Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish ChurchAnnual General Meeting

12th May 2014

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Welcome & Agenda

Welcome – Richard Seamarks

Opening Prayer – Father Cenydd

Apologies for Absence - All

Parish Advisory Council Chair Report – Richard Seamarks

Financial Report – Phil King

AOB & Questions - All

Closing Prayer – Father Cenydd

Please do join us for wine, soft drinks, cheese & biscuits

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Opening Prayer & Apologies

• John McGowan

Who else?

Apologies for absence

Opening Prayer – Father Cenydd

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Looking back since this time last year…

• Lourdes Pilgrimage – 24 of us!

• 41 Baptisms this year, 0 Weddings, 15 Funerals

• Another year of successful events

• BBQ

• Curry & Quiz Evening – Social

• Christmas Fayre

• Jumble Sales

• Parish website has 4000 hits (up from 878 this time last year) –

www.olqmhereford.org.uk

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50 Years of Our Lady’s School

• 50 Years of Our Lady's School Celebrations.

Archbishop George visited on the12th July, unveiling the

new statue of Our Lady.

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We’ve invested & fixed a few things

• Solar Panels installed

• Puddle in car park fixed

• Fire Door fixed in Parish Room

• New Lights in the Church

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Looking forward to the next 12 months…

• Parish BBQ – in June

• Regular Jumble Sales

• Quiz Evenings

• Confirmation in July

• Repainting the Parish Hall & Church

• New tables for the Parish Hall• New Carpet in the Church?

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Major fundraising - Redecoration

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Thank you!

All PAC Members

All who help out with the drinks after mass

Church Volunteer Cleaners & Flower Arrangers

And of course Father Cenydd!

All who organise socials, run the hall bookings and bingo

Children’s Liturgy & Club Leaders

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www.olqmhereford.org.uk

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Finances – Phil King

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs HerefordFinancial Summary 2013-14

£000's 2013-14

Income 59.2

Expenditure 80.3

Deficit (-) -21.1

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, HerefordFinancial Summary 2013-14

£000's 2013-14 2012-14 2011-12

Income 59.2 53.0 48.5

Expenditure 80.3 58.4 35.8

Surplus (or) - Deficit -21.1 -5.4 12.7

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs HerefordIncome

2013-14 2012-13

Offertory 36742 35,186

Other Collections 3902 3,605

Tax Refunds 3218 2,531

Net Fund Raising 8342 8,926

Investment Income 675 719

Net Rents 829 605

Legacies and Once offs 60

Redecoration fund 1241 0

Miscellaneous 4247 1,342

59196 52,974

Excludes all' Third Party' Collections (Not for Parish Funds)

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs HerefordIncome

2013-14

£ £

Offertory 36,742Other Collections 3,902 Gift Aided 19082Tax Refunds 3,218 Not Gift Aided 17660Fund Raising 8,342Investment Income 675 Net Rents 829Legacies and Once offs 0Redecoration fund 1241Miscellaneous 4,247

59,196

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs HerefordIncome

2013-14

£ £Offertory 36,742Other Collections 3,902 Jumble Sales (3) 2168Tax Refunds 3,218 Tote 3306

Fund Raising 8,342 Bingo 1916

Investment Income 675 Christmas Fair 1207 Net Rents 829 Teas 873Legacies and Once offs 0 Quiz night 352Redecoration fund 1241Miscellaneous 4,247

59,196All events up on 2012-13 except for Quiz Night which is not primarilya fund raiser.

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, HerefordExpenditure

2013-14 2012-13

Clergy Allowances 4,103 9,538

Office 35

Housekeeping 1,060 787

Repairs & Maintenance 30,660 17,886

Light & Heat 4,627 3,691

Rates & Insurance 2,321 2,687

House Expenses 348 2,728

Liturgical Expenses 3,861 7,623

Printing & Stationery 1,445 735

Telephone 1,061 1,077

Curia Assessment 7,635 7,776

Belmont Abbey Assessment 8,919Books newspapers -97 776

Replacement car 10,310Miscellaneous 3,979 3,035

80,232 58,374

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs HerefordExpenditure

2013-14

£ £Clergy Allowances 4,103Offi ce 0Housekeeping 1060

Repairs & Maintenance 30,660 Solar Panels 21078

Light & Heat 4,627 Church lighting 3516Rates & Insurance 2,321House Expenses 348Liturgical Expenses 3,861Printing & Stationery 1445Telephone 1,061Curia Assessment 7,635Belmont Abbey Assessment 8,919Books / Newspapers -97Replacement car 10,310Miscellaneous 3,979

80,232

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Hereford

Money in the Bank 1 April 2013 31 March 2014 Inc / -dec 1 May

£ £ £ £

Current Account 6138 4427 -1711 4912

Deposit with the Diocese 96650 77325 -19325 77325

Total 102788 81752 -21036 82237

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Hereford

Money in the Bank (2)Deposit Account Current Account Total

£ £ £Total funds at 31 March 2014 77325 4427 81752

Less: Redecoration fund 1241 1241

Collections payable outside the parish 482 482

Parish Funds 77325 2704 80029

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Hereford

£000'sNational CollectionsCafod (incl Haiyan Appeal) 2085World Mission Sunday 319Peter's Pence 140Apostleship of the Sea 187Other CollectionsCrib Offerings 150Lenten Alms 161Aid to the Church in need 486Marriage Care 453SPUC 263Life 252

Total 4496

COLLECTIONS NOT FOR PARISH

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Hereford

• Bad News!

In early May, advised by electricity supplier TOTAL GP that owing to billing error the parish has not been charged for one of the meters for the past two years

Amount involved £2850.

To be resolved.