Held on 16/11/2010 at 8:00 p.m. in St. Peter’s Church, Draycott.
2. Attendance,
apologies and welcome
3. Minutes
from 08/09/10 & 21/10/10
Sue
opened the meeting with a prayer. Tricia Heckbert took the chair.
|
Present Christine
Butler David Cheetham Sylvia
Dingley Chris Green Tricia
Heckbert Colette
Jeff |
CB DC
SD CG TH CJ |
Tricia
Lumley Barry
Rose Sue
Rose Apologies Richard
Dingley Thea Oliver |
TL BR SR RD TO |
Both sets of minutes were agreed
as an accurate record, subject to minor changes.
13/07/10 – 6. Newsletter. SR
has talked with Alison- the Church Office can buy in bulk and transport the
paper more easily than can the Jeffs. (ACTION-
CG to check with Alison).
08/09/10 – 7. Quadron access
to churchyard. TO has not yet contacted Mendip re. access for grass cutting
(Quadron did the cutting with strimmers when they could not get access for
their mowers, obviously unsatisfactory). We will need to clear the access in the
future.
(all other actions had been
completed, and/or the date for them had passed).
6b, 6c on original agenda
were covered in Arising. An extra item was added to decision, and two items for
discussion.
i.
Damp
in corner by safe. DC has petitioned the archdeacon to allow us to clear the
drain, which is the cause of the problem. She has not yet replied. The solution
might be a new soakaway, or clean out the existing one. This has to be done
before any further work in this area can be carried out.
ii.
Porch.
This will be painted by Corbel, although we don’t have the resources for full
preparation (paint removal). We will do the best we can.
iii.
Painting
behind organ- Corbel will do this also- they have made a start.
iv.
Radiators-
we are going to do this ourselves on Saturday 4th Dec.
ACTION: DC will buy paint, sandpaper, brushes etc. As many people as
possible to come to do the painting, bringing their own sheets, brushes,
containers for paint etc.
v.
Book
case. Alan and Pat Sherlock have donated one, which will do very well.
vi.
Shed.
Roy Dury estimated for the works. BR showed us a picture of the concrete base
that had already been laid. The metal shed requires the base to be waterproof,
which will be achieved by waterproofing the base. We will take delivery of the
shed in the next 2 weeks. The remaining junk should be out of the church and
into the shed by Christmas.
ACTION: BR to order the shed as soon as the base is fully ready.
vii.
Display
of pictures from the school. We have been offered a large collage of the church
by the school. If we accept it we need somewhere to put it. We agreed.
ACTION: CG write a letter to accept on our behalf. We need to lay down
some rules for putting up pictures in church, indicatign no fixing to walls
permitted, instead use of the existing free-standing boards, or perhaps
attaching to the rood screen.
viii.
Notice
boards for other uses. Should we leave our notices in the transept? We decided that
some needed to be closer to the entrance, but additional ones could be in the
transept, thus using two of our boards. NB. there are 2 notice boards behind
the choir stalls. ACTION: CJ to cover the screens with fabric.
ix.
Screens
behind choir. Piers has not yet had time to draw us plans for this. He is
thinking on the lines of a skimmed and painted structure to close off the
boiler area, with doors into the chancel and the nave.
1st Dec:
Christingle service (to be organised and led by Nikki Devitt).
5th Dec: Advent
service at 6 pm (Taizé style)- organised by TO.
19th Dec: Carol
service at 6 pm- traditional format with readings and carols (some choir, some
congregational)- organised by CG and Nikki
24th Dec:
Midnight service at 11:30 pm.
25th Dec: Family
service at 10 am led by TO (to be confirmed).
26th Dec: Joint
communion at Cheddar at 10 am.
CB said that she will be
available to read at either of the carol services if required.
Choir practices were being
arranged at the Jeffs, for 7:30pm on various weekday evenings.
Elaine Reynolds (Cheddar)
has volunteered to organise. Shall we try Fair Trade communion wine? We will
test it for longevity before ordering.
Needs plenty of publicity
(including parish newsletter). SOSP will deal with refreshments. Please can the
church be available during the day for setting up. Borrowing TO’s piano. Can
Carl do the lighting? (TL to ask).
Mostly covered in 6a. NB. There
has been no meeting of the worship group recently.
Could microphones be tested
regularly? ACTION: CG to look into
battery testers.
One of the lights in the
nave had gone. ACTION- CG to change after the meeting.
Lampshades need cleaning- should
be able to do that ourselves, with a ladder (Action?).
Window cleaning- more
complicated. ACTION- CJ will ask Ron
Moulton to look into it- but defer until the spring.
We have £10,900 in the
general funds and £8,900 in refurbishment funds.
We have paid for carpets and
chairs, but not yet the Corbel bill. We will pay the balance of the parish
share, and we have an insurance premium coming up. Together this will take all
of our funds. NB. we are also expecting to pay our share of clergy expenses-
these have been submitted to Dawn by SR and CB.
(Nothing new to report)
About £100 was raised for
the quiz. There is nothing else on the calendar for the moment.
There was a very good
evening with the archdeacon- 45 people.
Marriage preparation- booked
for February.
Afternoon for families-
Flagstaff Farm, next July.
Pulpit exchange next Sunday-
Ken Brown from Crook Peak in Draycott.
CB- to facilitate a lay
pastoral scheme for visitors. We recognise we could do better, particularly in
areas like post-funeral visits.
CG is meeting with Tim Bibby
(chairman of Friends of St. Leonards) over a redesign of parts of the website.
i.
Three
meetings of the organising committee have already taken place.
ii.
Nearly
all the open gardens have been confirmed.
iii.
A
concert programme for the whole week is being organised.
iv.
A
choir from America has been booked for the 26th June.
v.
Alan
Rowntree is working on publicity and possible sponsorship.
vi.
Every
home will have a publicity brochure by 1st March.
vii.
There
will be a stall at the Strawberry Fayre the previous week.
viii.
The
Open Gardens and Cream Teas will have an entrance fee. Other events will be
free.
ix.
Need
to negotiate with the school- ACTION
- SR.
TL reported on the synod
last week at Berrow, with the Rev. Sally- excellent talk on removing pews,
among other topics. Next March the topic will be women in the episcopate. NB.
PCCs were asked to discuss this in advance, where possible.
Nikki’s placement will start
on 16th Jan at Weston Hospital, shadowing a hospital chaplain. CG’s
placement will finish in early December. SR asked CG to report back to the next
PCC on his placement experience.
SR wants to have a further
joint PCC with Cheddar and St. Leonard’s. Perhaps this would be the time to
discuss ‘Women in the Episcopate’- see 7i.
·
Next
PCC meeting- Tuesday 18th January. CJ invited us to 9 Barnett’s
Well- accepted!
·
Following
PCC meeting- 23rd March.
·
APCM-
17th April.
The meeting finished with
the Grace.