Activities Church Council & Reports Church Meeting Papers 18 Nov 2012
Church Meeting Papers 18 Nov 2012
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MINT METHODIST CHURCH –
CHURCH MEETING
SUNDAY 18th November 2012
AGENDA, MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
AND SUPPORTING PAPERS
AGENDA
Opening Devotions
Welcome and Apologies
Matters for consideration and note (NB minutes of the ACM on 20 May will be submitted to the ACM in May 2013)
a.Korean Pastor
b.Stationing
c.Church Diary
Mint Aims and Objectives 2009-12: Open Discussion
Close
CHURCH DIARY
MINT CHURCH DIARY, November 2012 – September 2013
Sat 24 Nov
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11-4
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Devon Interfaith Event at Lemon Grove, Universit
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Sun 25 Nov
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10.30
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Communion with Baptisms (United Korean/English service)
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Tue 27 Nov
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6.30
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Safeguarding Group
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Wed 28 Nov
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7.30
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Wednesdays @ the Mint – Andrew Sails, Things you can’t do on Methodist Premises
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Sun 2 Dec
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10.30
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Alison Driscoll of ABCD (Action Around Palestinian Children with Disability)
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Fri 7 Dec
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6.30
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Ecumenical Christmas Service, University Chapel
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Sun 9 Dec
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10.30
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Nigel Collinson
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Mon 10 Dec
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7.30
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Okehampton Choral Carol Concert at the Mint in aid of MHA
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Tues 11 Dec
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7.00
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Mint Carol Singing at Homecourt House
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Sun 16 Dec
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10.30
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All Age Christmas Service with Young Church
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Sun 16 Dec
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4.00
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Exeter Nativity, Cathedral Green
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Sun 16 Dec
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6.30
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Service of Lessons and Carols with Mint Choir
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Thu 20 Dec
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6.00
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Carol Singing for Action for Children, Mint Car park
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Sun 23 Dec
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10.30
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Communion – Andrew Sails
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Tue 25 Dec
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10.30
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All Age Christmas Service
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Sun 30 Dec
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10.30
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Rev Paul Collings (NB No 6.30 serviceat the Mint)
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Sun 6 Jan
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10.30
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Epiphany - Rev Andrew Sails
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Wed 9 Jan
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6.30
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Stewards Meeting
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Sun 13 Jan
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10.30
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Covenant Service – Andrew Sails
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Wed 16 Jan
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7.30
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Property Committee
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Sat 19 Jan
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7.00
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Mint Quiz Night
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Sun 20 Jan
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10.30
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Unity Week – Dr David Smith of St Mark’s Parish Church
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Sun 20 Jan
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7.00
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Unity Week Ecumenical service at the Cathedral (NB No 6.30 service at Mint)
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Sun 27 Jan
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10.30
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Education Sunday – Andrew Sails and Hannah Richards of ICE
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Sun 27 Jan
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4.00
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Homelessness Sunday – Service at St Petrocks
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Sun 27 Jan
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5.00
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Holocaust Memorial Day Survivor at the Mint (NB No 6.30 service at the Mint)
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Wed 30 Jan
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7.30
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Church Council
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Sun 3 Feb
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10.30
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Pastoral Team Rededication - Andrew Sails
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Fri 8/Sat 9 Feb
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7.30
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Pantomime “Aladdin”
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Sun 10 Feb
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10.30
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Confirmation Service/Communion – Andrew Sails
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Sun 10 Feb
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12.00
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Church Lunch cooked by MethAng Students
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Sun 17 Feb
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10.30
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First Sunday in Lent – Andrew Sails
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Sun 24 Feb
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10.30
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Lent 2 - Mrs Pam Murphy
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Sun 24 Feb
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6.30
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FISH lead evening service
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Mon 25 Feb
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7.30
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Mint City Centre Committee
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Sat 2 Mar
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7.00
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MethAng Revue at the Mint
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Sun 3 Mar
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10.30
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Lent 3 - Rev Sungil Han
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Mon 4 Mar
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7.30
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Finance Committee
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Wed 6 Mar
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2.00
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Social and Fundraising Group
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Wed 6 Mar
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7.30
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Church Council
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Sat 9 Mar
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4-7.30
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Indoor Games Evening with Fish and Chip Supper
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Sun 10 Mar
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10.30
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Mothering Sunday – Preacher from Circuit
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Tue 12 Mar
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7.30
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Circuit Meeting at the Mint
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Wed 13 Mar
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200th Anniversary: Exeter College Concert at the Mint (provisional)
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Sun 17 Mar
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10.30
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Passion Sunday - Choral Communion – Andrew Sails and Choir
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Wed 20 Mar
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District Ministerial Synod
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Sun 24 Mar
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10.30
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Palm Sunday – 200th Anniversary of Mint Opening Service in 1813 – Andrew Sails
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Fri 29 Mar
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10.00
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Good Friday Cathedral Service and Walk of Witness
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Fri 29 Mar
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Good Friday afternoon service of Reflection and Hot Cross Buns – Exminster
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Fri 29 Mar
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Good Friday evening concert at Whiddon Down
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Sun 31 Mar
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10.30
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Easter Sunday Communion – Andrew Sails
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Sun 7 April
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10.30
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2nd Sunday of Easter – Preacher from Circuit
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Fri 12 Apr
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BBC Any Questions from the Mint
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Sat 13 April
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District Representative Synod
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Sun 14 April
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10.30
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200th Anniversary: Eunice Attwood, ex Vice President
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Sun 21 April
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10.30
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200th Anniversary: Keith Jones, former Dean of Exeter and York
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Sun 28 April
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10.30
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200th Anniversary: Peter MacDonald, Leader of the Iona Community
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Sat 4 May
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200th Anniversary: MethSoc/Questors Reunion
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Sun 5 May
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10.30
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200th Anniversary: Reunion Weekend Service – Rev Tim Crome and Dr Sue Jones
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Sun 12 May
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10.30
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200th Anniversary: Martyn Atkins, General Secretary and Ex President
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Sat 18 May
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May Market
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Sun 19 May
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10.30
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200th Anniversary - Pentecost Covenant
Aldersgate Sunday and end of Christian Aid Week - Andrew Sails
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Sun 26 May
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10.30
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Trinity Sunday – Andrew Sails
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Sun 26 May
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12.00
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Bring and Share Lunch followed by Annual Church Meeting
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Sun 2 June
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10.30
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Andrew Sails
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Sun 9 June
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10.30
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End of Term Communion – Andrew Sails (MHA Sunday?)
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Fri 14/Sat 15 June
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Celebration of Flowers
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Sun 16 June
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10.30
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Celebration of Flowers Service – Andrew Sails
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Sat 22 June
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FORCE Day at Ruth and Derek Boobier’s home
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Sun 23 June
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10.30
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Circuit Preacher. Refugee Week.
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Sat 29 June
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Circuit Meeting
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Sun 30 June
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10.30
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Andrew Sails
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Sun 7 July
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10.30
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Farewell Service for Andrew and Liz Sails
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Sun 14 July
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10.30
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Action for Children Sunday
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Aug
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Treasure Hunt in Dawlish (date tbc)
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Sun 1 Sept
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10.30
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Welcome Service for Rev Steve Ward
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Wed 4 Sept
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7.30
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Circuit Meeting
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Sun 8 Sept
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Racial Justice Sunday
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Sat 14 Sept
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Representative Synod
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Sun 23 Sept
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10.30
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Start of Term Servic
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Sun 30 Sept
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10.30
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Harvest Festival
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
MINT METHODIST CHURCH – AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 2007-2012
(last amended November 2011)
1. To develop the size of our Church Community and our worshipping congregation
in order to allow us to offer the sort of depth and diversity of programme best delivered by Churches which are numerically strong.
Specifically:
(a) to increase the total of those coming through the doors of the Mint for worship on a Sunday to an average of over 200 per week;
(b) to increase our Sunday collections to £75K p.a. (representing an increase of 10% p.a. for each of three years);
(c) to develop a way of monitoring volunteer hours and demonstrate significant rate of annual increase.
2.To develop the size and scope of our international work, within our Korean community and more broadly.
3.To develop our outreach work in the local neighbourhood and city centre in co-operation with circuit and ecumenical partners.
Specifically: to help develop, and begin implementation of, plans for
(a) ecumenical city centre chaplaincy.
(b) enhanced support for the homeless people in the city centre.
(c) further initiatives building on the work of Midnight Mint.
(d) a more co-ordinated approach to work currently undertaken by Sidwell Street, the Mint and other city centre Churches.
4.To develop programmes of activity helping those seeking to explore issues of faith.
Specifically: to develop at least three projects, series or groups particularly designed to include those on or beyond the fringes of Christian faith.
5.To develop our premises, so that they become more accessible to, and more fully used by, the Church community, individuals in the neighbourhood, and external groups.
Specifically:
(a)to ensure that the Church premises are easily accessible to passers-by for at least 50 hours per week;
(b)(as a proxy indicator of usage by outside organizations) to increase our annual letting income from £20,000 (07-08) to £35,000 p.a. (11-12).
6.To develop our involvement with a wider range of charitable and campaigning organizations, and seek a reputation in the city for our concern for peace and justice.
Specifically: building on our current informal list of around 25 groups, to develop a regularly reviewed list of 40 charitable and campaigning organizations with which we maintain regular links (through annual collections, special events and publicity, and/or named contacts).
7.To develop our work on behalf of the wider Methodist Circuit and District.
Specifically:
(a) to increase our annual financial contribution to the Circuit Share Scheme by 5% p.a.;
(b) to recruit one new Local Preacher in training or candidate for ordained ministry each year.
Mint Methodist Church Aims and Objectives 2007-2012: Charitable Giving Report
6 To develop our involvement with a wider range of charitable and campaigning organizations, and seek a reputation in the city for our concern for peace and justice.
The aims and objectives include information about the support for national and local charities. This is the external giving total for the past Methodist year:
Cheques Cash Total
27/10/2011 Christian Aid Harvest Appeal £735.7 £160 £895.7
12/01/2012 Action for Children Christmas Offerings £866.84 £60 £926.84
12/01/2012 St Petrock’s - Christmas Card £183.25 £183.25
12/01/2012 Christian Aid - Christmas Card £103 £50 £153.25
01/02/2012 World Mission £209.1 £20 £229.1
01/02/2012 Alzheimer's Society - Carol Service £128.97 £128.97
12/02/2012 Action Aid UK £353.9 £353.9
25/04/2012 Action for Children -Jean Potter £1205.2 £1205.2
25/04/2012 World Mission Easter Offering £244.1 £244.1
27/06/2012 Christian Aid (includes street collections) £718.12 £341.5 £1059.62
17/08/2012 Action for Children £211.1 £50 £261.1
17/08/2012 Home Mission £86.91 £20 £106.91
Total £5747.94
In addition I know of practical support being provided for other local charities through allocation of space at the Mint and collection of goods, sponsorship, volunteering etc:
Gabriel House
Food Bank
Bethany House
Hospiscare
Force
Mind
Refugee Support Group coffee morning
Global Centre coffee morning
Moose int for Vranch House coffee morning
MHA
Traidcraft
Splash
YMCA
Motor neurone disease
Hospital radio
Hospital services
Peace Shop
Amnesty
I'm sure there are more and would be glad to have information from members involved.
We have a good way of raising awareness and interest in local and national causes by writing about them in Forward. We try and include an article each month. If you have a cause that is dear to your heart, please send relevant copy to Barbara Pillidge or Maureen Coleman for inclusion.