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Parish Profile 2015
Patron: Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
Our Mission Statement:St. Mark’s Church exists to worship God asFather, Son and Holy Spirit, thereby growing inthe knowledge of His grace and forgiveness. Asfollowers of Jesus, we seek to share His love withthe wider community.
HELLO AND WELCOME
Thank you for taking the time to consider being our incumbent here at St. Mark’sWoodthorpe.
We hope that you find this document informative and inspiring. We pray for allparties in the process for God’s guidance and wisdom to make the bestappointment for all concerned.
We believe that the challenges during this vacancy will be the precursor of excitingtimes ahead and we look forward to further development and growth within ourspiritual journey. We believe the foundations have been laid for somethingremarkable to happen here.
We pray that you feel God is guiding you to join us in our journey of faith.
We welcome any further questions or to arrange a visit prior to your applicationplease contact the Area Dean Phil Williams in the first instance: telephone –0115 9606185 or email: [email protected]
Steve Leek
0115 9534851
Vicki Hardy
0115 9520128
CONTENTS
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Our Location 1
Our Church 2
Our Church Hall 3
Our Vicarage 4
Worship at St. Mark’s 5
St. Mark’s Teams 6
Our Employees 7
Communication at St. Mark’s 8
Time Together 9
Reaching Out To The Wider Community 10
Our Vision and Values 11
Vision Leaflet 12
International Partnership Links 13
Our SWOT Analysis 14
Our New Vicar 15
Our Community 16
Nottingham 17
Gedling Deanery 18
Parish Register 19
Electoral Roll 20
Financial Information 21-24
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OUR LOCATION
The Parish of St. Mark’s Woodthorpe is located approximately three miles north-northeast of Nottingham City centre and part of the Borough of Gedling.
The area is primarily middle-class and affluent, with mainly detached and semi-detached houses. The parish has five schools; one a Roman Catholic primary andthe other four comprising of two infant schools and two junior schools. The localcomprehensive school is just over the parish boundary in Arnold.
The Parish has a hub of facilities on the Mapperley Plains Road including smalllocal shops, coffee bars, restaurants and public houses. Major supermarkets canbe found in Arnold, just a short drive away. There are very good bus routes intotown and out into rural areas.
During the last decade there has been a general increase in the number of familiesliving within the parish and a change in ethnic diversity. There are several housingestates being built just outside our Parish boundary and many families are travellingto join us at St. Mark’s.
There are no other churches of any denomination within our Parish.
St. Mark’s Parish
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OUR CHURCH
St. Mark’s Church was built in 1961 with donations from the people ofWoodthorpe and was consecrated in June 1962. It stands high and proud andits tower, with illuminated cross, can be seen from all around Woodthorpe andits surrounding area.
The church, church hall and vicarage are built on a single plot of land with easyaccess between them. The car park has access from De Vere Gardens andTunstall Road.
Internally the church is attractive and light with a long nave and high decorativeceilings supported by slim pillars. In the chancel area, the removable communionrails on the dais provide flexibility for the conduct of services. We have recentlyremoved the choir stalls in the chancel and carpeted up to the sanctuary, makinga multi-use area. There is a built-in coffee bar and a room which parents canuse as a baby feeding and changing area. There is a ramp access to the sidedoor of the church.
The multi-use carpeted side chapel was recently re-decorated and seats 30. It isused for crèche at the 10.30 service, a Tiddlywinks group midweek, prayer andPCC meetings.
The church has a pipe organ situated above the chancel area. There is an electricpiano and drum kit, used at some services.
We use a digital projector at some services and have sound and induction loopsystems throughout the church. An induction loop was recently installed in thechapel.
St. Mark’s has a Quinquennial Inspection due in 2015.
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OUR CHURCH HALL
St. Mark’s sees the work of the church hall as an outreach ministry. It is well usedand has been self-funding over the past six years. It is a well-maintained communityhall situated opposite the church, with the car park separating the buildings.
There are three halls and a lounge, which accommodate between 40 and amaximum of 150 people. They are used for church activities and hired out to thelocal community. There is a well equipped kitchen, which was installed about15-20 years ago and we have recently renewed the dishwasher and microwave.Over the past three years we have replaced the soffits, fascias and downpipes andmodified the entrance to be accessible for all users. Upgrading of the boiler andcentral heating system is currently being investigated as they were installed inthe 1960’s.
The groups regularly using the facilities include:
• Pre-school sessions – Shake, Rattle and Rhyme, Tiny Talk, Relax Kids, Mothersand Toddlers, Magical Movers
• Children’s sessions – Sunday school, Messy Church, uniformed organisations,French Club, Drama and Dance
• Adult sessions – Church Lunch Club, Mothers’ Union, Asian Elders Lunch Club,Wives Group, Woodthorpe Singers, Slimming World, Pilates, Reflex Keep Fit,Neighbourhood Watch meetings
Gedling Borough Council also hires our hall on Polling days.
There is an established Church Hall Management Committee reporting back tothe PCC.
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THE VICARAGE
The Vicarage is a detached, four bed roomed family home which is situated onMelbury Road. Access to the church is through a gate at the bottom of the reargarden.
Key features
Full description
The property comprises of a good sized entrance porch with doors leading into alarge entrance hall with a wc/cloakroom and a further door into a study. Downstairscomprises of a through-lounge/dining room with a feature fireplace. Windowsoverlook the garden and patio doors lead through to the side of the gardens anda patio suntrap area. There is a breakfast kitchen with a large utility room and aback door leading out onto the garden.
Upstairs are four double sized bedrooms (two with fitted wardrobes and washbasins), bathroom, separate toilet and airing cupboard.
At the front of the property there are two entrances to a curved drive with ample offstreet parking for multiple cars or caravan, a lawned area with mature trees at oneside and shrubbery, plants at the front of the property and an attached garage.
At the back of the house is a large fully fenced, well established garden with adecked barbecue area. There are a variety of mature trees, some of which are fruittrees, flower beds, a vegetable plot and lawned areas.
• Good sized family detached house• Four well-proportioned bedrooms • Entrance hall, ground floor WC• Lounge/Dining room with gas fire,
second sitting room/study• Fitted dining kitchen • Bathroom• Double glazing• Large driveway, garage
• Private lawned rear garden withbarbecue area
• Gas fired central heating and hasrecently had a new boiler fitted
• Cavity wall insulation recentlyinstalled.
• Popular location, good catchmentarea
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WORSHIP AT ST. MARK’S
St. Mark’s holds three regular Sunday services and a monthly service of informalcontemporary worship.
8.45am - is a traditional communion service, including monthly Book of CommonPrayer. This is a formal, robed service that uses an organist; the sermon may bedelivered from the pulpit and communion taken from the top communion table.When there is no communion service there is Morning Prayer. Averageattendance at this service is 25.
10.30am - ‘family worship’ is more vibrant and less formal with contemporarysongs led by our worship team. Communion is celebrated twice a month andliturgy is projected onto the screen. The congregation includes a growing numberof children and teenagers. Children and young people’s groups are providedmost weeks which includes a staffed crèche. After the service there is a chanceto talk with friends over tea, coffee and biscuits. Average attendance at thisservice is 62 adults and 28 children.
6pm - is a service held in the Chapel. It is a service using common worship liturgyin an informal way with contemporary music led from the piano or guitar. Wecelebrate communion once a month. Average attendance at this service is 23.
7.30pm - this monthly service is informal and has contemporary worship musicled by members of the worship team. Average attendance at this service is 18.
Wednesdays
2pm every Wednesday during term time - Tiddlywinks is a short informal pramservice especially for parents or carers to bring babies, toddlers and pre-schoolchildren. There are refreshments served afterwards with an area for children toplay or do a simple craft.
Academy
Heaven Bound
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ST. MARK’S TEAMS
We are proud of the teams of people who participate in all aspects of worship,including children and young peoples’ work, the welcome and coffee bar teams.
St. Mark’s currently has a full time curate, who begins his third year of training inJune.
We have 5 licensed readers and 2 active retired clergy all with considerableexperience, who regularly lead and preach. St. Mark’s has a commitment to the layministry and has used the CPAS “Growing Leaders” course. We involve laymembers in leadership where possible and appropriate.
Members of the worship team are all committed Christians who feel called to theparticular mission of helping others to enjoy a closer relationship with Jesus throughsung worship.
Prayer ministry is offered after every service, members of our prayer team areavailable for individuals to receive confidential prayer support. Prayer is veryimportant to our ministries and we have Prayer meetings at various times throughoutthe week. Our Pastoral Ministry Team leaders are Registered Lay Ministers who offerprayer and support both within and outside the church. Home Communion isavailable for those unable to join us in church.
St. Mark’s children and young people’s Groups are ably led each Sunday byenthusiastic committed volunteers. Caterpillars, 0-3 years meet in the Chapel duringevery 10.30am service, where appropriate activities and toys are available.Butterflies, 3 years to school reception age and Heaven Bound, School year 1-4also meet during the 10.30am service in the church hall. They have lots of funlearning about God and His world in a variety of engaging and relevant ways. Youngpeople in school years 5 upwards meet in the church hall lounge as The Academy.
Caterpillars
Butterfiles
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OUR EMPLOYEES
We have a part-time (12 hours a week) Family Worker whose role involveswelcoming, supporting and encouraging families within St. Mark’s to grow in theirChristian faith. Visiting families and liaising with leadership teams are also keyelements to this role. As previously mentioned, a mid-week service calledTiddlywinks is run during term time. Its aim is to encourage parents and youngchildren to worship and provides an opportunity to build connections with them.Parenting courses are run for the church community and are also offered to thelocal community, these have been supported by the local schools.
Our newly appointed part-time (10 hours a week) Youth Worker, co-ordinates theAcademy at St.Mark’s, delivering relevant provision for the young people forschool years 5 upwards. This provision is currently delivered in 2 streams:Sunday mornings in 2 group’s school years 5-7 and years 8-10. It is fun, relevantand challenging with interactive bible-based teaching. On Friday nights we runmonthly socials for school years 6 upwards. The team has a vision to add a thirdstream ‘Worship Academy’ in the future. We have a strong team of leaders ledby our Youth Worker who coordinates the groups and develops the resourceswhich they use.
We have an administration office within the church building and we employ anadministrator for 15 hours a week. The administrator is an established memberof the church and offers support in organising events and maintaining the churchtimetable and diary. She also administrates payments from the regular users ofour church hall. Linking with hall users is an important part of our outreach.
St. Mark’s also has a paid cleaner for 14 hours per week.
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COMMUNICATION AT ST. MARK’S
We have a well-managed website: www.stmarksonline.co.uk
Our email address is: [email protected]
We also have a page on the ‘A church near you’ website and have 2 Facebookpages one for the church and one for the Men’s group, plus a Twitter account.
We have an email circulation which reaches over 100 members of ourcongregation.
We publish a weekly sheet for reminders of forthcoming events and last minuteinformation.
We publish a free bi-monthly parish magazine with news and articles about theParish as well as an update of what is happening within St. Mark’s. This magazineis distributed to all homes throughout the Parish by volunteers from ourcongregations.
We have a ‘Welcome Booklet’ to give to newcomers to the church which containsinformation about our services and groups and has useful contact numbers.
There are a number of Notice boards in and around the church used for givinginformation, contact details and to visibly declare our faith.
NEWSSt Mark’s January - February 2015
www.stmarksonline.co.uk
As this is the last time I will be contributing to thefront page of the St Mark’s newsletter, may I take thisopportunity of wishing you all a happy and blessedNew Year?
The New Year will bring new challenges and newopportunities for all of us, for nothing in life ever staysthe same.
Over the past few years I have thought that I would seemy ministry here in Woodthorpe continue until myretirement. That will not be the case, for in January2015, a few weeks before my 63rd birthday, I will bemoving on to be the vicar at Christ Church, Cinderhill.As I reflect back on my time here in Woodthorpe, muchhas changed since I arrived in February 2001. GeorgeW Bush was the new president of the USA, who’sfather had gone to war in Iraq. We did not know then,that he would also do the same thing, few of us hadheard of Al Qaeda or Osama Bin Laden. There was anair of optimism in the Western World as a new worldorder was being built, one where the power of freetrade and mighty banks would be all-powerful.The reality of a fractured world soon came to our TVscreens in September 2001. As if this was not enough,the former US vice president launched his film “AnInconvenient Truth”, highlighting the reality of globalwarming, that would challenge our complacency aboutthe world our children would inherit. Then towards theend of that decade, came a collapse in westerneconomies and an age of austerity loomed large.Yet on a local level, when I reflect back, I have seenmuch to give thanks for and to take heart from. I have
seen a church that has taken on the challenge ofreaching a new generation, one where children andyouth are seen as a great blessing. I have seen ourprimary schools be rated as some of the best in thecountry; places where the staff work tirelessly toensure our children meet their full potential. I have seenour church hall grow as a meeting place for many inour community. I have seen parts of Mapperley Topthrive as new businesses, pubs, bars and coffee shopshave invested in our area.
It has in short, been a real blessing to be part of notjust the church here in Woodthorpe, but to be part ofthe community and to see both respond in a good wayto the challenges that a changing world brings.My faith in Jesus is not just centred on life beyond thisworld, but on a taste of heaven invading this world.The vision that Jesus gave his followers, is that thereis hope in times of crisis that lives and situations canchange for the better. The prophet Isaiah (chapter 65v 20-23) has a vision of a society where children do notdie prematurely, where elderly people live lives ofdignity, where people build houses and live in thempeaceably and those who plant vineyards eat the fruit.Christians long to see this vision realised in our society,but we too need to change to allow this to become areality.
My prayer for you all as I leave is that, you will cometo know the hand of God at work in your life, and thatyou will not only respond to change but be preparedto change.
Philip Thomas, December 2014
A New Year and New beginnings.
Collections are taken during the 10.30am service but not at
other services. Gifts to support the work of the church at home
and overseas can be placed in a bag adjacent to the font. All
giving can be “Gift Aided” which enables the church to reclaim
from HM Revenue and Customs the income tax you have paid
on your gift. It is a very simple procedure and just requires the
completion of a Gift Aid form, available from the Welcome Team
at the back of church. Special envelopes are also available if you
have not completed a form.Special activities for children are arranged during the
10.30am service according to age. St Mark’s children’s
ministry aims to develop the children’s understanding of God’s
love and how to live a life following Jesus. The groups we have
are: Crèche - 0 to 2½ yrs, Butterflies - 2½ to 5 yrs and Heaven
Bound - 6 to 10 yrs.Refreshments are served after the 10.30am service from the
coffee bar at the back of church. Many people find this a good
time to stay and chat with each other.The Children’s Corner is available for parents to feed and
change babies and toddlers. This is located close to the sound
desk.
Facilities for those with disabilities. There are two reserved
parking spaces in the car park. The church has ramp access to
the side door and an induction loop system. Large print copies
of the Common Worship Holy Communion booklet, Service and
Notices sheets and ‘Songs of Fellowship’ hymn book are
available from the Welcome Team. A toilet suitable for
wheelchair users is located in the church hall.Resource Area. We have a resource area at the back of church
where books, CDs and DVDs can be borrowed.
Service Information continued
Church Office is open at the following times:Tuesday 9.30am to 11.30amThursday 1.15 pm to 3.00pm Friday 9.30am to 11.30amThe church web site address is www.stmarksonline.co.uk
Church Office
Our Sunday services are as follows:8.45am Holy Communion – a more traditional service1st Sunday in the month Book of Common Prayer
Other SundaysCommon Worship
10.30am Informal services for all ages1st and 3rd Sundays Family Communion2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays Family Service
6.00pm 2nd SundayHoly Communion
1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays Evening Service7.30pm 1st and 3rd Sunday Contemporary WorshipCommunicant members of other denominations are welcome to
receive Holy Communion. Non-communicant members may
come forward to receive a blessing.Prayer for healing and other matters is available after all services
in the church and chapel.Services that include the uniformed organisations are held from
time to time.
Service Information
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WELCOME
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TIME TOGETHER
• There are currently 10 home groups, each of which has approximately 10members. 9 meet in the evenings and 1 group in the daytime. They meet forbible study, prayer and fellowship.
• Men at St. Mark’s is a group specifically for the men in our parish; they meettogether in the evenings about 6 times a year, usually in one of our local pubs.The group meet for breakfast once a month in the church hall to study aspectsof the bible. The last couple of years a barn dance/ceiledh has been organisedin the autumn for friends and families, and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
• Women of Woodthorpe is a group offering opportunities for the women ofWoodthorpe to meet together and to provide events to which female friends andfamily are invited. Our vision is to become more useful as a means of outreachto women in the local community.
• Mothers’ Union and fellowship meet monthly during the day in the church orchurch hall. There is great, long standing friendships and support within themembership.
• The last few years we have organised a Camping and Caravan Weekend forall to share time together. This year we are off to Leicestershire in June.
• St. Mark’s family enjoys eating together; we have a monthly lunch club andthe occasional shared breakfast between services. We use any excuse for aBring and Share lunch or evening meal.
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REACHING OUT TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY
Alpha Course - Over the years we have held a number of productive Alphacourses which were very well attended by newcomers to Christ and alsocongregation members wanting to re-new and refresh their faith. We encourageAlpha participants to join or start home groups to continue to learn more aboutJesus.
Messy Church – is held in our church hall on a Saturday afternoon, every othermonth. There are crafts for the whole family to enjoy based on a bible theme.Later we go into church for a short family-friendly celebration service before weall share a meal together. For the past two years we have worked with St. James,a neighbouring church in our deanery, to run a Messy Knitivity trail in our localshops for families to follow during Advent.
Schools – the past incumbent was chair of governors at the local infant schooland one of the church wardens is also currently a governor there. Our curatevisits most of the local schools and often leads an assembly. The local schoolsuse St. Mark’s for their own Harvest Festival services and perform their Nativityplays each year within the church.
Christingle – we have two Christingle services on Christmas Eve, one in theafternoon and one in the early evening with an average attendance of 350. Thesetwo services are very popular with children and adults from in and around theparish.
The wider community also joins us for our Carol Service and MidnightCommunion each year.
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OUR VISION AND VALUES
Our Values
This page provides a brief overview of why we exist and what we hope to achieve.
Mission Statement
St. Mark’s Church exists to worship God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, therebygrowing in the knowledge of his grace and forgiveness. As followers of Jesus,we seek to share his love with the wider community
How do we put our Mission Statement into practice?
Being a local church
• We hope to be welcoming and accessible to all generations
• We support the building of relationships and church community
• We encourage church members to look at and help others outside the church
Bible based teaching
• We seek to apply bible based principles to all present day life situations
• We encourage further study in small groups, which meet in people’s homes
• We also support training of those who want to study further
Mission focus to church
• We run courses for people wanting to know more about the Christian faith
• We hold a Tiddlywinks service for toddlers and their parents every week in termtime
• We run 'Messy Church' bi-monthly for families in the parish.
• We carry out youth outreach to try and address the needs of the young peopleof the area
• We also get involved in our community by such things as running parentingcourses.
Every member has a role
We encourage everyone to take part in church life and believe that all churchmembers are called to model Christian love and service to the community
What next?
Our Vision Statement2012 saw the 50th birthday of the church and to celebrate we have a new ‘vision’for the church. Part of this new vision is to extend the church to ensure its fit forpurpose for the next 50 years.
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INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP LINKS
There is a long-standing, vibrant relationship of nearly 40 years between St.Mark’s Woodthorpe and the Anglican Church in Burundi that has seen fruitfullinks built up.
Currently we are linked with two parishes – St. Mark’s Ngagara in Bujumburadiocese and St. Mark’s Gahosha in Makamba diocese.
Members of the congregation have visited Burundi and one has recently returnedfrom spending 12 years assisting the Provence of the Anglican Church of Burundiin the area of communication.
We give significant support to Burundi through prayer, the exchange of news andgiving. We have an annual Sunday when we focus our giving on a particularproject or need.
St. Mark’s long-term commitment to Burundi was one of the reasons why thediocese officially linked with the Province of Burundi alongside its links to Nataland the Holy Land. A group from Gedling deanery and Gedling Borough visitedBurundi in 2014 and there is a developing link with the diocese of Matana.
In addition the parish has been supporting a family working in Brazil as CMSmission partners.
St. Mark’s mission committee meets bi-monthly to strategically coordinate themissional outreach of St. Mark’s, it includes both PCC and non-PCC membersand reports to the PCC. The mission committee aims to mobilise the church inunderstanding its own missional role as it seeks to be a ‘Heart for the Community’and encourages and maintains links with overseas missional organisations whichwe support prayerfully, practically and financially.
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OUR SWOT ANALYSIS
Below is the outcome of a SWOT analysis which involved all congregations,home groups and individuals.
Our Strengths• We are a welcoming, supportive, prayerful church family• We have different styles of worship within our services• Most age groups are well represented• We have experienced readers, active retired clergy and a curate• There are three part-time employed staff; youth worker, family worker and
administrator.• We have many teams of volunteers in practical support ministries• We have regular comprehensive prayer ministry• There are numerous fellowship groups• There is an extensive use of the church hall facility by the community• We have good community links with schools, uniformed organisations and
messy church.• We have skilled and talented worship bands and an organist
Weaknesses• A declining membership over the last 4 years• We have a membership age gap between 17 & 35 years• Lack of Evangelistic outreach within the Parish • Need to improve communication between leaders• Some members of the congregation do not feel their spiritual needs are fully
met in certain services• Limited amount of social activities
Opportunities• Training leaders/succession planning/developing/nurturing• Develop relationships with deanery churches• Encourage younger members to be more involved with planning and taking
services• Further development in styles of worship• Organise more social activities to encourage fellowship between members
and/or to include non-church goers• Improve audio-visual systems
Threats• Some groups/activities may stop through lack of leadership• Lose the vision if the vacany continues for a long time• Not meeting needs of elderly• Power struggles• Inability to pay full parish share
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OUR NEW VICAR
We are a charismatic evangelical church currently affiliated to the New WineNetwork.
Would you:
• have a heart for continuing and growing the church’s mission to encourage newmembers from within the local community to join our fellowship and find faith
• bring a new perspective, be able to recognise and encourage gifts and ministrywithin our congregations and facilitate training of both clergy and laity
Are you:
• an inspirational, spirit-filled, diplomatic leader with demonstrable skills incommunication and delegation
• a pastoral carer
Could you:
• lead our congregations into a deeper walk of faith and draw all members intofuller participation in the church’s ministries
If you feel God is calling you to fill this vacancy please apply.
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OUR COMMUNITY
There are one or two local shops, hairdressers and a small library along with afew local businesses in Woodthorpe. Most people commute to work either intoNottingham or its wider environs.
Community facilities in the parish take place in our well used church hall. Thecommunity use it for booking parties and events throughout the year. We have amixed variety of groups who are regular hirers
We enjoy active involvement with schools in our parish. The previous incumbentwas chair of governors at one of the infant schools and governor in the juniorschool. Four of the schools use the church for harvest festival and carol services.The uniformed organisations are invited to join our congregation for variousservices throughout the year.
We have a good relationship with Gedling Borough Council, which is entitled toappoint two councillors as members of the Church Hall Management Committee.The Mayor of Gedling has attended services and events in the church and hall,as has the local MP who joined us for our 50th Birthday celebrations in 2012.
We are part of a three parish cluster with our neighbouring parishes as well asbeing part of the Gedling Deanery for Southwell & Nottingham Diocese. In theDiocesan 2020 plan, St. Mark’s is designated as warranting a full time stipendiaryordained minister.
An ecumenical group of local churches, ‘Christians together for Mapperley’(CTM) organises joint outreach events such as an open air Christmas service atMapperley precinct and a march on Good Friday.
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NOTTINGHAM
Woodthorpe is only 3 miles away from a vibrant, modern, multicultural city, withexcellent transport links. Nottingham is the major city in the East Midlands withexcellent shopping facilities, entertainment and cultural life. It has two largeUniversities and is one of only six designated Science cities in the UK.Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is among the largest in the country andrevered for its care and teaching facilities.
Nottingham has a colourful past of legend, castles, caves and lace. There arenumerous stately homes and country parks in the vicinity and Derbyshire PeakDistrict, for serious country walking, is only an hour away.
The city has important sporting venues and traditions including the National IceStadium, Holme Pierrepont water sports centre, Trent Bridge cricket, NottinghamForest and Notts County Football.
Nottingham has a cultural tradition in its theatres, concert halls, cinemas andcontemporary Arts centre as well as various local leisure and community facilities.
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GEDLING DEANERY
Gedling deanery has a population of 104,000 including urban, suburban and ruralareas. It currently has 22 churches, nearly 17 full time equivalent clergy includingcurates, 10 active retired clergy and over 30 active readers. The deanery hasworking groups exploring initiatives on prayer, ministry to older people and ministryamongst children and young people. The deanery is developing its global Anglicanlinks with the diocese of Matana, Burundi but recognises the distinctive relationshipthat St. Mark’s has with the churches in Ngagara and Gahosha.
There are three types of deanery chapter meetings; a) informal clergy lunches, b)longer business meetings 3 times a year to worship and pray together, to sharegood practice and discuss wider mission and ministry issues, and c) wider ministrychapters with retired clergy, readers and recognised lay ministers. We wouldexpect the incumbent at St. Mark’s to make these a priority and share in the mutuallearning.
St. Mark’s has taken a lead role ingenerous giving and a commitmentto paying 100% parish share as apriority. We would expect the nextincumbent to continue thisapproach in the context of acorporate responsibility to reach100% as a deanery.
St. Mark’s is in a group that includesSt. James Porchester and St. Jude’sMapperley (See purple boundary).These three evangelical churcheshave similar outlooks and sharedissues in common. None of theparishes have an identifiablecommunity, though all three sharethe Mapperley shops as a focus.This is most clearly seen in jointservices at Christmas and Easter with a Baptist and Methodist Church in theecumenical ‘Christians Together for Mapperley’ network. The ministers meettogether bi-monthly. All three PCCs have stated that they want to work morecollaboratively together on areas of mission and evangelism at the ‘larger thanparish level’ e.g. youth work, men’s and/or women’s mission events, etc. We wouldexpect the new incumbent actively to encourage and participate in thatcollaborative learning.
The deanery is exploring a potential Fresh Expressions project in the MapperleyPlains/Spring Lane estate, which St. Mark’s is involved in along with other churchesin the area.
The deanery 2020 deployment plan has identified that St. James Porchester couldbe led by a clergy or lay leader when the current incumbency becomes vacant.Should this be filled by a lay leader, there will be discussions with clergy at St.Mark’s and St. Jude’s as to how best to provide sacramental ministry.
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PARISH REGISTER
Baptisms Weddings Funerals
2012 7 3 12Church 6
Crematorium 6
2013 11 0 20Church 8
Crematorium 12
2014 9 1 14Church 5
Crematorium 9
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ELECTORAL ROLL
There are 150 people on our 2015 roll.
Males – 48 Females – 102
Residents – 84 Non-residents – 66
Families/households – 110
Many of the non-residents are those who travel from outside the parish and arelong standing members of the church who have moved house but continue toworship at St. Mark’s.
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The financial information for 2014 has not yet been audited. There may be someadjustments made to the final set of accounts for 2014.
During 2014 the treasurer of 28 years handed over the reins to another and therehas been a change from manual accounts to computerised accounts. We havealso moved into internet banking, which makes life easier for bill payments andexpenses. We have also been working to update accounting practices forSt. Mark’s Church.
INCOME
We have 130 people that are committed to giving on a regular basis to St. Mark’s.In 2014, our annual income from our members’ regular giving was £105,125.Money from our cash collections was £2,600. We have investments and receivea small amount of interest from those. We claimed £31,700 in gift aid for2013/2014. We held several funerals and a few weddings during the year, whichgenerated £2,200 of fees.
Restricted income consists of;
• Donations from the congregation and grants for a part-time youth worker. Anappointment was made in September 2014.
• Messy Church, grant funding and event donations.
• An appeal to the congregation for improvements to the chancel, to make it amore user friendly space.
• Gift Sunday for the church in Burundi.
EXPENSES
Our largest payment is our parish share, which was £103,000 in 2014.
Ministry costs include;
• Family worker
• Youth worker
• Church and church hall running costs
• Administration costs including salary for our administrator
• St. Mark’s is committed to tithing 10% of it’s annual income to various charities
• Contracted cleaner
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BANK ACCOUNTS
St. Mark’s PCC has current and savings accounts.
We hold three savings accounts with the Central Board of Finance, which havenot generated the interest we were expecting.
We also have three equity accounts from which we gain a better rate of interestand this supplements our income.
BUDGET FOR 2015
Our income is budgeted to be £144,600 and our expenditure is £154,700. During2015 we will have a shortfall in our budget of around £10,000 for which we havecarried a surplus over from 2014.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
St. Mark’s is considering a number of capital expenditure items to improve ourchurch, a new heating system for the church hall and audio/visual systems in thechurch.
We hope this gives you an idea of the financial position of St. Mark’s church. If youwould like further information please feel free to contact us via the church office.
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INCOME AND EXPENDITUREPeriod 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014
BALANCE SHEETPeriod 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2014
Income Year to DateIncome 146136.39Church Hall 19612.35Restricted Income 19541.13Designated Income 719.40
186009.27ExpenditureMinistry Expenses 112723.43Mission Costs 8515.31Church Hall Costs 12588.79Administration Costs 8600.00Church Running Costs 9266.71Restricted Expenditure 6266.18Designated Expenditure 236.40Giving 13286.00Finance Costs -168303.42
3179.40Gross Income/(Expenditure): 182829.87Net Income/(Expenditure): 182829.87
Current Assets Year to DateDebtors 1028.50Bank Accounts 181996.43Share Losses/Gains 101.49
183126.42Current LiabilitiesCreditors - Short term 296.55
296.55Current Assets, less Current Liabilities: 182829.87Total Assets less Current Liabilities: 182829.87Long Term Liabilities 0.00Total Assets, less Total Liabilities: 182829.87Funds: I & E Account 182829.87
182829.87
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MONTHLY ACTUAL GIVING PROFILE