Actions | Who leads? | Progress |
Further/next actions | By When? |
1. | Proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom |
| a | To prepare and open the chapel, considering proposed usage and
changes wanted. | SE, MM | Continued use by indviduals. |
None at present | Ongoing |
| b | To record and distribute the Sunday Mass from Church |
NA, EM | Limited possibility around too few people able to record, and other
roles coming back into being. Not the highest priority. | Consider over Triduum |
ongoing | |
| c | To teach the process of accessing technology, to those currently
unable to, on whatever resource people have | NA | Small number taking up offer, but welcome | To refer to Nick if hear of anyone wanting help | |
| d | To contact school and offer assemblies and Christingle |
EM | School Christingle was arranged for older year groups. Really good. HT very pleased
| Contact again for meeting and help in school and/or services in church. | On Hold
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| e | To set up Lent Groups | MM, FrM |
Under way and successful so far. | Continue | |
2. | Teach, nurture and baptize new believers |
| a | To give a series of sermons on the Creed |
FrM, FrGD | started | Complete – “Holy Spirit” |
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| b | To leaflet streets with “you are prayed for” leaflets, and
inform intercessors on relevant week | MJJ, SE | Response improving; intercessors are including streets. Advised that repeated deliveries helps; now on second round. |
Continue delivering. Consider further notices afterwards “You have been prayed for.”
| Ongoing |
| | To update the “outside crib” with displays relevant to the
Church’s calendar | EM. | Currently showing “Community, Communion, Charity” | Change display to for Easter | Holy Saturday |
3 | Respond to human need by loving ervice |
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| a | To expand after service coffee and chat – add to community on
Thursdays. | EM | Somewhat limited by Lent groups although 2 people came and joined in. | Push after Easter. | February 2022 |
| b | Maintain Defibrillator and first aid kit, and organize relevant
training | DR | Training session offered and well attended. 1st aid kit renewed/updated.
| review | |
4. | Seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation |
| a | To get information about setting up a Peace and Justice group | AF | Planned meetings cancelled due to illness. | Re-arrange meetings | |
| b | To host Community Police activities |
LL | Sandra (PCSO) attending Coffee and Chat | Consider charging for use as statutory body with a budget for this. | |
| c | Living in Love and Faith Groups | FrM | First course completed. | FrM and AF meeting to consider response to Diocese. Second group to be
offered after Easter. | |
5. | Strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth. | |
| a | To improve eco church status | MJJ |
Sticker light switches – “turn off after use” – mainly in place. New recycling bins got. | Complete light switch stickers. Improve sorting and disposal of recycling. |
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| b | To “wild” the rear lawn. | CD |
Not been able to source appropriate tree and too late in year now. | To dig small area of grass up and plant appropriate plug plants, and cuttings from home gardens. | |
| c | To get info on setting up swift boxes under the church eaves
| MJJ | Decide to go ahead. | Get costs for putting up. Get sponsorship for individual boxes from parishioners. | |
6. | Maintain and enhance the fabric of church and church life to support the above. |
| a | Gradually continue re-opening of building – re-establishing, as
safe, furniture, parts of building, aids to worship etc | SE LL | WKBC return clearer.
| Children’s play area to be improved. | |
| b | Organ repairs | | Diocesan Organ Advisers contacted – will visit | Meeting arranged for Friday. Await reccomendations |
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| c | Hot water heater provision for drinks, by hatch. | EM |
Heater descaled and repaired by Richard Thomas at not cost. | Return to turning on and off when required for use. | |
| d | Update pictures in the hall | EM/SE/FrM | No movement so far. | Update pictures; add short appropriate texts | |
| e | WiFi in church | GA/EM |
| Look into how to access and relevant costs. | |
| f | Set up new bank account | MM | Info gathered
| Meeting at Metro Bank | |