Parochial Church Council
PCC Committee
David Barlow (Chairman)
Tim Adams (Secretary)
Robbie Maitland (Church Warden)
Margaret Hughes (Church Warden)
Alec Baldwin
Arthur Christian
George Clowes
Patricia Collins
Clare Duffield
William Kinnear
Mike Kitching
Antony Littleton
Nigel Plowright
Sylvia Pointer-Smith
Judith Royle
Humphrey Spaight
Minutes
Minutes of a meeting of All Saints Hannington PCC held at
Manor Farm on Tuesday 22nd July 2008 at 2000 hrs
Present: David Barlow, Robbie Maitland, Clare Duffield, Humphrey Spaight, Margaret Hughes, Alec Baldwin, William Kinnear, Nigel Plowright, Mike Kitching, Patricia Collins, George Clowes, Tim Adams
1. Opening Prayer
2. Apologies: Anthony Littleton, Sylvia Poynter-Smith, Arthur Christian
3. Welcome: David Barlow
4. Welcome: Nigel Plowright, Patricia Collins
5. Welcome leaflet. All to feedback to Robbie Maitland on content. For distribution: 1st new copy to go out with Parish Magazine; then personal distribution to new people by PCC members. Areas split up: GC for North Oakley, White Lane, TA for Ibworth, CD for Feemantle Farm. Hannington spilt between other PCC members. Please let David know of any new people in the Parish.
6. Lessons. David to feedback to Ray on rules for lessons. MK suggested we should have a list of all involved on a Sunday: lay reader, organist, lesson reader. RM to investigate.
7. Walks. Rogation walk to be held in the spring, with no further ‘harvest’ walk to be arranged.
8. Harvest Festival. Date will be 5th October. Plan was for a lunch this year with the service at 1100. Families to be encouraged to attend. David to confirm service timings with Wolverton. MH to coordinate lunch, with support from CD and PC. MH will arrange posters, parish magazine, email.
9. Christmas Services. The priority is to be a family orientated service at 0930 on Christmas Day, with communion. CD to ask W. Shipton about supporting organ playing. Benefice service to be held on 28th Dec.
10. Family services. The aim is to hold one family service each month somewhere in the Benefice. This was supported by the PCC and David will consult other PCC’s.
11. Wolverton Rectory Parish Room. A table is required. GC to investigate as he may have a suitable table. WK to ask for an email to be sent round to ask if anyone has a 7 foot table.
12. Representation.
· Deanery Synod. GC attends Deanery Finance meetings. Mary Brown to act as representative on Synod.
· Benefice Committee. For the moment benefice consultation will be kept to church wardens.
13. Maintenance – shingles on church spire. These are generally in good order. We should undertake required repairs in the next few years, but not this year.
14. Report: Friends of All Saints. DB keen to encourage similar schemes in other parishes, as it provides sense of ownership and support to the church from non-church goers. GC to investigate a life membership fee. Friends will consider supporting projects that the PCC suggest. Only 3 members of PCC are Friends, GC encouraged others to join.
15. Treasurer’s Report. Finances in good order. Another £500 gift aid required. Decision taken to raise organist fee to £25 per visit. AB to communicate to organists.
16. Matters Arising.
· Update on Bells project. Faculty application is in progress with no problems foreseen. The aim is to start work in November. An informal sub-committee has been formed to guide the project, but the architect will run the project. Project cost is £61,000. Current shortfall is c.£16,000, but some grants are outstanding. We will have c. 70% grant funding. The final shortfall to come from the School House fund as previously agreed by the PCC. Parish volunteers for bell ringing to start building experience from the autumn. GC has names and will follow up with a plan.
· Parish Share. Meeting in October at Deanery. DB will investigate on progress.
· Churchyard autumn tidy. Waste from grave digging to be redistributed to ‘holes’ in the village area. Current pile under the yew tree to be moved during autumn tidy. WK will contact Tim May nearer the time to borrow a trailer. Autumn Tidy to be Saturday 8th November
17. AOB.
· It was agreed that Judith Royle should be invited to join the PCC. GC will invite Judith.
18. Next meeting. Tuesday 21st October 2000 hrs. Location at Wolverton Rectory, tbc.
Minutes of a meeting of All Saints Hannington PCC held at
Manor Farm on Tuesday 21st October 2008 at 2000 hrs
Present: David Barlow, Robbie Maitland, Clare Duffield, Humphrey Spaight, Margaret Hughes, Alec Baldwin, William Kinnear, Nigel Plowright, Mike Kitching, Patricia Collins, George Clowes, Tim Adams, Sylvia Poynter-Smith, Arthur Christian, Judith Royle
1. Opening Prayer
2. Apologies. Anthony Littleton,
3. Minutes of the last meeting. These were approved. Proposed: RM, seconded: MH. Several follow-up points arising were discussed:
· RM had prepared a list of all involved in Sunday services, but still needed lesson reading rota.
· Rogation service for 2009 could be 17th May (tbc).
· There had been a very successful Harvest Festival service and lunch and it was agreed that it should be a lunch again next year.
· A table had been provided for the Rectory parish room and thanks were recorded to the Finlayson’s for providing this.
4. Matter Arising:
4.1 Welcome leaflet. All to feedback to RM on content. To be discussed at next meeting.
4.2 Bells update. Faculty had been received. 80% of the funding was from grants, 10% from private donations, leaving the balance to come from the School House Fund. A site visit with the Bell engineer and architect would take place on 11th November, with the target to start work in the New Year and finish by the summer.
4.3 Autumn Churchyard Tidy. This will be on Saturday 8th November at 1000hrs.
4.4 Christmas Services.
· The carol service with the Hannington Band would be on 14th December.
· Christmas Day service would be at 0930, to include Holy Communion.
· There would be a children’s service with carol singing around the village green, either on 20th or 23rd December. CD to confirm date and time.
5. Finance Report. GC reported the finances as satisfactory. There was still money remaining from Sylvia Thorne’s collection and from the Ben Sainsbury fund (for the churchyard). There was agreement to AB’s proposal to buy 6 new organ music books. Other ideas were welcomed.
6. Report: Friends of All Saints. The Friends had £3460 of funds but no live projects. AB suggested a new carol publication for Christmas and was asked to investigate the options and consult with GC. It was proposed that there should be new protective covering for the Whistler windows. The Churchwardens were requested to investigate and follow up with GC.
7. AOB.
· The Churchwardens were requested to look at bush trimming in the churchyard to clear th view of the floodlit church.
· It was agreed that MH should buy a new hoover.
· JR and SP-S would follow up with some suggestions for dates for choirs to sing at services.
· WK would source a Christmas tree for the church.
· NP offered to host a drinks/mince pie event and it was agreed this could be in conjunction with the children’s carol singing service.
· SP-S asked everyone to follow up with filled smartie tubes.
· PC to join the church welcoming rota.
· DB to follow up on organising Lenten talks.
8. Date of Next Meeting. This would be at 2000hrs, Tuesday 24th February 2009, at NP’s house (tbc).