Snippets from the PCC Meeting – 13th April 2021
The PCC’s meeting on 13th April was again held over Zoom. Among the items discussed were:
Worship
Now that we are able to stream services from church – and had successfully done so for two weeks – we reviewed the provision of online services. For the next few months at least there will be two sorts of provision for Sunday mornings.
On most Sundays there will be service in church at 10 am, which will normally include Holy Communion, and that service will be streamed live and available online afterwards. On those Sundays there will not be a recorded service.
On other Sundays there will be a recorded service of Worship on the Web, which will be available online and also screened in church. In church it will be followed by a service of Holy Communion, which will not normally be streamed or online.
We also considered when we might be able to hold more services, particularly on Sunday evenings.
At the moment congregational singing is not allowed in church and there are also requirements for the church to be thoroughly cleaned between services. It is not clear when those restrictions will be relaxed but it seems likely that they will continue during May, probably June and possibly for longer.
Once those restrictions are lifted it is our intention to resume holding evening services at 6.30 pm, although not necessarily every week. At that time we will also explore the possibility of resuming the 8 am Communion services on some Sundays but are less confident that we will be able to do so.
Maureen has been in discussion with other local clergy and has made some arrangements on our behalf for cover for services during the interregnum.
Verger
Alison has decided to stand down as verger so we are now looking for someone (or a team) to take on those duties. We are grateful for all that Alison has done as verger for the last seven and a half years.
Holiday Club
This year’s Holiday Club, which was due to be held in August, has been cancelled. The PCC has made that decision now as there is significant uncertainty as to the restrictions which might be in place then. The amount of planning needed and the number of people who would be involved means that it would not be possible to leave a decision until nearer the time.
Reader
Ken Scott is retiring as a Reader; his current Permission to Officiate expires at the end of April. He will continue to take some services (as any lay person can) but will no longer be able to do those things such as taking funerals which only Readers and clergy can do. He will be leading the Family Service on the first Sunday in May when we will get a chance to thank him for his service as a Reader over the years.