St John the Evangelist, Shirley - testing

PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, SHIRLEY
NOTICE OF MEETING OF PARISHIONERS AND ANNUAL
PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING
AT 11.00AM ON SUNDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 2020
BY ZOOM

Our APCM will be on Sunday 15th November at 11am – Due to the recent announcements this will now be ONLINE only (link below)

Please find the 2020 APCM agenda and the 2019 APCM minutes

2020 APCM Agenda – UPDATED

2019 APCM minutes

To join us with zoom, please click on this link on the day:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81461230847?pwd=djJzUlowOFNiL1M1K1JLMEY2M2JyUT09

Here are the forms to submit to nominate Wardens, Deputy wardens, Deanery Synod and PCC members. Please remember to get peoples permission before submitting.

Church Warden

Deputy Churchwarden

Deanery Synod

PCC member

Electoral role

Here is our official Electoral role

Accounts

Here are the 2019 account details

It costs nearly £10,000 a month for us to do God’s work in this place …..

Could you become a new donor and set up a standing order or if you currently give this way, could you increase your current giving? We are grateful to those few members of St John’s who have already taken this step.

Thank you to everyone who has helped St. Johns financially and through gifting their time and talents through the Covid-19 crisis in recent months. It is appreciated that in many cases this cannot have been easy. Your generosity has been received with sincere thanks and has been vital to keeping our church alive and flourishing.

It was reported to the PCC last month, however, that from January we anticipate our expenditure may well exceed our income by as much as £3,500 a month. Repairs to the spire last year mean we no longer have any reserves to absorb future shortfalls so clearly this is unsustainable unless we do something about it now. We are actively working on ways to raise funds and cut expenditure, but we also need your help.

Our Giving page has further information and explains the ways you can choose to support our church. If you are able to help or need any further information please contact us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We are hopeful that together we can close ‘the gap’ in our finances and ensure that we can continue God’s work in these challenging times.

Thank you for your continued support,

Rev Lu Gale (Vicar), Chris Nelson (Treasurer) and Janet Martin (Gift Aid Secretary)

Volunteer Sandwich Makers Required. Please follow the link for more information. https://testing.stjohnsshirley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sandwich-makers-needed-notice-for-churches.pdf