The Parochial Church Council (PCC) helps the church to play it’s part in God’s mission, cooperates with the minister, ensures legal compliance with charity and ecclesiastical law, cares for our buildings and is a channel of consultation within the wider church.
Latest PCC Update
The PCC met on the 22nd January.
We were joined for part of the meeting by Ruth Heelan, who has done lots of work preparing for Southbourne 150, the 150th anniversary of St John’s Church and Southbourne as a village. There will be lots of events for the whole village marking this in May.
Progress is being made on opening the church, initially on weekday mornings, and the various security risks are being addressed.
At the time of the meeting 144 tickets had been sold for Joseph. This was a sell-out at over 180 tickets, and was a very successful evening, raising nearly £900 for the Families and Youth ministry. The young people put on a fantastic show.
15 young people have already signed up to attend May Camp this year, and it was agreed funding would be available to support a larger group.
The finances are looking healthier than last year, thank you to everyone who gives to support the work of the church in Southbourne.
The APCM will be held on Thursday April 23rd. Please pray about whether you or someone you know would be a good PCC or Deanery Synod member, and talk to Tom for details.
The full minutes are always available on request at the church office. Please continue to pray for your PCC.
ANNUAL REPORT
During 2023, the PCC prayed into a restructuring that delegates more responsibilities to Teams (sub-committees) that would meet to pray, discuss and report back to the PCC. The hope is that more people can be involved in running the Church, and the PCC has more time for our longer-term aims and vision.
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