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WELCOME
To the Webpage
of the Parish Churches
in the
Communities of
Austwick,
Clapham, Eldroth and Keasden
VICAR
The Reverend Ian
Greenhalgh
Webpage updated
04/05/2008
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The Church of the Epiphany Austwick |
Eldroth 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 NOTICES
In addition to Sunday Services, Holy
Communion is normally held at Austwick Church every Wednesday at 10.30 am.
A set of keys has been found in
Austwick Village. Is Anyone Able to Help
The following
message has been passed to our Vicar Ian.
"Yesterday as
I was cycling out of Austwick towards Cross Streets by the 30
mph sign, I came across
some car keys on an ‘Ifor Williams trailers’ fob. They were in
the middle of the road".
The Keys are now held by the
Vicar;
one
key looks like a ‘crock lock’ stile.
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Church Services |
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Date. |
Time.
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Church and Service. |
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May 2008 |
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Sunday 11th May |
9.30am. |
Pentecost
Holy Communion at Austwick
Parish Church |
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Sunday 11th May |
11.00am. |
Pentecost
Holy Communion at Clapham
Parish Church. |
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Sunday 18th May |
9.30am. |
Morning Prayer at Austwick
Parish Church. |
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Sunday 18th May |
11.00am. |
Holy Communion at Clapham Parish
Church. |
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Church Notices 2008. |
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Social/Educational Events
and Visits. |
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May |
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Date. |
Event. |
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Sunday 4th May
2.00pm. |
Primrose
Walk & Afternoon Tea at Austwick
(all the
Community Churches are welcome at this event) |
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Thursday 8th May
7,30pm. |
A Meeting
of the Keasden PCC will be held at Austwick Vicarage. |
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Sunday 11th May
2.30pm to 5.00pm. |
HOPE 2008
– Family Afternoon including Teas and Kirkby Lonsdale Brass Band
– Ingleborough Hall, Clapham |
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Monday 12th May
7.30pm. |
Visitation to St Margaret's, High Bentham
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Thursday 15th
7.30pm. |
A Meeting
of the Austwick PCC will be held at Austwick Vicarage. |
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Sunday 18th
7.00pm. |
Lambing
Service at Wenningside
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Monday 19th
7.30pm. |
A Meeting
of the Clapham PCC will be held at Austwick Vicarage |
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June |
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Date |
Event |
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Thursday 5th June
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Quiet Day at Parceval Hall
For fuller information please
contact the Vicar. |
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

Our Minister the
Reverend Ian Greenhalgh sitting in the cockpit of a Tucano single engine
training aeroplane based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse. The pilot's seat is fitted
with a 'catapult parachute'.
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 :
Incumbent
: The Revd Ian Greenhalgh Chairman
Wardens: Bryan Braithwaite-Exley
Vice-Chairman
Michael Southworth
Treasurer: John Dyson
Representatives on
the Deanery Synod:
Michael Southworth
Pip Rigby
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
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 :
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Children
(including Austwick School) - £1, 516.00
·
Local
Health Centres 655.00
·
Christian
Charities 627.00
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Eldroth
Church 621.00
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Miscellaneous
177.00
Fund
Raising
Total fund raising during
the year was circa £5,900 (including the triatholon).
The major events were :
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Street
Market £ 789.00
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Gardens
Open 613.00
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Italian
Evening 540.00
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Christmas
Fair 1,495.00
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Vicar's
Triathlon 1,131.00
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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.

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