Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory,

the splendour and the majesty; for everything in

heaven and on earth is yours.

All things come from you, and of your own do we

give you.

Our churchOur church

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Why Money Matters?Why Money Matters?

Because the church needs resources

Because we are accountable to God for all he has given us

As Christians we need to give

The first thing The first thing we want to say is . . .we want to say is . . .

Thank you!Thank you!

19981998

Lets go back to . . .Lets go back to . . .

Some EssentialsSome Essentials 19981998

£0.51 £0.51

£2.56£2.56

£0.20£0.20

20062006

£0.75£0.75

£4.02£4.02

£0.60£0.60

IncreaseIncrease

47.0%47.0%

57.1%57.1%

200%200%

More essentials!More essentials!

1998 1998

£1.81£1.81

£0.62 £0.62

£2.94£2.94

20062006

£2.10£2.10

£0.91 £0.91

£5.50£5.50

IncreaseIncrease

16.1%16.1%

46.0%46.0%

87.0%87.0%

Our Church expenses have Our Church expenses have changed too!changed too!

19981998

£37,000£37,000

20062006

££

IncreaseIncrease

%%

but has our giving!but has our giving!

19981998

£28,000£28,000

20062006

££

IncreaseIncrease

%%

Our Expenditure Our Expenditure in 2006in 2006 WeeklyWeekly

££

Housekeeping: fabricHousekeeping: fabric

Housekeeping: ministryHousekeeping: ministry

Parish ShareParish Share

Mission givingMission giving

TotalTotal

Our Income in 2006Our Income in 2006WeeklyWeekly

££

Collections Collections X X

Fund RaisingFund Raising X X

Church Fees XChurch Fees X

Total XTotal X

Donations Donations X X

Planned GivingPlanned Giving X X

Hall IncomeHall Income X X

To SummariseTo Summarise

Weekly Expenditure 2006 £Weekly Expenditure 2006 £

Weekly Income 2006Weekly Income 2006 £ £

Shortfall Shortfall £ £

Our Biggest Item of Our Biggest Item of ExpenditureExpenditure

The parish share

Our slice of the diocesan cake

Why does the diocese Why does the diocese have to raise money have to raise money through the parish share?through the parish share?

Because the diocese pays for

• the costs of supporting our clergy and

• all of the costs of the other activities of the Church in the diocese

Diocesan Income Diocesan Income 20062006

ParishShare

ChurchComms

DiocesanIncome

69%14%

17%

Grants from Church Grants from Church Commissioners Commissioners towards towards stipendsstipends

Fees earned by clergy from Fees earned by clergy from weddings and funeralsweddings and funerals

Investment IncomeInvestment Income

The Diocese has few The Diocese has few other sources of incomeother sources of income

How the Diocese How the Diocese spends the Parish Sharespends the Parish Share

Not like this!Not like this!

DiocesanDiocesan ExpenditureExpenditure 20062006

MinistryCosts

DiocesanSupport

NationalChurch

79%15%

6%

Ministry CostsMinistry Costs

Stipends for clergy Pension costs for clergy Housing costs Clergy training The training of future clergy

How is our share calculated?How is our share calculated?

The size of the slice is proportionate to the wealth of the parish and church attendance

We directly support ministry in difficult and poor parishes

Both testaments teach this principle

The Diocese guarantees to The Diocese guarantees to pay out for its clergypay out for its clergy

StipendStipend PensionPension

HousingHousing TrainingTraining

£32,000 per annum£32,000 per annum

SO if the Parish Share SO if the Parish Share does not come in . . .does not come in . . .

Eventually your clergy’s stipend or Eventually your clergy’s stipend or someone else’s, will not be able to someone else’s, will not be able to be paid.be paid.

AND . . . There will be fewer and AND . . . There will be fewer and fewer paid clergy to go roundfewer paid clergy to go round

Our Giving for GodOur Giving for God

The Three R’sThe Three R’s

RegularRegular

RealisticRealistic

Related to what we Related to what we receivereceive

Did you know that in All Saints . . .Did you know that in All Saints . . .

80 people contribute regularly 80 people contribute regularly through the giving schemes. through the giving schemes.

7 people (9%) contribute 22% of 7 people (9%) contribute 22% of the total income.the total income.

47% of givers (38 people) 47% of givers (38 people) contribute less than £3 per week.contribute less than £3 per week.

Here’s a ThoughtHere’s a Thought

Isn’t it funny how Isn’t it funny how BIGBIG a £5 note a £5 note seems in church when we are seems in church when we are about to put it on the collection about to put it on the collection plate . . .plate . . .

but how but how smallsmall it becomes it becomes when we offer it at the when we offer it at the supermarket checkoutsupermarket checkout

Our Church financially Our Church financially may feel a bit unwell may feel a bit unwell at the moment . . .at the moment . . .

With a financial With a financial transfusion given by transfusion given by you, we can make it you, we can make it strong again . . .strong again . . .

And the treasurer, And the treasurer, instead of looking like instead of looking like this at PCC Meetings . . this at PCC Meetings . . ..

Will look like this!Will look like this!

Christ has no body nowChrist has no body nowon earth but ours;on earth but ours;no hands but ours;no hands but ours;no feet but ours.no feet but ours.

Ours are the eyesOurs are the eyesthrough which must look outthrough which must look outChrist’s compassion on the world.Christ’s compassion on the world.Ours are the feet Ours are the feet with which he iswith which he isto go about doing good.to go about doing good.

Ours are the handsOurs are the handswith which he blesses now.with which he blesses now.

St Teresa of AvilaSt Teresa of Avila

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