WELCOME
To the Webpage of the Parish Churches
in the Communities of
Austwick, Clapham, Eldroth and Keasden
Vicar
The Reverend Ian Greenhalgh
Webpage updated
30/06/2009
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The Parish Church of the Epiphany in
Austwick |
Eldroth Parish Church
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
For more detailed information please contact
the Vicar.
The Vicarage, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BE
Telephone 015242 51313
or E-mail :
iangreenhalgh@austwick.org
The Vicar and Church work closely with
Austwick Church of England Primary School.
To view the School Website
please click on the link below
School Website
Church Services
In addition to Sunday Services, Holy
Communion is normally held at Austwick Parish Church every Wednesday at 10.30
am.
Parish Church
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Church Services |
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May 2009 |
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Date. |
Time. |
Church and Service. |
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Sunday 5th July |
9.30am. |
Holy Communion at Austwick
Parish Church |
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Sunday 5th July |
9.30am. |
Holy Communion at
Eldroth Parish Church |
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Sunday 5th July |
11.00am. |
Holy Communion and Baptisn at Clapham
Parish Church |
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Sunday 5th July |
11.00am. |
Holy Communion at Keasden Parish Church |
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Sunday 12th July |
9.30am. |
Family Communion and Baptism at Austwick
Parish Church |
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Sunday 19th July |
9.30am. |
Morning Prayers at Austwick
Parish Church |
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Sunday 19th July |
11.00am. |
Holy Communion at Clapham
Parish Church |
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Sunday 19th July |
2.00pm |
Family Baptism Service at
Keasden Parish Church |
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Sunday 19th July |
7.00pm. |
Evensong at Eldroth Parish
Church |
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Sunday 26th July |
9.30am. |
Holy Communion at Austwick
Parish Church |
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Sunday 26th July |
11.00am. |
Holy Communion at Clapham
Parish Church |
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Church Notices 2009. |
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Social/Educational Events and
Visits. |
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May 2009 |
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Date |
Event |
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Saturday 4th July at 6.00pm. |
Barbeque at Bank
Head Lawkland.
Everybody welcome. |
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Monday 6th July at 7.30pm |
PCC
Meeting to be held
in Austwick Vicarage |
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Thursday 9th July at 7.30pm. |
Deanery
Synod at Killington |
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Saturday 11th July at 9.30am. |
Parish Walking Club.
Please meet at
Austwick Parish
Church. |
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Tuesday 14th July at 7.30pm |
PCC
Meeting to be hekd
at Keasden Parish
Church |
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Monday 20th July at 7.30pm. |
Clapham PCC Meeting
to be held at Bridge
Cottage. |
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Wednesday 22nd July at
1.30pm. |
Afternoon Church
Fellowship outing to
Hawes. Please
meet at the Church |
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Saturday 25th July at 9.30am. |
Clapham Annual
Street Market |
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Saturday 25th July at
7.30pm..
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Austwick Safari
Supper. Everybody
welcome. |
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Sunday 26th July from 2.30pm.
to 5.00pm. |
Deanery Fun
Afternoon to be held
at Ingleborough
Hall. |
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Tuesday 28th to Wednesday
29th July from 1.00pm to 4.00pm. |
Children's Holiday
Club to be held at
Ingleborough Hall. |
Notice of some future social and
fund raising events
Month
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Date
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Event
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August
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Saturday
1st
August
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Keasden Parish
Church Annual Walk
and Barbeque. |
For more detailed information on any of the
events please contact Ian our Vicar at
The Vicarage, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BE
Telephone 015242 51313
or E-mail :
iangreenhalgh@austwick.org

The Reverend Ian Greenhalgh
Vicar to the Parishes of Austwick, Clapham, Eldroth and Keasden
ANNUAL REPORT
Church of the Epiphany, Austwick,
Annual Report of the Parochial
Church Council
for the Year Ended 31 December 2007.
Administrative
Information:
The Church of the
Epiphany is situated in the middle of the village of Austwick. It is part
of the Diocese of Bradford within the Church of England. The
correspondence address is The Vicarage, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster LA2
8BE (Tel: 015242-51313).
The Parochial Church
Council (PCC) is a charity excepted from registration with the Charity
Commission.
PCC members who
served from the last APCM until the date this report was approved are :
The Parochial Church
Council (PCC)
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Chairman |
The Reverend Ian Greenhalgh (Incumbent). |
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Vice Chairman |
Michael Southworth
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Warden |
Michael Southworth
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|
Warden |
Roger Moore |
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Treasurer |
John Dyson |
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Representatives on the Deanery
Synod |
Michael Southworth and Pip Rigby |
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Elected Members |
Lillian Bentham (Eldroth); Ernest Booth; Margaret Booth; Richard Booth
(Eldroth); Giles Bowring: Ann Dyson; Sally Edwards; Bob Halstead; Sylvia Harrop;
Roger Moore;
Cate Muckersie; Anne Read;
Colin Renwick (resigned during the year); Sally Robinson; Edna Thornton;
Neville Wyatt; and Lindsay Voigt. |
The
Minutes Secretary to the PCC is Sheila Gooch.
Structure, governance and management
The method of appointment
of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church
attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for
election to the PCC.
Objectives and
activities
The Church of the
Epiphany’s PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the
Revd Ian Greenhalgh, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission
of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It
also has maintenance responsibility for the Parish
Graveyard.
Achievements and performance
Church attendance
The Average Sunday Adult
Attendance during the year was 49 at Austwick and 20 at Eldroth. At
Austwick 47 services were held on Sundays and at Eldroth 25.
Review of the Year
Parochial
Church Council
The full PCC met six
times during the year with an average level of attendance of 12. This represents
60 % attendance (excluding the Eldroth representatives who have separate
meetings). Apart from ‘normal’ PCC business the Council continued its
focus on :
(a)
developing and implementing plans to appeal to
young people
and
(b)
Fostering deeper collaboration with the other
churches in the benefice.
Young People
The 'after school' club
continues to thrive with a solid core of 25 children. A small group of
mothers have now joined Ian and Melanie Greenhalgh to run this programme.
A series of 'children
friendly' Sunday morning services has also commenced, which will be developed
and extended in 2008.
Collaboration
During the year this has
been largely restricted to a regular quarterly United Service for the whole
benefice and the fellowship group which continues to meet regularly.
Outreach
The parishes of Austwick
and Clapham acted as hosts for a week to an American couple who came to us
through the 'Parish Holidays' scheme run by the Highway trust Organisation.
We have also formed a
link with St John's, Bowling and visits have been made.
In April a 'Meet and
Greet' party was held in the Vicarage for all recent newcomers in our community.
In August a two-day and
four-day Summer Holiday Club was run, in conjunction with Clapham PCC, at
Ingleborough Hall. We also see our programme of social events as an essential
part of our outreach activities, as many of these attract local people who are
not regular churchgoers.
Fabric
Following our
Quinquennial Inspection in November 2006 a significant amount of work was
identified which needed urgent attention. In particular the roof trusses
at the west end of the church needed sleeving, due to wet rot, and the coping
stones on the outside west wall needed lifting and relaying. The total cost of
this work amounted to £6,288.
An appeal was launched to
every household throughout the parishes of Austwick, Lawkland and Eldroth and a
sum of £5,399 (including Gift Aid) was donated.
A new ride-on mower was
purchased for use in the graveyard at a cost of £3,000. This was paid for
from the Burial Ground Fund.
Charitable Giving
£3,596
was donated to charities and local organisations during the year. This
figure includes collections arising from funerals where the Church acted as a
‘conduit’ to pass on the donations to a nominated charity/organisations.
The major categories supported by this were :
·
Children
(including Austwick School) - £1, 516.00
·
Local
Health Centres
655.00
·
Christian
Charities
627.00
·
Eldroth
Church
621.00
·
Miscellaneous
177.00
Fund
Raising
Total fund raising during
the year was circa £5,900 (including the triathlon).
The major events were :
·
Street
Market
£ 789.00
·
Gardens
Open
613.00
·
Italian
Evening
540.00
·
Christmas
Fair
1,495.00
·
Vicar's
Triathlon
1,131.00
·
Parish
Holidays
619.0
Financial Review
Total income for the year
was £47,245. Total expenditure for the year was £45,865, thereby leaving a
surplus of £1,380 which has been added to reserves. This compares with a
surplus of £7,746 last year, which included a £5,000 legacy.
Parish share for the year
was £31,573 (an increase of 15% on 2006) which was paid in full on a regular
monthly basis. Parish share will increase in 2008 by 2.5%. to £32,362.
The gap between Voluntary Giving and Share has widened significantly and the PCC
has decided that a Stewardship Campaign will be run in 2008 to address this
issue.
At the year end the
balance on General Fund stood at £20,808 (£19,428 in 2006) and the combined
balance on Restricted Funds stood at £44,818 (£37,548 in 2006) out of which we
owed £6,288 for the major fabric repairs. Most of this money is invested
with the Central Board of Finance.
Approved by the PCC on 27th March, 2008 and signed on their behalf by
the Revd Ian Greenhalgh, PCC Chairman.