Held on 16/02/2009 at 7:30 p.m. at 9, Barnett’s Well, Draycott.
2. Attendance, apologies and welcome
3. Minutes of previous meeting
6 a Social meeting with Sue Rose
Richard
opened the meeting with a prayer. Tricia Heckbert took the chair.
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Present David Cheetham Sylvia Dingley Chris Green Tricia
Heckbert Colette Jeff Thea
Oliver |
DC
SD CG TH CJ
TO |
Apologies Richard Dingley Tricia Lumley Stanley Price Barry Rose |
RD TL SP BR
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Minutes of the 19/01/2009
meeting were agreed as accurate.
Meeting of 19/01/09
6 a (plaster
fall) RD writing to insurers? SD was not sure whether he had (carry over).
7 c (paving
around bins). Not yet carried out, but in hand.
(items received and added to agenda- 7h, 8a-d)
The date for this is 27th
Feb, venue Lotus House. Partners invited.
ACTION: All to let Richard and Sylvia
know if they are coming, and what they are intending to bring (desserts,
vegetarian alternative food welcome).
Tricia Corrick has volunteered to host a group in Draycott on Tuesdays. We still need a leader. Cheddar are doing their own thing.
Following our e-mail decision, school had requested the diocese that Lorne’s foundation governorship be renewed and backdated to last September. They had not yet heard from the diocese whether this would be acceptable.
Nikki’s term as an ex officio governor (standing in for the incumbent, previously Stanley) will come to an end soon. Unfortunately this is before Sue Rose is in post. Nikki is writing to the diocese to ask what they would like to do- some kind of interim arrangement might be the best idea.
At the end of 2007 we agreed that all preaching team sermons available would be published on the website. Do we want this to continue? The PCC did.
Invitations for the
licensing have gone out to ‘VIPs’. DC asked about our financial commitment. TO
said that it is proportional to electoral rolls, and would provide exact
figures. NB. The candidates have not yet put in claims for their interview
expenses.
We cancelled the worship group this week as we cannot plan very far ahead at the moment. It has been decided that when Sue is in post we will carry on for 2 months with Cheddar covering the 2nd and 4th Sunday, Stanley the first. On the third Sunday we would find our own, as presently. NB. The 29th March will be a joint service, and we may use it to say thank-you to Stanley.
ACTION: TO to discuss with RD.
Still waiting for Font news.
The
plaster fall was probably a consequence of a ‘hidden gutter’, which tends to
get clogged. WCT have cleared it. Not sure whether they will bill us, but they
probably will.
General fund: £3,536 current, £4,511 deposit.
Refurbishment fund: £5,140 current, £3,008 deposit.
Andrew Johnson will ask for £100 expenses. This should be covered in tax back from monies already received- so should not come from church funds.
We decided that we would continue to pay £250 per month for the Parish Share, when we can afford to.
We also wanted to contribute expenses to Stanley and Eva’s holiday, as part of our thank-you to Stanley (as previously agreed). A sum of £100 was agreed on (not decided where this would come from yet).
TO and TL had produced a Lent quiz. Sheets sold at £1 each, with a prize draw.
Future ideas- open gardens with teas?
Main plans involving us- Pentecost- 31st May.
CG described his recent Readership training weekend at Ammerdown. There are 15 trainees and the weekend was lively and very thought-provoking. Focus of this year is on preaching training, and the trainees have split into groups to visit each other’s churches to carry out preaching assessments. Members of our congregation have already been recruited for the same purpose, with the help of Gordon Jeff (our mentor). Two groups will visit Draycott or Rodney Stoke during the next 3 months. This will also take Nikki and Chris away from Draycott for two Sundays each over this period. Chris & Nikki thank you for your continuing support and encouragement.
Trish Heckbert attended the training session and will become our new child protection officer. Until this is formalised, TO will continue to carry out any duties.
DC suggested that flowers made a good display against the reredos. The meeting agreed.
DC proposed a choir for Easter day, as in previous years. The PCC supported this. Choir practice dates of 26th March and 2nd April were agreed.
Nikki will get another cut, so that she can use the silver candlesticks for school assemblies without having to get them left out.
We should keep a note of which PCC members will not be in church on any Sunday.
Next PCC- 23rd March (Monday)
Deanery Synod at Church House Cheddar on 5th March (Thursday).
APCM: 26th April.
The meeting was closed with the Grace.