Holy Trinity Clapham 2009 Annual Report

Annual Report 2009

Holy Trinity Clapham : Connecting People with God

Connecting people with God through Worship, Evangelism, Discipleship, and Service, using the Resources God has generously provided and working with the grain of Creation as gift from God

Contents

Rector’s Report 2

PCC Report 3

Deanery Report 4

Churchwardens

Report

5

Fabric, Electoral

Roll, Statistics,

Restoration and

Development

Trust, Living

Stones

6-7

Fledglings and

Trinity Toddlers

8-9

Music, Tower

Captain and

Round Up

10-11

Macaulay School,

Youth and

Children,

Environment

Committee

Home Groups,

CTiC and Treas-

urer’s Report

12-13 14-17

where. Under their leadership the Alpha Course and home groups will grow and I thank God for their complementary gifts. They are good friends to all of us. Pray for them please. Youth and children’s work is an impor-tant component of our ministry and un-der Irfana’s leadership has made a sig-nificant contribution to our church’s ministry. Following a reorganisation of Trinity Toddlers, a weekly group wel-coming parents and children, Toddlers has a clear focus and frequently out-grows the space it occupies at the back of the church. While Irfana has been on maternity leave Heidi Usher picked up the Youth and Children’s Worker baton with panache and kept the continuity of the work ticking over while making a personal contribution to its growth and development. But by far the most exciting develop-ment in 2009 has been Fledglings. The group has grown from 8 to over 20 mothers and their children, meeting mainly for adult discussion with chil-dren in mind. The group has modelled growth so well that it has outgrown the platform and split into 3 discussion groups, meeting in the chancel to avoid accidents and overcrowding and creat-ing space for more people to join the group. What is God saying to us about the uses and development of a church with a wide and welcoming range of spaces for growth, development and ministry? Which brings me neatly to the Living Stones Group. Julian has reported else-where on the business of the Group and I won’t steal his thunder. But I want to record the thanks of the entire congre-gation for Julian’s outstanding leader-ship of the Living Stones Group. His professional interest in this project has helped us to listen to each other, the congregation, the community and our architect, Marcus Beale. The bigger plan unfolds this year with the establishment of a Fund Raising Group to move the

Rector's report ‘This has been a thrilling year, one full of challenges and opportunities seized and blessed by God.’ Now there’s a bold statement with which to begin a review and report. But I am hopelessly optimis-tic about the role and growth of the church as the most precious and excit-ing agent for personal, congregational and parochial transformation. God grows churches and everyone who shares their gifts in ministry and mis-sion will know that blessing. There are challenges ahead, mistakes have been made, connections missed, apologies offered, friendships welded and mended and fresh vision provided by a loving God who gives meaning and purpose to us. And that’s why I am ex-cited to be a member of this church, one for which reconnecting disconnected people with God, and growing them into disciples of Jesus Christ are ‘drivers’ of our life together. None of this ministry and mission grows from nothing and nowhere. Men, women, young people and children, released and empowered by the Holy Spirit, make the ministry and mission happen here. So as ever I have in the past, some ‘Thank yous’ to begin with. First, thank you Caroline and Richard - my sternest friends and closest col-leagues in ministry. We have responsi-bilities and take risks together for God! They have important responsibilities among us and in other places of minis-try too - Caroline at Trinity Hospice and Richard at the Foreign and Common-wealth Office. I hope I’ve been sensitive enough about their dual roles and re-sponsibilities and if I haven’t been so, they will tell me, I’m sure. We have been blessed with outstanding Churchwardens in Jonathan and Karen. Their love for God and passion for mis-sion have been a blessing to me, the Council, the congregation and those who as yet do not belong here or any-

and complicated one, but one which is made more rewarding when you say ‘Well done.’ I give and grow more when that is said and you will know who you are! Two closing words. First, 2009 pitched the world into a deep recession and members of our congregation were hit hard by it - one or two very hard indeed. Yet we also live in fear of a double dip into another recession. At such a time as this it would be easy, and more comfort-able, to lower the bar of ministry, to lower expectations, and to consequently dull our vision of God. In his letter to the Philippians Paul wrote about the love of God in Christ who ‘emptied him-self’, took the form of a servant, hum-bled himself and, in obedience, died for the sin of the whole world.’ God in Christ took the deepest dip, laying aside his glory for the salvation of the world. We too need to lay aside false gods and glory that gets in the way of proclaiming the victory of God over sin and evil. We have significant work to do to en-hance and focus our resources on the task of telling and living the Good News to and for those who don’t believe it or have forgotten or misunderstood it. Second, my vocation is to fan into flame what someone called the rumour of God. However, I’m not sure that’s enough. It is my vocation to speak about, encourage, enable and facilitate the reality of God in the person of Jesus Christ and to tease that out in and among us. Others have different gifts to give substance to my gifts and I thank God for you.

May we, in our day, whose history in Clapham and the wider church testifies so eloquently to the priority of mission, work together with God to his glory and for the building of his Kingdom in the heads, hearts and habits of his people in Clapham. David Isherwood

project forward and make it happen. I have never worried about money. I may worry about processes and finding the right people to lead the project forward. But Jesus taught us not to worry about it and I don’t. Eustace Wiltshire was licensed as a Southwark Pastoral Auxiliary a (SPA) in 2009. At the end of 2 years intensive training and an awesome licensing ser-vice in the Cathedral, Eustace now works in St George’s Hospital, Tooting, with the chaplaincy team where he makes a significant contribution to the chaplaincy and to the wellbeing of the patients he visits. The office staff provide excellent back up and support, sometimes under con-siderable pressure. Gill’s decision to move the photocopier out of the Upper Vestry into the former robing room downstairs was inspired. The office is on the whole quieter and the exercise should have a noticeable effect on the general health of staff chasing proof copies of service sheets and bulletins. Should. Thank you. There are many other people who pro-vide invaluable service to us as we exer-cise our mission and align ourselves with God’s purposes. Deputy church-wardens, stewards, choir, orchestra, musicians (thank you Antony), the Building Committee, Finance Commit-tee, treasurer, book keeper, caretaker, flower arrangers, parent leaders and helpers in our Sunday and children’s groups, bell ringers, readers, interces-sors, (thank you Rosy), the Connect ser-vice helpers including the band, parents and children who make it happen, com-munication specialists, market research-ers. It is a delight to work with people who love God and use their talents and skills to grow his church - the hope of the world. Thank you everyone who gives time and gifts and money to make all this ministry happen. My personal thanks of course to Anne who encour-ages me and puts up with more than you can imagine. Without her love and sup-port I would be less than I am among you. And in the middle of a busy year we took time out together and went to Pilgrim Hall for a fantastic parish weekend. On a personal note, there are those among you who have encouraged me this year and I am more grateful to you than you will know. I have my moments in this job - it is sometimes a difficult

The top three photographs show pupils at St Mary’s School, Blama ; Eleanor Gbonda outside her maternity unit in the Bishop of Bo’s compound and a pupil at the Leonard Cheshire International School, Bo, eastern Sierra Leone. The bottom photograph is a copy of a plaque presented to the Sierra Leone group by the Bible Society in Free-town which has been placed on the wall beside the north door leading to the office.

Report of the proceedings of the Parochial Church Council The functions of the PCC shall include:-

• co-operation with the Minister in promoting in the parish the whole mis-sion of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical

• the consideration and discussion of matters concerning the Church of England or any other matters of religious or public interest, but not the declaration of the doctrine of the Church on any question

• making known and putting into ef-fect any provisions made by the Dioce-san Synod or the Deanery Synod, but without prejudice to the powers of the Council on any particular matter

• giving advice to the Diocesan Synod and the Deanery Synod on any matter referred to the Council raising such matters as the Council con-sider appropriate with the Diocesan Synod or Deanery Synod In the exercise of its functions the Parochial Church Council shall take into consideration any expression of opinion by any parochial church meeting. Members of the Council during 2009 were: Susan Ashworth Gilly Bailey-Smith (to April 2009) Jonathan Burdett Ally Castle (to April 2009) Rev’d Caroline Clarke Margaret Gale Anne Isherwood Canon David Isherwood Sarah Jarvis Anna Jefferson Smith Peter Jefferson Smith (from April 2009) Rev’d Richard Jones Hatty Moore (to April 2009) Anna Post Karen Simmonds (from April 2009) Vicky Simms (from April 2009) Suzanne Smith (Treasurer) Graham Stevenson (to April 2009) Keith Thomas Heidi Usher (from March to October 2009 when she resigned from the Coun-cil following her appointment as locum Youth and Children’s Worker - a paid post) Eustace Wiltshire In January the Council resolved to ap-prove a budget for the calendar year with a ‘faith gap’ of £26,500. Two appli-cations for the post of Operations Direc-tor had been received but neither was

eventually appointed. Following a nomi-nation from the Council Harriet Claxton was appointed a Foundation Governor at Macaulay School. The Council ap-proved the updated terms of reference of the Living Stones Group and wel-comed a presentation of the feedback on the project from the congregation. Plans for the Parish Weekend Away were re-ceived. The Council received a report on the trip by members of the congregation to Sierra Leone and approved in princi-ple the distribution of funds to the pro-jects the group had visited. A total of £6861.22 was raised for distribution. In March Heidi Usher was appointed to the post of PCC Secretary and co-opted on to the Council. Charlotte Joll updated the Council regarding Human Resource issues and PCC responsibilities (as em-ployers). Our thanks were expressed to Charlotte for her vital contribution to the good management of paid staff. The PCC approved the accounts for inclusion in the Annual Report subject to minor amendments agreed by the Council. Richard Jones presented a report on the Planned Giving strategy. Jonathan Bur-dett reported on the Alpha campaign. Joanna Burdett was nominated as our (second) Child Protection Officer (Anna Post is the other). In May received a presentation by Justin Worsley on the Living Stones consultation with the congregation; this identified areas of support for the pro-posals but also areas of controversy. The PCC passed resolutions setting out a way forward, including the setting up of a fund-raising group. The PCC resolved to adopt the diocesan policies, proce-dures and guidelines for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults as pub-lished in the Southwark Diocesan docu-ment A Safe Church. Following the res-ignation of Nick Jenni the PCC noted the need to appoint a new Trustee to the Restoration and Development Trust Find (R&DTF) In June the PCC noted the results of a financial appeal which realised a total annual gain of £10,000. We noted the beginning of the Youth Worker’s mater-nity leave in October and received an update on the plans for the Parish Weekend. Julian Tollast brought the PCC up to date on the Living Stones Project (as he had been doing so throughout the previous year). We heard a report by the Sierra Leone link group which from various sources had raised over £9,600. We noted the

of giving and PCC members especially were encouraged to return their planned giving pledges. We received a report from the Youth and Children’s Group: Heidi Usher coping well with and enjoy-ing the post of locum Youth and Chil-dren’s Worker, developments in Trinity Toddlers and a drive for more Sunday School teachers. We received a report from Macaulay School regarding new building projects to create more space. Despite the pressures on the budget which necessitated the financial appeal in March, the PCC maintained the policy of giving away 5% of our income to four charities: Church Mission Society, the Bible Society and Anti-Slavery Interna-tional (30% each) and another charity to be decided each year (10%), which was the Sierra Leone Project in 2009. The PCC monitored other expenditure carefully throughout the year to try to ensure that income was used to best effect in promoting our mission and ministry at Holy Trinity. We are grateful to all of you who maintained or increased your giving, enabling us to fund all the activities and projects we ran in 2009,[including three Alpha courses and youth and children’s work for a growing number of young people].

Report of the Lambeth North Deanery Synod 2009 The Area Dean for the year 2009 was Rev’d Penny Rose-Casemore There were three meetings of the Synod in 2009 on 18 February, 20 July and 28 October. At the February meeting at St Mark’s Church Kennington the Synod received a presentation about the work of St Mark’s Church and, following reports from the General Synod and Diocesan Synod, the Lambeth Archdeaconry Pastoral Committee, the Boards of Fi-nance and Education and the Deanery Treasurer, the Synod took part in a dis-cussion about the Archbishop of Canter-bury’s Lent Book Why go to church? The Drama of the Eucharist, by Timo-thy Radcliffe. Vasantha Gnanados (General Synod member) was congratulated on bringing before General Synod a Private Members Motion banning membership of the British National Party by clergy, ordinands and staff who speak for the Church.

Outstanding School commendation fol-lowing the Ofsted Inspection of Macau-lay School. I July the Council welcomed plans for a new group, Fledglings, start-ing in the autumn with leadership from Kate Duroux and Jo Burdett. The Sierra Leone link group had met and allocated gifts and grants to all the projects the group had visited. Reports were received of financial problems affecting the Dio-cese and also serious cash flow problems at Holy Trinity. In September the PCC received a Communications Strategy paper and presentation from Ally Castle at the end of which the PCC resolved to ensure that all communications within and beyond Holy Trinity would be clear, inclusive and personal. We received a report about the first meeting of the Fledglings group held on 9 September. The Council was informed that Heidi Usher was will-ing to be employed in the post of locum Youth and Children’s Worker while Ir-fana Pollendine was on maternity leave. We received a report about the yearly Stewardship and Planned Giving cam-paign from Richard Jones. In October the PCC received a copy each of a new Church of England finan-cial giving initiative Giving for Life for use in the 2010 campaign. We agreed the initiative to publish an eBulletin ed-ited by Vicky Simms and approved the nomination of Keith Thomas as a Trus-tee of the R&DTF. The Council appreci-ated the personal testimonies given as an integral part of the Stewardship Campaign and thanked Richard for his leadership of it. We agreed unanimously to continue to receive collections at the offertory (this issue was raised at the Annual Parochial Church meeting for discussion by the Council). David Isher-wood drew attention to changes to the ‘front end’ of worship and asked the Council for ideas and suggestions. We approved the 1010 campaign for use in the church throughout the coming year (a call to reduce our corporate and per-sonal carbon footprint by 10% during the coming year. The publication of the new eBulletin was received with thanks by the Council at its November meeting. We received a report and plan from the Environment Committee on the national 1010 cam-paign. Our campaign will run from January to October 2010 and be re-viewed in the summer. Julian Tollast reported on the progress of the Living Stones project. Suzi Smith reported that there were worrying trends in the levels

The Area Dean, the Rev’d Penny Rose Casemore drew attention to the high number of vacancies in the Deanery and Archdeaconry (since when the majority have been filled including a new congregation grafted into St Paul’s Brixton from the Ascension Balham Hill). A Deanery Day on Meditation The Joy of Being, took place on 9 May led by the former Vicar of St Paul’s Clapham, Revd Justine Allain-Chapman. The July meeting took place at St Thomas’s Hospital. We received a report about the work of the Chaplaincy and the Mortuary and Bereavement Services Manager also presented the work of the department which provides for the management and care of the deceased and their relatives. Barbara Lane, Director and General Secretary of the Diocesan Board of Education spoke about the significance of Church Schools in the Diocese, the need to find and equip governors for effective management of schools and urged Synod members to consider standing for election to governing bodies. Vasantha Gnanados gave a re-port from General Synod and Elaine Thomas on from the Board of Educa-tion. The Area Dean Announced that Rev’d Giles Goddard would be licensed as Vicar of St John’s Waterloo, the Rev’d Mike Starkey as Vicar of St Mark’s Kennington and Rev’d Ben Goodyer as priest in charge of St Paul’s, Brixton. At the October meeting at Christ Church, Union Grove, the Synod received reports from Vasantha Gnanados and Glyn Paflin (St Peter’s Clapham) on the business of the General Synod, particularly about the ordination of women to the episcopate and provision for conscientious objectors to the legislation. There was no report from Diocesan Synod. Roger Hind (St Paul’s Clapham) reported on the business of the Diocesan Board of Finance. Discussion took place in small groups about ideas for future meetings. Rev’d Penny Rose-Casemore announced her resignation as Area Dean. David Isherwood

Churchwardens Report For many people 2009 has been a diffi-cult year. Recessions mean hard times, and our prayers have been with those in our congregation who have been af-fected by what politicians refer to as ‘tough economic times’. The need for Christ is never greater than in a time of hardship, and our task has never been more urgent. Perhaps it is because of these uncertainties that our church has been growing in many ways during 2009. As with any great mission, a great team is required to work together, and we are blessed to be part of a great team at Holy Trinity. We would like to take a little space here to thank some of those who have supported our mission. First thanks to everyone who put in the long hours needed to produce yet an-other amazing Common Fayre. Our fi-nance team has worked tremendously hard through a very challenging time, so many thanks to Peter Ross stepping into the role of Planned Giving Secretary and to Mark Potter, our Planned Giving Re-corder. Our Youth and Children’s work goes from strength to strength, success which is built on the huge number of people who volunteer to help with Sunday School, Trinity Toddlers, 7-Ups, The Mix and our new Fledglings pram ser-vice, particularly Heidi Usher, who has covered Irfana’s maternity leave as our Youth and Children’s worker. Churchwardens have a responsibility for the fabric of the church, but we are in-credibly fortunate and grateful that Euan Kennedy has taken on this respon-sibility by serving as a fantastic Chair of the Building Committee. Finally thank you to our deputy wardens and stewards who ensure that our Sun-day services run smoothly week by week. It takes a huge load off our shoul-ders to know that our deputies have eve-rything in order each Sunday. So thanks to Geoff Cook, Dominic Dickinson, Robert Wright, Pauline Blenman and Paul Smith, without whom our role as churchwardens would be far more con-suming. Jonathan’s 3-year term of office as Church Warden is coming to an end at the Annual Meeting, and he will not be standing for re-election. He has enjoyed

The main remaining priority item is the painting of the outside of the Bell Tower, which we plan to do this year. 2. Other Works We spent money on the Communion Table, and plan to provide it with a cover; we have also spent money on the base of the Easter Candle Stand and have restored two of the antique wooden stands. Other Responsibilities We are responsible for insurance, £8,000, electricity, gas, water and refuse disposal £11,000, and general repairs and maintenance £3,700. (These figures are the approximate ones for 2009.) Church Log Book This record of works done in the Church has been kept up to date. Finally, I wish to thank my committee and Nick Hawkins for their support throughout the year. We could do with more members of our committee, especially some with some free time, to help with odd jobs that need to be done. Euan Kennedy Chair of the Building Committee

Report of the Electoral Roll Officer Last year’s Electoral Roll stood at 242 . Since then there have been 21 deletions and 18 additions making the total on the Roll 239 . Anne Isherwood Electoral Roll Officer

Parish Statistics 2009 Baptisms 20

Thanksgivings for the Gift of a Child 2

Admission of Children 10 to Communion

Confirmations 14

Marriages 6

Funerals 9

Easter Communicants 229

Easter attendance 368

Christmas Communicants 170

Christmas attendance 432

the responsibility enormously and stands down from the role excited about Holy Trinity’s future. Finally we must say something about our Rector. The vision he penned in Autumn 2006 has been the basis for everything we have done in 2009, and will be again in 2010. Holy Trinity faces some big challenges in 2010. We face them with confidence, however, that the foundations built by our Rector over many years will stand us in good stead to build Christ’s church in Clapham. We will meet these challenges by staying on course with our vision, and working together. Jonathan Burdett and Karen Simmons, Churchwardens

Report on the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the church Building Committee Fabric Report Committee and Members The committee met on 3 occasions (2008 - 9), and the following have been members during the year: (Numbers indicate the number of times attended) Euan Kennedy (Chair) 3 – Richard Clayson* – 2 (Appointed 3.09 Resigned 10.09) - *Geoff Cook 2 - Tim Edghill – 0 (Resigned 4.09) *Julian Tollast 2 - Anna Post – (PCC Link) 1. (Also Nick Haw-kins, our Caretaker, attended part of our meetings on 2 occasions.) * (Geoff Cook, Richard Clayson and Tim Edghill are Chartered Surveyors and Julian Tollast is an architect, but they give their services to us in a private ca-pacity, without offering any professional indemnity.) Ex Officio (Canon David Isherwood and Churchwardens) We planned to meet on 4 occasions but were not quorate for our June meeting. This was in line with the recommenda-tion of the Truscott Report of 10.06, which advises that meetings should be kept to as few as possible. Projects As for 2008, pending some clearer idea of what is to result from the Living Stones Group, no significant new projects have been undertaken. 1. Quinquennial Review – March 2007 We have had metal fixings removed from the outside of the all the upper windows but for two, the stonework made good, and the parapet coping stones have had some pointing work done.

Holy Trinity Restoration and Development Trust

The Trust is a registered charity (No 296382), established in 1986, which exists to maintain, repair and restore the fabric, fixtures and fittings of Holy Trinity Church. The reason for setting up the Trust was to provide a channel for both committed members of the Church and members of the public to give money, in the confidence that it would be spent on the building, fixtures and fittings. In 2009 the Trustees were the Rector, Euan Kennedy, (Secretary), and Nicholas Jenni, (Treasurer) and Keith Thomas, who replaced Nick Jenni in November. Euan Kennedy then became the Treasurer, and Keith Thomas the Secretary. We have received a donation from our member David Pike, for which we are most grateful, that has enabled us to replace the flowering cherry tree that had died, by the War Memorial, and also two anonymous donations. The first en-abled us to attempt to clean our War Memorial, and the second of £6,410, including tax recoverable, is to be spent on the church grounds. (Continued on page 18)

Living Stones Living Stones has progressed signifi-cantly in the past year. Working along-side the Building Committee’s steward-ship of the building fabric, the Living Stones Group (LSG) evolved the brief in response to the extensive consultations held during 2008/09. Our Architects, Marcus Beale Associates (MBA) pre-pared the draft Stage C design report together with a detailed cost estimate and this was presented to the Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) and amenity societies in November 2009. An EPCM was held on 22 November 2009 and the proposals were presented in full to the congregation together with the opportu-nity for questions and answers. From December 2009 through to January 2010 the LSG refined the draft Stage C report and made a presentation of the final draft to the PCC, with recommendations, on 13 January 2010. The PCC considered and voted on a number of resolutions and gave their strong support to the LSG to finalise the Stage C report with certain specific additions regarding an enhanced

approached to environmental considerations. The final Stage C report has now been received and is being re-viewed for sign off. The LSG is now working with MBA and the DAC to develop the specific aspects of the proposals that will require Town Planning Approval with a view to making a planning application in June 2010. Holy Trinity Clapham has evolved over its lifetime since 1776 to reflect the needs of the many people who have worshipped in the building and those who have carried out the mission of the church to the much wider community. We are very fortunate in-deed to have such an amazing resource. I am grateful for the support of the members of the LSG; Caroline Clarke, David Hills, David Isherwood, Peter Jefferson Smith, Euan Kennedy, Richard Long, Anna Post, Harriet de Swiet, Rosey Treherne Pollock (who joined the LSG in September 2009) and June Stevenson (who stood down from the LSG in August 2009) – the church is fortunate to have a group which is so freely giving of their time and which possesses such great depth and breadth of knowledge and experience. Julian Tollast Chair of Living Stones

the topics has been to ensure that they are universally relevant, not overtly ‘religious’, but always with a Biblical perspective. Our aim is not to ‘preach’ to people or to impose a point of view, but to get people thinking, and debating a non baby-related subject! “...thought-provoking, offers valuable Christian advice that is relevant to life as a parent. It is also a good supportive forum for new mothers and my son and I are glad that we have been able to take part and meet new people. We are happy that it has led to finding a family church to go to in London. Thank you.” “I think Fledglings is great. It is a lovely, friendly relaxed and informal approach to a church service. It is a modern and very relevant alternative to traditional services and is a great way of gently challenging your ap-proach to things we all face everyday.” "It's always enjoyable listening to David speak. With his gentle sense of humour, he is always so warm, thought provoking, current and concise. From there on it's interesting listening to other people’s thoughts and contribut-ing my own thoughts. Having said that, Vivienne's fresh coffee and the delicious chocolate muffins are a great incentive to go along too!" It is exciting to see that Fledglings has been increasingly well attended as the months have gone on. Our first meeting saw a turnout of about 9 mums with their children. Five months in, the lat-est meeting was bursting at the seams with 23 parents. This has meant we have now had to discuss the best way to manage the expansion of the group... a good ‘problem’ to have! Fledglings takes place in the church at 10.30am, usually on the first Tuesday of each month. Kate Duroux and Joanna Burdett February 2010

Fledglings, Our New Monthly Pram Service: Informal child-friendly worship and thought-provoking discus-sion, in one bite!

Last September we began an exciting new ministry at Holy Trinity; the setting up of a monthly weekday pram service for parents, carers and their young chil-dren, known as “Fledglings”. Fledglings is an informal, hour-long ser-vice held on the chancel steps on the first Tuesday of each month. After coffee and Christian children’s songs, each ses-sion starts with a short talk around a particular topic given by a member of the clergy. Following this we hold a dis-cussion. The atmosphere is very re-laxed. Toys are provided for the chil-dren to entertain themselves while their parents listen and discuss, and helpers keep an eye on the older toddlers and chase after them when they wander off. The sessions end with a prayer. Fledglings was started as a means of further reaching out to and supporting young mums in the community. We have attracted mums from both within Holy Trinity as well as other people who do not regularly attend any church. Last month we also welcomed our first dad to the group! One of the key aspects of Fledglings is that it is really aimed more at the parents and carers than the chil-dren, which is unusual for a baby-related group, and this is something that seems to be welcomed by parents. “It’s great to have a baby friendly activ-ity where you talk about things other than babies – it helps you remember that you are still the same person – just with new experiences to add in. It’s also been lovely to see my son happy and calm in church – it means a lot to me that it’s somewhere he feels safe and relaxed but learns what’s appropriate.” “Fledglings is a chance for grown up and thought provoking conversation.” “I really enjoy this monthly meeting. (David) gives a provocative talk at the beginning and it’s refreshing to have some adult discussion afterwards. There is a really welcoming group of people and the children are free to play. It really makes you feel part of a com-munity.” Our topics thus far have included: The Future, Belonging, Success, Image, Shopping and Security. The idea behind

Trinity Toddlers reaches out to a growing number of mothers, carers and their babies. A chance to meet them and their children and to offer hospitality and friendship and to encounter ’church’ differently.

Fledglings has been a victim of its own success, outgrowing awkward spaces and appropriating new territory in the church. Mothers have appreciated the opportunity to talk seriously about issues bigger than disposable nappies. Good friendships have been forged between the members of the group and there are plans to grow and develop Fledglings. Space is at a premium, and doesn’t yet provide the right sort of atmosphere for the group to flourish. But the Living Stones project is the way forward

Trinity Toddlers

This Wednesday morning outreach group continues to go from strength to strength. Due to various reasons, after years of dedicated service, Lauren Warchus, Rebecca Boyes, Elizabeth Gilespie, and Rhianne decided to step down at the end of the summer. They had done a great job and Trinity Tod-dlers was passed over in fine health to the new team of Joanna Burdett, Kate Duroux and Julie Simpson. We are also very grateful to Elizabeth Gibson who gives up her Wednesday mornings to serve the tea, coffee and snacks. In fact, Trinity Toddlers was so oversub-scribed that we decided to introduce a new registration process. There are now a set number of places for nannies and for parents. This has proved very suc-cessful and has meant that a lot of the same people come each week, making good relationships with each other and contributing their own ideas and re-sources to the group. Trinity Toddlers has attracted a number of mothers who are new to the area, some of whom are now attending the Sunday morning service on a regular basis. The group has also fed into our new monthly Fledglings meeting and a number have expressed an interest in a daytime Alpha group. Trinity toddlers charges £1 per family and with the profits, as well as replacing some of our more worn-out toys, we hope to start a library of Christian and Parenting books. Joanna Burdett, Kate Duroux and Julie Simpson

Music Report We have a dedicated small core of sing-ers to thank for enriching our worship with anthems, motets and spirituals ranging from the 16th-20th centuries. We have welcomed two new sopranos on a regular basis but are still striving for extra male support. Our numbers expand, of course, for special occasions like Evensongs and Christmas; it is worth stressing that we are essentially a mixed ability group and interested new-comers can be accommodated on a flexi-ble basis. There has also been development on the instrumental front; during Morning Worship last November, there were 27 players in the accompanying band of children and adults. For this we have to thank especially the proactive support of several mothers whose children have recently reached the playing stage. We are also in the process of recruiting sign-ers for our newly-formed Junior Choir. My heartfelt thanks to all those who have offered musical support in one form or another during the past twelve months. The band has made a significant contri-bution to evening worship and their standard of playing and musicianship

has grown from strength to strength. They play together regularly at our monthly Connect Services. Antony le Fleming Director of Music

Tower Captain This was my first year as Tower Captain following James Ingham’s resignation last year. I have enjoyed good support from existing members and visitors who have enabled us to enjoy the challenge of ringing and continue to ring on a regular basis. Peter Jefferson Smith is Treasurer and also joint Steeple Keeper with James Ingham. Marion Prideaux is secretary. Maintenance and regular checks are done but there have been no major problems or expenses during the year. During 2009 the bells were rung on all Sunday mornings with one exception during the summer holiday time and prior to the evening Eucharist on the second Sunday of the month we rang a 1/4 peal. 1/4 peals were also rung to celebrate Trinity Hospice Light up a Life Service, our Carol Service, to welcome in 2009, Ash Wednesday before the Eucharist, third and sixtieth wedding anniversaries, for the 160th Anniversary of the Annie Walsh Memorial School Sierra Leone, in memory of Graham Mackie former organist at Holy Trinity and Holy Spirit churches, in memory of Norman Marsh during a tree planting ceremony and to mark the mid- point of International Climate Change talks at the request of the World Council of Churches. In September we had a very successful outing to 5 Surrey villages and several members of the congregation joined us. It was organised by Peter and Anna Jef-ferson Smith with Nick and Ruth Simon, many thanks to them for such a splen-did day. Last year 2009, we were un-able to ring the New Year in on 31st De-cember; instead we had an excellent Christmas dinner celebration on the Tuesday after Christmas at Madeline Johnston’s house which took the place of the usual practice night ringing. During the year Parker Kegel left us as she has gone to university in The States and unfortunately we have had no new recruits. We are hoping to recruit new members and welcome all enquiries. We practise on Tuesday evenings 7.45-9.15. Please feel free to come and watch or start to learn. Madeline Johnston Tower Captain

Thirty-one members of the congre-gation, bellringers and their friends posed for this photograph taken on the ringers annual outing

to we have welcomed Dr Stephen Stookey and his students each July. Steph Gooden, training for ordained ministry at Cuddesdon Theological College, Oxford, was placed with us last year for two terms including training at Trinity Hospice with Caroline. We have been delighted to welcome her. She quickly made an impact among us both thr0ugh her preaching and personality. We wish her, and Del her fiancé, every blessing as they prepare to move to Caterham where she will be serving in the Caterham Team Ministry. In September we began some serious training with the readers and intercessors. We are blessed with a large number of volunteers who read and pray well. But there’s always room for improvement and Rosy Skinner and I led two evenings of training in the church. Thank you to all the readers and intercessors. There is no higher calling than reading the Bible in public worship in such a way that we understand it and engage with it. And thank you too to those of you who lead our intercessions. In much the same way, praying with and on behalf of a congregation is also a high calling. I am impressed with the incredible variety of ways of praying expressed by each member of the intercessions team. Your praying encourages mine.

A round-up of other events in the year... We went away for a weekend to Pilgrim Hall deep in the Sussex Countryside. From Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July sixty members of the congregation, their children and toddlers had a great week-end away led by Dr David Landrum from the Bible Society. The theme of the weekend was Hidden Treasure and David opened up for us the possibility that we are hidden treas-ure! The band played brilliantly, the food was delicious and the swimming pool was warm! We will be going again - watch this space. We are privileged to welcome Schools in Clapham to Holy Trinity. Many of the pupils and teachers have come here for the first time and we have enjoyed offer-ing them hospitality and an opportunity to learn more about the most significant building in Clapham. We have specially enjoyed welcoming staff and children from Clapham Manor School. In turn we have also enjoyed taking assemblies there and, of course, at Macaulay School. They are two different but highly complementary schools and we welcome them and any other school that makes an enquiry to visit us. Visitors have been welcomed either in-dividually or in groups. A group of PhD students from Dallas Baptist University have visited us for a day every year for the last 3 years and it has been a delight

Designed by Coco Canessa and Year 1

Macaulay School This year, Macaulay has built upon the ‘Outstanding’ grade received in both its OFSTED and Anglican Inspection re-ports last Summer. The School’s Christian Distinctive-ness We have completed a thorough, 18 month review of the school’s Christian Distinctiveness and Ethos, the first since 1994. A new ethos statement will be laid before Governors on 9th March 2010 for adoption and in its light, all school poli-cies and behaviours will be reviewed to ensure that support and develop the Christian ethos and caring environment for which Macaulay is known. As part of this plan of action, we are proposing the forging of stronger links between the local churches and Macau-lay. Foundation Governors representing the former team ministry churches will each be creating with the assistance of

their PCC, a one page outline of what resources their Church could make available to be exploited by staff and pupils in lessons or extra-curricular ac-tivities. This may highlight gifts and tal-ents of their congregation that could be utilized; any existing materials they have which could be used to bring study alive; any historical or physical aspects on which lessons can be pegged. The revised ethos statement reads as follows: “At Macaulay Church of England pri-mary school staff, parents and gover-nors seek to ensure that every pupil receives an outstanding education that develops their full potential in both their academic and personal life.

Christian values are at the heart of our commitment to the spiritual, moral and social development of pupils. Drawing on the full range of knowledge and ex-perience, and acknowledging changing social and religious contexts, we seek to create understanding of God's purpose for us and the positive part we should play in our communities.

In an atmosphere of caring, acceptance and respect, pupils are encouraged to be creative, questioning and imagina-tive. We offer pupils the opportunity to reflect on the importance of personal belief, and to understand the difference between right and wrong and the con-sequences of their actions for them-selves and others. In this we are all guided by our values of love, faith, hope, joy, respect, under-standing, trust, peace, kindness, justice, forgiveness and respect.

The offer of a Christian understanding of the world and the place of humanity in it is reflected in our worship and the everyday life of the school, respectful of the beliefs of others and of other faiths but confident in our own faith.” Outstanding Academic Results Our Summer 2009 Year 6 SAT results saw scores of 100% achievement against national targets. Our ‘Contextual Value Added’ score (i.e. a measure of the pro-gress pupils made at the school during their time here) was in the top 5% na-tionally. Happy Pupils The results from our bi-annual pupil survey are a testament to the efforts of the school staff and the environment they have created within the school. 90% of pupils consider Macaulay a good school and 90% enjoy coming to school.

The same percentage enjoys most of their lessons and believe the teaching to be good. A similar number enjoy the after school clubs (almost every pupil is a member of at least one club) and 99% enjoy school trips! Almost 90% say that the school helps them respect the envi-ronment, live healthily and support charities; 80% say that Collective Wor-ship helps them learn to respect others. The school has already taken measures to support the one class that seems more unsettled than any of the others and the survey is being re-run with them to assess whether they have had a posi-tive impact. Exciting Building Plans Last November, we informed you about a major building project for the school to refurbish the area of the school known as the Key Stage 1 area. This is the part of the school where the class-rooms for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are situated. This is being funded by the accumulated surplus built up by Gover-nors over the last ten years and capita-tion funds from SDBE. Tendering and contract negotiations are complete and a contract is expected to be exchanged before Easter. The 12 weeks of building work will then commence immediately. Andrew Caesar Gordon Chair of Governors

Youth and Children’s Work I am delighted to report that the youth and children’s work continued to go from strength to strength. We have had as many as 90 – 100 children attending church most Sundays. Irfana continued to capably lead the children’s work with a dedicated group of about 50 helpers. Towards the end of the year she left us to go on maternity leave and we were delighted that Heidi Usher stepped in to bridge the gap until her return. We were privileged to have the support of Yukyeong for the first part of the year before returning to Ko-rea in the summer. The children’s Sunday worship contin-ued to develop. At the end of the year there were three children’s Sunday groups, Sparrows (nursery and recep-tion), Doves with Ravens (years 1,2,3,4,5) and Eagles (year 6 and up) and a crèche each week. The groups used Scripture Union material in the first part of the year and more recently have changed to following the Lection-ary. Materials and ideas for activities were usually taken from Scripture Un-ion and Living Stones and a variety of other sources were used when

appropriate. Meetings were held with the leaders for each Sunday group and the youth worker each term to plan for the term ahead and discuss changes. The mid-week groups were 7-Ups, the Mix, Trinity Toddlers and a new group, Fledglings (please see separate report and Rector’s report). We are extremely grateful to Pippa Ridley and Karen Tollast for continuing to lead 7-Ups for children aged 7-11 years and David Pollendine who has taken on the leadership of the Mix. Both groups have continued to be popular with a waiting list of children wishing to join 7-Ups. Irfana continued to work with three lo-cal schools. JAM (Jesus and Me) club was a popular event for years 4-6 at Macaulay. There were constructive links with Clapham Manor primary school and links were maintained with Lam-beth Academy. Finally I would like to thank everybody who has so kindly given up their time to make children feel welcome and in-volved in church and above all helped them see something of God’s love. Susan Ashworth

Chair Youth & Children’s

Committee

Environment Committee

Members of the Committee include Anna Post, Endellion Sharpe, Graham Simmonds, John Harvey, Marion Prideaux, Susan Ashworth. The Environment Committee had its inaugural meeting on 15 January 2009 when we enthusiastically discussed a vast range of ideas and priorities. We also drafted a Mission Statement which was finalised mid-year and put to the PCC who supported it unanimously and requested the Committee provide them with full Terms of Reference as soon as possible. The Environment Committee aims to make the stewardship of God’s world a core part of the everyday life of Holy Trinity Clapham. It will support the PCC, congregation and community in fulfilling the fifth mark of mission ‘to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth’. The Committee intends to:

Provide information to help the congregation to live their lives in a sustainable way and

minimise the impact of their daily lives on the Earth.

Churches Together in Clapham (CTiC) We started the year with a meeting in January about Street Pastors. Volun-teers from our churches could train with the Brixton group with the aim of run-ning the scheme in Clapham. There was much interest, but not enough volunteers for us to start the scheme here just now. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service was Orthodox Vespers at St Pe-ter’s; the Women’s World Day of Prayer Service in March was held at St Mary’s; there were United Evening Services in different churches every Sunday in Lent, linked to our ecumenical Lent Study Groups; the One World Week Service in October was at Clapham Baptist Church. All our joint worship was well attended. CTiC continued to support Christian Aid, the Ace of Clubs, and Lifeline. There was much discussion during the year about the future of the Youth Pro-ject on the Clapham Manor Estate. Sadly, this has now ended, partly be-cause Graham Stevenson who had done so much to re-start the project, moved abroad in the autumn. A representative on Lambeth’s Community Police Consultative Groups reports to each meeting. The Annual Meeting took place in May: Clare Turner (St Mary’s) was re-elected as Chair, and Alan Mundy (Holy Spirit) agreed to remain as Secretary until a replacement could be found. Mary Beth Glenn (Holy Trinity) took over from him during the year. The CTiC Forum meets 3 times a year. Our October meeting was held at the Ace of Clubs when we heard a presentation about the work and agreed a donation from our funds. Preparations were made for the resigning of the Covenant in January 2010. Representatives on the Forum from Holy Trinity include the clergy, Rosy Skinner, Elizabeth Gibson and Mary Beth Glenn, but meetings are open to everyone from our congrega-tion. Caroline Clarke

Ensure that the church buildings and grounds are sustainably maintained and that altera-tions and maintenance are

carried out with the minimum negative environmental

impact. Use the church to display evidence

of Holy Trinity’s commitment to environmental issues in

order to inspire others to do likewise.

Connect with other groups in our local and wider community by sharing information on

environmental issues with them and encouraging them to adopt sustainable lifestyles.

Be a resource of information sup-port for the ministry team to help them integrate environ-mental issues into our worship and mission.

The Environment Committee was introduced to the congregation in March. In July the Committee contributed an environmental brief to the Living Stones Project which was then incorporated into the main brief document. In September we decided to get involved in the national 10:10 project to reduce our carbon footprints by 10% in 2010. This was supported by the PCC and we began preparations for launch in January. On 5th December a contingent from the Environment Committee joined over 50,000 others at The Wave: come together to stop climate chaos, an event calling on the Government to take much more urgent and effective action on climate change. Anna Post Chair Environment Committee

Home Groups I have taken on the temporary role of home groups co-ordinator. Home groups continue to grow with a new one being set up for those who have followed an Alpha course. Our Christmas party took place in my home and was a great way of getting to know each other outside Sunday church. There are ten home groups of an average of eight in each group. There are several daytime and evening groups; most meet fort-nightly. We are continuing to look at how we can be more effective in our groups within the church community and beyond. We plan to get a resource page on the website set up specifically for home groups to access and share feedback. Karen Simmonds

Summary Accounts Income and expenditure in 2009 are shown in Table 1. Income from all sources totalled over £355,000. Over half came from the congregation’s contributions through Planned Giving (including the tax recovered) equalling £196,000. Compared to 2008, Planned Giving increased by less than 0.5%, but cash given in the Collections (including Yellow envelopes) and Donations increased by 21% which could be as a result to the Urgent Financial Appeal we made in May 2009 concerning the predicted shortfall in reserves. Tax recoverable for 2009 totalled about £39,000. The congregation’s efforts also raised a net £18,000 through the Common Fayre. Lettings of the Church and Wilberforce Centre were 11% up, at over £59,000. The fourth main income source is the “Glebe diversion” – a payment by the Diocese, currently £13,690 a year, in return for properties handed to it in the 1970s. Expenditure totalled £370,000. Almost half of this was our Diocesan contribution. This is calculated under a system known as “Fairer Shares”, and takes into account the estimated wealth of the regular congregation and its num-bers, and as we are one of the wealthiest churches in the diocese we therefore pay a large, but fair contribution. Payments by the parishes comprise 80% of diocesan income, and all of it, and more, comes back to the parishes in the form of pay and other support for the clergy. It is therefore money that is essential to the mission not just of our parish, but of the Diocese as a whole. Building maintenance and Staff costs accounted for a fifth each of our spending. Staff costs cover our secretary, book-keeper, youth worker and caretaker. The role these staff play is vital support to the ministry team, and ensures the church building is en-joyed by us and user groups. The remaining costs cover our mission, including our giving (see Table 3). If these costs seem relatively small, it is because so much is done by our ministry team and the many lay volunteers. The low figures in the accounts give a quite deceptive picture of the total effort, not to say its value to our community. Reserves. Although both income and expenditure were less than in 2008, we still had to draw on reserves were to make up the deficit of over £15,000.

The Treasurer’s Report As in 2008, 2009 opened with some trepidation as for the second time in the Church’s recent history the figures implied that we would not have enough Income to cover all our planned Expen-diture. The Budget for 2009 was agreed with a difference between the Budgeted Income and the Budgeted Expense of £14,500. In recent years, we have benefited from increased giving by church members and Actual Planned Giving exceeded Budgeted Planned Giving by £10,000 in 2009 for which we are very thankful. However the increase in Total Giving (including donations and collections) in 2009 versus 2008 was only 2.2%, and unfortunately our overall expenditure demands rose by more, meaning that there will be yet more pressure on cash reserves in 2010. Therefore even though we are a “wealthy” church, as shown in the results of our Diocesan Fairer Shares assessment, the pressure of day-to-day spending and our contractual commit-ments means that we have continued to draw down on what were once high levels of reserves. The prospect for 2010 is a matter for continuing concern. We expect income to rise, and continue to be grateful to all in the Planned Giving scheme for their continuing support. Expenditure plans have been looked at closely, and cuts made; but spending is still expected to rise by more than income, and the 2010 Budget calculates that we would need to draw down just over £22,000 in 2010 to meet all our estimated costs. Thus this would leave just under £36,000 in Reserves which does not cover our necessary minimum reserve level of 8 weeks of estimated running costs, and so there is a shortfall of £13,700. Therefore we must stimulate Giving in 2010 as otherwise we will not even be able to pay our fixed costs. There is also spending of £40,000 planned for the next stage of our major building project – Living Stones – however this will be funded entirely from the Restoration and Development Trust Fund. The role of Treasurer is not possible without the Finance Committee and I have been supported greatly by the other committee members throughout the year. The members are Peter Jeffer-son Smith, Sarah Thomas, Sophie Hol-born, Mark Potter and Peter Ross. Suzi Smith Honorary Treasurer

TABLE 1

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH CLAPHAM

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009 Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2009 2008

general fund funds funds Total Total

Notes £ £ £ £ £

Incoming resources

Incoming resources from giving

- For general purposes 2a 220,723 - - 220,723 215,921

- For restricted purposes 2b - - 13,545 13,545 3,628

Other voluntary incoming resources

2c - 21,859 - 21,859 48,411

Incoming resources from activities

2d 3,276 81,086 260 84,622 81,245

Bank interest and interest on tax

73 463 31 567 4,721

Other incoming resources 2e 13,690 - - 13,690 13,170

---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ----------

Total incoming resources 237,762 103,408 13,836 355,006 367,096

---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ----------

Resources expended

Worship 4a 9,495 - 75 9,570 9,335

Discipleship 4b 32,319 - - 32,319 36,229

Evangelism 4c 853 - - 853 1,510

Giving by Holy Trinity 6 11,039 4,600 13,545 29,184 19,647

Common Fayre and fund-raising

8 - 3,605 - 3,605 14,083

Ministry 4d 178,100 - - 178,100 159,581

Administration 4e 34,632 9,372 - 44,004 44,324

Church maintenance 4f 33,332 39,506 - 72,838 91,290

---------- -------- ------- ---------- ----------

Total outgoing resources (299,770) (57,083) (13,620) (370,473) (375,999)

---------- -------- ------- ---------- ----------

Net incoming/(outgoing) re-sources

£ (62,008) £ 46,325 £ 216 £ (15,467) £ (8,903)

-------- -------- ------- -------- --------

Transfers between funds

Wilberforce income fund 8 55,000 (55,000) - - -

Bequests fund 8 3,812 (3,812) - - -

Common Fayre 8 13,830 (13,830) - - -

-------- -------- ------- ------- --------

72,642 (72,642) - - -

-------- -------- ------- ------- --------

Net increase/(decrease) in funds 10,634 (26,317) 216 (15,467) (8,903)

Balances 1 January 2009 (2008) 30,354 55,900 4,047 90,301 99,204

-------- -------- ------- -------- -------- Balances 31 December 2009 (2008)

£ 40,988 £ 29,583 £ 4,263 £ 74,834 £ 90,301

-------- -------- ------- -------- --------

TABLE 2: Reserves and Balances

Restricted funds

Brought fwd Received Expended Transferred Carried fwd

1 Jan 2009 £ in year £ in year £ in year £ 31 Dec 2009 £

a) Organ fund 3,073 284 - - 3,357

b) Sunday school fund 328 2 (75) - 255

c) Flower fund 646 5 - - 651

d) Special collections - 13,545 (13,545) - -

£ 4,047 £ 13,836 £ (13,620) - £ 4,263

Designated funds

Brought fwd Received Expended Transferred Carried fwd

1 Jan 2009 £ in year £ in year £ in year £ 31 Dec 2009 £ a) Wilberforce income fund

36,096 59,371 (26,942) (55,000) 13,525

b) Major works fund 3,501 21,881 (21,938) - 3,444

c) Bequests fund 16,303 123 - (3,812) 12,614

d) Common Fayre - 22,035 (8,205) (13,830) -

£ 55,900 £ 103,410 £ (57,085) £ (72,642) £ 29,583

TABLE 3 Giving by Holy Trinity 2009 £

From unrestricted funds:

5% of income from giving, collec-tions, donations and bank interest

- Church Mission Society 30% 3,312

- Bible Society 30% 3,312

- Anti-Slavery International 30% 3,312

- Sierra Leone Group 10% 1,104

£ 11,040

From designated funds:

- Home Start Lambeth (Common Fayre) 4,600

- Emmaus (Common Fayre) -

£ 4,600

Collections:

- Ace of Clubs 1,283

- Bishop's Lent Call 924

- Children's Society 1,258

- Christian Aid 102

- Help for Heroes 9

- Hope and Homes for Children 1,100

- Marie Curie Cancer Care 35

- Sierra Leone appeal 7,425

- Sierra Leone Bo Maternity Unit 1,409

£ 13,545

Table 2 (above) shows the movements on our funds over the last 12 months. The reserves stand at about £75,000 at the end of 2009. A Restricted Fund is money which can be used only for the purpose for which it was given. A Designated Fund is money which the PCC has decided to earmark for a particular purpose. Nearly £72,000 was transferred from these funds to cover our general expenditure. Giving by Holy Trinity (Table 3) We currently give away 5% of our income from giving and bank interest, mostly (90%) to the three causes started by the Clapham Sect. The residue (10%) is given to a different cause each year. £13,545 was raised from special collections, and £4,600 was donated to Homes Start Lambeth, from profits made at the Common Fayre. Whilst it may seem high, total giving for 2009 of £30,000 is rela-tively modest when compared to total income of £355,000, being about 8% Important notices regarding the Restoration and Development Trust are printed overleaf

Notes: 1. Balance carried forward - £6,411 of this total was to be spent on the churchyard leaving £68,146 for general purposes. 2. Grant Application – At a meeting held on 26th March 2010 the Trustees approved an application from The Living Stones Group for £37,000 for 2010. (The Independently Examined Accounts are on the notice board at the back of the Church, or can be obtained from Euan Kennedy. ([email protected])

Holy Trinity Church Restoration and Development Trust (from page 7) The figures below were omitted

The Trust is a registered charity (No 296382), established in 1986, which exists to maintain, repair and restore the fabric, fixtures and fittings of Holy Trinity Church. The reason for setting up the Trust was to provide a channel for both committed members of the Church, and members of the public to give money, in the confidence that it would be spent on the building, fixtures and fittings. In 2009 the Trustees were the Rector, Euan Kennedy, (Secretary), and Nicholas Jenni, (Treasurer) and Keith Thomas, who replaced Nick Jenni in November. Euan Kennedy then become the Treasurer, and Keith Thomas the Secretary.

Summary of Accounts:

2009 2008

£ £ £ £

Income:

Holy Trinity Church – Common Fayre - 7.862

Donations 6,514 42

Tax recoverable 1,747 -

Bank interest 904 5,791

9,165 13,695

Less: Grants made to Holy Trinity

Living Stones Group : Architects’ fees 9,993 20,964

Other professional fees 8,060 2,526

18,053

23,490

Bell Tower works - 11,307

Other works 3,807 21,860 3,614 38,411

-12,695 -24,716

Balance brought forward 87,252 111,968

Balance carried forward 74,557 87,252

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:14-21

I have a vision of a church that is intimate with God. A church, all of whose members are moving from ambivalence, through acquaint-ance to intimacy with God. A congregation, in whom the life of Jesus is embedded, transforming thinking, believing, belonging and behaviour. I have a vision for a congregation rooted in Scripture and ex-periential love for the Lord Jesus Christ into whose likeness we will encourage one another to grow in the power of the Spirit. Our wor-ship will be profound, relevant to every aspect of our lives, hopeful and sensitive, addressing everything we are and all we long for, for the sake of, and in compassionate and passionate love for, the world. I have a vision for a transformed and transforming church. Every member from the youngest to the oldest will be learning to apply and communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ. We will stretch the envelope of ‘belonging’ and spill the Good News of Jesus Christ imagi-natively, prayerfully, wisely and generously into Clapham and beyond it. We will pray for, and call out from one another, the gifts of the Spirit to equip us to become a transformed and transforming church. I have a vision for a church that shares and embodies a big vision of God and releases all the gifts and resources the Father has given his children for the impact of this church in Clapham. A church whose witness to this community will be like salt, light, leaven and aroma; a church to which the parish will look, and to which it will listen as we live a life that proclaims the Good News of Jesus who has called us out of darkness into his marvellous light. I have a vision of church that cares for creation’s integrity and stewards the world’s resources as gift, not property. God has placed the planet in our hands and under our feet to be used for his glory and for the building of his kingdom. We will be a church whose members in their personal and corporate responsibilities will strive to build and maintain the environment for the ‘shalom’ – the wellbeing, the peace - of everyone, locally, nationally and internationally. David Isherwood

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