Pastoral

Worship, caring for people, safe church, child protection, visiting group

·         Group Meeting. To be held the following week.

Communications

Keeping everyone informed: Magazine, website, newsletter, publicity

·              Parish Magazine. Details of baptisms, funerals etc had been missing from recent issues. This would be rectified for future editions.

Existing groups

Events, Flower people,  Wildlife Group, Bell ringers, Monday Group

·              Flower Festival. A review meeting had been held and the festival was regarded as a success and was expected to have raised some money. Helen Richards had been in discussion with North Notts College about the possibility of arranging a flower arranging course to be held in the church. The PCC had no objections to this and agreed that a charge of £15 per session would be appropriate.

Any other Business

·              Traidcraft. Joan Henderson reported that the present supplier of Fairtrade goods intended to cease operating from August. Kenny Newstead agreed to establish whether his wife Hazel would be interested in taking over the supply side of the operation.

·              Christian Aid. A total of £3562 had been collected from envelopes. The collection from the service at St Joseph’s had raised £220.90 and the collection at Morrisons had raised £163.60.

Business

Buildings; finance; staffing, other PCC responsibilities,

• Graveyard. Members inspected proposed sites for the few remaining burial plots, and an additional area for ashes in the graveyard. Some members expressed concerns in regard to the suitability of potential grave sites because of the history of subsidence in that area. The PCC also considered a faculty application to reserve a burial plot from a local resident, Mr Bromley.

Motion This PCC disagrees with the principle of reserving burial plots in Ordsall churchyard.

Proposed Peter Thomas, seconded Helen Richards. Unanimous.

Barbara Burrows agreed to contact Mr Bromley to inform him that his application was unsuccessful.

Motion This PCC accepts the advice of the Archdeacon to begin the process of closing the churchyard for burials.

Proposed Olwen Kerswill, seconded Carole Robinson. Unanimous.

Barbara Burrows would contact the Archdeacon to clarify the procedures for closure.

·         Parish profile. Further copies of the latest draft were circulated and discussed and various amendments were agreed.

·         Rectory. A final decision from the Diocese was still awaited but it was not anticipated that it would be available for the parish office in future. It was agreed that the Business Group would examine the feasibility of providing a secure office in the Clergy Vestry.

·         Archdeacon’s follow up visit. It was hoped that further information would be available in regard to formal links with the Elkesley group of parishes etc.

·         Carpets and Chairs.

Motion This PCC endorses the application for a faculty to;

 (a) have new carpets fitted in the church in accordance with the quotation for £5274.02 from Bingham Carpets, Retford and the sample to be provided of Redwood Crown Twist.

and (b) to purchase a total of 40 chairs and 3 chair trolleys in accordance with the quotation for £1554.20 from Sherwood Industries, Rainworth, Notts. Upholstery for the chairs as per the fabric sample to be provided of Tarragon.

Proposed John Plumtree, seconded Helen Richards. Unanimous.

·         Handbells. It was agreed that these could be kept in a locked container in a secure cupboard in the Choir Vestry.

·         Heating. Referred to the Business Group to progress further.

·         Church Hall. This would be dealt with as the sole item of business at the PCC meeting in September.

·         St Alban’s Hall It was likely to take a little longer before formalising the sale commences. John Plumtree had established through Shuldham Calverley that the hall occupied about 39% of the total plot and there would need to be discussion and negotiation with the Diocese estates office about what the PCC could expect to receive as a share of the total sale price of the church and hall. It was recommended that when further details emerged a special meeting of the PCC be arranged to deal with the matter. (NB In view of this item and the volume of other pressing business to be dealt with an additional meeting of the PCC will be held on Thursday August 7th)

·         Roof stonework. The recommendations of the Standing Committee and architect were agreed that a full repair job be arranged for 2012 and that no wedding bookings be taken for that year.

·         Re-painting. Quoted costs will need to be revised upward because of a requirement to use higher quality paint but this would last longer.

·         Notice Boards. It was agreed that Richard Sendall would re-start the work on this item.