S. GILES HOUGHTON IN THE DALE S. PETER GREAT WALSINGHAM S. MARY LITTLEWALSINGHAM ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS 2018 Graham Howard S. Marys and All Saints Little Walsingham Parish Website: walsinghamparishes.org.uk Dear Friends, It would not be proper for me to comment on much which happened during 2018 as I didn't arrive until the close of the year. I do however wish to express my immense gratitude for the warmth of welcome which you have provided both to me and Clare since we arrived. The support, prayer and love which we have received since arriving here has been a tremendous blessing. I would also wish to pay tribute to all those who worked so hard and so faithfully during the interregnum to ensure the smooth running of this parish. During these past few months I have enjoyed the privilege of ministering to you as your parish priest and I look forward with anticipation and joy to what the Lord may have in store for us in 2019. With every blessing, Fr Harri THE PARISH OF GREAT & LITTLE WALSINGHAM with HOUGHTON ST GILES THE PARISH HALL, LITTLE WALSINGHAM 7th April 2019 – 5.00 pm ANNUAL VESTRY AGENDA 1 Opening Prayer 2 Apologies 3 Minutes of previous Annual Vestry – 2018 page 2 4 Election of Churchwardens ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING AGENDA 1 Apologies 2 Minutes of 2018 APCM page 2 3 Matters Arising 4 Vicar’s Remarks & Statistics page 4 5 Electoral Roll Report (New Roll 2022) page 4 6 Election of Deanery Synod Reps. - (Every 3rd year - 2020) 7 Election of Representatives to the P.C.C. 8 Appointment of Sidespersons 9 Deanery Synod Report page 4 10 P.C.C. Report page 7 11 Churches Annual Reports page 8 12 Other Reports Mothers’ Union page 10 Christian Aid page 10 B.R.F. page 11 S. Mary’s Bookstall page 11 Walsingham C of E VA Primary School page 11 Walsingham Parishes Website page 12 Donations to Charity page 14 Treasurer’s Report 13 Report from and Review: The Safeguarding of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults page 15 14 Presentation of Accounts page 16 15 Appointment of Independent Examiner 16 Any Other Business FIRST MEETING OF NEWLY ELECTED PCC 1 Election of Officers – Vice-Chair Treasurer Secretary Electoral Roll Officer 2 Any Other Business 3 Date next meeting 1 THE PARISH OF WALSINGHAM & HOUGHTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ANNUAL VESTRY 2018 Minutes of Meeting held in The Parish Hall, Walsingham on Sunday 18th March 2018 at 5pm There were 27 parishioners present. 1. Opening Prayer – Mr Brian Landale – Vice Chairman, opened the meeting with the Lord’s Prayer. 2. Apologies - These were received from: Michael Lovatt, Kathleen Lovatt, Juliet Wyndham, James Woodhouse, Monica Nudds, Paolo Castagnoli, Shelia Smith, Sr Angela ssm, Barbara Marlow, Marc Booty, Gill Getley and Josephine Loveridge. 3. Minutes of Previous Annual Vestry - 2017 – These were accepted and signed. 4. Election of Churchwardens – The current Churchwardens for S. Mary’s, S. Peter’s and S. Giles had all been nominated and seconded. S. Mary’s - Mr Stephen Parkinson and Mrs Maureen Howard S. Peter’s – Mr Brian Landale and Mr James Woodhouse. S. Giles – Mrs Cara Ross and Mrs Ann Fletcher. In the absence of any other nominations these were all duly elected to serve for 2018. Brian Landale thanked all Churchwardens for their service during the year. There being no further business the meeting closed at 5.03pm. ………………………………………… Chairman …………………………………. Date THE PARISH OF WALSINGHAM & HOUGHTON PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 2018 – following the ANNUAL VESTRY 2018 Minutes of the meeting held in The Parish Hall, Walsingham on Sunday 18th March 2018 at 5.03pm. 1 Apologies – These were received from: Michael Lovatt, Kathleen Lovatt, Juliet Wyndham, James Woodhouse, Monica Nudds, Paolo Castagnoli, Shelia Smith, Sr Angela, Barbara Marlow, Marc Booty, Gill Getley and Josephine Loveridge. 2 Minutes – The minutes of the APCM 2017 were agreed to be accepted and were signed and dated. 2 3 Matters Arising – There were no matters arising. 4 Statistics – These are on page 4 of the booklet. 5 Electoral Roll Report – This now stands at 107. There are two forms which missed the deadline. These will be added after this meeting. 6 Elections to Deanery Synod – These were elected last year. 7 Elections to PCC – There are two vacancies at S. Mary’s, three for S. Peter’s and one at S. Giles. Nominations were received from Mrs Marlene Keeling and Miss Rita Miell for S. Mary’s, Mrs Ann Sayer and Mr Marc Booty, to serve for one year for S. Peter’s with one vacancy and Mr Bert Frew for S. Giles. All were elected. 8 Election of Sidespersons – This was again left to the churchwardens. 9 Deanery Synod Report – This report is in the booklet, there were no questions asked. 10 PCC Report – This is in the booklet, there were no questions asked 11 Churchwardens Reports – These are in the booklet. All Terriers for S. Mary’s, S. Peter’s and S. Giles were available for inspection. 12 Reports from Parish Organisations Mothers’ Union – This report is in the booklet. Christian Aid – This report is in the booklet. Bible Reading Fellowship – This report is in the booklet. S. Mary’s Bookstall – This report is in the booklet. The Pilgrim Federation of CofE School – This report is in the booklet. Walsingham Parish Website – This report is in the booklet. Thanks were recorded to Graham Howard for this. Donations to Charity - This report is in the booklet. Treasurer’s Report – This report is in the booklet. The treasurer reminded everyone of the importance of reviewing their giving as many had not done this for some years. He also said of the importance of leaving gifts in Wills to the churches. Thanks were recorded to Stephen Parkinson for this. 13. Review ‘Safeguarding of Children & Young People’ - Mrs Helen Nolan is the named person for this and any concerns should be directed to her. No issues reported. 14. Review Safeguarding ‘Vulnerable Adults’ – Mrs Helen Nolan is the named person for this and any concerns should be directed to her. No issues reported. 15. Presentation of Accounts – Stephen Parkinson presented the accounts for all churches. The accounts were proposed to be accepted by Mr Stephen Parkinson and seconded by Mr Bert Frew. All were happy with this. 16. Appointment of Independent Examiner – Mr Adam Bunkle was appointed as independent examiner again. 17. Any Other Business – Mr Brian Landale thanked everyone who had taken on extra work since July. He also thanked all the retired clergy for their help. There being no further business the meeting closed at 5.15pm. 3 STATISTICS 2017 S. Giles S. Peter S. Mary Baptisms 0 0 4 Weddings 0 1 2 Funerals 2 4 2 Confirmations 0 0 2 Communicants Sundays 857 1,162 6,660 Weekdays 291 156 1,668 STATISTICS 2018 S. Giles S. Peter S. Mary Baptisms 1 0 2 Weddings 1 1 Funerals 1 1 7 Confirmations 0 0 2 Communicants Sundays 693 1,010 6,523 Weekdays 195 139 1,237 THE ELECTORAL ROLL FOR WALSINGHAM AND HOUGHTON 2018 The criteria for being on the roll are as follows:- I am Baptised and aged 16 years or over and A member of the Church of England or of a church in communion with the C of E and resident in the Parish or Not resident in the parish, but a member of the CoE and has habitually attended public Worship within the Parish during the period of 6 months to enrolment or I am a member in good standing of a Church (not in communion with the CoE), which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and also declare myself to be a member of the CoE and I have habitually attended public worship in the Parish during the period of 6 months prior to enrolment. The Roll in 2018 had 107 members and in 2019 there are 108 members. Lynette Sutton Electoral Roll Officer BURNHAM AND WALSINGHAM DEANERY REPORT 2018 The Synod met 3 times in 2018 in April, July and November, all at the Orangery Shrine at 7.30pm In April there were19 members present including Robin Back our General Synod representative The Rev’d Clive Wylie spoke about using IT and Social Media for mission. He showed images of old technology and went on to say he was now only using his 4 and nothing else to demonstrate how easy it is to access a Website and keep up to date Calendar and Daily Offices with modern technology. He showed how he runs the parish diary just with his phone and access to the internet. He also showed how the Daily Offices are updated automatically and opens on the relevant pages with prayers, reflections and readings. He said that when making home visits for Baptism, Weddings and Funerals he only takes his phone, no pen paper or diary. He answered questions about how all this worked and the inevitability of the march towards new technology Norwich Diocesan Report.- Mission and Ministry in Covenant: an Anglican-Methodist report. The C.of E. and Methodist Church are considering proposals that would bring them into a new relationship of full communion after 200 years of formal separation. The report sets out how the MC could come to have bishops in the historic episcopate and how ministers from one church could become eligible to serve in the other. Mike Tapper gave a brief summary of the views of the Bishop of Lynn who was in favour of merger with the Methodists whilst the Bishop of Norwich for theological reasons had reservations.