Snippets from the PCC Meeting – 20th October 2024
The PCC met in church on October 15 and among the matters discussed were:
Dementia awareness session and senior responders
The dementia awareness session had taken place a few days before the meeting and the senior responders first aid session was due to take place a few weeks later.
Both of these were successful and were attended by members of the local community. They built on the success of the young responders first aid session for young people which took place in February.
The PCC is pleased that the church has been able to support the local community by providing the funding for these initiatives and hopes to be able to continue to do so.
Remembrance Sunday
Planning for the usual Remembrance Sunday service was discussed and it was decided that the cash collection at that service would, as usual, be given to the Royal British Legion.
Christmas services
As we do not have a vicar at the moment we depend on retired are other local clergy to cover Communion services. This is a particular challenge at times like Christmas when there are more services for which we need cover – but they are needed for more services in their own parish.
It has been particularly difficult this year because there are even more churches locally in interregnum at the moment but using their powers of persuasion the churchwardens have been able to arrange for all of the usual services to take place.
It has been necessary , however, to change the time of the service on Christmas morning to 11 am instead of the usual 1 Oam as the Rev Mary Thomas, who is taking that service, has a service at Donnington at 9.30.
The Christmas card which includes details of services throughout December is being delivered to all homes in the parish at about the same time as this magazine is published. There was a competition in St Chad’s First School to design the cover and the winning painting is on the front of the card
Magazine subscription secretary
There was a volunteer to take over as magazine subscription secretary following the appeal in the October magazine. Vicky Smith has been appointed and is in the process of taking over from Ian Darby.
The PCC is grateful to Vicky for agreeing to take on this role and to Ian for his work over the last few years.
PCC members
The members of the PCC are:
Philip Sims (Chairman), Tony Ainsworth, Iain Coleman, Milly Colin-Stokes, Geoffrey Dann, Henry Ibberson, Clive Pendrell, Alan Smith, Dorothy Steel, Graham Tritton and Tracey Williams.