Summary of PCC meeting held on Monday 17^th March  2025 

Matters Arising

·      The church windows will be completed this week.

·      Agreed to shorten two surplus long pew cushions for short pews 

Finance  Accounts for 2024 approved for persentation to APCM.  Need to raise more from grants this year as well as maximise income.  Everyone had to fill in forms as trustees as we move our Bank Accout. 

Electoral Roll There are 94 people on the roll: 31 men and 63 women 

PCC Report approved for preentation at the APCM 

Authorised Lay Ministry

Helen Swann and Nigel Coates are training and we agreed to support Helen on the Pastoral module and Nigel on Worship & Teaching. 

Safeguarding

Safeguarding dashboard is 97% complete. We approved the Parish Safeguarding Policy for presentation to APCM.  Action Plan & Policy for Employment of Ex-offenders to be reviewed at next RCG meeting. We have helped people with Basic & Foundation  Training.   We approved Church and non-Church activities held in the hall. Dorothy Frankland is retiring from being PSO and Helen Swann will assume the role. 

Eco-Church:

The extra information required by ARocha to support our application for a Gold Award has been collected and sent in. In 2024 we had net emissions of carbon dioxide of 2.8 tonnes and Dr. Robson agreed to pay Climate Stewards £25 per tonne to off-set these emissions. 

Vision Planning:

The Vicar reiterated his desire to plan for the future, hopefully to involve more younger people to take over from many of the current volunteers who belong to the older generation. It is important to have concrete plans when it comes to grant applications. 

Future dates:

22^nd March      Earth Hour 8.30 – 9.30pm (reminder in bulletin)

25^th March       Lady Day Eucharist at 6.30pm

6^th April            Annual Parochial Church Meeting

26^th April          MU Coffee Morning and Gardening Day

11^th May          Christian Aid Big Breakfast

17^th May          Afternoon Tea fundraiser

29^th May          Deanery Ascension Day Service at St Francis church

29^th May – 8^th June   Deanery Mission Week

31^st May           Deanery Pilgrimage – a walk around all ten churches!

5^th July             Summer Fair

14^th September       Harvest Festival

22^nd September – 5^th October Fairtrade Fortnight

3^rd October      Transitus Service

4^th October      St Francis Day Eucharist 12pm Ceilidh 6pm onwards

5^th October      Feast of Dedication

12^th October    Stewardship Sunday 

Next meeting: April 6^th after the APCM