Held on 19/01/2009 at 7:30 p.m. at 9, Barnett’s Well, Draycott.
2. Attendance,
apologies and welcome
3. Minutes
of previous meeting
8 a. Friends
of Somerset Churches & Chapels
Richard
opened the meeting with a prayer. Tricia Heckbert took the chair.
Present David Cheetham Richard Dingley Sylvia
Dingley Chris Green Tricia
Heckbert Colette Jeff Tricia Lumley Barry
Rose |
DC
RD SD CG TH CJ
TL BR |
Apologies Thea
Oliver Stanley Price |
TO SP |
Minutes of the 09/12/2008
meeting were agreed as accurate with minor corrections.
Previous to meeting of 09/12/08
8 c (Receipts
for English Heritage). This has all been done- WCT has been paid, English
Heritage have the final receipt.
Meeting of 09/12/08
6 a (Thank-you
presents) These had all been delivered as agreed. Stanley had accepted RD’s
offer of a time-share let. A card from Susanna Walker thanking us was
circulated.
6 b (Christmas
lights). These had been put up in time- our thanks to Nikki Devitt and Richard
Oliver.
7 b (Easter
celebrant) Hilary Thomas from Cheddar has agreed to come to us again.
(items received and added to agenda- 6e, 8b)
Thanks to DC and RD for
clearing up the plaster fall. We hope that this will be the last.
NB. Water seems to be coming through the roof- this was probably what brought
the plaster down.
ACTION: RD to write to insurers- but
we don’t want to action the repairs just yet, this should be part of our wider
redecoration.
This had been circulated previously; DC asked for comments.
The PCC approved the statement.
There is a child protection course on 11th Feb at St. Mary’s Wedmore (7-9 pm). TO will go- anyone else interested? CG would tell Nikki Devitt about it as she had expressed an interest.
Shall we invite the Lent groups to a Holy Week service, as in
previous years?
The PCC agreed- date Wednesday 8th April.
Should we revise the price? Considering this currently runs at a profit we agreed to leave it as it is (Proposed: DC; seconded, CJ; all were in favour).
We need to find a convenient
date for a social meeting with Sue Rose. Suggested: Feb 27th, Mar 6th.
We discussed some proposals for changing services – we thought a good idea was
to have a joint service at Cheddar for 5th Sundays in the month.
Also we might suggest that one of the Cheddar team should celebrate alternate
weeks at Rodney Stoke and Draycott.
NB. Installation is 22nd April at 7pm in St. Andrew’s.
Worship Group at Draycott- 19th Feb.
The family
service at on the 1st Sunday of the month was discussed. It had been
a good experiment but failed to bring in a wider age range- perhaps it is time
we tried something else? It was proposed that we use the Iona service instead
for a while. Go back to robing.
ACTION: RD to inform Stanley as it was his initiative.
NB. Next Sunday is 1st February- we have decided to do it as ‘Candlemas’.
Paving slabs around the bins
are slippery again.
ACTION: Colette & Gordon will investigate with Tricia Heckbert.
Jeyes fluid might be a good solution.
(Covered above).
The Ukrainian accordionists want to come again. We thought that we should leave it another year before inviting them back- we could not do it every year as it was a lot of effort.
Next meeting- 4th Feb. 5th Feb- ‘Godly Play’ workshop. 14th March- Marriage preparation. Pentecost- 31st May.
We had received the newsletter. They seem to be quite active in making grants.
We seem to be always cramming services in before Christmas day, then having very little for the rest of Christmastide. How about having a service after Christmas Day? Epiphany service? The meeting thought it was a good idea.
Next PCC- Monday16th Feb, 9 Barnett’s Well.
Further PCC meetings: 23rd March (Monday)
Deanery Synod at St. Peter’s on 5th March (Thursday).
APCM: 26th April.
The meeting was closed with the Grace.