The Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Cleadon Annual Report 2014 and Agenda for the Annual Vestry Meeting & Annual Parochial Church Meeting 4.00pm Sunday 26 April 2015 This page is blank Contents Fellowship Groups........................... 25 Bible Study Group (weekly Wed. afternoon) ............................................................ 25 Page Gospel Group (weekly Mon. eve.) ........... 25 Married Couples (monthly 3 rd Mon. eve.) . 26 Evening Prayer.................................. 4 Men’s Fellowship (monthly last Mon. eve.)26 Mothers’ Union (monthly 2 nd Thu. afternoon) Agenda for the 2015 Vestry Meeting ............................................................ 26 Sunday 26 April................................. 4 Mission ............................................ 27 Evening Prayer (cont.)...................... 5 Children’s Society. ................................. 27 Agenda for the Annual Parochial Christian Aid.......................................... 27 Church Meeting 2015........................ 6 Church Mission Society........................... 28 Evening Prayer (cont.)...................... 6 Outreach.......................................... 29 The Peace.......................................... 6 Pop in for Coffee ................................... 29 Agenda for the first Parochial Church Day Club............................................... 29 Council Meeting 2015/2016 ............. 6 Pastoral Care Group............................... 29 Minutes of Vestry Meeting 2014....... 7 Soup ‘n’ roll Lunches.............................. 30 Churchwardens’ Report .................... 7 Worship ........................................... 30 Minutes of APCM 2014...................... 8 Choir .................................................... 30 1. Apologies for Absence................... 8 Home Communion................................. 30 2. Minutes of the APCM for 2013........ 8 Intercessions and Ministry of Healing ...... 30 3. Reports of the PCC ....................... 8 Support Activities............................ 31 5. Changes to Elections to the PCC .... 9 Coffee .................................................. 31 Report of the PCC ........................... 11 Communications Group .......................... 31 Electoral Roll and Attendance ..................11 Finance and Property Group ................... 32 Proceedings of the PCC...........................11 Friends of All Saints ............................... 32 PCC Membership ....................................12 Gardening Team.................................... 33 Churchwardens’ Report...........................12 Gift Aid ................................................. 33 Deanery Synod Report............................13 Health and Safety.................................. 33 Treasurer’s Report and Accounts .............13 Parish Administrator............................... 34 Financial Review.....................................14 Shared Ministry Development Team ........ 34 Reserves Policy ......................................14 Investment Policy...................................14 Notes to the financial statements.............19 Independent Examiner’s Report to the PCC of All Saints’ Church, Cleadon. .................20 Organisation Reports 2014............. 21 Children and Young People............. 21 Safeguarding Children.............................21 Toddlers@All Saints................................21 Young Saints..........................................21 Cleadon Church of England Academy .......22 1st Cleadon Rainbows.............................22 1st Cleadon Brownies .............................22 1st Cleadon Guides.................................23 1st Cleadon Rangers...............................23 30th South Shields Scout Group...............23 30th South Shields (Cleadon) Beavers......24 30th South Shields (Cleadon) Cubs ..........24 30th South Shields (Cleadon) Scouts........25 Page 3 Evening Prayer Hymn (tune: Thaxted) O God of all creation, O God, make speed to save us. most holy One-in-Three, O Lord, make haste to help us. uniting perfect wholeness with rich diversity, Lead your people to freedom, O God. beyond all creeds and dogmas, And banish all darkness above all class and race, from our hearts and minds. pour out upon your people the riches of your grace: Jesus says, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of the love that dares to question, heaven is close at hand.’ So let us turn away the courage to explore, from our sin and turn to Christ, confessing our the faith to tread where no one sins in penitence and faith. but Christ has gone before. Most merciful God, O God of liberation Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who breaks the prison bars, we confess that we have sinned unchain our earthbound spirits in thought, word and deed. to reach out for the stars. We have not loved you with our whole Release us from enslavement heart. in narrowness of mind, We have not loved our neighbours as from all that stops us searching ourselves. for fear of what we find. In your mercy Let faith join hands with knowledge, forgive what we have been, and wisdom set us free help us to amend what we are, to celebrate with wonder and direct what we shall be; the depths of mystery. that we may do justly, Michael Forster b. 1946 love mercy, © Kevin Mayhew Ltd and walk humbly with you, our God. Amen. The day is almost over, and the evening has come; let us pray with one heart and mind. May the God of love and power forgive you and free you from your sins, Silence is kept. heal and strengthen you by his Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord. As our evening prayer rises before you, O God, Amen. so may your Spirit come down upon us to set us free to sing your praise Blessed are you, sovereign God, for ever and ever. our light and our salvation; Amen. to you be glory and praise for ever. You led your people to freedom Agenda for the 2015 Vestry by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Meeting Sunday 26 April. May we who walk in the light of your presence acclaim your Christ, rising victorious, 1. Minutes of the Vestry Meeting 2014 as he banishes all darkness from our hearts 2. Churchwardens Report including the and minds. Annual Report on the Terrier and Inventory Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit: 3. Election of Churchwardens Blessed be God for ever. Page 4 Evening Prayer (cont.) Blessed be God, the Holy Spirit, come, the Church of God indwell, The Magnificat (The Song of Mary) is said breathe on us, let us inherit My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, faith to follow Jesus well; my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour; * bless our loving, fill our praying, he has looked with favour on his lowly servant. teach us wisdom from above, fill the Church with power for laying From this day all generations will call me on the world your hands of love. blessed; * © Ian Jagger Jan 2015. the Almighty has done great things for me and Gathering our prayers and praises into one, as holy is his name. our Saviour has taught us, so we pray He has mercy on those who fear him, * from generation to generation. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, He has shown strength with his arm * your kingdom come, and has scattered the proud in their conceit, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Casting down the mighty from their thrones * Give us today our daily bread. and lifting up the lowly. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. He has filled the hungry with good things * Lead us not into temptation and sent the rich away empty. but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, He has come to the aid of his servant Israel, * and the glory are yours to remember his promise of mercy, now and for ever. The promise made to our ancestors, * Amen. to Abraham and his children for ever. Luke 1.46-55 Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen. Hymn (tune : Hyfrydol) Blessed be God, Creator, Father, God in whom we live and move, for you give your sons and daughters space and time, your love to prove; bless our homes and schools and churches, places where our children thrive, learning all that Jesus teaches, as a child of God alive. Blessed be God, the Son of glory, Love made flesh, for us made poor, emptied in the human story, filling us for evermore; bless the poor with rich provision, bonds of poverty release, loose our faith in our possessions, help us trust you, Prince of peace. Page 5 Agenda for the Annual The Peace Parochial Church Meeting May the peace of God, 2015 which passes all understanding, keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. 1. Apologies for Absence Amen. 2. Minutes of the APCM 2014 3. Reports of the PCC The peace of the Lord be always with you 3.1. Electoral Roll and also with you. 3.2. Proceedings of the PCC 3.3. PCC membership Let us offer one another a sign of peace, 3.4. Treasurer’s Report and Accounts God’s seal on our prayers. 3.5. Deanery Synod Report 4. Group Reports Agenda for the first 5. Elections 5.1. Elections to the PCC Parochial Church Council 5.2. Appointment of Sidespeople Meeting 2015/2016 6. Appointment of the Independent Examiner In the Upper Room of the Parish Hall 7. Vicar’s Report 1. Elections Evening Prayer (cont.) 1.1. Lay Vice-Chair 1.2. Treasurer Hymn (tune: Love Unknown) 1.3. Secretary The love of God comes close 2. Any Other relevant Business Where stands an open door To let the stranger in, To mingle rich and poor: The love of God is here to stay Embracing those