PCC Meetings
PCC Report
WELCOME TO Fr YIN-AN – JUNIOR CHURCH UPDATE – STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN – NEW OFFICE PRINTER/COPIER
There was a meeting of the PCC on 11 November.
We welcomed Fr Yin-An Chen, who has become a PCC member ‘ex officio’ following his licensing as our Curate on 6 November. Mthr Carol reported on the successful series of sermons from visiting preachers at Evensong, and told us of her plan to arrange a similar series in 2025.
We approved a proposal to recruit a young administrative assistant to help with the logistics of organising the growing numbers of children attending our Junior Church groups in the crypt rooms every Sunday morning, and heard about the special All Age Eucharist service planned for Sunday 1 December, when several of the children will be admitted to Holy Communion.
In his regular financial update, Inigo Woolf reported that we are still expecting a deficit of around £30,000 at the year end. The 2024 stewardship campaign remains open during December, and we hope more people will be able to pledge additional regular giving, so that we can plan our activities for 2025 with greater confidence.
The PCC has also approved the purchase of a new copier / printer for the parish office to replace the existing machine which was 6 years old and increasingly unreliable. This will enable printed materials to be produced more economically and sustainably, such as re-usable seasonal service booklets to replace the ‘throw-away’ weekly orders of service.
The PCC’s next scheduled meeting will be on Monday 3 March 2025.
NICK WALSER (PCC Secretary)
PCC REPORT
FAREWELL TO GRAHAM – FINANCIAL UPDATE AND STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN – COMPLETION OF VESTRY ROOF PROJECT – REPAIR OF CHURCH CLOCK
The PCC held its latest meeting on 23 September.
This was the last PCC meeting attended by Graham Dunn as our Curate. The PCC expressed its appreciation of all that he has done for our parish during his eventful curacy, and wished him well in his new role at St John’s College, Cambridge. Mother Carol outlined the arrangements that were being put in place for pastoral support and holiday cover, with assistance from other local clergy, whilst we are without a Curate.
Inigo Woolf provided an update on the financial position, reporting that taking into account a refund from our gas supplier and a slight increase in amounts received from Sunday collections, he did not expect to have to transfer funds from designated reserves at this stage. It was hoped that there would be a positive response to the stewardship campaign to be launched in October, to provide a sound financial foundation for our future plans.
Inigo also commented that we had been fortunate to have legacy funds that covered the cost of the major work on the choir vestry roof, which had been completed within the agreed budget. The PCC thanked Inigo and Martin, in particular, for the work that they had done on this project.
The PCC approved a proposal for the main church clock to be repaired and fitted with a new radio-controlled regulator, which we hope will ensure it is accurate in future. The work (funded by a donation) is expected to be done in November.
Our Safeguarding Officer, James Poletyllo, gave us an update on changes to the Diocesan safeguarding “dashboard”, which sets training and other objectives for parishes to enable us to provide a safe setting for all our activities involving children and vulnerable people.
The PCC’s next scheduled meeting will be on Monday 11 November 2024.
NICK WALSER (PCC Secretary)