Minutes of the Parish Annual General Meeting
Sunday 10th February 2008
Greyfriars Hall, Clevedon - 11:15 a.m.
Agenda
1.In attendance Community of Friars: Fr Reg (Parish Priest), Fr
Roger Parish Pastoral Council: Anthony Palmer (Chairman), Annemarie
Mitchell, Breeda Morton, Chandy Mistry, Gillian Matthews, Maureen
Fowler, Paul Stathers Member of the Parish: No record was taken.
2. Apologies for absence Mary Bradley; Tony Bradley, Mrs W Hampton,
Anna Fisher, Kate Tucker
3. Report from the Parish Pastoral Council Anthony Palmer presented
the PPC report. The report is published together with reports from
each of the Parish groups in folders to be placed in the narthex of
the Parish Church and at the Chapel of Ease in Yatton.
He thanked members of the current PPC for their hard work in their
individual areas of responsibility and for their support in general
to the work of the PPC over the year; representatives of the Parish
groups for providing their reports and made special mention of the
help received from Mary Bradley, Parish Secretary in publishing the
reports and organising the AGM.
4. Reports from the Finance Committee Bill Hampton presented the
annual Parish financial account and the financial account for the
Grey Friars Hall.
Copies of the accounts will be placed in the narthex of the Parish
Church and at the Chapel of Ease in Yatton.
Bill described the financial gift to Parish last year but warned
that the Parish could not use the gift to subsidise the running
costs of the Parish. When the gift was taken from the annual account
the Parish income was shown barely to cover expenses. In real terms
income was falling.
Bill urged parishioners to look again at their offerings to the
Parish and in particular to consider ‘Gift-aid’ in order to recover
the income tax already paid to the Revenue on the donation. He said
that many people are surprised to learn that they pay income tax on
quite small amounts of savings even if they are not in paid
employment. This tax could come to the Parish along with their
donation instead of going to the Inland Revenue.
Gift-aid forms are available in the narthex of the Parish Church and
at the Chapel of Ease in Yatton. Alternatively parishioners may
speak to Bill Hampton at Clevedon or Anthony Palmer at Yatton.
5. Any other business There was a discussion over the removal of the
free school transport service for children to Catholic Schools. The
consensus was that there should be an open Parish meeting to agree
how we should respond next.
The Chairman said that the PPC would organise the meeting.
The AGM asked that if possible the church organ should be renovated
and kept. Maintenance group to note.
6. Closing Prayer The meeting closed with a prayer at 12:30