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Living the Mission of Jesus APCM | 2016 Living the mission of Jesus Table of Contents Section 1: Agendas and Minutes Agenda for 2016 Vestry Meeting ........................................................................................... 5 Minutes of 2015 Vestry Meeting ........................................................................................... 5 Agenda for 2016 Annual Parochial Church Meeting ............................................................. 7 Minutes of 2015 Annual Parochial Church Meeting ........................................................... 10 Motions for 2016 Annual Parochial Church Meeting .......................................................... 15 Annual Report and Financial Statements 2015 ................................................................... 17 Section 2: Annual Reports Vicar’s Foreword ................................................................................................................... 35 Administration and Financial Churchwarden ....................................................................................................................... 37 Treasurer ............................................................................................................................... 37 Church Centre Maintenance/Grounds ................................................................................ 39 Safeguarding .......................................................................................................................... 40 Deanery Synod ...................................................................................................................... 41 Diocesan Synod ..................................................................................................................... 42 Worship and Services Worship ................................................................................................................................. 43 Communications ................................................................................................................... 43 First Steps ............................................................................................................................... 44 Marriage Prep ........................................................................................................................ 44 Pastoral Pastoral Care ......................................................................................................................... 45 Prayer Ministry ...................................................................................................................... 45 Naomi’s Watch ...................................................................................................................... 46 2 Discipleship Living the Mission of Jesus .................................................................................................... 47 Men’s Ministry ...................................................................................................................... 47 Women’s Ministry ................................................................................................................. 48 Children and Young People Youth Ministry ....................................................................................................................... 49 Children .................................................................................................................................. 51 Holiday Club ........................................................................................................................... 51 Messy Church ........................................................................................................................ 52 Mission Welcome ................................................................................................................................ 53 Coffee Shop ........................................................................................................................... 53 Alpha ...................................................................................................................................... 54 Community Involvement ...................................................................................................... 55 Missions ................................................................................................................................. 56 Bumps and Babies ................................................................................................................. 56 Positive Parenting ................................................................................................................. 57 Radio Hartley Wintney .......................................................................................................... 57 Churches Together ................................................................................................................ 59 Mother’s Union ..................................................................................................................... 60 Forget Me Not Café ............................................................................................................... 60 Creation Care ......................................................................................................................... 61 Church Centre Bookings ....................................................................................................... 62 New Wine – Summer Conference 2015 .............................................................................. 62 Appendices Income and Expenditure 2015 Actual vs Budget ................................................................. 63 Budget for 2016 .................................................................................................................... 65 Summary of St. John’s Church Centre Building Fund as at 31 Dec 2015 ........................... 67 3 4 2016 Annual Vestry Meeting (Open to any member of the parish) 1. Prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, we come to you today in prayer to ask for wisdom, strength and courage. Help us to hear your Word, follow your truth and reach out in your name. Amen.” 2. Apologies for absence (Presented before the meeting) 3. Minutes of the Vestry meeting of Wednesday 29 April 2015 4. Election of Tellers (For both meetings) 5. Election of Churchwardens Minutes of 2015 Vestry Meeting 29th April held at St. John’s Church St. John’s Church, Hartley Wintney Minutes of the Vestry Meeting held on 29th April 2015 at 8.00pm Apologies for absence Judy Giles, Alan Giles, Jessica Arthur, Mark Harvey, Alison Callaway, Gary Cook, Kay Price Prayer Mark Tanner welcomed everyone and opened in prayer. Minutes The minutes of the Vestry Meeting held on 30th April 2014 had been circulated in advance to all on the Electoral Roll. On the proposal of Edward Woods, seconded by Ken Shorey, the minutes of the 2014 Vestry Meeting were unanimously approved. Matters arising None Appointment of APCM Secretary Mark thanked Victoria Fraser for acting as PCC Secretary and APCM Secretary for 2014. He informed the meeting that Malc Lewin had been appointed PCC Secretary and was therefore taking the minutes of the APCM. All approved. Appointment of Tellers Peter James and Jac Coster were appointed tellers for the meeting, should a vote be necessary. 5 Election of new churchwardens Mark thanked Helen Sherlock and Ken Shorey for their service as churchwardens during the year. Helen had resigned mid-year and Ken was not seeking re-election. Ken affirmed that he will continue to do the rotas for the coming year or until alternative arrangements were made. Two nominations had been received for the two churchwarden posts: Carl Gardner, proposed Helen Sherlock, seconded Martin Barnes; Andrew Marshall, proposed Ken Shorey, seconded by Trudy Rankin. Mark announced that both were therefore duly elected as churchwardens. The Vestry Meeting concluded. Chairman............................................................. Date....................... Secretary…………………………………………………………. Date…………………….. 6 2016 Annual Parochial Church Meeting (Open only to members on the Church Electoral Roll) AGENDAS FOR THE VESTRY MEETING & THE ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HARTLEY WINTNEY ON WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL 2016 AT 8pm ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING (Open to any member of the parish) 1. Prayer: Almighty God, give to your people a new vision of you, of your love, of your grace and power; and then, give us a new vision of what you would have us do as your church at this time. Give to us awareness that in the strength of your Spirit we can do all things to your glory. Amen. 2. Apologies for absence (Presented before the meeting) 3. Minutes of the Vestry meeting of Wednesday 29 April 2015 4. Election of Tellers (For both meetings) 5. Election of Churchwardens ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING (APCM) (Open only to members on the Church Electoral Roll) 1. Bible Reading: Isaiah 55:9-11 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”
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