges the integral contribution they provide to Parish finances.

6.1 The election and appointment s of Churchwardens and members of the Parish Council.

Wardens : 2 Nominations for 3 Wardens were received. Elected were Rod Binns and Vicars Warden Angela Raffaele. Fr Nick thanked Aileen Newell for her service and advised due to the Diocese compulsory sabbatical ruling she will be on leave over the next 12 months.

Parish Council Members : 8 Nominations for 7 positions were received. Elected were Lynn Heyes, Bev Baltissen, Pauline Powell, Carol Barelli, Valerie Smith, Mac McPherson, Faye Kirk.

Vicars Nominations : Carole Curnow and Cheralyn O’Sullivan.

6.2 The election of Auditors – nominated, John Kellaway – unavailable, acknowledged that James Uhe produced the audit of accounts.

Moved : Ken Barelli Seconded : Andrew Ferguson CARRIED

2017 AGM Minutes: cont….

6.3 Parish Incumbency Committee

A group of 3 persons composed of – 1 Churchwarden and 2 other persons who may be Parish Councillors but not necessarily so.

Appointed : Prue Found and Aileen Newell, Lay Representatives and Angela Raffaele, Warden.

Motion: To pass to Parish Council. Moved : Aileen Newell Seconded : Helen Lake. CARRIED

6.4 Nominations called for Synod Representatives.

Nil.

7.0 Any other matters of parochial or general church interest. None presented.

Meeting closed at 12.05pm.

Minutes accepted as a true record ……………………………………………………………….

A Report by the Vicar for the Parish Annual Meeting (AGM) of 14 November 2018

I vividly remember preaching a sermon in this parish about three years ago at which I spoke about how the geopolitical landscape of the Southern Hemisphere is rapidly changing and what might this mean for Christendom. The danger we face, I said, is a China that is becoming so strong and influential resulting in the balance of power shifting in the region and beyond. I gave mention to China’s intention to build a military chokepoint in the South China Sea and that an ugly flashpoint in the South China Sea is probable if not inevitable in the future. It is likely, I commented, that Australia may be required to review and determine whether it wishes to ally itself with its primary defence partner the USA, or its primary trading partner China. I assume the billions of dollars Australia will spend on a new replacement submarine fleet to be constructed in South Australia is not for peaceful seabed exploration purposes? I assume that we the Australian taxpayer are required to pay for the new submarines (and new frigates also) so as to protect us from a potentially aggressive China. It does not figure in my mind that New Zealand, Fiji, or Indonesia is the reason we are upgrading our maritime military hardware at great cost. Since I preached that sermon about three years ago there has been a newly elected President of the United States of America and another Prime Minister for Australia. President Xi Jinping of China managed to secure for himself a lifetime tenancy of his leadership unopposed. Mr Scott Morrison (a Christian) must now decide whether his government supports President Trump and the fast-changing Whitehouse foreign/economic policy with regards China or not due to the Whitehouse Trade War Movement. To use an Olde Englishe proverb first used in a letter from the Duke of Norfolk to Thomas Cromwell in 1538: I cannot see how Mr Morrison is going to have his cake and eat it. He must choose and by choosing choose as our leader on behalf of all of Australia. Whatever Mr Morrison chooses there will be pain. That is a certainty. It is that of choice and pain I wish to refer to in this my sixth Annual Meeting of the Parish of Sorrento & Rye. We do not live in a bubble. What goes on in the World impacts upon every man, woman and child. Choices have to be made. 2017-2018 has been a year of choices for us in the parish. We chose to launch a Thursday morning café style outreach initiative at St Andrew Rye, which we chose to call ‘Bread’. ‘Bread’ incorporates a fitness class with a [Christian] qualified trainer and merges into the Thursday morning Playgroup timeframe so that parents can enjoy Playgroup after energetically working out if they so wish. A tremendous band of helpers chose to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and so became just that – helpers who run ‘Bread’. All across our parish people are choosing to listen to the call of God through the Spirit. There is a wonderful willingness of people saying “yes” to God in our parish. Our biggest choice of 2018 was to proceed with the vision of Ken Barelli and undergo some significant changes to the mode of access at St John’s Sorrento. Ken brought his vision to Parish Council in 2017, who after much talking and praying, chose to trust that his vision was of God and therefore said “yes” by adopting it. The landscape at St John’s has changed. The front of the church looks different to what it looked like before. Now worshippers enter and leave church by a different door. Now cars can pull up right outside church. Will the change to the landscape at St John’s Sorrento lead to an increase in worshippers? Who knows? It might or it might not. Our hope is that it does. The reality is that we live in tough times. It’s not easy being a Christian. Has it ever? The Church in Australia has come under attack and scrutiny from every conceivable angle, not only the media.

A Report by the Vicar: cont..

We have had to defend ourselves when and where appropriate in the face of attack. We have had to yield to accusations and convictions where we have let people down and ruined lives. We have to say ‘sorry’ and show that we are sorry. We have had to be honest knowing that we have been dishonest. Dishonesty has caused untold damage to the Church and to God’s name. The landscape of the Church in Australia has shifted enormously. For some traditions (not all) we are viewed with suspicion. We are fast becoming irrelevant to society. We have lost our voice. The privilege the Church once had of being social glue for community has been taken away from us, or we gave it away. I sense 2018-2019 is going to continue to be about choices. As to what those choices and pain might be is anyone’s guess. Here are a few guessing and talking points:

• Will the landscape alterations at St John’s Sorrento really cause the frail or parents with prams to want to worship at St John’s Sorrento? • Can the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne support the current model of parish ministry for much longer what with the list of vacant parishes without a Vicar getting lengthier? • The Sorrento Op-Shop lease hangs over us making it harder for us to make long-term plans. Whether my dream [longing] of changing the landscape of our Op-Shops to them being more overt (obvious) missional interfaces which can be Jesus Christ at Jack and Andy’s and Andy’s Place in a new way and not only by remaining as loyal fundraising ventures is indeed a dream of mine. Are our Op-Shops open to undergo a cultural-spiritual adjustment if that dream is to be fulfilled. Can we evolve a desire to open our [Church] Op-Shops each day with an act of prayer involving every volunteer? Can we find deeper ways of speaking Christ and of His love at our Op-Shops where greater is the number of people purchasing goods each week than attend worship at church on a Sunday? The landscape is changing and so part of my vision for 2018-2019 is for this parish to undergo the Parish Renewal Program led by Ken Morgan. I have preached on this subject. I have issued handouts on the subject and made the handouts available to all worshippers. I have led a discussion with Parish Council on the subject. If you know little or nothing about the subject of Parish Renewal then you need to ask me. I will spend time explaining. Ultimately, the Parish Renewal Program will cause us to revisit and review who and what we align ourselves to. Is it primarily a Church building, an Op-Shop, a fellowship group, or is it primarily Jesus? I hope the answer is Jesus. The Parish Renewal Program will take us to a mirror and help us to see what we need to see. God willing the reflection will be an honest one. What we see might be painful. What we see might bring us joy. From what we see will lead us to realise that only by aligning ourselves to Jesus can we be of faithful service to Him in a changing landscape. We have to make a daily choice - to walk with Him or not. Some disciples of Jesus could not cope with the landscape he was treading and deserted Him (John 6:66). They got cold feet and returned back to the familiar rather than embark upon an exciting adventure. Had they stuck by (aligned with) Jesus they would have made history and played a part in changing history. To be a Christian is to play a part in changing history.

A Report by the Vicar: cont…

Even modern day disciples find the path of Jesus too arduous and desert Him. Modern day Christians sometimes get cold feet and yearn for the familiar rather than embark upon an exciting adventure with Jesus. I know this from my 2½ decades of parish ministry and have known people do exactly what John 6:66 speaks of. It has made me sad when it happens and has caused me pain. To conclude: We live in a fast-changing world which never ceases to surprise. Who would have thought Trump would have won the presidency? Might he win a second term? Who would have thought that Australia would yet again boot out a sitting Prime Minister in a leadership spill? Who would have thought China would want to keep a national leader until he is old and dies? We belong to a faith which demands (e.g. V4 of the hymn When I survey the Wondrous Cross) that the choices we make are in accordance with the will of God (e.g. The Lord’s Prayer – Thy Will be done). We rightfully speak of Jesus being our Lord and not the fabric or construction of a Church building being our Lord. We boldly claim that God in Jesus is our friend and our ally, he is not our enemy. He is the one who saves us and protects us. To follow Jesus is at times painful and at times joyful. We know this when looking at the agony of the cross, which for all its agony is the glory and joy of God! The landscape is changing. What will this mean for you in 2019?

Fr Nicholas Robert Wallace. Vicar. November 2018

Churchwardens:

Major Project for 2018 – St John’s All Access Upgrade: Construction is well underway. The first service was held on Sunday Sept 30 (joint service) and the official opening will be on November 4, to be officiated by the Bishop.

Administration: We have reviewed a number of processes. This has coincided with process and personnel changes at the Diocese. Some significant changes:

• Created Register of Safety hazards Hazards have been identified and rectified. This will record any incidents. Two injuries were reported in 2018.

• Established a Building Maintenance Plan – This will be an ongoing register of items that need to be done regularly, yearly etc. The Churchwardens will review this at the monthly meetings.

Volunteer Clearances: CrimCheck has been appointed to do our Police Checks. Our Parish has an account and the cost to the parish for each check is $16.00. A Volunteer register has been created to cover all servers, volunteers and others currently working for and with the Parish. The Parish Council appointed Angela Raffaele as the Compliance Officer to manage the process.

Maintenance: We are currently investigating the problem of dissolving limestone on the old section of St Andrews church. We have engaged an eminent expert in this field. His report will be available after the AGM this year. Early indications are that we do not need to replace stone and we can work on a multi stage preservation programme. Also we are in the process of getting the toilets at St John’s refurbished.

Parish Centre: The centre is in constant use. These are some of the users in 2018 - Friday Club, Employees, Dance Group, Craft group, Nexus, Mediation Group and Anglicare.

Professional Standards Seminar: In August, it was great to be able to host the Professional Standards Seminar in the St Andrew’s Church. This ensured a good turnout from the Parish as well as supporting other churches on the Peninsula. Leading members of the Parish are required to attend a seminar every 3 years.

Annual Building Inspection: This has been undertaken and in general we are in good condition. The Vicarage does need some work on the Bathrooms and Toilets for which we are currently seeking quotes. The stonework at St Andrew’s needs attention.

Churchwardens: cont…..

THANK YOU!

• To our Sacristan’s Kirsteen and Leslie for their dedication to the job, and to all our servers. • To Aileen Newell for the unrewarding task of preparing rosters and for co-ordinating the Hire of the Community Hub facilities. • To Deb Gribble for her great work of preparing the Pew Sheets, Service books for “special” services and for putting together the AGM report for 2018. • Val Smith and her helpers for a wonderful year of playgroup. Well done! • Ken Barelli for his continuing support as book-keeper. Our temporary Treasurer, Rod Binns and wardens have found his knowledge invaluable. • Op-Shops – Thanks to the President, Bev Baltissen, and Co-0rdinators, Julia and Dorothy. We wish to thank the Volunteers for a marvellous job which has resulted in an increase in sales over the past year.

The Wardens – Angela Raffaele, Rod Binns and Mac McPherson 2017-2018

Churchwardens Yearly Property Inspection and Report:

Synod 2018 Report:

I wish I could write this report and say that Synod was exciting, invigorating and filled me a vision of hope. Alas, I cannot. I found the 3-day experience tiring and my energy levels waning. The highlight of Synod was a 15-minute presentation (that was all she was allowed) by a charming 27 year old Palestinian Christian from the Bethlehem Bible College. She told of how torrid life is for her living on the West Bank and how horribly she is systematically treated by Israeli border guards (both men and women) at the Bethlehem checkpoint. She has never been to an Easter Vigil in Jerusalem even though she lives only 6 miles away. The Israelis will not give visas for Bethlehem Christians to attend the Easter Services. She reported that the number of Christians living in the Holy Land is at an all-time low and that Scott Morrison’s announcement saying he will relocate the Australian Embassy to Jerusalem will cause further damage to the peace process. I hung my head in shame at the thought of Scott Morrison’s silly decision when I heard her say that. I hung my head in shame expecting Synod, who were so enormously moved by her presentation, to pass a measure agreeing to send a letter of protest to Mr Morrison. It did not. It had more pressing in- house matters. As for the rest of Synod, it was mostly a protracted and weary debate about the new terms of the reference for the Archbishop in Council Committee. Amendment after amendment was put, and clause after clause was reworded. I sat there wishing that the chairs in the Cathedral were a tiny bit more comfortable. I could have at least rested my heavy eyes.

Highly important information about the state of the finances in the Diocese was shared by Mr. Ken Spackman, the Diocesan Registrar. To put it bluntly, we are not doing well. The Diocesan Finance Committee has decided to repair the budget. This could mean staff cuts at HQ, a cap on spending for 2019-2020, a review of property investments and property sales, a policy not to draw down any more cash reserves unless absolutely necessary, and more painful decisions ahead. Mr Spackman spoke of the growing reliance on the Parish Assessment to feed the budget, mindful that many parishes are contracting in number and money. The Professional Standard costs have increased, as has the payments made to victims of abuse. A priority for 2019 and 2020 is a healthier budget delivering a small surplus instead of any deficit. I quote: “The situation is serious” is what was said. It is so serious that Deloitte Professional Business Consultants are being paid $100,000 by our diocese to examine our central operations, leaving no stone unturned and will make recommendations. A review (overhaul?) of the Diocesan Mission Action Plan might now be required if the current one cannot be funded at the level the Synod agreed on last year. There were some emotive views on this that revealed disappointment and frustration and a disbelief that nobody could see this happening when Synod met in October 2017. As part of the cut-back, funding to our two theological colleges will be reduced in the short-term. From 2020 there will be no funding at all from the centre for curates stipends. 100% of a curate’s stipend will need to be picked up by the parish in which the curate serves. I see this as wealthy parishes getting a curate and poor parishes not. “We now have to live within our means”, was spoken. The phrase: “This is a reality check” was also used. All diocesan staff employed at the centre have been informed of Deloitte’s review and of possible changes and/or job cuts.

Synod 2018 Report: cont…

There was a presentation and a discussion about gender equality and the gender composition on Diocesan Committees ensuring a fairer female representation. One of my colleagues who is Aboriginal asked Synod why there is not such an emphasis on Indigenous representation on the committee structures. I think I was the only one at Synod who applauded him. His comments (valid in my opinion) seemed to fall on deaf ears. My summary of Synod 2018: Typically white middle-upper class. Intellectually elitist, with no acknowledgment, or desire, to embrace the working-class people of our diocese who would have felt totally out of place at Synod, what with Professor this and Revd. Doctor that and Canon other etc.. so clearly enjoying the public limelight of the not easy-to-understand debating process; which will probably not make much (if any) difference at all to the mission and growth of the church. I am glad Synod is but once a year. The free coffee was good.

Fr Nicholas Robert Wallace Vicar.

Lay Pastoral Shepherds Cell Group Reports:

I have had another busy year ministering to our Brothers and Sisters who are now too frail to attend Sunday Worship. This is an important role, to keep the connection between the Church and where the dear Christians now reside, whether it be a Nursing Home or their own homes. Sorrento Lodge continues to invite me to conduct the Holy Communion service monthly. I would like to thank Patricia Ball and David for their continued support with the music. The Holy Spirit works through me as a Minister, the Sacrament to our faithful children of our Lord. I pray that I am able to continue his work through the following year. Lay Pastoral Care Minister Daphne Blore

Lay Pastoral Shepherds Cell Group Reports: cont….

Over the past year we enjoyed celebrating a members significant Birthday. We paired with another Cell Group to experience a Breakfast meeting, however we felt that the early start was not something we planned to repeat.

We have had a trip to the cinema to see the film, Mary Magdalene and there is a plan to organize a trip to the Southland Cinema to see the film, ‘An Interview with God.’ I also hosted a lunch.

We are looking forward to our next meeting, a ‘High Tea,’ at the Rye Hotel courtesy of one of our members.

Although we are all mostly retirees it is getting increasingly difficult to find slots in our busy schedules to meet up. Nonetheless, when we are able to make it work, we enjoy the fellowship and catching up on Parish news and directions.

Once again I would like to thank each and every one of the team, without whom it would not be possible. Lynn Heyes

So far this year, our cell group have got together for both morning and afternoon tea at Val’s place. Not only is this a fun time, but also an excellent opportunity to get to know each other better and to share stories. We are yet to organise a date, but are looking forward to catching up with everyone prior to Christmas.

We are in regular contact with our group throughout the year and hopefully they know we are here for them and to help them wherever possible.

Val Smith & Deb Gribble

Meditation Group:

The meditation Group has continued to meet every Wednesday during the year. The group meets at 8.45am in the Meeting Room at the Parish Centre. There is a core of eight regulars with visitors from time to time. We are members of the Australian Community for Christian Meditation, which has over 100 groups meeting in Victoria. The ACCM organises a variety of community activities throughout the year such as quiet days, training days, seminars and family meditation days. The ACCM also provide useful resources for groups. Earlier this year we were visited by Clara Rizzi, the State Co-ordinator for ACMC; when support for our group was affirmed. We continue to use a variety of resources for stimulating questions about our faith, to grow in awareness of prayer, to share our responses with one another and to focus our quiet time of meditation. This year we have continued with books of reflections and prayers by Eddie Askew and found them both stimulating and rewarding. This group has been meeting for over twelve years and is a core group in our parish structure. There is an element of outreach from this group as several of our members are not attending our church. The group has always met on Wednesdays and enjoys an abiding link to our Wednesday Eucharist. What is meditation? For us, the hope of Christian meditation is a closer relationship with God. The intention is to give God space in the power of the Spirit to bring this about. We hope to move from our thinking mind into an awareness of being in the presence of God. It is not an intellectual exercise but a spiritual one. Sharing this within the group environment strengthens and supports our personal journeying through meditation at other times and supports the call to ‘abide in Christ’. Meditation is an act of faith, putting oneself into God’s hands and allowing Him to fill our space in His time and in His way. New meditators are always welcome. If you have any questions please just ask. Why not come and try or just learn more about Christian meditation?

Michael Payze.

Playgroup:

Playgroup continues to meet weekly except during the January school holidays. At present we have about 16 families registered although they rarely all attend simultaneously. The fun factor is in relationship to the decibel levels and the decibel levels are through the roof. Children enjoy a wide range of stimulating toys, games, activities and puzzles which change weekly, plus we have a story time and song session after snack time. When the children are supposed to be quieter and calmer. I wish they knew that!! Playgroups eternally are very fluid as children grow older and attend school or preschool, or family circumstances change, mainly due to employment factors. Our toys are magnificent and we are indebted to both op shops for allowing us to ‘swap’ toys, books and jigsaws to provide a changing range of activities. For example an inner spring mattress was dumped one night and we ‘borrowed’ it before it headed for the tip and had a wonderful morning of bouncing; we change jigsaw puzzles frequently; J and A’s found us the most awesome wooden train set. Do feel free to release your inner child and join us any Thursday morning

Val Smith

Arts and Fundraising Committee Report 2018:

This has been a busy year for this committee with the successful running of a summer series of concerts. The concerts continued to attract a good audience which helps to bring the wider community into contact with the Parish, and also raises funds. 23/12/2017- pop up choir singing Christmas Carols in Sorrento shopping centre. (Handed out flyers about Christmas services). Estimate of over 100 people who heard the carols and received flyers. 20/1/2018. Concert given by David Smith (piano) and Philip Miechel (clarinet). $2550 raised for the Al Muderis foundation which provides support for people who lose limbs during conflict. 11/2/2018. Bob Sedergreen and friends jazz concert. Audience of 98. $1425 raised for the building fund. 4/3/2018. Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra. Audience of 67. Raised $887 for the building fund. 14/4/2018. Joachim Neugart, Sebastien Klein and Stefanie Sassengrath from Neuss Germany presented ‘Tongues of Fire’. Raised $220 for the building fund. During the year we were successful in obtaining a grant of $1000 from the Bendigo Bank which supported the concert from Germany. We are most grateful to the bank for their support.

Arts and Fundraising Committee : cont….

We also used the website ‘Trybooking’ for the first time. This enables ticket sales to be handled more easily from a wider circle. We feel its use will increase as people become aware that it is available. In 2019 we are looking forward to two performances of a chamber ‘Messiah’ with the choir and orchestra from Neuss. This will be a great occasion for the southern peninsula. The performances will be on the weekend of October 19th and 20th, 2019. Many thanks to the musicians who donated their talents and to the willing workers who assisted with organisation and catering.

Committee: Trish and David Ball, Carol Barelli, Dorothy Thomas.

Parish Breakfast Report:

During 2018 breakfasts have continued on a bimonthly basis. Speakers have come from different backgrounds and all have had an interesting story to tell. Average attendance has been 20. This year will conclude with a social evening. Ray Kenny Convenor

Wednesday Bible Discipleship Group:

The Wednesday morning bible group, which meets weekly in the Patricia Rodriquez Room, continues to grow in faith and wisdom. Over 24 weeks was spent looking at the Gospel of St John’s and now we have moved on to a study course looking at the Gospel of St Mark. There was a brief break between the two study courses where a DVD produced by Alpha was used. But it seems the Alpha course did not float too many of the pilgrims boats. The one hour bible sessions remain lively and prayerful. Pilgrims take a turn in leading. Different bible versions are read from, bringing a richness of scriptural interpretation to the gatherings. Wednesday mornings at St Andrew Rye have become a model of church in a new way. Starting with the Meditation Group, moving then to Holy Communion with a hymn and a homily, coffee and cake/s and much enjoyable chatter in the atrium, concluding with bible study has seen the ‘Wednesday Church Family’ lay down some very deep roots in God. It has shown Church to be fun! Fr Nick

Nexus Report: Throughout the year the Nexus Ladies have been meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month either in the afternoon or evening. We have a gathering of bright, happy ladies and sometimes men who enjoy the fellowship and activities of the group. We began the year well on a warm, sunny day with a Garden Party in Faye Kirk’s delightful garden. Nineteen ladies and Nick enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea and chat in this beautiful environment. In March a small group of ladies listened to a most enthusiastic speaker, Jo Barden from 39+. Jo was not perturbed by our small numbers but wanted us to spread her message to others. 39+ relates to the 39 postcode and has been helping older residents in this area since 1982. 39+ offers Respite Services, Medical Appointment Services, Community Outings and Social Support Groups. It is aged care that also helps those who care. In April we travelled with Libby Gilchrist to Sri Lanka and enjoyed her photographs. We also remembered the town of Villers-Bretonneux where, 100 years ago, Australian troops liberated the small French town, recapturing it from the German army. A good number came to hear Steve from Neptours in May. Steve who is very casual and friendly told us the story of his family bus line and what they offer the community today. We were delighted in June to have David Dallas join us to share his experiences of growing up in South Africa. The Fellowship room was full and we all appreciated his talk and answering of our questions. July was a special month, for Faye and Mandy led us in a celebration of Christmas in stories, poems and Christmas goodies. In August, a number of men joined us when we heard from Elaine and Barry Nicholls about their Outback Spirit trip, “Leichhard’s Savannah Expedition”, from Darwin to Cairns. They were delighted to share their stories and photos with us. ‘What a wonderful meeting we had in September! Nineteen happy ladies enjoyed Zentangling led by Margaret MacDonald – so much fun we’ll do it again. Two meetings are yet to come. On 23 October, Bev Abbott from Dromana Uniting Church, who has had a long association with the School of St Jude in Tanzania, will tell us the history of the school and how she has become involved. NEXUS will finish off the year with its AGM and special afternoon tea on November 27, at 2pm, at the home of Elaine & Barry Nicholls. Our NEXUS KNITTING GROUP although small, continues to delight Food for All with its many contributions.

Elaine Nicholls President.

JackanAndy’s Op Shop President’s Report:

Your elected Committee this year: Beverley Baltissen (President), Suzanne Edginton (Secretary), Carol Barrelli (Treasurer), Dorothy Thomas Co-ordinator) and Committee members: Rhonda Fitzjohn, Di Holland, Carolyn Dunkley, Jos Law and Carole Curnow. Our sincere thanks to Carol Barelli for her accounting skills keeping our financials up-to-date throughout the year and Suzanne Edginton for her many years as our Secretary.

I am very pleased to welcome many more new volunteers to our team. This is a very popular shop within our community and is a place where people can meet and happily shop without any pressure to buy. Our customers love a bargain or two and delight in the many wonderful treasures they find in our shop as well as a huge selection of clothing for all ages. We are quite diligent in the sorting of the donations and make sure that each piece of clothing is clean and in good repair with no tears or stained. Our volunteers cheerfully wash the crockery and bric a brac, shine them up, wash or iron the clothing to ensure that our goods are priced at competitive prices. The clothing that is unsuitable is put into The Southern Textiles bags and we are paid by the kilogram.

Of course there are the unsuitable donations still coming in like electrical goods and rusty old barbecues, high chairs and all manner of goods that we cannot sell. These are put in the Solo Bins and thankfully emptied each week.

I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all of our dedicated volunteers who come each week and work really hard sorting donations, maintaining and tidying up each room of our shop. One of our volunteers and committee members Carolyn Dunkley has taken up the huge task of looking after the linen. Carolyn takes the donated linen home, soaks and washes each item, packaging them up to sell. We have sold over 600 packages of linen since she started last year. Many thanks Carolyn.

Our Book Room is very popular indeed as people usually buy a bundle of books at the one time. The shelves always need re-stocking. The laundry is always full of boxes and bags of donated books. Each day all volunteers must ensure that there is a clear path to the back door in case of an emergency. These books need sorting into two categories books in good condition and ones that are not. Our dedicated team of “Book People” Margaret McDonald, Mary Squires and Margaret and Michael Payze price and restock the shelves on their allocated days. If you would like to join our Book Team speak to Dorothy Thomas or myself.

At a St John’s morning service in March 2018 we presented a cheque to the Sea Scouts for $2,000 towards the rebuilding of their boat shed. We all enjoyed a colourful display of flags and scouts and leaders in their uniforms. These enthusiastic leaders and young people enjoyed chatting with everyone at a morning tea in the fellowship room.

Angela Raffaele one of our Wardens is administrating Police Reports and Working with Children certificates for all of our volunteers. This process is now done on line. Most of our volunteers have now completed this task as it is a requirement for all volunteers working in our Op Shops.

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We have been blessed with another successful year and the funds raised for the church and community have been outstanding. We are delighted to list the following donations from our Community Giving for 20017/2018:

Anglicare $2,000 Holiday entertainment vouchers for underprivileged families Portsea Camp $2,016 Five children to attend the camp Rosebud Hospital $4,310 Humidicrib Rye CFA $2,000 Maintenance Sorrento CFA $2,000 Technology & Training Sorrento Sea Scouts $2,000 Boat shed repairs SPLASH $2,000 Shower facilities for homeless St John’s $1,000 JackanAndy’s Paver Sorrento Primary $2,000 Books Total $19,326.00

On behalf of our Committee Members I would like to thank you all for the part you play in volunteering in our Op Shop. Each week you all do your bit to make sure our shop runs smoothly and it is very much appreciated. We enjoy being part of a team working together and having fun whilst meeting new customers who enjoy the experience of shopping in such a friendly Op Shop.

Bev Baltissen President JackanAndy’s Op Shop

Andy’s Place & Welcome Centre Annual Report:

Your elected Committee this year is Beverley Baltissen (President), Martha Connolly (Minute Secretary), Helen Lake (Treasurer), Julia Abbott (Co-ordinator and Committee members are: Pat Williams, Lois Colles, Betty Hortshorne and Katharine Khan. Our sincere thanks to Helen Lake for her accounting skills and also Martha Connolly as our unofficial Secretaries.

We have enjoyed another very busy year with loads of donations coming in. We are given couches, tables, chairs, chests of drawers and an assortment of larger pieces of furniture. Our carport is a great spot for donations and at times is jammed packed. Our garage is full of bric a brac and secured each night by a locked roller door. Each Tuesday the volunteers sort through all of the donations large and small and price for sale. After hours during the week and weekends, our committee members come in to put away good donations into the garage as we have had trouble with theft after hours. Thank you to all our committee and volunteers for their hard work each and every day as they come and sort out the carport into boxes of good and throw out the unsaleable goods. We get a lot of stuff that we cannot sell and the Solo bins are usually full after a clean up.

Over the school holidays, we were blessed with many more donations as holiday makers clean up their holiday homes and pass on their unwanted goods for us to sell. This September we held a half-price sale for two weeks and the place was buzzing with happy customers with clothes and bric a brac at bargain prices. The team work from all our volunteers is to be commended with extra shifts in the winter or when others were away on holidays.

We have enjoyed another successful year and the funds raised for the church and the community have been outstanding. You will be pleased to know we have given $10,500 back to the community as set out below.

COMMUNITY GIVING - September 2017 to September 2018.

Food for All $1,500 Padua College $ 250 Rosebud Secondary $ 250 Leprosy Mission $1,000 Newton College $1,000 Aboriginal Literacy $ 500 Wildlife Rescue $ 500 Rye Fire Brigade $2,000 Drought Relief $2,500 Total $10,500

Our sincere thanks to Gary Naughton for his accounting skills and keeping our financials up-to-date throughout the year.

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I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all so very much for your dedication, commitment and hard work which enables Andy’s Place to be such a successful Op Shop. We enjoy being part of a team working together and having fun whilst meeting new customers who enjoy the experience of shopping in such a friendly Op Shop.

Bev Baltissen President

Friday Club Annual Report:

What a great start to the year we had with the launch of our ‘Friday on My Mind’ poetry book – a compilation of poems and pictures contributed by three of our members. The project was generously supported by Mornington Peninsula Shire through a Smarty Grant and two other donors. The launch was attended by over 80 friends and relatives of the Club. Over 150 booklets were given out to the community and since then a second print of 50 booklet have been sold. A much loved quote from the launch day was “I didn’t expect it to be such a wonderful occasion”. Friday Club is good at occasions, in fact we make every Friday an occasion; a chance to be with friends, meet new people and enjoy the very basic human need to commune over food and good company. Friday Club is a simple program that keeps on working for people who suffer from the isolation that often accompanies mental illness. We also have some new members who have joined the group with a need to be more engaged with their community. On most Fridays we have at least twenty people at our table. This year we made a change to the type of meals we serve. We now have a Big Meal on the first Friday of the month and on the other Fridays more snack meals e.g. soup and sandwiches. The Big Meal requires two cooks and snack meals only one. This change has enabled us to stretch our cooks over the month so that they only do one per month. In addition to the cooks we have a great team of kitchen hands. After many years of a relatively loose structural organisation the food bank we have used i.e. Second Bite has become more regulated. We have had to formally register with the organisation which required documentation from the church such as Public Liability, documentation etc. We registered with them as a charity in March, however ironically, the supply of food has been disappointing at our end of the peninsula for most of this year. We hope this situation improves as our budget has been hit with the more frequent need to purchase food from the supermarket. This year with the arrival of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in our area we have tried to tap into local organisations that could help our members access the NDIS. Mentis (formerly Peninsula Support Services) staff attended on three occasions and addressed the group. In August the Community Liaison officer from The Brotherhood of St Lawrence addressed the group specifically to explain how to prepare the paper work when applying for the NDIS. The main purpose of these talks has been to educate our members on the NDIS scheme and how it might relevant to them and contribute to their wellbeing. Pleasingly, Bendigo Bank once again came to our aid, which enabled us to proceed with our 2018 project. The project -‘Internet Cafe for Beginners’ received a grant of $2500 to purchase the computers. Earlier fundraising by the Friday Club had raised enough money to purchase a printer. The computers are now prepared and ready to use. However the project is on hold, possibly until November, as unfortunately the I.T. teachers, for a number of reasons, have not been able to commit to regular Fridays to get the project underway. Other teaching sources are being investigated.

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The use of the community bus at 39+ has worked well enabling us to continue to take our usual monthly excursions to local venues at a reasonable cost. Thanks go to our bus driver John Dunn for his steady driving and accurate navigating. We have visited Rain Hayne & Shine animal farm, The Balnarring Antique Cool Store and the Seaford RSL. Other outings have been to a local restaurant and the Rye RSL. Instead of our usual outing to a hotel for Christmas in July we chose to stay in this year and it proved to be a great choice. A two meats, five vegetable meal plus our own member made plum pudding plus pavlova and fruit salad feast was magnificent. Santa came and carols were sung. It was a great way to boost our spirits mid-winter. Our other super activities were the wedding feast for Angela and Aileen and our annual Footy Day. On a sad note we lost our long standing member dear Patrick Leckey in June. His death has left us grieving for a gentle man who by his quiet presence made us feel good just to be around him. We were able to put together a small service in the church on the Friday when members were told of his sudden passing. His funeral was held a week later and fifteen Friday Club members attended the service. A memory booklet had been prepared by members during the week and was handed over to his mum. Currently we have twenty three volunteers on our books. A large number, but greatly diminished when the winter chill comes upon us and many go north! Our ‘Cook Up’ days where meals are prepared and frozen help us get through this period. The volunteers are very supportive of one another and as a community program much is achieved within this volunteer group in addition to the core work of providing Friday Club program for the members. The Club could not operate without the dedication of the Friday Club Committee and our willing volunteers. All are committed to the task of keeping the program operating so that all who come experience a few hours of support, relaxation and fun and a wonderful meal. I acknowledge the support of the Church for their prayers and interest and for the Op Shop for the freebie kitchen items we occasional call out for and the key access to the hall. We are now fourteen and a half years on from Dr Elspeth’s Flemming’s (and others), vision for a drop in centre to support people with mental illness. This amazing program keeps on connecting with our community.

Judy Dunn Coordinator

Parish Statistics 2017/18: Please complete a form for each church in parish - if applicable. Combined parish figures will be accepted

Parish of Sorrento & Rye

Church: StJohn's Sorrento and StAndrew's Rye Please return to the Registry by 15 DECEMBER 2018

Most of the responses received from parishes are included in the statistics section of the Diocesan Yearbook and are used by various people. In other instances, the information is used in research projects carried out by the diocese. Your co- operation is sought in completing the data being collected. In instances where records are not maintained, your best 'guesstimate' would be appreciated.

WORSHIP Total Acts of Communion in public Number of public services wherever held* services* excluding private a 257 excluding weddings, funerals, private a 4511 1 3 ministrations and services in baptisms, services in residential facilities residential facilities

Number of public Sunday services Total number of Sunday Acts of wherever held excluding weddings, Communion excluding private b 92 b 3564 funerals, private baptisms, services in ministrations and services in residential facilities residential facilities

Total Other Acts of Communion Number of publicised services held in c 96 c 617 Including private ministrations residential care facilities and services in residential facilities

Total yearly attendance at all Public Total attendance at Christmas services ** exclude weddings, funerals, a 5248 a 520 Day/Eve services (Christmas Eve 2 private baptisms, services in residential 4 means after 5:00 pm) facilities

Total yearly attendance** at all Sunday Total number of Acts of services excluding weddings, funerals, Communion at Christmas Day/Eve b 3872 b 341 private baptisms, services in residential services (Christmas Eve means facilities after 5:00 pm)

Total attendance at Easter a 554 5 Day/Eve services

* Include weekday and Sunday services Total number of Acts of ** Include children and Non b 468 Communion at Easter Day/Eve Communicants services

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MEMBERSHIP No. on Church Electoral Roll presented at No. of continuing home/small 6 188 13 a 13 the Annual Parish Meeting groups 7 3 No. of Baptisms b 120 Total No. of persons in continuing home/small groups per week 8 0 No. of children admitted to Communion

Estimated no. of frequent attenders - including No. of persons received into the Anglican 0 at weekly programs/worship services 9 Communion 14 (excluding CRE) Pre-school (0 - 0 No. of Confirmations a 10 10 5)

b 3 Primary School 11 No. of funerals conducted: Secondary a 9 in the churches of the parish c 0 School

b 0 elsewhere d 2 Post Secondary (under 25)

12 No. of marriages conducted: a 7 in the churches of the parish

b 0 elsewhere

JackanAndy’s Audited Opportunity Shop Financial Statement 2017/2018:

Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2018:

ANDY'S PLACE WELCOME CENTRE & OP-SHOP Receipts and Payments for Year Ended 30 September 2018 $ Receipts Sales 71,525.14 Sales EFT 23,868.11 Cloth - Sales - Other - Sales - Donations - GST Refund 386.46 Other Income 736.82 Total Receipts $96,516.53 Payments Donations Donations - Community 10,500.00 Donations - Parish 80,581.00 Office Advertising/Printing 286.00 Bank Fees 561.95 Kitchen/groceries 395.27 Entertainment 445.00 Shop supplies/expense 428.26 Stationery/Supplies 432.25 Telephone 150.00 Cash Over/Under - Property Building Mtce 627.00 Cleaning 1,935.86 Furniture/Fittings 584.00 Grounds Maint 208.82 Rent - Rubbish Removal 3,681.00 Security 482.90 Utilities Electricity 1,042.12 Gas 649.90 Water 295.55 Total Payments $103,286.88 Surplus (Deficit) $(6,770.35) $ Bank Balance @ Beg 38,075.29 Surplus(Deficit) ($6,770.35) Note 1 Adjustment 858.00 Bank Balances @ End 32,162.94 Reconciled Bank Balances $ Bendigo Current A/c 13,681.24 ADF Cash A/c 16,642.70 Bendigo Community Giving 1,839.00 Bank Balances @ End $32,162.94 Notes: $ Note 1 Stale Cheque written off 858.00 Note 2 Petty Cash Balance accidentally (1.70) reduced 856.30 Years Activity Reported Deficit $(6,770.35) Adjusted Cash Deficit per Balance Sheet (5,914.05

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Statement of Income and Expenditure: Anglican Parish of Sorrento and Rye 2018 Result and 2019 Budget