Issue 6 ~ Summer 2016 PCC News The newspaper for all PCC members to help support your church

Ensuring services Sharing Good Responding to Writing your are accessible 2 News Fund grants4 those in debt 6 church’s history 7

St Andrew’s Holt installs interactive screen to enable mission Using modern technology to serve the local community Preparing for Open

BY THE REVD CANON HOWARD STOKER: Churches Week “In a bid to improve the facilities we offer, the PCC recently agreed Open Churches Week is running shortly followed by the Diocesan to purchase and install an 80” from Saturday 6 August through Most Welcoming Church Awards. interactive smart screen and sound to Sunday 14 August and is a If you are planning on hosting bar in the meeting room. The total fantastic opportunity to welcome events or activities this week cost was £4,656 (inc VAT) and, visitors into your church. please let Caroline Rawlings know after a very generous donation from The theme this year is ‘A Time for so that we can promote them on a member of the congregation, it Reflection’ as 2016 has a number your behalf. She can be contacted was decided that grants would be of significant anniversaries, not on 01603 882351 or email caroline. sought to help the PCC cover the least the Queen’s 90th birthday [email protected] total cost. and continuing to mark the The Diocese has also produced “On the advice of the Diocesan centenaries of WWI. 6x2ft outdoor banners (shown Secretary we applied to the Geoffrey The week commences with the below) which can be purchased Whatling Trust who support 9th Open Churches for £30 from http://shop. charities and organisations working Car Run on Saturday 6 August, dioceseofnorwich.org/products/ in Norfolk and the Waveney area. departing the Cathedral at 9am, open-church-banner After submitting their simple using the room and the screen there are grant making bodies application form, no bigger than to provide training for the Holt out there who are willing to make one side of A4, we were successful Dementia Friendly Community small grants available and whose A checklist for PCCs: in being awarded £1,500! We also Project. Other uses will include application processes are simple. applied to the Diocesan Sharing discipleship courses, confirmation In fact they seem to make it • Make sure your church is • Have you got sufficient Good News Fund for £600 using preparation, and our hope is that purposefully easy to apply. unlocked (obvious I know!) and signage so that people can the simple application form that signage promotes it’s open Gift Aid a donation? “Small projects that will make from the Diocesan website, and a huge difference often fail to • Is your church and churchyard • Have you an upcoming event again were successful. The PCC “Modern technology happen because of a lack of funds. welcoming? (Uncluttered, that you can advertise whilst contributed the balance. is allowing us to However, our experience has clean, fresh flowers, etc.) you have a captive audience? “The screen is already being put proved that it is worth applying for use our facilities • How hospitable is the church? • Do you have a welcome pack to good use by the Holt & District even small amounts of money.” more creatively Not every church can offer or leaflet visitors can take Dementia Support Group during Find out more about how to apply for teas and coffees from high away? This may encourage their weekly café sessions. It is for the mission of the Sharing Good News Fund and read grade kitchens, but do you them to return. used at church meetings and by the Church and to about more funding success stories have a dog bowl? visiting groups for presentations. serve the wider on page 4. “Our deanery youth group recently community.” held a film and pizza evening, and it is used during our ‘Open the The Editor writes: Church’ family activity sessions. the local schools will use our ready- What an achievement! Groups from further afield are now made classroom and the church Could you do something similar aware that we are able to offer an as a resource for cross-curriculum to further engage with your ideal training venue, and recently activities. local community? the Diocese held a vocations day “It is encouraging to know that here. Age UK Norfolk are also 2 ISSUE 5 ~ SUMMER 2016 PCC News Editorial Are you responsible? By Robert Culyer Parish Funding Support Offi cer BY ROBERT CULYER: Responsibility includes:- It is also expected that as a PCC you are consulted about any As members of the PCC, I wonder 01603 882326 • Ensuring compliance - both pastoral schemes affecting the how many people know the charity and church law parish. One important thing to [email protected] history of PCCs, and what they are note is that one or more members required to do? • Duty of prudence - ensuring from the PCC should be a member None of us like change, and I am ‘what does this say about the that the PCC remains Until the beginning of the 20th of the Deanery Synod to act as a as guilty as the next man, so to be value that I put on the work of solvent; that funds and century the administration and link between the parish and the thrust into the position of Editor God and my Church?’ So to say assets are used wisely; and fi nance of the parish were the legal wider structures of the church. PCC of your newspaper has been quite ‘oh I am tired and too old to do avoid undertaking activities responsibility of the Incumbent members are elected for a period of daunting. anymore for my Church’ surely that might place the PPC’s and Churchwardens. Parishioners three years and then can stand for does not say the right thing about property, funds, assets or Before we go any further I have had little say in the running of the re-election. your stewardship and being a PCC reputation at undue risk an awkward admission. I have church other than the electing of member. I appreciate that time is limited a ‘developed’ sense of humour the Churchwardens. • Duty of care - as trustees you but as a PCC you sometimes need a which may upset one or two of Please do not mis-interperate must exercise reasonable In 1919 PCCs were introduced, health check to ensure that you are you. So may I please apologise what I am saying. As volunteers, care and skill as trustees, and, since then, a number of operating as an effective body. in advance if anyone mis- so many of us have given all our using personal knowledge Acts have defi ned and refi ned the interperates my intentions. life to the Church. It is therefore and experience to ensure In the booklet produced by the composition, functions and rights important that as members of a that the PCC is well run and Archbishops’ Council and Charity Do not read this... of the PCC. The rules governing church we do not wind down as effi cient. Commission they list seven marks it does not apply to you: the PCC are set out in the Church we approach the end of our time of good governance to ensure that Representation Rules. The PCC is As PCC members you are one of in our Church. Why not put that As a PCC you are:- you are an effective PCC. I would a corporate body, a separate legal the chosen few, and have been little bit more of an effort in at recommend having a look at this entity, and is separate from the • collectively responsible chosen to represent your Church. the end and leave your Church in check list and see how many of the members of the PCC. for the maintenance of When we talk about discipleship, its best possible state? Is it right the church buildings and boxes that you can tick. so often people only equate this to say everything is hopeless and The PCC is a charity by virtue churchyard Further bedtime reading can be to money. Surely as stewards we nothing is achievable? Surely of its objectives, namely the found on the Parish Resources should not only give fi nancially after you have served your time advancement of religion and • the employer of any paid website, and in particular the but give of our time and energy. wouldn’t it be nice to know that making provision for public workers eight page booklet entitled When we talk of discipleship we future generations say what a worship, and as a member of • entitled to be consulted ‘Trusteeship... An Introduction for say that our giving should be marvellous job you have done? the PCC, you are a trustee of the about major changes to PCC Members’. proportionate to the resources Don’t forget... The Responsibility charity. forms of worship used in the we have, should be regular and Is Ours. Download for free at www. All individuals on a PCC have, parish and advised about should be joyous. Surely this parishresources.org.uk/news/ I have heard stories of successful and must accept, ultimate the appointment of a new is why our activities as a PCC trusteeship or contact me for a fundraising events in parishes responsibility for directing the incumbent. member should be done with a copy on 01603 882326. such as open garden days. When affairs of their PCC. good heart, and enthusiasm. It I enquired about doing another is easy to be negative, but why one the PCC said that they were not say ‘from now on I will not too old and too tired, which makes be down trodden, but will do my me very sad. More importantly best, and will do it with a happy what does that say about the heart’? PCC member’s relationship with As PCC members you should feel God? Yes, we may be short of that you are the custodians of manpower, but as part of our your Church and, as such, you growth we need to involve people should want to pass it on to future from the wider community. This generations in the best possible could be younger family members order that you can. By this I do or neighbours. Some of you may not mean just a building, but an be outraged by what I have said. organisation that has a place in its But as I said earlier: ‘Do not read local community and a growing this. It does not apply to you.’ congregation. Discipleship is (Sadly the ones that it applies to about your relationship with God. won’t bother to read my column!) We should question the amount that we give and ask the question Are your services accessible Annual PCC Forms to those with disabilities? Thank you to so many of you who have completed and returned the As a church, hopefully it goes Things every church needs to For blind members of the various annual PCC forms required each year. It is really important without saying, that we are all do: congregation hymn books in that every parish does so and you can check if we’ve received yours at inclusive, but sometimes we braile can be ordered from 1. Find yourself a good loop www.dioceseofnorwich.org/churches/forms/returned overlook the little things that we www.rniblibrary.com system – there are 2.5 can do to help somebody with a All our central mailings and administration use the information you million people with hearing 3. Agree a strategy for how a disability. When we hear the word provide on the Annual Parish Persons Form, so please ensure this impairment in the UK and wheelchair user will come disability we automatically think is returned to us as soon as your APCM has taken place. If you have many of them want to come to in and join in with the of a wheelchair, but as many of us any questions please telephone us on 01603 882322. church! The profoundly deaf service. (They don’t want know, it means much more than in many cases need to be able to be parked somewhere by this. to lip read so should be sat themselves.) Binham Church, 1 in 7 of us in the UK are near the front of the church. for example, has altered the Please support our advertisers; disabled - 1 in 4 of us are (It seems quite obvious once slope of its approaching path their funding makes posting PCC News affected by disability in some you have been told this fact, to accommodate wheelchairs. way. but beards also inhibit deaf If you already have a disability people from lip reading, so it plan, is it up-to-date? to every PCC member possible We need to consider people with is the duty of all our male and learning diffi culties, with mental 4. Get trained. Order the book: To advertise in PCC News or any of our other publications, female vicars to keep their health issues, with autism and with ‘Making your church accessible please contact Sally Finn on 01603 882322 or email beards trimmed!) other hidden disabilities. Much of to disabled people and their sally.fi [email protected] it is easy to accommodate. 2. Provide a large print (16 pt) families’ (£8) from or visit www.dioceseofnorwich.org/advertise alternative to hymn books, www.brfonline.org.uk/ bibles and church newsletters. 9780857461575 ISSUE 5 ~ SUMMER 2016 3 PCC News

All Saints’ new facilities highlighted for their positive impact Hemblington shortlisted for ‘most innovative church community project’

BY: THE NATIONAL CHURCHES TRUST All Saints, Hemblington was 2015 Norfolk Churches Trust shortlisted for a new competition, jointly run by the National Churches Bike Ride raises £100,205 Trust and the Marsh Christian Trust. The awards are designed to show The Norfolk Churches Trust annual Akehurst representing St the positive impact that installing bike ride and walk provides a Martin at Oak (50 walking). new facilities can have on churches brilliant way of raising money and local communities, and aims to for your own church and for the Taking part in 2016: celebrate those churches running Norfolk Churches Trust, who the most innovative community Start encouraging your provide grants for repairs to activities. congregation and local non-church church buildings. The aim is to members to take part on 10 Sept All Saints is a Grade I listed building gain sponsorship to visit as many 2016. You might be suprised at and was previously underused. The churches as possible during the how many people would be happy changes included creating level day. to join you. access for people with reduced Matthew McDade, Diocesan social benefit; best practice in In 2015 the most raised by one mobility and a wheelchair accessible There are over 600 churches and Executive Officer for Church management and organisation; and person (M Truman) was an toilet. Not only have they increased chapels to explore in the county - Buildings, said: “It is wonderful a project that serves deprived or impressive £1,869, and they the number of regular users of the all of which hold hidden treasures to see such a proactive parish marginalised communities. received a signed certificate of church, but it has also meant that achieving greater flexibility for you to discover - and most Claire Walker, Chief Executive of the congratulations from the Prince of these groups are now able to extend in how they use their church. importantly they need your help! National Churches Trust, said: “The Wales. The two people who visited their usage. These new facilities will the most churches were Barry Visit www.norfolkchurchestrust National Churches Trust works to The church also formed an events enhance what is already a Eustice representing Forncett .org.uk/sponsored-bike-ride or ensure that the UK’s churches are in committee to create events and much-loved building and telephone 01379 677272. good repair and able to serve local St Peter (55 by bike) and James the local community can be activities to bring together the people. The impressive shortlist for justly proud of what they’ve community in new and traditional ‘The Marsh Awards for Innovative accomplished.” ways, particularly around nature Projects’ demonstrates how and engagement with heritage. New The competition was open to any churches can do invaluable work for Your time LED Lighting events included presentations by Christian congregation in the UK communities if they have the right local wildlife experts; a study day who had seen new facilities installed facilities available...” As part of your discipleship do Church buildings need to be on the architecture of the church in 2014/15. you tithe your time and energy? well lit in order to be welcoming attended; and a visit from the We’re awaiting confirmation that the and safe, but the cost to the The judges’ criteria for the Awards are taking place again... once For example, there are 168 University of the Third Age. environment and the church shortlist included a demonstrable known we’ll highlight in PCC News. hours in a week. If we allow budget for regular lighting is 8 hours of sleep per day, this high. gives us 112 hours per week. 5% of 112 gives us 5.6 hours - time LED lighting offers an we could give to God’s work. environmental and long-term Save time & money on key areas cost benefit for churches It’s important to remember seeking to make the switch. that we should give joyously and proportionately. Just It is fast becoming a popular of spend (e.g. energy & paper) imagine what we could achieve, solution to the problem of ‘Parish Buying’ was created by Officers. Through the bulk buying as a family, if all of us tithed energy efficiency in churches. different contracts (like energy, the church, for the church, and power of the Church of office supplies or insurance). just 5% of our time to the work See www.parishbuying.org.uk is delivered by the Church of they negotiate competitive prices of God. for info. England’s National Procurement with suppliers across a range of Visit www.parishbuying.org.uk

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A range of funds and grants are available to churches: Identifying funding sources using Grant Finder

BY: ROBERT CUYLER activities that you would love to with your local community. It Then click on ‘search for funding’ If you do not have an inspirational start in your community. Whether may even be advantageous to club and then register. Make sure that idea at the moment, please make As church-goers I think it is fair to it be a local historical society, lunch together with other churches in your you make a note of your user name the effort and have a look at how say that we all have the same wish club, dementia club, toddler group Benefi ce. and password and you can then easy the grant fi nder tool is to use and that is to see our churches as or youth group there will be trusts return to the site as often as you like. and do some trial searches. Besides living vibrant places. My fear is that So how do you access this money? that will be willing to help fund these community based ideas there we all become bogged down with You will then be required to tick your inspirational ideas. There are The ’s Grant are also trusts that specifi cally help paying the bills and maintaining our some boxes about your organisation. plenty of trusts that like to give to Finder website is an excellent place with grants for church bells, organs buildings. This sets the parameters for the community projects. From where I to start. To begin go to: www. and stained glass repairs, and also search. Once you have done this For a change let us all focus on am sitting starting a club or society dioceseofnorwich.org/grantfi nder general church repairs. and searched, you will have a list something different. Some of you is a win win situation. Your church Click on the ‘Open Grant Finder’ link. of trusts that may be interested in Go on, have a look now! will have ideas about societies or is being used and you are integrating helping fund your worthy project. The Sharing Good News Fund

What is it?

Diocesan grants to encourage So, look at your Growth Plan and mission in local communities. see what you could put up to £600 towards, and develop God’s mission It is amazing how much information in your community. The cost of we are bombarded with on a daily your project has to be a minimum basis, so much so we discount a lot of £800 (the fund will only cover of it as irrelevant. 75% of the total cost of the project) But, hopefully you have heard of the but the project can be a lot more. In Sharing Good News Fund? some cases it might be advantageous to join with other churches in your To apply, you will need to have benefi ce and do one, much bigger completed your Growth Plan as project. part of your Committed to Growth process. Those of you that have I appreciate that there is sometimes Growing community completed this process will have ill feeling between parishes which seen the benefi ts of having done originated a mere few hundred years BY: JIMMY LOCKHART for parish council meetings but the Adrian Miller, suggested that the this. I appreciate it may seem ago, but this may be the window village now boasts a gardening and Sharing Good News Fund may fi t St Michael’s & All Angels Church annoying at the time (yet another of opportunity to hold out that craft club. the bill. So in a jiffy he completed in Flordon opened its doors on document/policy), but like all olive branch of friendship. On the the straightforward application a new world in July 2013. This In early 2014 the Flordon Film successful organisations you need Diocesan website there is a plethora form and within a month the was the world of having a shared Club (FFC) was born and is still to know the direction that your of ideas as to what good uses you money arrived! Good News! occupancy with the local village organisation is taking. can put the money to. going strong showing up to the trust, aptly named St Michael’s minute ‘box offi ce’ fi lms on the It reminds me of the time in a Finally, don’t forget to consider Community Trust. 2nd Wednesday of every month. The Editor writes: previous life, when running a issues of insurance and DBS Initially FFC hired the projector Working with the local restaurant. Environmental Health The Trust had spent 10 years requirements. And don’t be afraid and sound equipment from community trust, Florden’s offi cials required all restaurants to fundraising to revamp the nave to ask advice from your Bishop, Community Arts East, but in 2015 projects to revamp their keep twice daily checks on fridge and vestry to provide a warm, light Archdeacon or even the Diocesan raised funds to purchase their own. building helped to make it an temperatures. Initially I was and comfortable environment, Secretary. After all, as we all know, inviting space. Installation of annoyed. What a waste of time, I not only for regular church The total cost was just over £7,000 they only work on Sundays! the toilets and kitchen led to a thought!! BUT one day when we services, but also typical village with the lions share provided by To download the short application gardening/craft club, fi lm club, noticed that the temperature of one hall activities. The development South Norfolk District Council. form visit www.dioceseofnorwich. and now a thriving community. of the fridges was creeping up, we also provided toilet and kitchen Some other village organisations org/churches/stewardship/grants/ were able to call in the repair man facilities. Since opening the donated what they could spare but Could you start a similar sharing-good-news-fund or contact and it saved me hundreds of pounds facility has seen its usage grow this still left a small shortfall of journey? Robert Cuyler on 01603 882326. in lost food. signifi cantly not only as a venue just over £600. The Rector, Revd

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The EDP Community Chest Fund What is it? St Laurence’s, Brundall The EDP Community Chest BY: SARAH WILTSHIRE, Fund, run in association with the Churchwarden Norfolk Community Foundation, The Editor writes: was available to a wide range In February Brundall PCC Money well spent to improve of community groups in the was awarded £300 from the facilities often means more EDP circulation area, including Community Chest Fund to spend people visiting, and the church churches. Each month amounts on a new gas hob in their Church being valued and used by the local community. from £250 to £2500 were The Editor writes: Room. available. Installing a new or extended St Peter’s PCC thought “How Building work is due to start kitchen (like St Laurence’s) is At present, the fund is suspended, can we improve the experience shortly on a new extended kitchen an excellent example, enabling but it may be re-launched later in for our visitors?” One answer which will benefi t both the church the church to be used by the year - so watch this space. was to make their outside area family and the whole community via youth activities and cafés, community groups in a way it We’ve received many stories from more inviting. Just a small lunches and social events for those otherwise couldn’t be. parishes of how churches have thing, but a vast improvement. more older or vulnerable residents taken advantage of the fund to Could you do the same? or those on the dementia pathway. improve their facilities and make them more inviting. St Peter’s, Sheringham

BY: CONSTANCE TYCE to create a space for children and their parents to explore a “We are extremely grateful to more natural environment where the EDP Community Chest Fund plants and small creatures can be who recently granted us £250 to investigated! We also hope it can develop an outside courtyard at St be a space for the slightly older Peter’s Church, Sheringham. members of our congregation to If you were unsuccessful, have you “Noah’s Ark is a parent and sit outside during the warmer thought of other ideas as to how toddler group that is increasing weather. you can raise this money? Could in numbers each week. We have “If you are ever in our wonderful you contact your local school who always provided an outside space town of Sheringham, do visit the may be willing to get involved and where children and their parents church to see what we have been have a dress down day? can explore slightly more messy able to achieve. However, do give activities! At present it is rather Don’t let the idea go, and keep us a few months to complete the barren and uninteresting so with trying to bring it to reality! project!” Photo courtesy of Simon Knott / www.norfolkchurches.co.uk the money granted we are planning The Heritage Lottery Fund

2015 and on 14 May we received What is it? permission to start. £50,000 It takes longer than you think, went into our bank account. Our Parishes are sometimes lucky enough to be awarded a grant from treasurer did cartwheels. Architects the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). accepted tenders; insurers wanted but well worth the journey! three metre hoardings up; a roof This is good news for both the local burglar alarm was fi tted during congregations and for the church work and after completion; bats buildings themselves. Different BY: PAUL GOAKES, Fabric Offi cer and incorporated into the grant access had to be managed; and grants are available for differing application submitted on 27 In November 2012 Burnham Overy reptiles accommodated. types of projects. November 2013. Church had their Quinquennial Works commenced in June 2015; The Grants for Places of Worship which confi rmed that the lead roof A refusal letter was received on were monitored; bills paid; VAT (GPOW) provide between £10,000 to the nave needed replacing (the 10 March 2014. Remedial repairs reclaimed; neighbours kept happy; - £250,000 and covers urgent buckets on the fl oor were a give- on the roof moved our need from suggestions for additional work structural repairs. Included in away). The PCC also thought that urgent to poor. Repairs ceased and controlled; and another £40,000 this fi gure is a portion of money they ought to bring the church into more buckets were bought! applied for. that can be used for development the 20th Century by installing a Undeterred we pressed on and an work, which equates to improving toilet and a tea point. (The weather was against us!) environmental survey was carried facilities and/or improving In 2013 the architect was asked out. Bad news! We had bats! Also Rectifi cation period of the building understanding of the building. to prepare schemes and budgets, archaeological investigations and contract ended on 14 June 2016 If development works are being and a fabric offi cer was appointed reports were carried out. triggering a fi nal inspection of the considered parishes are strongly to manage and drive the project works to rectify any outstanding encouraged to speak to either On 3 July a faculty was applied forward, recording and reporting items, and then the fi nal grant and their Archdeacon or the Care how to tweak it. for and it was approved on 26 back all decisions to the PCC. VAT was claimed. and Development of Churches November. In late October tenders HLF required a detailed description Department at an early stage. The project was registered with were received. In hindsight would we have done of aims, objectives, need, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) it differently? Had we known that This will provide invaluable input benefi ts, activity, management, a In early December the Listed Places on 10 September who issued a the weather was going to be so into what is achievable and the maintenance plan, a project plan, of Worship Roof Repair Fund came four page document. This needed foul it may have been better to put discussion may offer up alternatives risk assessments, project costs, etc. into being. Although our previous details of the Church’s signifi cance; a temporary roof over the church not thought of locally. An early application to the HLF had failed details of the project; how it The architect prepared working which would have reduced the dialogue can also lessen the chance we were in a great position as would be managed; and budget drawings. To ensure our construction time, but it would of hold-ups being reached further we had all the information and costings. This was submitted on application for the faculty went have cost more! down the line, especially if it is necessary consents completed. 25 September. On 29 October smoothly the architect sent details proposed to introduce lavatories Somehow it always takes longer HLF said yes to considering our of the scheme to historical groups. We received the maximum grant and/or serveries. than you think, but was well worth application and gave guidance on These were subsequently received offer of £100,000 in March the journey! 6 ISSUE 5 ~ SUMMER 2016 PCC News How does your church Welcoming Is your church geared up to new inhabitants? Or do you have welcome new people into your other ways of making newcomers parish? Have you a welcome pack feel welcome? Let us know so we respond to those in debt? that you pop through the door of can share good practise! The Revd James Nash speaks about how the Church in the Woottons ADVERTORIAL is working in partnership with the local Baptist Church, Evangelical Church and CAP to establish a Debt Centre in King’s Lynn. Can you hear me? An introduction to church sound systems

Traditionally called public amplifi es the users enabling address systems, a sound the congregation to hear the system designed for a service clearly. church has, at its core, a Although primarily for speech, primary purpose: to help the a modern church sound system congregation hear the spoken “Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is good news to the poor, to proclaim should be able to cater for word, sermons, readings and a national organisation founded by freedom for the prisoners and to set full range music reproduction testimonies. John Kirkby in 1996. He believed the oppressed free” (Luke 4:18). which often includes the ability that God was calling him to sacrifi ce “It is the responsibility of the To do this the basics are to replay pre-recorded organ his career in fi nance and use his Church to offer help and support quite simple; a microphone music and allow devices such skills and knowledge of the industry to the very poorest members of captures the spoken word as CD, MP3, iPods, laptops etc to help the poor. society. By working with CAP and an amplifi er and speakers to connect. “CAP has established 290 Debt locally Christians will be able to help broadcast to the congregation. An important consideration is Centres in partnership with local make a real difference to people in However, although the aesthetics. Whilst loudspeakers churches all over the country and real need.” principle is simple there’s no have to be positioned correctly between them they support over If you would like to know more one solution to church sound 12,000 families facing serious debt to be effective, technical about the project to establish a CAP systems, with each building problems. Although the UK is the advances allow specialist Debt Centre and how you could having unique characteristics sixth largest economy in the world speaker to be very unobtrusive support its work, please email that can pose a challenge even over 9 million people in our country and in some cases almost James on [email protected] to the professionals. are trapped in serious debt. hidden. Microphones can be or call 01553 671381. Church buildings often equally discrete, and the use “Recently Steve Lane from Little have fabulous acoustics… of lapel or headworn radio Walsingham spoke at the Church for live sung performances microphones has become in the Wottons to explain how CAP with plenty of reverberation standard. works. He spoke from personal The Editor writes: (echo). But often the spoken experience having himself been Although in the past some When we encounter people word especially from general £57,000 in debt. To hear from and as soon as she has completed systems required an operator, feeling the weight of debt, members of the congregation, Steve about the problems he her training she will begin work. modern systems using the struggling to fi nd work or trying becomes unintelligible as the faced, and how CAP were able correct equipment should “Clients will be referred to the to overcome a dependency, how reverberation acts against to transform his situation and be able to function without local centre and will be visited at can we respond? speech causing the listener help him get back on his feet was constant adjustments and even home by the Debt Centre Manager. Having information to hand to hear a mixture of sounds. profoundly moving. adjust automatically so that Information about the client’s about CAP is a good starting With sometimes large areas to simply turning on and off is all “I am very pleased to be able to fi nancial situation will be passed place: visit www.capuk.org or cover, the natural spoken word that’s required. tell you that The Church in the on to CAP head offi ce where a call them on 01274 760720 to can struggle to be heard clearly Woottons, in partnership with dedicated team of 150 professional order an information pack. throughout the building. Darren Butler MInstSCE, King’s Lynn Baptist Church and caseworkers and specialist advisors Sound Engineer King’s Lynn Evangelical Church, put together budgets, negotiate with Perhaps you could partner with A sound system, with the are working with CAP to establish a creditors, and assess the best route CAP, like the Church in the use of correct equipment Darren’s company, Audio Debt Centre in King’s Lynn. for each client to become debt free. Woottons and others in this and installed professionally, Electronic Design (AED) Diocese have, to set up a debt minimises and overcomes sponsor PCC News, and his “Emily Hart has been appointed by “When Jesus began his ministry he centre or job club? the reverberation effects and contact details are within the CAP as the Debt Centre Manager said that he had come “to proclaim advert below.

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PCC Heroes: Jean Lindsay Here to help... To speak to the most appropriate Churchwarden, PCC Secretary and Treasurer person at Diocesan House contact: 01603 880853 at Clippesby Parish Church [email protected]

BY GEOFF FREEMAN: off well and it was decided to expand the holiday business and Personally, I have known Jean for cease the nursery side. over 30 years going back to the Useful days of the now deceased Flegg Looking back, Jean has held just Deanery that was joined with about every job possible within websites Yarmouth Deanery back in the the church organisation – too 1980s. So it was a real pleasure many to list - but at present she Diocese of Norwich to sit in her drawing room talking is Churchwarden (50+years), For local information and about her life, her work and PCC Treasurer and Secretary. I updates service to Clippesby Church. also know that you can add fund www.dioceseofnorwich.org raiser, fl ower arranger, cleaner, Jean was born in choir and plenty more to the with her family moving to list. I asked her had the church Diocesan Registry Clippesby Hall just after the end changed much over the past 50 For advice on registry matters of World War 2. Her earliest dioceseofnorwich.org/registry years? “Most defi nitely not, but recollection is that of going to the people have!” She said that Clippesby Church as a young girl the church was more central in Caring for God’s Acre aged about 14. a successful application to the gets but I can assure you that people’s lives whereas nowadays Conservation charity for Heritage Lottery Fund and other she is the driving force on many After fi nishing schooling in Great there are so many other things to churchyards and burial grounds grant-making organisations of the projects. Just listening to www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk Yarmouth, she was given the do on a Sunday; she recalled that to do urgent repairs to the the long list of events planned chance of going on an extended when they had a family service church. She has also, again for this year, it is easy to see holiday to stay with family in they needed to have 75 hymn Church of England with help, produced one of why Clippesby Church and its Southern Rhodesia; she saw books! Churchcare the most stunning websites community is thriving, and long this as a great adventure and an Lots of information on caring Although there is only a small - do take a look at: www. may it continue. escape to a distant land. The long for church building, contents, population within Clippesby, the clippesbychurchandcountryside. holiday became much longer and A fi nal quote from Jean was that churchyards and developing church is well used by the local co.uk Jean took a job where she met with the repairs to the building your church building community and the many visitors and married her husband John. Ever modest, Jean is always and all the activities, the future www.churchcare.co.uk who come to Norfolk for their praising others for the work that for Clippesby was looking “very They returned to Clippesby in holidays. Jean is very positive they do and the support that she good.” Parish Resources the late 1950s to help run the about the future - she said life Information from the Church of family business that her father does have its ups and downs but England’s National Stewardship had developed growing a range she fi rmly believes that God has a Do you know a parish hero? & Resources team, offering of glasshouse crops as well as plan for us all. resources to support all aspects developing a holiday site at the If so, we would really like to hear from you. Contact In recent years, with help from of stewardship, administration same time. Situated in the heart Geoff Freeman on 01630 882328 or geoff.freeman@ a friend, Jean has been able to and management in the local of Broadland, the business took dioceseofnorwich.org raise well over £100,000 with church www.parishresources.org.uk

Church Legacy Quick and easy access to Think creatively about engaging with youth essential information for individuals considering leaving Often our perception of the church • begin a ‘One Minute Video’ meetings take place in the evenings, a gift in their Will to their local engaging with youth is simply that project, inviting a group of although the young people may or church of a Friday night youth group. young people to make a series may not attend church outside of www.churchlegacy.org.uk of one minute videos through Cormorants. We live in a beautiful part of the the year about your church, its Heritage Gateway country and when thinking outside If you know of young people who services and people; Contains listings on all listed the box there are a range of ways would be interested contact Fiona churches within this Diocese we can more creatively engage and • have a youth sleepover in your Turner on commodore@cormorants. heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway interact with young people. church (they might catch lead org.uk or fi nd out more at www. theives in action!). cormorants.org.uk (Bursaries are Joining together with surrounding available if costs are prohibitive.) benefi ces and deaneries to run One idea which started 30 years youth activities is often the best way ago and is still going strong is the experience living on-board a boat, For further ideas or guidance forward. Here are some ideas: Cormorants sailing holiday which living in close quarters with others on youth mission, contact the takes place every October half term and learning to get on well for a • could you start an annual Diocesan Children, Youth & on the Norfolk Broads. week, preparing their own food and walking/hiking holiday for youth Families Development Offi cer, working together as a team to sail jonathan. with a strong Christian ethic? Approximately 25-35 teenagers Jonathan Richardson, on or motor the boat from one place to [email protected] come together each year to PCC News is printed on recycled paper. • run a monthly youth café; the next. Bible studies and group or 01603 882354.

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