Held on 27/02/2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the church.
3. Minutes of previous meeting
7 b. LMG: clergy & readers meeting
8 b. Bishop’s palace stewards.
Stanley
opened the meeting with a prayer and Thea took the chair.
|
Present John
Cartwright Wendy Cartwright Gillian
Crease Richard
Dingley Sylvia
Dingley Chris Green |
JC
WC GC RD SD
CG |
Colette
Jeff Thea
Oliver Stanley
Price Victor
Skinner Lorne Talbot Apologies Tricia
Heckbert |
CJ TO
SP VS LT TH |
Minutes
of 17/01/2006 meeting were agreed as accurate, subject to minor corrections.
(not covered in Agenda)
from minutes previous to 17/01/06
7 e. (German War Graves Commission). Jonathan Cox
has been ill.
ACTION: JC to try again later
from minutes of 17/01/06
5 b. (Invitation to LMG for Stanley’s relicensing).
RD has done this.
5 c. (Bins) TO has contacted MDC, and everything can
go into the green bin, in spite of the segregated rubbish policy
7 a i. (Candlemass). Done
ii
(Simple Eucharistic liturgy) To be discussed at Worship Group on 13th
March.
iii
(Iona service) Done- very successful.
8 b (Music in church) RD suggested that we might
gather before church in informal choir practice, perhaps to supplement other
practice.
8 d (Magazine) RD thinks that the rural dean and
archdeacon should get their copies, and we should probably send to some others
in the LMG- NB. Cheddar, Axbridge, Crook Peak all produce their own; we should
swap details with them.
ACTION: RD will supply a list of extra people to be
circulated (to Heather?). CG will get in touch with Alan to explore the
exchange idea.
8 e ii (Baptismal roll). Not located yet.
The list produced by CG was agreed by all.
SP has had an excellent response to his queries- 57 people have expressed interest. There may be 9 different meetings during the week (3 in Draycott, 4 in Cheddar, 1 in Lower Wear, 1 in Crook Peak). We have bought 50 books- leaders will be given some to distribute within their localities (Stanley to prepare packs & deliver them to leaders).
We have heard from a
prospective purchaser for the font. Stanley asked him to write informing us
officially. A preliminary process is needed- English Heritage and others need
to be approached before we go ahead with an application for a faculty. A
replica font could be provided, although it does not have to be identical in shape
or size.
ACTION: SP will write to appropriate
bodies when we have heard back from our purchaser. In the meantime postpone the
meeting that was suggested for the 27th March.
It is proving temperamental.
ACTION: RD will get rid of it in the
most convenient fashion.
This is an event in Wells when
the Archbishop of Canterbury will be in attendance, and all clergy will be
involved. There are three invitations for lay members of the congregation of
St. Peter’s and Rodney Stoke. How do we distribute them?
ACTION: Will put names of those
interested in a box and have a draw.
We are required to issue a
temporary event notification (TEN) to the local council when the sale of
alcohol is involved. The Maundy Thursday service will fall into this category
as we are selling tickets that include the price of alcohol.
ACTION: CG to get details and make
application.
i. Preaching at Draycott: SP is applying for a bishop’s license to allow Thea and Chris to ‘address the congregation’ (i.e. preach) occasionally. Gordon Jeff is getting permission to officiate. When SP is re-licensed, the others will be acknowledged. We have drawn up a preaching programme until July.
ii. Mothering Sunday. Clergy from the LMG will attend. The service will start at 6:30 and will be non-Eucharistic. Further details to be worked out by RD and SP.
iii. Holy Week: a second letter has been sent to those previously interested in the Maundy Thursday event. Tickets have been printed, and will be sold at £5- to include the cost of food and wine. We need hosts to spread themselves around. We should be able to seat up to 60, and the home team will serve it.
iv. Good Friday: RD has 2 cassettes of music if this would be of use. Ian has not yet confirmed his availability. Nikki is organising this service.
v. Baptism service: SP is not happy with the combination with Eucharist. There will be a baptism on the fourth Sunday at Rodney Stoke next month, and the couple want to get involved. This may be a good opportunity to revisit the liturgy.
vi. Robin Lodge (on diocesan liturgical group) will be in an open meeting on Thursday 8th June, where we will discuss baptism policy (7:30 at St. Leonard’s).
(see separate minutes). Every church is to have a parish representative. The next meeting will be on Wednesday 3rd May, from 12:30 – 2:00. ‘Pulpit exchange’ Sunday 5th Nov.
i.
The bells are still unserviceable, but new wires are in place.
The mountings are being recast. VS discovered that for an extra £250 we could
get extra clappers, ropes and other fixtures and fittings to complete the job
when the decoration was finished, so he went ahead with this. The whole job is
due to be finished mid-March. Currently work is the roof over the organ. The
ridge is still to be done.
ACTION: the meeting endorsed VS’s
decision retrospectively.
ii.
Re-ordering: alternative schemes need to be discussed.
ACTION: Wardens and SP to organise
special purpose meeting.
iii.
Re-wiring will need to be carried out sometime. Lighting needs
sorting out.
ACTION: incorporate re-wiring into
the next stage. Ask Carl to replace the existing spot lights when he removes
the temporary ones.
iv. The blocked drain needs replacement.
The roof
fund has nearly gone. To pay further roof bills we will need to use any sources
we have. We still have VAT to come back.
VS wants to
get another instalment from English Heritage. For this we shall need a
certificate of completion, detailing the amount needed to finish the job.
ACTION: Needs to be supplied by the
architect.
Wendy and John warned us of their impending departure (at the next APCM). John said that he would nevertheless send off for our next tax refund in the new financial year.
The meeting thanked both Wendy and John.
A further tranche of £2000 was applied for, received and spent since our last meeting.
Victor and Rita are planning another bookstall in April/May.
The meeting thanked Victor once again for all his hard work.
This now has members (Colette Jeff, Tricia Heckbert, Owen Spencer).
A document to show us the way forward- NB. recruitment of additional preachers provided for. We are ahead of the game! Can be downloaded from the diocesan website.
Coordinated by Denny Johnson. Anyone who wants to join the ranks please contact VS.
Society of Martha and Mary- introductory/ foundation course. Colette commended it to us- details will be at the back of the church.
8 d. Rotas
Sylvia gave us notice that she
will resign from doing rotas after doing May’s.
ACTION: TO to announce in church to
see if anyone else willing to do this.
The meeting thanked Sylvia for all her work over the years.
i. RD has remembered that a head count was required. This can be estimated.
ii. TO reported on a rock communion held at Mark- & is thinking of asking them here.
APCM- Sunday 2nd April. 6pm. Service, followed by meeting at 6:30.
Next PCC meeting: Tuesday 2nd May at 7:30 in the church.