PCC Meeting - May 2009


Highlights from the PCC meeting held on 21st May 2009

Matters arising not already on the agenda

  1. Lent and Holy Week : Review:- There was a positive response to Lent courses and services. Society of Friends did not join Good Friday Walk regarding all days as equally special.
  2. Sound system Joe has installed new radio mikes at St Anne's & St Leonard's. Pulpit mike at St Anne's has also been replaced. Joe suggested that system at St Leonard's needs attention: agreed that he liaises with Michael Foster.

Re-ordering St Anne's

  • Day Out to London
    Feedback invited: positive response. Purpose reiterated: to see how 2 very different churches have been reordered. Photos and comments available in St Anne's Narthex.
  • Parish weekend
    Details confirmed: 25th-27th September. Harvest Evensong at St Leonard's to be held 6.30pm, 27th September. Harvest at St Anne's on Sunday 4th October to tie in with Flower Festival.

    • Retreat in Daily Life
    The previous retreat 18 months ago had been very successful. This will be offered again 13th-19th September. Daily meeting with prayer companions will be at St Anne's or the Baptist Church.

    Bishop's Certificate
    This 30 week course will will be offered this autumn. It will explore worship, scripture and history and seek to relate Christian faith to life. Preliminary meeting will be held soon.

    Wribbenhall and Bewdley in 2010
    Position will be clarified in the next Network. Hazel is due to retire in 2010 after which Wribbenhall will share the same parish priest as Bewdley, Ribbesford and Button Oak. This will necessitate a careful review to adjust parish life in the churches to the reality of having a single parish priest.

    Authorised Lay Ministry Scheme
    Information was shared about the new Authorised Lay Ministry programme to be offered in the Diocese. The ALM training will consist of a 1 year course with common and specialist modules (Pastoral Assistant, Evangelist, Worship Leader, Children and Youth Worker, Administrator). This will not invalidate the contributions already being made in worship, preaching etc. There will for example be a need in future for more people to lead funerals.

    Co-option onto PCC
    Keith will liaise further with Brian Wood to clarify his position. It was proposed that Paul Warnett be co-opted onto the PCC to assist work with Wribbenhall. He has experience at St Anne's, good links with Wribbenhall and appropriate management experience. Approved.

    Charitable Status of PCC
    Michael explained that we are now a charity and need to register as such by September 2009. He has started the process of registration online. Each member of the PCC has to be registered as a trustee.

    Any other business

    1. Statement from Anglican Bishops in the West Midlands. This will be reproduced in Network. The letter encourages us to vote in forthcoming elections and deplores any political platform which seeks to destabilize communities through the use of misinformation, scare stories and inflammatory rhetoric.

    Date of Next PCC meeting : Thursday 9th July 2009, 7.30pm at the home of Susan Price.