Snippets from the PCC Meeting – 19th November 2024
The PCC met in church on November 19 and among the matters discussed were:
Wedding and funeral fees
Most fees for weddings and funerals are set by the Church of England nationally. The new fees from January 1 have been published and, as would be expected, have been increased to take account of inflation. The PCC fixes fees for optional extras such as organist, choir and bellringers and those have also been increased to take account of inflation.
The full table of fees is on the church website and church porch notice board.
Mission and Charitable Giving
Each year the PCC makes charitable donations equal to 10 per cent of its income from voluntary giving and most of those are decided towards the end of the year.
- Cancer Research – £200
- Compton Care Group Ltd – £300
- Acorns Children’s Hospice – £300
- Christian Aid – £300
- Embrace the Middle East – £300
- Good Shepherd Ministry – £350
- OMF International (Overseas Missionary Fellowship) – £250
- St Chad’s School – £350
- The Haven – £350
- The Well – £350
- World Vision – £200
- Salvation Army – £200
- Save the Children – £200
- Dementia UK – £200
- Midlands Air Ambulance Charity – £150
- RNLI (The Royal National Lifeboat Institution) – £100
- Staffordshire Historic Churches – £150
- The Bible Society – £100
- UNICEF Ukraine Appeal – £400
- Alzheimer’s Society – £200
- USPG (United Society Partners in the Gospel) – £200
- TOTAL – £5,150
In addition to those donations there are also occasions and services at which there is a collection for a specific charity. Those include:
Rogation Sunday at Patshull – Churches Conservation Trust
Harvest Supper – Farming Community Network
Remembrance Sunday – Royal British Legion
Christingle – The Children’s Society
Safeguarding
St Chad’s Church is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults from harm and 28 members of the church have completed safeguarding training which is a positive contribution to sharing awareness and understanding.
We have again reviewed the safeguarding policy. It is still applicable and has therefore been approved again without alteration. The policy is displayed in church and is on the website.
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.