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Minutes
of Little Malvern Priory Parochial Church Council Annual Meeting 24th April 2009 Item 1:
Present:
See list of attendees at the Easter Vestry Meeting
Apologies: As for the Easter
Vestry Meeting Item 2
Last sentence of item 5 substitute “thanked” for “thankd”. With
this ammendment the minutes of the Annual Meeting held on 23rd April 2008 were
taken as an accurate record. Item
3 Matters arising: There were no matters arising. Item
4 Copies of the
Churchwardens’ Report had been distributed. This covered issues relating to
church fabric. Item
5 Annual Report & Financial Statement (Copies of these had been distributed.) The Treasurer
reported a satisfactory year -
income for the year 2008 was lower than that received in 2007. Income
generation was considered efficient due to the extensive use of envelopes
whereby the basic rate of tax could be reclaimed. Once again generous donations
from the Friends of Little Malvern Priory and from the Hawthorne Trust were
gratefully acknowledged. The treasurer
thanked Sir Nigel Nicholls for his suport in checking the accounts and Dorothy
Devlin for her contribution in formally certifying them.
He concluded
by stating that he was prepared to continue as Treasurer for one more year.
Canon Knowles thanked Bernard Pierce for his work and Sir Nigel Nicholls for co-ordinating
the Annual Report. It was
proposed by Clover Webb and seconded by Sue Johnson that the Annual Report and
Accounts should be accepted. This
was agreed unanimously. Item
6 Report on the Electoral Roll Ramon Wyre
noted that of the 111 persons appearing on the electoral roll for 2009 105 were
not resident within the parish of Little Malvern. During the year the names of
five persons were withdrawn and an additional ten fresh names added to last
years electoral roll. Item
7 Report from the Chaplain
The main points are provided in the Annual Report for 2008. In addition: Two weddings; John & Joanne England Uri & Sarah Alassov One baptism; Toby Maskell One funeral; Barry Henderson As part of our support for the Chaplain for Agriculture & Rural Life we organised and ran the refreshments for the Church Tent at the 3 Counties Show. That took quite a lot of effort. You also made a very special occasion of celebrating my 25 years of priesthood. Thank you. Your thoughtfulness over that meant a great deal to me. Under Section 7 General of the Annual Report there is a note of thanks for all the work that is carried out by various people. So much is done by so many that it was almost impossible to list everything and hence the “thanks to those who help in so many other ways”. On your behalf I would like to say a special “Thank you” to Valerie, my wife. Without her support it would not be possible for me to do what I do to the extent that I do it. Her support comes in two forms; one is an arm around the shoulders and the other is a timely and well-placed boot. “Thank you Valerie. I’m sorry you have needed to replace your boots so often”. Item
8 Report on the Deanery Synod Copies of the
report prepared by George Bryden had been distributed.
Canon Knowles thanked him for representing the church in the deanery. Item
9 Report on Churches Together in Malvern
Roger Johnson
said he saw the organisation as a useful conduit for information to pass
betweeen churches and will arrange for items to be passed to our webmaster for
use on the LMP website. With
the support of Churches Together in Malvern, this year’s Music X Festival will
take place in the Priory Park in the afternoon of Saturday 20th June. It was noted that there was a shortage of male singers for this event.Canon
Knowles thanked him and Jenny Pierce for their work. Item
10 Report on the Friends of Little Malvern Priory Canon Knowles
said that the Friends have given a great deal of support over the past year,
which has had a considerable effect on the life of the church.
A more detailed report will be given at the Friends’ AGM on 19th May.
The AGM will be followed by a talk on the history of Little Malvern Priory by Dr
A Burge and Sir Nigel Nicholls on the origins and purpose of the hatchments
mounted on the walls within the church. The Tosello window was now installed and
a date for its dedication was to be confirmed. Canon Eric Knowles expressed
thanks for the work undertaken by Jocelyn in overseeing this. Item
11 Report on Mission Support 11.1
Long Lartin Chaplaincy Two members of our congregation have continued to attend morning service at Long Lartin once a month. Jenny Pierce and Pam Bevan. We are grateful for their commitment and the Chaplaincy Team are very appreciative of our support in general. It would be good if others could also volunteer to join Jenny & Pam. Revd. Fritha
Middlemiss retired in June 2008. Jeffrey
Hayward, the prison chaplain, has introduced a service of praise, without Holy
Communion, on each fifth Sunday. This is to help those prisoners who are
unfamiliar with church services and may otherwise feel somewhat daunted and
uncomfortable. Jenny Pierce
outlined the kind reception which Bernard, Pam and she had received when attending services at Long Lartin. “We
were invited to stay for a further chapel service. This is for the prisoners on
the support wings. We
received a very appreciative welcome by these prisoners, as it was the first
time they had been joined by Sunday Friends, and they were keen to chat to us
afterwards over coffee. Rob, one of
the Sunday Friends, played his guitar to accompany the singing”. Jenny found the most
moving part of both services was the time given to extempore prayer. The Lenten talks by Jeffrey Hayward and the Chaplaincy Team from Long Lartin provided a valuable insight of the work undertaken by the Chaplaincy. Canon Eric Knowles
thanked Jenny, Bernard and Pam for their support to the Long Lartin Chaplaincy. 11.2
Chaplaincy for Agricultural
and Rural Life (CARL) This has now resolved into active
support for the Farm Crisis Network by Alistair and Wendy Booth. They
provide telephone support for the Farm Crisis Network. One area of concern was
the transmission of tuburculosis to cattle by badgers. The
work of the FCN was hampered by the lack of volunteers. This fact would be
broadcast in a future issue of the “Pewsletter”. CARL
had received financial support from Worcester which had enabled a trailer to be
purchased for promoting awareness of their work. 11.3
Chaplaincy of Sherrards Green We have been
in contact with the Revd Clare Griffiths during the year and we have been
exchanging magazines. The church is
very appreciative of our support. There
has been no requirement yet for any financial donation. At
Canon Eric Knowles request Alexandra Berington met with the Revd. Clare
Griffiths to discuss her work and what support LMP PCC might be able to provide.
It was noted that the sum of £1,500 previously allocated to CARL had not been
used. This was being made available to support the chaplaincy of Sherrards Green
once a suitable project was defined. To discuss priority areas for support David
Griffiths has on behalf of Revd. Griffiths, agreed to provide the PCC with a
budgeted list. There followed
a discussion on the best use of the money we have put aside for mission support.
Asked whether the current Mission Support was appropriate it was proposed
that the current provision continue. This proposal was accepted and approved
unanimously. Item
12 Election of Honorary Examiner That Dorothy
Devlin continue as honorary examiner was proposed by and seconded by . Item
13 PCC Members Three members
of the PCC were due to stand down at the end of their five year term. These were
Wendy Booth, Susan Johnson and Sir Nigel Nicholls. Nominations for the PCC had
been received from Alistair Booth, Ramon Wyre and Mike Pollard. Clover Webb
proposed that these nominations be accepted, Susan Johnson seconded the proposal
which was carried unanimously.Joan Holland proposed that the other current
members and PCC officers ie Treasurer and Secretary be elected en bloc. Wendy
Booth seconded this and it was agreed unamimously. Item
14 PCC Officers It was
proposed by Sue Johnson and seconded by Jocelyn Bailey that Bernard Pierce
continue as Treasurer, and further propoed by Bernard Pierce, seconded by
Alexandra Berington that Derek Webb continue as Secretary. This was approved unanimously by PCC members. Item
15 Election of Sidesmen There were two
vacancies as Roger Johnson and Clover Webb had said that they wished to stand
down this year. Alexandra Berington, Barbara Wyre and Peter Williams had agreed
to be proposed as sidemen. All those otherwise currently serving had agreed to
continue. That the fresh
nominations be accepted was proposed by Bernard Pierce seconded by Wendy Booth
and carried unanimously. Item
16 Election of Deanery Synod Representatives That George
Bryden and Irene Tretheway continue as the LMP representatives on the Deanery
Synod was proposed by Valerie Knowles and seconded by Bernard Pierce. This was
agreed unanimously. Canon Knowles noted that as our electoral roll exceeded 100
we were entitled to have three representatives at the Deanery Synod. George
Bryden suggested that Jocelyn Bailey might be prepared to act as the third
representative. Action EGK to approach
Jocelyn with this suggestion. Item
17 Date and time of next Easter
Vestry and Annual Parochial Meeting Tuesday, 27th
April 2010 at 7.00 p.m. in the church Item
18 Any Other Business 18.1 Canon
Knowles expressed his deep gratitude to all those in the community who
contribute in so many different ways to the life of the church. 18.2 Please note the dates when we have Choral Evensongs. They are in the Pewsletter. 18.3 We are all concerned about sharing our faith and particularly through the ministry of this church. It is not done simply by keeping the building in good repair. It is a question of keeping our spiritual life in good repair both as individuals and as a church. That is why we have the study sessions during Lent, the devotions during Holy Week and the preparation sessions in Advent. These are important opportunities for spiritual growth and I ask you to make them a priority in your diaries. If there is any specific area you would like to explore please let me know and I will bear it in mind. 18.4 The Church is again running the programme of “Back to Church” in September (27th). People lose touch with church for all sorts of reasons but would come back with an invitation. There is a session at Worcester to talk about this on 18th June. If anyone is interested and would like a lift please let me know. D B Webb 11/06/2009 |
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