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To encounter Christ in Word and Sacrament ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Welcome to the Annual Report of All Saints Church, Boyne Hill, Maidenhead We are an Anglican Church, part of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the UK. We welcome all to our church whether you would like to come to a service, a course or event, or are interested in our history. Our Vision: To be a welcoming church family, encouraging and supporting people of all ages on their journey to faith and relationship with Jesus; through vibrant Eucharistic worship, supportive small groups and strong community and schools outreach to build a joyful and sustainable future, enabling our community to live and share in the love of God. Please visit our website for current information @ www.allsaintsboynehill.org.uk All Saints Church Annual Report 2015 Index Report: Page Number: 1. Fr Jeremy’s Overview of the Year 2015 3 2. PCC Report 5 3. Church Wardens Fabric Report 6 4. Maidenhead and Windsor Deanery Report for 2015 9 5. Report from the Foundation Governors, 11 Boyne Hill Infant & Nursery School 6. Report from the Foundation Governors of 11 All Saints C of E Junior School 7. Report for All Saints Church of England 13 School and the Ministry of Open the Book 2015 8. Report from the Chair of Governors of 13 Altwood Church of England School 9. Mission and Evangelism Report for 2015 15 10. Report for the Mission in Larchfield 2015 16 11. Open the Book at Larchfield School 17 1 12. OAK Report for 2015 17 13. Report for OAK – Fr Jeremy 18 14. Partnership for Missional Church Report 19 2015 15. Pastoral Care Report for 2015 20 16. Alpha in 2015 21 17. Street Angels Report for 2015 22 18. Boyne Hill Mother’s Union Report 23 19. Tiny Saints in 2015 25 20. Young Saints Report 2015 25 21. Report for Café Church and The Film Club 26 2015 22. Report for The Men of Boyne Hill 2015 27 23. All Saints’ Servers’ Report 2015 28 24. Sides People Report 28 25. All Saints Boyne Hill Choir 29 26. Rock Shop Report 29 27. Flower Arrangers’ Report 30 28. Boyne Hill Tuesday Club Report 31 29. Report from 8th Maidenhead Rainbow 31 Guides 2015 30. All Saints Parish Centre and the Users 32 Group Committee Report 31. Website & Social Media Report 33 2 1:- Fr Jeremy’s Overview of the Year 2015 Two years ago the Ministry team and the PCC put forward our Mission statement : ‘To be a welcoming church family, encouraging and supporting people of all ages on their journey to faith and relationship through vibrant Eucharistic worship, supportive small groups and strong community and schools outreach to build a joyful and sustainable future, enabling our community to live and share in the love of God.’ To help us fulfil our hopes for mission at All Saints we were fortunate to be invited by the Diocese of Oxford to take part in a 3 year pilot missional process called ‘Partnership in Missional Church’. You can read about the process in Jeanette Lock’s excellent report on PMC later in our annual report. A large part of the process is about listening to God (through dwelling in the word), to each other and to the outside community. The findings of our first report, from a reading team in the mission department in the Diocese of Oxford, based on the findings from responses from our congregation, was that ‘There is an overwhelming sense of people’s hopes (and even some expectations) to grow the Church younger by involving all generations and working with the community. We were told that this is a brilliant aspiration and that there is clear evidence that this hope comes from across the whole congregation. The challenge over the next 12 months will be for us as a congregation to discern together how we can turn these hopes into reality. How will we need to change as a congregation in order to meet these hopes? In 2015 we looked again at the communion model of the Church that encourages us to see ourselves as members of the Body of Christ. In the breaking of the bread and the pouring of the wine we are joined one with God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit and we are joined one with each other. We are charged to be a light to the world following our Baptismal promises. Can we look at ourselves and discern individually, as well as within community, what we can do to encourage and support people of all ages on their journey of faith? In this annual report I will use the 5 themes of Living Faith to highlight what we are attempting to do to build the body of Christ at All Saints. It is important to stress, however, that even to maintain the mission activities we share now, we will need more people to offer their time and talents. The detail of the following you can read about in the individual reports. 1. The Sacred Centre Continuing to discern ways in which we can reach out to people through our worship; the development of Rock Shop alongside our choir; and the use of the Roots worship resources. The worship group that plans the 12 month cycle of services. Alpha and Pilgrim courses Future plans of Thursday evening ‘Space for God’ services 2. Making Disciples Open the Book teams in our schools Baptism preparation Tiny Saints, Young Saints, Cafe Church and Young Peoples Film Club Alpha and Pilgrim courses 3. Making a difference in the World Schools ministry including Open the Book and our other schools work including governor roles. 3 The Larchfield ministry including the summer club, Larchfield Open Table, Larchfield Care Home, listening to children read at school Support of OAK in Kenya Charitable work including Christian Aid Food Share Individuals who support the Homeless group, the Christmas lunch at Braywick, prison chaplaincy and Street Angels. Also the support of Fr John Chadwick’s charity ‘The Margaret Clitherow Trust’. 4. Creating Vibrant Christian Communities The summer fete that draws people from the wider community The Christmas and Easter services including the Salvation Army band during Advent. The pilgrimage to Walsingham The Mothers’ Union Tuesday Club The Men of Boyne Hill 5. Shaping confident, collaborative ministry The Ministry team and wardens The office staff Baptism and Marriage preparation teams Choir and serving teams Hospitality and cleaning teams Those who help with rotas, service booklets, preparing flowers, bell ringers, sacristans, director of music and musicians. Sidespeople and School governors There are many other ministerial tasks I have left out not least the large amount of work that goes on to maintain not only the fabric of the church building but also the other properties that we look after. To all those people involved in ministry at All Saints and all those who play their part in the building of the family of God in mission I thank you all. Thank you too for the welcome and support you have offered to Monika, and we both look forward to sharing with you this year the service at All Saints on the 7th May when we will both dedicate to God our life together. With my love and prayers, Fr Jeremy 4 2:- Report of the PCC of All Saints The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is made up of church members who are voted onto the PCC by members of the congregation each year at the Annual General Meeting. The PCC meets to discuss and pass resolutions on issues affecting our church. The PCC has met on 7 occasions in the year following last year’s Annual Parochial Church Meeting, one of which was a short meeting to elect the PCC Officers and Standing Committee. The Standing Committee has met several times to prepare for PCC meetings and transact occasional business between PCC meetings. The PCC appointed Peter May, with Lynn May assisting, as Treasurer and Christine Watts as PCC Secretary, along with David Morgan who kindly took on the role of PCC Minutes Secretary. The Standing Committee comprised Fr. Jeremy, the Treasurer and assistant, the Secretary, and both Churchwardens. Our team of Sides Persons performs a valuable role in welcoming people to the Church and helping the services run smoothly. We are fortunate to have had new members join us in 2015 and we ran training/refresher/discussion groups for all our Sides People which has proved beneficial. During the year we continued the practice of holding planning and communication meetings with our extended PCC (our PCC and the people who also carry out a major role in the operation of the Church). Two meetings were held on Saturday mornings. These focused upon the All Saints Mission/Action Plan, Stewardship, the All Saints website along with PMC (Partnership in Missional Church) updates, discussions and PCC involvement with the PMC Group. The PCC also set up steering groups for Health and Fire Safety, Resources and Property Maintenance and Stewardship. The Stewardship group led the successful appeal for funds to replace the faulty Church Boiler and the Fete team led our successful Summer Fete which raised funds towards the Birinus Garden refurbishment. Matters relating to the fabric of the Church and associated buildings are covered in the Fabric Report, and financial matters are covered by the PCC Accounts. The PCC has sought to both inform the congregation of our financial position and to raise the profile of the Planned Giving Scheme during the year. The parish continues with our extensive outreach work, thanks to many willing and enthusiastic helpers and colleagues; which is covered in detail elsewhere in this report.