St Mary’s Church Woodford

Annual Review for 2009

including the

Annual Report and Accounts for 2009

www.stmaryswoodford.org.uk

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Welcome to the St Mary’s Annual Review for 2009. The formal annual report with the accounts and all the information we have to provide by law are in the middle section. The rest of the review tells the story of a year of change, of farewells and fond memories and welcomes. The individual reports pay tribute to some of St Mary’s members, who have died during the year and whose memory we will always cherish, and also to those who have moved away but with whom we will remain firm friends. We also said farewell to Naomi Wormell who moved on to Hatfield Broad Oak with all our thanks and prayers for her developing ministry. We are grateful for all her hard work for us during a long interregnum. We were also grateful to all the visiting clergy who helped us during our vacancy, in particular the Revd Canon Duncan Green. Towards the end of the year we were, of course, delighted to receive the Revd Canon Ian Tarrant as our new Rector; we were pleased to join with the local community and churches in welcoming him and his family to Woodford; we look forward to his ongoing ministry with us. And to all who have joined us during the year - wherever you are on your Christian journey, you are most welcome. The reports tell a story of continuing and growing work with our children and young people; of engagement with sister churches and other faiths to develop partnership and mutual understanding; of outreach to the community ranging from Easter gifts to welcoming visitors to the church at events such as the Woodford Festival. We took part in national events such as the Big Draw and Sing Hallelujah and we are pleased that the church is now open on Saturday mornings for anyone who wants to come and enjoy some quiet time and prayer. Thank you to those who are making this happen. Our House groups continue to help nurture friendship and spiritual understanding within the church community, and we supported mission and charity partners in the UK and abroad through the annual bazaar and special collections. We were pleased to receive ongoing news about the work and ministry of our link parish in Muchunguri, Kenya. All of this took place during a long interregnum which placed many extra responsibilities on church members in all sorts of ways. We are grateful to each and every member of the church who in many ways worked unstintingly, and often unnoticed, to make sure that St Mary’s continued to serve its members, and remained a faithful Christian presence in Woodford. Viveca Dutt PCC Secretary

In September we welcomed the Tarrant family to the church family. One of their early church events was the Bazaar: Richard Walker tells us about one of our most popular annual events: This year’s Charity Bazaar was surprisingly busy in spite of lousy weather and a healthy number of punters came through the doors at a steady pace . Added incentive this year was the welcome return of a much loved St Mary’s Bazaar ‘institution’, the much bearded Father Christmas lookalike David Ward who came down from Cambridgeshire.

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A huge team of regular and new volunteers appeared both on ‘Set Up’ day and on the following ‘B-Day’, working efficiently and reliably to prepare the well stocked stalls for lively interest from customers. Everybody’s efforts were to great effect too; the total money raised was more than expected at over £3,300. Favourites like preserves and the bottle stall led the league of high earners after the usual ever popular lunches and refreshments. And the Rector shone on his debut as tombola caller. Clearing up also ran smoothly and speedily, swelled by additional helping hands, making a hard job lighter. A marvellous joint effort and a big thank you to all concerned. All funds raised were again going to support a variety of charities (a list of the charities we supported in 2009 is on the back page.)

Our engagement with the wider world took many forms: We set up a mini factory to make our own Easter Candles and gave them away to the people of South Woodford

Mark Lewis reports on a change of format for Faith and Image

2009 saw the introduction of a new format for Faith and Image. After much discussion, we dissolved all notions of membership and became a fellowship open to all. An evening lecture was to be followed by a visit to a high-profile art exhibition in London or a selected sacred building of noted visual interest in the London area. Having decided that ‘less’ is undoubtedly ‘more’, our programme last year may have seemed modest in delivery but hopefully was stimulating and rich in content. Three talks and visits took place, beginning with the world of Byzantine Art in February. Peter Webb and Graham Dixon gave a combined presentation followed by a visit on the following day to see the amazingly sumptuous exhibition “Byzantium”, at the Royal Academy. In September we welcomed the contemporary Buddhist artist, Padmayogini who spoke about early art forms in her tradition and discussed her own work. This was followed by a fascinating visit to the London Buddhist Centre in Bethnal Green where we met Srivati, a member of the community, who enlarged our understanding of contemporary Buddhism and led us in meditation.

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In November we turned our attention to the Eastern Orthodox Church with a talk from Armen Kazandjian on the Church in Armenia and its complex history. The following day a small group of us visited St Sarkis, the Armenian Church in Kensington where we received a fascinating talk by the priest, Dr Vrej Nersessian. There seems to be a consensus of agreement that the visits were more enjoyable having enjoyed hearing about the wider context in the preceding lecture. Hopefully we will continue with this pattern on a bi-monthly basis. We also participated in the annual Big Draw in October and, back in St Marys, helped by the usual loyal,

extended team had a relaxed day of printing and mark-making around the theme of ‘The Seasons’. During the year Faith & Image also continued to consolidate its link with the recently-formed group, Commission4Mission and we hope to offer support to each other through the mutual promotion of events and occasional collaboration in activities. Publicity has also been an important issue for the committee and the need to broadcast our forthcoming activities to a wider audience. We are therefore expecting to begin a visually stimulating, occasional newsletter, which will be circulated in electronic and hard copy format and available to anyone who registers an interest.

New events this year were parish Lunches at Easter and Harvest. Bridget Webb was chief organiser In 2009 we enjoyed two experiences of eating together as a parish - at the Family Lunch in April and the Autumn Feast in October. Both were large scale events, held in the Memorial Hall, with more than 130 diners, including children, at the first, and 150 at the second. The idea for these feasts came as part of an effort to extend a bigger welcome to families with small children. The large team involved in realizing this idea feels justly pleased with the response received. Very many of the participants report that they enjoyed both food and fellowship. Occasions like these also provide splendid opportunities to invite old friends and new - for example, Ian Monks and

St Sarkis church

People of all ages found new and creative uses for church facilities during the Big Draw

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his wife, Duncan and Janet Green, Naomi and her parents and the families of two newly baptized children. We know that we have got to speed up the serving - getting a relatively elaborate first course, hot, to a hundred and fifty people quickly is a big challenge. We shall need to call in the specialists when we get to five hundred. Our excellent new six-burner stove is an immense improvement over the former standard kitchen model. Huge thanks are due to the Hall manager, Barbara Slaney, and her husband Frank; to Lesley Blacker and her cooks and helpers; to table arrangers and hall decorators, and to waiters. Three delightful touches were the Junior Choir's overture to the proceedings, Laura Walker's elegant ornamental napkins, and Laurence Webb's graphics for posters, notices and design for the children's competition. The competition attracted many entries, from the uniformed groups, Seekers, and the young children in Mums and

Toddlers and the Memorial Hall playgroup.

Our partnership with Kenya continues to prosper: Wendy Littlejohns writes: In May 2009 members of the Diocese witnessed the renewing of the five year Partnership Agreement with our four link dioceses as part of the thirtieth anniversary celebrations of our Kenyan partnership. David, Wendy and Judith Littlejohns then spent a week visiting our link parish. The Church of the Good Shepherd, Muchunguri, where we heard about the progress of the dispensary. We keep in contact by sending the parish magazine, and

exchanging emails, text messages and phone calls.

The church of the Good Shepherd with one of the trees planted by Wendy growing in the foreground.

Above: the parish lunches in April and October; and, left some of the delightful decorations made by the children.

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Through the seasons there is much faithful and ongoing witness, and continuing church work and life:

Transport Help

We have been able to fulfil all the requests we have had for lifts to church, doctors or shopping and the number has remained static. The congregation must be getting healthier because they require less support than when we started. This is undoubtedly because there are an increasing number of 'private' lifts. One improvement is that a number of 'regulars' know that if they want a lift on a Thursday when I am never available they have an alternative driver to call upon. I miss Ken Wirdman who was my most enthusiastic driver but we owe thanks to those on whom I can call. ( Other names to add to the list are always welcome - just phone 8500 2829 ) Heather Harston

A small group of ladies continue to enjoy arranging the flowers to add colour to our worship. We are most grateful for the contributions we receive in memory of loved ones and also to mark special occasions. If anyone is interested in helping us please contact me. Hazel Lovejoy 8989 0678

Contemplative Prayer Group

continues to meet on the third Wednesday of each month, after the midweek service, except when Advent or Lent study groups are being held. There are two periods of contemplative prayer on a theme introduced by one of the members and a further period of intercessory prayer. The meeting provides an oasis of quiet amid the busyness of daily life. Margaret Clarke

An oasis of quiet

Lesley Blacker and her team reminds us of the now traditional

Sunday lunches:

Lunch club meets on the second Sunday of every month. Anyone is welcome to join us. We meet from 12:30 in the kitchen at the back of the Memorial Hall. Newcomers always welcome.

We joined once more with our friends from St Anne Line to serve simple Lent lunches on Fridays. Though the numbers were down on 2008, we were able to send £576.25, to Haven House Hospice. Jill Jones

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Church Fellowship Groups strengthen friendships and our common life for adults and children

Fellowship Group Hazel Mears

We have had ten Friday Lunches (first Friday in each month except during Lent) this year, which are good fellowship for 30 to 35 people. A special Christmas lunch, increases our clientele. We started the year with our mini fayre and coffee morning and the race evening in January. These were very successful, with good fellowship and were great fun, especially the race evening. We had a good flow of people in the morning, while 91 took part in the evening; we also managed to add something to the Church’s coffers. At the beginning of April we all had a big shock when our leader Kathleen Whitfield died after a very short illness - we miss her greatly. We provided the food for her funeral which was a rather lovely send off with about 250 – 300 people taking part. Our May Day Meander with the quiz walk and lunch was another successful day with about six teams doing the walk and quite a few people joining us just for coffee or lunch and a chat. In June we organised a trip on the barge “The Lady of Lea Valley”. This was a very enjoyable evening – we managed to fill the boat so therefore had it to ourselves. We had some great views down the river and a lovely supper. Our last event was Ian’s Installation which again seemed to run very smoothly. We would like to thank all those who contributed food or cash to help us. Hopefully we made Ian and Sally feel welcome.

Woodford Wives Joan Ware

Woodford Wives have 35 ladies on the register with an average attendance of 25-30. We started the year with a fun evening: a time to socialise whilst making a little money for charity. February brought us Terry Chimes talking about back pain which was of considerable interest to our members. March was our AGM. We have been to America in our dreams with Jill and Geoff Jones, and Yvonne Cartwright from St Paul’s Mothers’ Union told us about Mercy Ships which bringf medical and development to poorer countries. August had us all doing some form of craft, organised by Janet Collins and Jane Fone. No one was given an opportunity to hide, although I did try. It was great fun. Some of us filled Christmas Shoe boxes, - 18 in all – to be sent to children overseas and we finished the year with a delicious Christmas meal cooked for us by Scouters, Alan King and Mike Knell, with other helpers. We even had 3 teenage Scouts waiting on us. We could put up with that service more often.

www.free-images.org.uk

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Mums and Todds Jan McGown

The group has been well attended throughout the year with many new people coming along during the half term before Christmas. With more children we introduced regular craft sessions in the choir vestry and held rhyme time in the Gwinnell room. We were fortunate to have had a fine day for the Teddy Bears Picnic in the Memorial Hall garden which was enjoyed immensely by adults and children. Our big fundraising event for the year was the Barnardo Toddle, held before Easter. After enjoying hot cross buns in the Gwinnell room, each child received a bundle of Easter eggs, and then they walked around the church twice to earn a sticker, certificate and medal. We raised £120. We also made donations to Christian Aid, The Children’s Society, Night Shelter, and the bazaar and the Mothering Sunday daffodils. Our l0am service changed to an interregnum form which doesn’t require clergy. This involves a pre-school song with some spiritual content, colouring sheet for children and crayons, a short reading, including a bible verse, prayers and an adult hymn. We have continued to use this form. Sadly we said good bye to Jenny Harris who was so dependable, helping with the group for over ten years. We are very grateful to Bridget Webb who has offered to help us set up the group on Thursday mornings, but the group would benefit greatly from support on the committee of St Mary’s young Mums. This doesn’t have to involve you all Thursday morning. Your contribution would be greatly valued.

Seekers Shirley Lealman

We said goodbye to Jenny Harris after 21 years and offer our good wishes. She is very much missed. The children were involved in family services throughout the year, taking part in drama, intercessions, and readings, acting as sidesmen and collectors and joining in the offertory procession. We enjoyed special Festival day afternoons, finishing with a light meal and extending into special all age Sunday evening services which were much enjoyed by all ages. Our Seekers sessions included a Breakfast Sunday, Corpus Christi procession, collage work

for the display board, and a Queen Esther party ably organised by Julie Roberts with Sue Sainsbury. Charities were well supported by tea given to the Night Shelter, money for the Bazaar from circling the church and running cake stalls, and donations to the Childrens’ Society at Christingle. Donations were sent to Save the Children, Children’s Society, Children in Distress and the NSPCC. Thanks to all the parents who give us so much support, and all the helpers who give such enthusiastic committtment.

A Seekers Easter collage

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Quest for 10-15 year olds Roberta Flynn

Quest is a large and lively group, meeting on Sunday mornings in the Memorial Hall. Our sessions usually revolve around Bible study, with activities related to the theme of the day, including games, drama, puzzles and quizzes, discussion, prayer and reflection. Once per term we hold a worship session, organized and led by Questers, to which family members are invited. Questers also enjoy creative and craft work and Martine James’ masterclasses were much appreciated, especially as some of the created items were edible! We also participated in church life including Mothering Sunday, and providing readings and prayers at the Christmas Eve children’s service and held a short service by the war memorial on Remembrance Sunday in company with Seekers. Summer brought a happy event in the form of Edmund Booth’s marriage to Anna Le Hair. Anna joined us at some of our meetings, including the Christmas worship session, which also marked our formal farewell to Edmund, with grateful thanks for his ten plus years of service to the group. He will be sorely missed, not only for his warm personality and leadership skills, but also for his ability to invent amazingly complicated brain –teasing games and initiate challenging activities, such as taking us to the top of the tower to celebrate the Transfiguration. We are praying that a new leader with a similar commitment to youth work will be sent to us in the near future. Meanwhile Roberta will take charge of the group supported by Jean Russell, Kathy Wiltshire and new recruit, Tessa Theron, who provide an invaluable back up team. Links members tells us about the Sunday evening Group for Year 6 upwards “I like Link because it’s a chance to have fun with friends that I don’t get to see very often” Sarah “It’s so jokes, lol” Kwaku “Link is always great fun whether it means reading through wedding magazines for Rosie or playing hockey. I always finish Sunday with a smile!” Laura “Link is a fun club, where the kids get to choose what to do which makes it awesome” Hannah. Jokes → Fun →laughter ↓ Living Insane Never ending Kapow Molly

Link and Quest members helped at the Autumn feast

Come and join us to find out more

Rosie and Lesley Blacker

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Young people are part of our outreach efforts Holiday Club Bob Pamplin

This year our holiday club was held in the October half term. Although the numbers were down those that attended enjoyed the theme of Saints. We learned about St Alban, St Francis and St Catherine. Activities included making St Francis in a collage, Scottish dancing, drama, baking animal cookies and of course our daily talks from Ian about the saints. We also held and Advent activity afternoon and hosted the Deanery Youth service in November. These events can only be held with the aid of volunteers and thanks go to all those that helped with them. Let us look forward to the coming year and pray that the children and young people of our church continue to enjoy and support such events.

All action at the Holiday Club

And the protection of children remains a top priority: The number of members of the congregation who have received CRB clearance to work with children is approximately 60. One or two members have moved from the District and been replaced by others. If you are planning to work with children in any way and have not been CRB cleared please contact me. Janet Collins

St Mary with St Philip and St James

High Road South Woodford E18 2PA Registered Charity No: 1127596

www.stmaryswoodford.org.uk

PCC and Clergy Report

The PCC meets every other month; the Standing Committee meets in the alternate months

to transact business subject to any direction given by the Council. The Standing Committee

membership is made up of the Rector, Wardens and Deputy Wardens, Secretary and

Treasurer. The PCC also receives periodic reports from the Mission, Fellowship,

Communication and Fabric Committees, Trustees of the Memorial Hall and Deanery Synod

members. PCC and Standing Committee meetings were chaired by Wendy Littlejohns until

the arrival of the Revd Canon Ian Tarrant in September.

The major risks to which we are exposed, as identified by the Trustees, have been fully

reviewed and systems established to mitigate these risks. This included:

continuing our child protection policy: ongoing discussion about the issues relating to

church finances and discussion about the implications of the swine flu outbreak - the PCC

endorsed steps taken to minimise the health risks through appropriate precautions at Holy

Communion Services.

During the year the PCC agreed various steps to ensure that the life of the church

continued for the period when we were without full time clergy and that we could continue

to respond to the needs of the congregation and the community. In this regard we were

grateful to the many visiting clergy who supported us at services and in particular to the

Revd Canon Duncan Green and the Revd Elwin Cockett, Archdeacon of West Ham who

chaired our Annual Meeting in 2009.

The PCC considered ways of developing our outreach and fellowship through our regular

events such as the Bazaar, and The Big Draw, an Autumn children’s Holiday Club and

supported some new initiatives. Spring and autumn Parish lunches helped young families

feel welcome at church,; we gave away Easter candles to the people of South Woodford,

and welcomed visitors to St Mary’s to join in the BBC national project to Sing Hallelujah.

We were delighted to be once again the focal point for the opening of the Woodford

Festival and to host a highly successful Jazzathon as part of the Festival. The PCC also

endorsed plans to open the church on Saturday mornings.

The PCC discussed ways of developing our partnership with other churches and faiths.

We developed plans to work with our Deanery Cluster Churches in 2010; took part in one

World week and Three Faith Forum events and continued to support Rowena Rudkin as a

representative on the LB of Redbridge children’s service subcommittee.

The PCC also supported proposals to improve the fabric of the church through the

purchase of new chairs for the Gwinnell Room and a new carpet for the altar.

Looking forward the PCC began to consider how to respond to the opportunities created by

the London Olympics 2012.

Revd Ian Tarrant - PCC Chair from September 2009

Wendy Littlejohns - PCC Chair January to September 2009

Treasurer’s Report

A year with some unexpected and non-recurring income - £5,167 net rental income from

the curates house, a rebate on our quota as we had to wait over 12 months for a new

incumbent and general legacies from Kathleen Dahlgren - £5,000 – and Winifred Hackney -

£3,500. These items helped to make up for the dramatic drop in interest earned and

resulted in a general fund surplus of £1,673 after a transfer of £3,000 to the Fabric Fund.

We have also benefited from a donation in memory of Pearl Hanlon to fully cover the cost

of the new altar carpet and as reported last year, a legacy from Vera Davies and donations

in her memory for the renewal of the stacking chairs.

While our total bread and butter income – Church Maintenance Fund (CMF), loose

collections and tax recovered – has increased on the 2008 figure, it is still £3,000 below our

2007 income, a situation we must all address. Excluding the Ludlow Legacy money, the

reserve on the General Fund represents expenditure for approximately 2 months.

As anticipated the average rate of interest from the CBF Church of England Funds for 2009

was only 1.52% reflecting the present financial situation.

My sincere thanks to Clive and Hazel Mears for the administration of the planned giving

and tax recovery work and to Michael Lovejoy for banking services; also to the wardens

who assist in the management and authorisation of expenditure.

Jane Fone

Church Contact Details Rector: From September 2009 Hon Asst Priest : Revd Alison Clarke

The Revd Canon Ian Tarrant

The Rectory

Chelmsford Road

South Woodford, E18 2PL 020 8504 7981

Parish Office: St Mary’s Church

` 207 High Road

E18 2PA

020 8505 3000

info@stmaryswoodford.org.uk

Lay Readers : Sally Barton, Mark Lewis, Rowena Rudkin

PCC Secretary: Viveca Dutt Treasurer: Jane Fone

37 Beechwood Park 11 Broad Oak

London Woodford Green

Independent Examiner: Mr Yusuf Dedat FCA

Suite D

The Business Centre

Faringdon Avenue

Romford Essex RM3 8EN

Bankers:

HSBC

George Lane

London

E18 2LX

ST MARY WITH ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES WOODFORD

Balance Sheet at 31 December 2009

Note 2009 2008

£ £

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible Fixed Assets 4 179793 179793

CURRENT ASSETS

Sundry Debtors 5 1420 2081

CBF Deposit 235484 236161

Bank Balance 9241 5508

246145 243750

LIABILITIES

Amounts falling due within one year 6 4581 4322

NET CURRENT ASSETS 241564 239428

NET ASSETS 421357 419221

FUNDS

Unrestricted:

General Purpose 8 367801 366128

Earmarked 44299 41073

Total Unrestricted Funds 412100 407201

Restricted Funds 9257 12020

TOTAL FUNDS 421357 419221

Signed: Ian Tarrant Rector

Jane Fone Treasurer

March 2010

ST MARY WITH ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES

WOODFORD

STATEMENT OF FIN

ANCIA

L ACTIV

ITIES

For the year ended 31 Decem

ber 2009

Note

2008

2009

Earmarked

Unrestricted

Restricted

2009

2008

GP Fund

TOTAL

TOTAL

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

INCOMING RESOURCES

2

From Donors

103552

106981

106981

317

107298

105680

Other Voluntary Income

7060

16012

16012

4287

20299

12251

Income From Charitable Actviities

1566

985

985

985

1566

Other Ordinary Income

0

8631

8631

8631

0

Investm

ent Income

10989

2923

587

3510

113

3623

14007

TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES

123167

135532

587

136119

4717

140836

133504

RESOURCES USED

3

Grants

5300

5300

5500

Activities Directly related to the Work of the Church

112177

122103

361

122464

2180

124644

147031

Fundraising and publicity

34

28

28

28

34

Church M

anagem

ent and Administration

9337

8728

8728

8728

9337

TOTAL RESOURCES USED

121548

130859

361

131220

7480

138700

161902

NET INCOMING/OUTGOING RESOURCES

1619

4673

226

4899

-2763

2136

-28398

Interfund Transfers

-7000

-3000

3000

0

0

Gain on Investm

ent Revaluation

0

0

NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

-5381

1673

3226

4899

-2763

2136

-28398

BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD AT 1 JANUARY

371509

366128

41073

407201

12020

419221

447619

BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD

366128

367801

44299

412100

9257

421357

419221

ST MARY WITH ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES

WOODFORD

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTE 1. Accounting Policies The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 1997 and 2000 together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except that the Curate's House is stated at insurance valuation. Funds Unrestricted funds represent the funds of the PCC which are not subject to any legal restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the PCC. This category includes both the General Purposes Fund and funds earmarked for a particular purpose by the PCC. Restricted funds are those funds which may only be used for the restricted purpose for which they were given or otherwise obtained. The accounts include all transactions assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. Incoming resources Income from donors and other voluntary income. Planned giving is recognised only when received. Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Income tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised when received as the effort required to estimate it prior to receipt is considered to be disproportionate to the information gain. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due. Funds raised by the Charity bazaar and other events are accounted for gross unless related expenses are immaterial in amount. Charitable trading Fees for weddings are included in this caption and are accounted for when due.

Income from investments Interest on deposits is accounted for when receivable and any related tax recoverable is recognised at the same time. Resources used Grants Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over or when awarded if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC. Activities directly related to the work of the church The diocesan quota is accounted for when payable. Fixed assets Consecrated land and buildings and movable church furnishings Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by s.96(2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993. No value is placed on movable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be inalienable property. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings and movable church furnishings whether maintenance or improvement is written off as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities and separately disclosed. Other land and buildings held for use in the work of the church. The curate's house is included under this caption. It is stated at insurance valuation. Equipment Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight-line basis over four years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. Current assets Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for any amounts that may prove to be uncollectable.

NOTE 2 INCOMING RESOURCES

TOTAL TOTAL General Earmarked Unrestricted Restricted 2009 2008

Fund Funds Total Funds

£ £ £ £ £ £

From Donors

CMF 72189 72189 72189 68685

Income Tax recovered 20336 20336 20336 21458

Loose Collections 6473 6473 6473 7176

Sundry Donations 5733 5733 5733 6243

Donations Earmarked 2250 2250 317 2567 2118

106981 0 106981 317 107298 105680

Other Voluntary Income

Fund raising income 3628 3628 3628 4137

Churchyard Income 1530 1530 1530 1500

Floodlighting Income 375 375 375 423

Appeals 1979 1979 1979 0

Appeals/Bazaar 0 4287 4287 5191

Legacies 8500 8500 8500 1000

16012 0 16012 4287 20299 12251

Income from Charitable Activities

Fees - weddings etc 985 985 985 1566

985 985 985 1566

Other Income

Rent - Curate's House 8631 8631 8631

8631 8631 8631

Investment Income

Interest Received 2923 587 3510 113 3623 14007

2923 587 3510 113 3623 14007

TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 135532 587 136119 4717 140836 133504

Grants

Activities directly related to church work

Ministry: Diocesan Quota

Premises Heating/Light/Water

Other Link/Seekers/Quest

Total directly related to Church work

Fund Raising and Publicity

Church Management and Admin

TOTAL RESOURCES USED

NOTE 3 RESOURCES USED

General Earmarked Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL TOTAL

Fund Funds Total Funds Funds 2009 2008

Grants £ £ £ £ £

Missionary societies 2800 2800 2800

Church societies 1300 1300 1300

Charities e.g. Night Shelter 1200 1200 1400

5300 5300 5500

Activities directly related to church work

Ministry: Diocesan Quota 80802 80802 80802 80015

Rector's Expenses 306 306 306 2470

Clergy Expenses 313 313 313 779

Music, Organ and Choir 6727 6727 6727 6219

Service Expenses 767 767 767 853

Vestments 1000 1000 2180 3180 0

89915 89915 2180 92095 90336

Premises Heating/Light/Water 4091 4091 4091 3691

Cleaning 5005 5005 5005 4111

Routine Maintenance 1655 1655 1655 1241

Memorial/Lift Expenses 492 492 492 10628

Clergy House Expenses 4857 4857 4857 1064

Churchyard Expenses 1504 1504 1504 1964

Insurances 2359 2359 2359 2241

19471 492 19963 0 19963 24940

Other Link/Seekers/Quest 479 479 479 457

Lay Training 590 590 590 158

Memorial Hall Contributions 3952 3952 3952 3854

Altar Carpet 2250 2250 2250 0

Printing and stationery 1012 1012 1012 731

Stacking Chairs 1623 737 2360 2360 0

Sundries/interregnum 229 229 229 1001

Fabric Expenditure 0 -868 -868 -868 24146

Outreach expenses 2582 2582 2582 1408

12717 -131 12586 12586 31755

Total directly related to Church work 122103 361 122464 2180 124644 147031

Fund Raising and Publicity

Stewardship Expenses 28 28 28 34

28 28 28 34

Church Management and Admin

Parish Office and Telephone 7840 7840 7840 7695

Treasurers/Secretary Expenses 67 67 67 144

Audit Fee 821 821 821 1498

8728 8728 0 8728 9337

TOTAL RESOURCES USED 130859 361 131220 7480 138700 161902

NOTE 4 FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC

Freehold land and buildings comprise the “Curate’s House” at 33 Elmhurst Drive. The

gross book value is based on the insurance valuation at 05.01.06 and is considered to be a

fair estimate of the value of the property. Revaluation is normally considered at five year

intervals or as circumstances dictate. Valuation at 1.1.09 and 31.12.09: £179793

NOTE 7 RETIRING COLLECTIONS

Restricted retiring collections for which the PCC acted solely as a post-box amounted to

£4914 (2008 £5352)

NOTE 5 DEBTORS 2009 2008

£ £

Prepayments 878 813

Other Debtors 542 1268

1420 2081

NOTE 6 LIABILITIES 2009 2008

Other Accruals 4581 4322

4581 4322

£ £

NOTE 8 ANALYSIS OF FUNDS AND NET ASSETS

During the year the PCC employed an organist and a secretary. Employment costs are included in the respective expenditure heads. No present member of the PCC received remuneration or expenses.

NOTE 9 STAFF COSTS

2009 2008

£ £

Salaries 11297 11060

Social Security 187 195

TOTALS 11484 11255

Fixed Assets Current Assets Liabilities FUND

BALANCES

£ £ £ £

General Purpose Fund 179793 192589 4581 367801

Earmarked Funds

Fabric Fund 38742 38742

Clergy House Fund 4370 4370

Lift, Kitchen, Office 1187 1187

TOTAL UNRESTRICTED FUNDS 179793 236888 4581 412100

RESTRICTED FUNDS

Choir Fund 2100 2100

Organ Fund 2146 2146

Vestments Fund 291 291

Service, Hymn Book Fund 215 215

Pinney Fund (a) 200 200

Mission Fund 4305 4305

TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS 9257 9257

TOTAL FUNDS 179793 246145 4581 421357

(a) The Pinney Fund is restricted to maintaining a War Memorial Plaque on the North Wall

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FUNDS

For the year ended 31st December 2009

Fund Nam

e Fund balances

Incoming

Outgoing

Transfers

Gains

Fund balances

brought forw

ard

resources

resources

and Losses

carried forw

ard

£

£

£

£

£

£

General Fund

186335

135532

130859

-3000

188008

General Fund Property

179793

179793

Fabric Fund

34352

522

-868

3000

38742

Clergy House Fund

4305

65

4370

Lift/Kitchen/O

ffice

1679

492

1187

Special Donations Fund

737

737

0

Choir Fund

3906

360

2166

2100

Organ Fund

2114

32

2146

Vestm

ents Fund

301

4

14

291

Service and Hymn Book Fund

212

3

215

Pinney M

emorial

200

200

Missionary Giving Fund

5287

4318

5300

4305

TOTALS

419221

140836

138700

0

0

421357

Independent Examiner's Report to the PCC of St Mary's, Woodford

I report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2009, which

comprise the Balance Sheet, Statement of Financial Activities and related notes.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner.

The PCC's members are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The

PCC's members consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section

43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act)) and that an independent

examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act);

• to follow procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity

Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act); and

• to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by

the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting

records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts presented with those

records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the

accounts, and seeking explanations from you as members concerning any such

matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be

required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the

view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the

requirements

• to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act, and

• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with

the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act.

have not been met: or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper

understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr Yusuf Dedat FCA

Clay, Ratnage,Strevens and Hills

Suite D,

The Business Centre

Faringdon Avenue

Romford

Essex RM3 8EN

Secretary’s Report

The PCC supports the Rector and Clergy in their Parish Ministry and has certain legal

responsibilities for the Church. Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected

by the Annual Meeting of the Church in accordance with the Church Representation

rules. During 2009 the following served as members of the PCC:

Rector: Revd Canon Ian Tarrant from September 2009

Clergy: Revd Naomi Wormell to April 2009

Lay Readers: Mark Lewis, Rowena Rudkin

Church Wardens: Wendy Littlejohns, Jill Jones

Deputy Wardens Mark Spencer-Ellis, Peter Webb

PCC To April 2009 Graham Nunn, Bob Pamplin

To 2010 Rebecca Rollinson

To 2011 Janet Benson

Chris Bradshaw

Geoff Jones

John Sainsbury

To 2012 David Nunn

Richard Walker

Linda Wiskin

Deanery Synod To 2011 Chris Meikle, Jean Morgans, Jane O’Regan,

Rowena Rudkin, Jean Russell

Treasurer: Jane Fone

Secretary: Viveca Dutt

Church attendance. In April 2009 there were 281 names on the electoral roll,

compared with 294 the year before. Of these 151 were resident in the Parish and

130 non-resident. The average number of communicants at 10.00am Sunday

Services at St Mary’s was 118 compared with 134 in 2008.

The Church was without full time clergy from April to September 2009.

Viveca Dutt

PCC Secretary

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Guides, Brownies and Rainbows Martine James

The year began with the Brownies and Guides making their now customary trip to the Pantomime at Hawkey Hall and ended with carol singing at Abbeyfields and a new venue of Churchfields Nursing Home. Sometimes it may appear that a pre requisite to becoming a Rainbow, Brownie or Guide at St Mary’s is a passion for decorating biscuits, baking cakes, making delicious eggy bread and cooking hundreds of mouthwatering sausages. This is usually borne out by our involvement with such fund raising events as Big

Breakfast, Food and Fun Day, the Charity Bazaar and various cake sales throughout the year. In fact, all sections follow a programme which are designed to be as varied and challenging as possible. Rainbows “Look, Learn, Laugh and Love”, Brownies undertake their “Adventure” and Guides “Go For It”. In 2009 we attempted to “Change the World” by raising awareness and funds for chosen projects. Rainbows recycled Christmas cards for the Woodland Trust; 1st Brownies held a wind recital for Asthma UK to help children attend a life-changing Kick Asthma Holiday; 9th Brownies sang songs for WaterAid to help people in Nepal out of water poverty, and the Guides held a very successful evening for Help The Hospices, focusing in particular on Haven House. On various occasions in the year we all meet together, particularly on the third Sunday of each month when the girls are encouraged to come and take part in St Mary’s all age service. Among many other activities during the year were 3 weeks First Aid: most Brownies and Guides worked towards or achieved their badge, an Owl Night when we experienced the silence and grace of a Barn Owl’s flight and “Animal Encounters” when we were aghast at the size of giant cockroaches. But by far the most memorable occasion was the launch party to celebrate the Guiding Centenary – all sections renewed their Promise and we celebrated big time with activities to suit all ages from Punch and Judy shows, circus skills and bouncy castles to a jungle run, fairground swings, weird and wonderful fruit cocktails, live bands and a firework finale - just the first of many celebration. This year Rainbows said goodbye to Jenny Harris when she moved to Yorkshire. Jenny had been a Unit Helper and Treasurer with Rainbows since their inception and will be sadly missed. However, as a direct result of Centenary promotions, Sarah Woods joined the Guides as a unit helper and has proved to be a great addition to their leadership team.

Guides with sausages at the Food and Fun Day

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Guiding at St Mary’s was as popular as ever during 2009 with all units running to capacity. Our thanks to everyone whose continued enthusiasm and commitment was only surpassed by the smiles and laughter of young girls when they arrived each week. Our thanks to everyone who made this happen and long may such co-operation continue. We are always looking for more volunteers so if you have a few hours to spare on a regular basis and would like to find out how you could help please contact any of the Guiders at St Mary’s - we will be only too pleased to hear from you.

Junior Choir Linda Wiskin Junior Choir have increased their musical knowledge with several of the members arriving early each week to get help from Martin using the RSCM theory books. The ability of the children to sight-read and sing the standard repertoire, means that there has been more opportunity to sing with the adult choir. Then came the actual week when the Junior Choir sang the 10 am service without any adults (if you don't count myself and Sandy!): they coped really well. We also sang at three church meals and Lesley Blacker remains our favourite church member for her ability to surprise us with Thank yous; she seems to have arranged a permanent Christmas dinner booking! The Juniors received their pay on Christmas Eve for the few paid services in the year and appreciated this small gesture of thanks for their commitment and effort during the year.

Junior Choir at St Paul’s

and in full song at the Autumn Feast

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The adults sing as well—Martin Seymour writes about new initiatives and fond farewells

Over the last year both the adult and junior choirs have continued to play a major part in leading the worship of the church on Sundays and the weekday festivals. To have the opportunity to offer such a rich experience to a younger generation is a very special gift in these relatively secular times. Our choral scholar Pippa Mistry Norman was joined by another, Matthew Light, a very good jazz saxophonist, pianist and singer. Matthew has only come to the choral scene recently, however, he is enjoying exploring a whole different world of music and is making a valuable contribution to the choir. Early in 2009 we said our final goodbyes to David Wright when the combined choirs of St Mary’s and the Chigwell Choral Society sang at his funeral accompanied by Roger Sayer. This was certainly a fitting send off to one who was such a reliable and committed singer and member of St Mary’s community. He is fondly remembered. Our numbers have remained reasonably stable although it is an ongoing task to find suitable singers so that we can maintain our repertoire and continue to stretch ourselves with new and more challenging pieces. Choirs around the country continue to struggle or fade away so we must not underestimate what we have here at St Mary’s. In 2009 the choir paid for some new robes to be made and designed to be more comfortable especially in hot weather. Taking this route meant that we cut down on the cost but we still had to pay in the region of £2,000. To help fundraise towards this amount the choirs put on a choir concert in the latter part of the year, with a mixture of group and individual items. This offered an opportunity for a wide age range of performers to show off their talents with vocal and instrumental items ranging from oboes to a tuba and the piano. Another project which came to fruition last year was the recording of a CD. We are grateful to Geoff Peacock for the idea and support for this venture,. Over a series of Sunday afternoons the groups recorded a mixture of adult, junior choir and joint items as well as organ pieces ably performed by Alex Chaplin. The end result was just over an hour’s worth of music of a high standard, which reflects where we are as a parish choir as well as showing off the remarkable instrument that we are privileged to have in the church. They are still available through the office at a reasonable £8. Thanks go to Graham Dixon, Linda Wiskin and John Bradley for their help throughout the year as well as all the choir members and extras for their commitment to continuing the good work of the group and music within St Mary’s.

Choir members with

David and Stella Wright

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We are one with the wider world. Rowena Rudkin reports on One World Week and the Three Faiths Forum

The theme for One World Week was “Hunger for One World” which was marked in Woodford by two Interfaith Events. Under the auspices of the Woodford Festival, we were welcomed to the South Woodford Synagogue and into the Succoth, the shelter which Jews build in their synagogues to remind them of their time in the desert, the impermanent nature of this world, our reliance on God and to remember those who are worse off than ourselves. We were invited to

shake the wand of citrus fruit, date, willow and myrtle and ask for God’s blessing on the harvest. The main theme was “The Care and protection of Animals”. The Reverend Robert Hampson, illustrated the improvement in Christian attitudes to animals in the 19th century culminating in the formation of the RSPCA. The Moslem speaker had some tender stories to tell on animals as pets but did not avoid the controversial subject of the ritual slaughter of animals and compared the lot of an animal kept lovingly by a family during its life before it was slaughtered and the lot of battery chickens in the industrialised world. The host Rabbi took as his starting point the reference in Genesis to man’s “dominion” over other creatures. “Dominion” he interpreted as “stewardship” rather than “mastery.” Discussion concentrated on the tension between the need of all for food and the slaughter and hunting of animals. The debate was a pointer to those of us who are not vegetarians that we have no right to be sentimental about animals. October saw an Interfaith gathering at St Anne Line church which focussed on the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change. A Christian Aid film contrasted the difference between the rich and poor worlds and showed how the latter are far more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rabbi Becker of the Herman Hill synagogue was far from comforting when he pointed out that the majority of the people in the underdeveloped world are under twenty five. Dr Rahman, Deputy Iman of the South Woodford mosque, concluded by reminding us that Mohammed had lived in a pastoral society and had been well aware of the importance of nature; he illustrated this concern with many examples from the Quran. Both events were well attended and raised awareness. However, it is sad to relate that, while there were many Jews and Moslems in the synagogue, Christians were somewhat thin on the ground, the gathering at St Anne Line was overwhelmingly Christian.

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Jane Regan summarises the work of the Deanery Synod The Deanery has met four times this year, visiting churches in Hainault, Ilford, and Goodmayes. Our area dean has continued to be Rev Robert Springett, and Rev Peter Smith was also appointed as Assistant Area Dean. Sadly, the Deanery secretary Don Hamlin died shortly after Easter, and was eventually replaced by Linda Wright. The main business for this year was centred on the Deanery Vision: to review progress and to plan the next steps. The vision is about ensuring that the Deanery helps parishes to achieve that which God is calling them to do - proclaiming God’s presence, and also offering practical expressions of God’s love. The Deanery Vision is seen as a strategy for collective collaboration – a flexible framework to build friendships and relationships, enabling us to be more effective in our workings. To this end, each parish was put into a cluster group. St Marys has joined with St Paul’s Woodford Bridge, and St Barnabas, and all the Synod members have met on several occasions. We have discussed the similarities and differences in our parishes, and have sought ways in which we can support each other. So far we have planned two events for 2010, when the three churches will meet together. Apart from this, the other main debate took place on the Diocesan Resolution on far fight politics, when we were reminded that twenty (one third of the total), far right councillors have been elected from our Diocese. This was an interesting debate, and we were asked to urge our parishes to be watchful.

People need buildings and information The Fabric team have had a quietly busy year. Our monitoring of the cracks in the chapel end show that there does not appear to be any further movement at present. We will continue to check twice a year, however. The windows behind the choir stalls have been repaired following an attempted break-in. The wall bordering the drive between the Memorial Hall and Church has been partially rebuilt and

strengthened. It is to be hoped that it is now robust enough to withstand any assault by 4 X 4s. The drive has also been marked with no parking

The Rectory working party

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signs and a one-way directive. We hope to replace these signs with more permanent ones shortly. A new carpet has been fitted on the dais. This was donated by Helen Muspratt in memory of Pearl Hanlon. We remember Vera Davies when we use our new chairs in the Gwinnell Room. The curate’s house has seen the installation of new carpets in two bedrooms and white goods in the kitchen. A team of volunteers undertook the repainting and cleaning of the Rectory prior to the arrival of Ian and family. Jill Jones

Memorial Hall Martin Freeston On his appointment, the Revd. Ian Tarrant has taken up the vacant position of Chair of the Trustees enabling Wendy Littlejohns to step down as Acting Chair. The Trustees are grateful for Wendy acting as Chair during the interregnum. The Trustees are pleased to welcome John Bradley as a new Representative Trustee who will serve a four year term. A position of Co-Optative Trustee still remains vacant. The Trustees are actively seeking to fill this position. At the start of the year, funds in hand were

£14,246 and at the close £17,128. Loss of some regular Hall bookings in 2008 was of concern to the Trust but thanks to Barbara Slaney, the Hall Manager, regular bookings have increased during 2009 restoring income to pre 2008 levels. This gives some scope for future improvements to the premises. The income from 4 Chelmsford Road remains crucial to the overall business activity of the Hall. During the year, the Trustees have debated this issue in respect of the balance between the overheads in maintaining the flats, the derived income and whether the overall value of the asset could be made better use of by alternative investments. The Trustees have decided to preserve the status quo. However, they have decided to re-visit this subject on a regular basis. The Trust has continued with its regular maintenance programme over the year. This has been carried out mainly by Barry Mingay but supplemented by the use of contractors where necessary. It has also made a survey of the amount of overdue maintenance both internal and external and is prioritising where funds need to be directed over the forthcoming years in order to prevent further deterioration of the fabric and reduce risk to the business activity of the Hall. The Trustees have also identified a number of areas where development is required to bring the premises up to modern compliant standards, two examples of which are a wheelchair accessible WC and a major kitchen upgrade. Funding, for both routine maintenance and improvements will always be challenging for the Trust, so forward planning and prioritisation will be important in the coming years.

The Memorial Hall - a valued place for the bazaar

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The written word is still important Geoff Jones reports on the ongoing magazine In 2010 we launch volume two of the magazine to mark both a new year and Ian’s incumbency. And with a new chapter in our development, we’d like to stress even more our main theme: that it’s your magazine and we will continue to fill it with articles about and by yourselves, our readers. In the years since we began, you’ve been wonderful – reflecting the fact that there’s so much going on in St Mary’s, so many different interest groups, so much activity. Since raising our profile recently, partly through the efforts of our various groups and committees and partly by playing a part in the Woodford festival, there are signs of new life in our church. We’d like to know more about our new friends and how we can make them feel part of our community. So if this describes you, please make yourself known by contributing something about yourself to the magazine. What brought you to St Mary’s, what you like to do, what you think we should be doing for your children. We’re a friendly lot; it’s a way of breaking the ice. And as for our regular writers: you’re doing a great job, keep it up. Thanks also, as ever, to our heroes John and Sue Sainsbury for turning it out every quarter completely at their own expense.

And the web site brings us up to date Our visitor stats show that people are increasingly using the web site for information; we had a very interesting spike during the Woodford Festival when people came to see our clips of the opening day. We are glad to be of use to other organisations and the community in this way. We are also getting more inquiries by email - a sign of the changing ways the world communicates. Our interactive versions of publications like the magazine are producing increased online readers and we are looking at ways of developing services such as online booking for events. If you have any ideas about how the web site can improve its services please do let us know: webmaster@stmaryswoodford.org.uk Viveca Dutt

And Wendy Littlejohns tells us about the Communication Committee We continue to co-ordinate the publicity of St Mary’s through the internal and external noticeboards, the website, magazine, monthly diary and weekly notice-sheet. We initiated the free give away of Easter Candles in George Lane on Easter Eve and supported the Sing Hallelujah project in December, complete with seasonal drinks and food. During the year our new St Mary’s logo has gradually been incorporated into the house style.

Sing Hallelujah

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Wendy Littlejohns tells us about our mission links to the needs of the wider world

We have had our usual varied and interesting year. Our enjoyable annual Quiz evening this time provided funds for our new CMS Link Mission Partner Dr Ruth Huesler who manages the St Philip’s Health Centre in Tabora, Tanzania. We supported the Bishops Lent Appeal 2009: All God’s Children. The appeal supported work to improve the health of children in North East India; the children’s orphanage we know well at Makutano in Kenya, and developmental

programmes to improve the lives of children in Honduras. The appeal also supports St Andrew’s Library at Kabare, Kenya in one of our link dioceses. Revd Stanley Njoka from Kenya preached when we celebrated our Kenya links with a Kenyan Eucharistic order of service. We arranged coffee mornings in aid of the Bazaar fund, and the Manna Centre and special collections were taken for the emergency in Gaza, and at Harvest for the Church Urban Fund, The retiring collections at Christmas were shared between Crisis and the orphanage at Makutano.

Our Christmas appeal for Send A Cow continues to be a popular way for members of the church to greet each other while supporting communities throughout the developing world. The Committee recommends to the PCC the distribution of the Charitable funds raised by the Bazaar and other events to many different charities balancing the needs of local, national and

overseas bodies.

The list of charities we supported and information about the special collections we made during the year are on the back page of the review Wendy Littlejohns

Revd Stanley Njoka

Ruth Huesler—our new CMS Mission partner

The boys of Makutano orphanage

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Wendy and Jill receive a diocesan award for the memorial to Bob Birchnall.

A year in pictures

Christingle

Our grateful thanks to Naomi

Woodford Festival

And welcome Ian and Sally

Behind the scenes - keeping the church tidy

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Mission and Charity Giving 2009

Mission Societies £

CMS 1,000

Leprosy Mission 500

USPG 500

Mathieson Music Trust 300

Medicines For Muheza 300

Good Shepherd Church 200

Mission Societies 2800

Church Societies

Bible Society 350

Children’s Society 200

Church Army 250

Manna Society 200

Essex Clergy Charity 100

Christian Aid 200

Church Societies 1300

Charities

Redbridge Night Shelter 300

Macmillan Cancer Care 200

Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind

150

Marie Curie Cancer Care 100

Royal Association for the Aid of Deaf People

150

Samaritans 100

ELHAP 200

Charities 1200

TOTAL £5300

Special Collections £

Send A Cow 1932

Bishop’s Lent Appeal 360

Makatuno Orphanage 329

CMS 581

Church Urban Fund 305

DEC Gaza Appeal 120

Essex Clergy Charity 221

Marie Curie 303

Haven House 217

Crisis 546

TOTAL £4914