Held on 05/12/2007 at 7:30 p.m. at Lotus House, The Street, Draycott.
2. Attendance, apologies and welcome
3. Minutes of previous meeting
6 b Security measures proposed by EI
6 d Service(s) on Mothering Sunday.
6 e Baptism: seating arrangements.
Richard
opened the meeting with a prayer. Tricia Heckbert took the chair.
|
Present Richard
Dingley Sylvia Dingley Chris Green Tricia Heckbert Stanley Price Thea Oliver |
RD
SD CG TH SP
TO |
Apologies David Cheetham Colette Jeff Tricia Lumley |
DC
CJ
TL |
Minutes of the 15/10/2007
meeting had previously been agreed at the brief meeting of 26/11/2007. A
summary of the last meeting was prepared for the current meeting.
(dealt
with in on 26/11/2007)
(Several items were added).
Note- these were mostly the items deferred from the meeting of 26/11/07
Ecclesiastical insurance had
written recommending the use of ‘smart water’ to mark church valuables. They
had also sent a sample, and a warning notice.
ACTION- The notice should go up as soon as possible. The Treasurer,
Church Warden and Secretary to get together in January and decide what to do
with the other materials sent.
SP had some news for us- Vivian Davies seems in favour of the font going to a museum and thinks we will be successful in raising the money that way.
The Victorian Society are
likely to challenge the Chancellor’s ruling in the Court of Arches.
ACTION- Nothing for us to do at the moment.
We were in favour of a joint service at Rodney Stoke for Mothering Sunday, but they had decided that it would be a non-Eucharistic service. If we joined with them, there would be no Holy Communion in the Benefice that Sunday. For this reason, we decided that we should have our own separate service at Draycott.
ACTION- CG to write to Ann Percival.
There was a proposal that we should turn the seats to face the font. If it is a communion service, this would complicate matters as the altar would also need to be moved. The PCC had no objection in principle, but would advise the congregation if we decided on this at a baptism in the future.
ACTION- Wait until the next baptism to decide.
Richard reported that we should be paying £36 to the diocese on his behalf, for readership support. RD promised to pass on the ‘reader’s notes’ to the readership trainees.
ACTION- We agreed to pay the subscription.
We
approved of the new Advent Hymn.
- A chain and padlock have been bought for the boiler house gate and will be attached shortly.
- Should we have the light at the front gate to the church wired up? We agreed that we should (RD to action).
- We had a bill from Kingsway for replacing a bulb in the chancel for £47. We agreed that this should not be paid without protest, as it had only just been installed.
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Repairs were carried out on the heating controller and the
bill was £75.75. However it is still not working properly, as it is not coming
on at the right times.
ACTION: RD will investigate.
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Pollarding: RD read out his draft reply to Mendip District
Council. We agreed.
ACTION: RD to send his letter.
(DC not present)
- The Rock & Roll evening raised £316.
- The PTA event on Saturday raised about £100.
-
Celtic Harp Concert – harpist is Carol Arblaster. They supply
a promotional CD and/ or DVD.
ACTION: We suggested 1st March. SP to contact them.
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Easyfundraising.org.uk is a system which raises money for the
church from Internet purchases. SP has already subscribed on our behalf.
ACTION: we should use the site. CG to publicise in the next Newsletter.
We had received minutes of the meeting on the 21st November.
23rd Feb- there will be a Bring and Share supper at Biddisham Village Hall, 7 – 10 pm.
This is an event organised in the Cheddar valley for the 15th June at Kings of Wessex (10 – 4). It will consist of music, drama, talk, workshop and other activities.
We are being asked for a contribution. The most appropriate might be to undertake to provide something- for example, ice creams?
The Baptist minister Paul Spanning is in charge. The next meeting of the organisers is on 6th Feb.
ACTION: CG to contact Paul Spanning with an expression of interest from St. Peter’s.
We had received a report from Steve Percival, which was read out by CG. Further to this TO said that the school had since received a good SLAS report. There had also been a very successful joint PTA event with St. Peter’s.
The Herbert Trust exists to help improve techniques of reading and voice in lay participants in services through training sessions. Parishes pay travel expenses only. We have used them in the past with good results (Elspeth Richards- last time she came from Axbridge). The meeting agreed to ask them again, as the last session was some time ago.
ACTION: RD will contact them. If it is feasible we shall fix a date and encourage everyone to attend.
RD provided a list of the headings we should use to help us cover all that is required.
ACTION: at next meeting we shall discuss the next steps to completing the profile, including a working party to put it together.
Nikki Devitt had raised concern about our lack of licensing for reproduction of copyrighted words and music for congregational singing.
ACTION: CG to ask Nikki to find out more for us (costs?)
and report back.
Next PCC meeting- 21st January, in the church.
TO is away between 8th February and 9 March.
The meeting was closed with the Grace.