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Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway

of 12 Scottish Episcopal Church

Scottish Charity No. SC013925.

Agenda

Meeting Diocesan Council Meeting

Location Diocesan Centre, Glasgow

Date and Time 2016-11-26 10:30 - 12:30

Item Description Time

1 Prayers, Apologies, Introductions and Welcome 10:30

2 Minute of meeting held at Diocesan Centre on Saturday October 01 2016 10.35

3 Matters Arising and Actions from Minute of Meeting of October 01 2016 10.40

4 Bishop’s Report 10:50

5 Anglican Links - Provost 10.55

6

6.1

6.2

6.2.1

6.2.2

6.2.3

6.3

6.4

Care of Diocesan Resources;

Treasurer – Report

Dean’s Report

Property – Knightswood

Grants

Canon 35 Items

Risk Register Review of Items B1 and B4

Secretary’s Report

11:10

11:20

11:30

11:35

11.40

12.00

7 Canon Missioner – Report tabled in her absence 12.05

8 Diocesan Constitution Review – Update - Provost 12.10

9 AOCB. As agreed beforehand with the Bishop 12:25

10 Next meetings

Diocesan Council – Saturday February 04, Diocesan Centre 10.30

Diocesan Synod – Saturday March 04, Barony College, Dumfries

12.30




Members of Diocesan Council as of October 2016 are;

Ayrshire Rev Canon Sandy Montgomerie St. Andrew Ardrossan 2014-2018

Mrs E Matheson Holy Trinity, Kilmarnock 2013-2017

Galloway: Revd Canon David Bayne St.Ninian’s Caste Douglas 2012-2016

Mr Alan Rumble St. Margaret’s New Galloway 2014-2018

Glasgow NE Revd Les Ireland St. Cyprian’s Lenzie 2015-2019

Dr. Beth Routledge St. Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow 2015-2019

Glasgow NW Revd K Macauley, St. Augustine’s Dumbarton 2015-2019

Mr. D Simmons All Saints Bearsden 2014-2018

Glasgow S Revd Maggie McTernan St Margaret’s, Newlands 2014-2018

Ms. Fiona Graham St Aidan’s, Clarkston 2015-2019

Lanarkshire Revd Paul Fletcher St Mark’s, East Kilbride 2013-2017

Dr. Richard Evans Christ Church, Lanark 2012-2016

Renfrewshire Revd Dr Tom Wilson Holy Trinity + St. Barnabas, Paisley 2014-2018

Ms. Margaret Hanley St. John’s Greenock 2016-2020

Diocese Right Revd Dr Gregor Duncan Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway

Diocese The Very Revd Ian Barcroft Dean (St Mary’s, Hamilton)

Diocese Vacant Synod Clerk

Diocese The Very Revd Kelvin Holdsworth Provost (St Mary’s Cathedral)

Diocese Rev Canon Audrey Stewart Canon Missioner

Diocese Mr.Bob Burgon Diocesan Treasurer

Diocese Mr Chris Zochowski Diocesan Secretary

Development Teams and Other Convenors who report regularly to Council are; Child Protection Mrs Anne Jones

Mothers’ Union Mrs Jill Cameron

Property The Dean

Worship & Liturgy Dr John Davies

Children & Young People Mrs Lorraine Darlow

Prayer & Spirituality Revd David Wostenholm

Learning & Discipleship Revd David Gifford

Welcome, Integration and Numerical Growth Revd Drew Sheridan

Imaginative Outreach into Communities Mrs Ann Glenesk

Missional Leadership Revd Jane Ross

Month General Synod Diocesan Synod

Diocesan Council

Regional Councils Staff Group

MAP Covenors

November 26 28 Nov – 9 Dec 21

December 28 Nov – 9 Dec 19 13

January 23

February 4 6 Feb - 17 Feb 20

March 4 20

April Easter Day 16 24

May 6 8 May -19 May 22 23

June Pre-(1st) 8-10 26




Item 2

DRAFT Minute – Diocesan Council

Purpose Quarterly Diocesan Council Members Meeting

Location & Date Glasgow – Diocesan Centre 2016-10-01

Present

Apologies/Absent

Dean Ian Barcroft (Chair), Synod Clerk Revd. Shelley Marsh (SM), Provost Kelvin Holdsworth (KH), Mr. Bob Burgon (BB), Revd. Canon David Bayne (DB), Mrs. Betty Matheson (EM), Ms. Fiona Graham (FG), Dr. Richard Evans (RE), Dr. Beth Routledge (ER), Revd. Dr. Tom Wilson (TW), Dr David Simmons (DS), Revd. Les Ireland (LI), Revd. Canon Audrey Stewart (AS), Iolanthe Stack (Minute).

Apologies: Bishop Gregor (GD), Mr Chris Zochowski (CZ), Revd. K Macaulay (KM), Mr Alan Rumble (AR), Revd. Sandy Montgomerie (SM).

Minute and Comments

Item Originator Comment Status

1. Apologies, Introductions, Prayers and Welcome

2016-10-01

IB The Dean (IB) led the meeting with a reading from Psalm 126 and prayer. Apologies were recorded as above. The Dean welcomed Audrey Stewart as the new Canon Missioner. The Dean then thanked all those who had completed their term.

Closed

Action – Item Closed Oct 01

2. Minute of Last Meeting

2016-10-02

IB May Minute - The draft minute of the meeting held at the Diocesan Centre on Saturday May 14th was agreed as an accurate record by all present, and signed as such by IB.

Closed


3. Matters Arising and Actions from Minute of 2016-05-14

2014-02-05

IB Stewartry Ministry – IB reported that the Institution of Stephen Hazlett at Gatehouse/Kirkcudbright had gone well.

Closed


2014-11-06

IB Holy Trinity, Kilmarnock – IB reported that he had had a good phone call with someone in England and that he hoped they would now apply.

On-going

Action – IB to update Nov 26

2015-01-11

IB East End Team, Glasgow – IB reported that the Institution of Revd. Malcolm Crook had gone well.

Closed


2015-01-12

IB St. Paul and St. John the Evangelist, Airdrie – GD reported that the position is being advertised, but there have been no developments as yet.

On-going




Action – GD to update Nov 26

2015-05-04

IB Good Shepherd, Hillington – IB reported that the vestry along with the vestry of Holy Trinity, Paisley had agreed to a linkage and they are looking at the Memorandum of Agreement.

On-going


2016-01-05

IB

Columba Declaration – IB reported that he had no further information on this. The C of S Minister Gordon McPake who spoke at General Synod has accepted invitations to speak in the Diocese on the issue.

On-going


2015-09-06

IB Diocesan Constitution Review – IB reported that this is still being worked through with the Bishop’s Staff Group. They will be meeting in Millport to spend more time on this.

On-going


2014-11-19

IB Canon Missioner – IB reported that the Canon Missioner had been welcomed earlier and would be reporting later in the meeting.

Closed


2016-05-03

IB Rolling Calendar – IB reported that this was now on the agenda. Closed


2015-05-19

IB/KH Risk Register – IB reported that more work would be done on this at the Bishop’s Staff Group meeting in Millport. It was decided that the Diocesan Council must look at this every time they meet. There are items from the risk register to be considered in the next meeting.

On-going

Action – CZ to add to agenda for Nov. mtg. Nov 26

2016-10-03

IB Church Website Training – IB reported that there was a training day organized for Saturday 15th October 2016 in the Diocesan Centre.

Closed


4. Bishop’s Report

2016-10-04

IB Bishop’s Report – the Bishop’s report was tabled. It was noted his diary was very full until Christmas. The report was accepted.

Report


5. Care of Diocesan Resources

2016-10-05

BB 5.1 Treasurer’s Report including Financial Regulations – BB tabled his report and asked if there were any questions they be emailed to him. Given Jean’s death and the appointment of two new members of staff the Financial Regulations were reviewed. This is to allow the Diocesan Centre staff to use the electronic banking and to become cheque signatories. The revisions were agreed.

Report





2016-10-06

BB 5.2 Management Accounts – The management accounts had been circulated for comment and approval. This time round they had been prepared with the assistance of Iolanthe Stack, the new bookkeeper/admin assistant. BB reported that the deficit was lower than expected mainly due to the current vacancies, the under spend in the growth action development teams and the under spend in the Diocesan Centre due to the loss of our full time member. BB proposed that Christine Hughes costs now come under the Diocesan Centre costs and stated that he will put all the Diocesan staff together in the next budget. It was noted that no money was spent under University Chaplaincies. BB stated that audit and payroll is higher as it reflects the additional support needed from the auditors until the new staff started. Earlbank Avenue – it was agreed to spend £5,910.00 on roof repairs. Renfrew – it was agreed to treat the £10,000.00 interest free loan for roof repairs to be treated as a grant in the next financial year. The grant awards will be paid over to the Diocese when received. Stranraer – it was agreed the congregation’s share in the rectory be purchased thus making the property fully owned by the Diocese. This would release funds for the installation of a lift in the church building. The residual money left (capital less lift costs) would be invested by the Diocese and any income accruing would be paid over. Kirkcudbright/Gatehouse - it was noted and confirmed that following the sale of the former rectory and the purchase of a new one, the exercise and concomitant repairs to the new rectory are now fully completed and has resulted in a grant of £4,221.60 being made over to the joint charge. Employers NIS Allowance – it was noted that General Synod had taken legal advice regarding this and is awaiting the review from HMRC. It is suggested that the charges ring fence the money. This advice has been circulated to the Treasurers and Paying Officers.

Closed


2016-10-07

IB 5.3 Dean’s Report – the Dean’s report was tabled and discussed.

Closed


2016-10-08

IB 5.3.1 Property Knightswood – IB reported that All Tots Nursery had made a formal offer to purchase the land and buildings for £200,000.00. It was decided that although All Tots will maintain the garden of remembrance, that the ashes be removed and relocated within a period of five years. This will need to be done with great sensitivity and KM has offered to assist with this process. All Tots are willing to take on the transfer of the lease with Unity Enterprises. It was decided that IB would go and see Unity Enterprises to advise them of this.

Closed


2016-10-09

IB 5.3.2 Grants – IB reported that in terms of grants we had done well getting resources from the Dunderdale. He stated that the Dunderdale fund would be finishing in January and will then be called a building grant. There will be more money available but it is going to be assessed with maintenance and development in mind. This will cause some changes in priority of how money is distributed.

On-going


2015-10-11

IB 5.3.3 Canon 35 Items – it was noted that there were Canon 35 applications for Christ Church, Dalbeatie and St Mary’s, Bridge of Weir. There was also a Canon 35 Pre-Application for St Mary’s Cathedral.

On-going





2015-10-12

IB 5.4 Secretary’s Report – the Secretary’s Report was tabled and it was noted that the website was looking good and very professional. The report was accepted.

Report


6 Canon Missioner – Verbal Report

2015-10-13

AS Verbal Report – AS reported that the Bishop had identified three areas for her to work with. Ministry Development, the MAP process and the Continual Ministerial Development.

Report


2015-10-14

AS Ministerial Development – AS reported that she will be meeting with all the supporters to find out how the process is working for them and also to see who needs some supporters. The Bishop has asked AS to identify, over the next year, what needs to be changed.

Action – AS to update Nov 26

2015-10-15

AS MAP Process – AS reported that in this area there was a lot to do. AS has set up meetings with the facilitators in order to hear, from their perspective, how the MAP process is or is not working for them. AS is looking for a way to up-date the structure so that it works smoothly.


2015-10-16

AS Continual Ministerial Development – AS reported that the Bishop wants a Diocesan program of events put together for the next year. AS reported that she has put together one for clergy, one for clergy and lay readers and one for any leaders in the church. AS will be reviewing the process of putting together workshops for increasing attendance. AS will be teaching a course at the Cathedral that will be open to everyone. AS reported that she is looking after all the authorized ministries and will be organizing the authorized ministry service this year. However, the Bishop will be reallocating oversight of these ministries. AS reported that she will be focusing on the mission of the church in the body of Christ and in the mission of the world.


2015-10-17

IB IB thanked AS for all she is doing. Report


7. Social Media – Update on Diocesan Facebook - Provost

2016-01-11

KH Diocesan Facebook – KH was unable to present his report on facebook and social media as he needed the screen, which was unavailable. KH reported that he and AS are tasked with putting the Diocese on Facebook. It is part of our growth and not to use these tools would be a lost opportunity. It is hoped to put pictures of events within the Diocese on Facebook. It was noted that there is a link on the Diocese website to Facebook news and it was decided to circulate this information to the congregations in the charges.

On-going

Action – KH to update Nov 26

8. AOCB

IB asked that the Coreskill poster of children’s work and family ministry be taken and passed on.




9. Next Meeting

ALL Next Meeting - The next Diocesan Council meeting will held on Sat. November 26th at 10.30 am in the Diocesan Centre.

Item 4 Diocesan Council 26/11/16 Bishop’s Report Vacancies

Vacancy Status

Holy Trinity, Kilmarnock Vacancy filled

St Paul & St John, Airdrie Re-advertising

Good Shepherd, Hillington Vacancy process delayed while rectory issues resolved

Johnstone/Renfrew Vacancy process under way

Greenock Advertising

Gourock Retired priest, Revd David Stoter, interim priest

Dumfries The Revd James Booth Interim Priest

Motherwell/Wishaw Vacancy process under way.

St James’, Bishopbriggs Revd Canon Shelley Marsh retires at end of November

North Ayrshire Team Revd Martin Sofield retires at end of November

Visitations – 26/10 – Largs, 02/11 – Troon, Teaching & Preaching and Episcopal Ministry

29/09 Instituted Stephen Hazlett at Kirkcudbright and Gatehouse of Fleet.

30/09-14/10 On holiday.

18/10 Chaired AGM at Gourock.

19/10 Presided at St Aidan’s, Clarkston. Attended Jo Simmons funeral at Dumfries.

20/10-22/10 Chaired BSG away meeting. Facilitated Lay Reader Conference. Both at Cumbrae.

24/10 Attended MDR Supporters training day at Ayr.

25/10 Attended Development Team Convenors meeting. Met with Maybole Vestry.

29/10 Led Ministry Celebration Service at Newlands for Eucharistic Assistants.

30/10 Conducted Confirmations at Newlands. Preached at Bearsden Patronal Festival.

31/10 Led Bishop’s Reflection Group at Bishop’s House.

01/11 Met with Monklands Vestry.

04/11 Attended meetings in Edinburgh. Met with executive members of Society of Saint Willobrord in Edinburgh.

8/11-9/11 Attended College of Bishops, Bishop Bob’s retirement dinner and joint meeting with RC Bishops Conference

10/11 Attended Standing Committee meeting in Edinburgh.

12/11 Attended Mothers’ Union Autumn Council at King’s Park.

14/11 Met with Dumfries Vestry.

15/11 Visited charity shop in Maybole. Conducted talk to Ayrshire Regional Council at Kilmarnock.

17/11-20/11 Entertained and provided hospitality to visitors from Gothenburg to end the Diocesan links. Installed Sandy Montgomerie as Canon of St Mary’s Cathedral.

21/11 Chaired Bishops Staff Group




24/11 Met with North Ayrshire Vestries

25/11 Hosted wine & nibbles for Development Team Convenors and spouses.

External Relations

Date Detail

13/11 Represented Primus at launch of Scottish Interfaith week in Paisley.

14/11 Attended Interfaith launch at City Chambers.

22/11 Attended Girl Guides Annual Review at City Chambers

24/11 Attended Medieval Trust Conference at Eyre Hall – “Between Two Cathedrals”

Item 6.1 2016-11-26 Treasurer’s Report Alexandria – Bridging loan of £13,200 in respect of roof works repaid. Earlbank Avenue – Council are requested to note the increased expenditure of £958 (as confirmed by the DPC) in respect of repairs to heritable property currently occupied Vice Provost of Cathedral. Council confirmed spend of £5910 at its October meeting. Kirkcudbright / Gatehouse – Council are requested to note the increased grant of £1,287.35 (as confirmed by DPC) in respect of building repairs under September 2014 arrangement. Council confirmed grant of £4221.60 at its October meeting. Joint charge now fully responsible for maintenance of property. Stranraer: following further reflection, Treasurer would propose to pay full sum of £50,000 from Diocese’s purchase of 1/3rd share of property with recommendation that congregation invest net sum in the SEC Unit Trust Pool thereby receiving ongoing income direct. Council’s confirmation requested. Quinquennial Grants: payments formally made to ‘needy churches’ form the funding basis. Proposal, as agreed by DPC, is to make a grant to all congregations upon receipt of their quinquennial review on the basis of:- Band D £400 Band C £300 Band B £200 Band A £100 Accordingly, the ‘neediest’ would obtain the higher grant but all congregations would be included with the hope to encourage all congregations to meet their canonical duty. Payments to be paid on QI’s received after 1 December 2015. Council’s confirmation requested. Employers NIS Allowance – SEC has taken legal advice and has submitted request review to HMRC the result of which is still awaited.

Bob Burgon 2016-11-23




Item 6.2

Dean’s Diocesan Council Report for Oct 1st 2016

Action Points from May Minute (14.05.16)

Holy Trinity Kilmarnock The position of Rector has been re-advertised. There have been several enquiries but no applications.

St. Cuthbert’s Cambuslang/St. Andrew’s, Uddingston – Short term tenancy for the Rectory, via Fineholm, continuing. St. Cuthbert’s and St. Andrew’s will begin negotiations with Dean about the Rectory. The Vestry is currently working on licence with a new nursery, at St. Cuthbert’s and the Vestry are busy with planning alterations to Hall and toilets.

Good Shepherd, Hillington Tenders received for Rectory work and lowest accepted within budget of £60K +VAT. Ground drainage issue is still causing concern even after drain repair. Vestries have agreed to formalise a link with HTSB Paisley, and Good Sheherd.

Christ Church, Dalbeattie Removal of tower and design of new porch roof progressing with access ramp. Diocesan Architect is working with Vestry on review of tenders. Funding applications being processed.

St. Mary’s, Port Glasgow Diocesan Architect discussing with Vestry / Rector to develop long term roof project for permanent repair. DPC warns of potential major expense.

Holy Cross buildings, DPC received DM Hall valuation at £200K. Nursery owner has made a formal offer of £180K increased to £200K to purchase site. Nursery agree to maintain the Memorial Garden in its present condition, but they do wish to obtain an undertaking from the Diocese to remove the ashes currently interred in this area within a reasonable period, suggesting a period of 2 years from the date of entry. Rector of St. Augustine’s, Dumbarton has agreed to help the Dean in communicating and organising the transfer of interred ashes to a suitable resting place.

St. Mungo, Alexandria – Extensive roof repair completed. Diocesan funds not required.

All Saints’, Jordanhill has offered proposal for alterations to hall incorporating new toilets plus request for financial support. Current plan, as detailed, is unlikely to meet building regulations. DPC seek rationale of layout and design, all necessary consents confirmed with submitted drawings, and procurement process before financial support can be recommended. Progress delayed due to Rector’s ill health.

Dean’s Report : May 2016 – October 2016

Property Summary

St. John’s, Dumfries Masonary repairs to spire being planned via application for LPof W scheme. Professional fees are to be met by the charge.

St. Mary’s Cathedral – Cathedral Development Project. Appointment of Richard Murphy Architects has been made for the Feasibility study. Initial proposal questioned by GCC planning and HES in received responses. Vestry is to make appeal to both.




St. Aidan’s Clarkston Vestry reported drainage problem in early Feb at the side of the Hall. Ground drains uncovered and found to be wrongly installed. Level survey is to be completed. Structural engineer is to examine gable of Hall.

Annandale Rectory - Suggested list of repairs internal to the Rectory agreed. Rector has been asked to organise tenders. Vestry will be asked to agree for future care and maintenance agreement.

St. Bartholomew’s, Gourock A required maintenance report has been requested by DPC from Diocesan Architect . Bishop Gregor, after vacancy visit, is satisfied that church can be viable for worship. Dean exploring Gourock Schools and Churches trust interest in use of building.

Holy Trinity, Paisley - Considering other funding approaches to roof and internal ceiling with Diocesan Architect. DPC concerned about progress and Health & Safety. LPoWRRF funding declined in June.

St Margaret’s, Renfrew / St. John’s Johnstone DPC agrees options study on both Rectories in preparation for appointment to linked charge.

St Mary’s, Bridge of Weir – sketch scheme for toilet and kitchen in vestry. Canon 35 Consent was given and now awaiting confirmation about the build.

All Saints, Challoch - help with proposal for pew removal at rear – currently working on drawing to allow a Canon 35 pre-application.

St. Ninian’s, Pollokshields Seek to repair and re-point west window to prevent water ingress. DPC concerned that trade suggestions of cement re-pointing are not acceptable. Vestry assessing new estimates. Also glass door repair required.

St George’s Building Management Committee – on going dispute within building remains after several years. Discussion surrounding risks to Diocesan Centre re: general risks.

Canon 35 Applications

Christ Church, Dalbeatie Planned downtaking of tower and replacing with new pitched porch roof, recycling granite, incorporating new steps and access ramp. Bishop given consent.

St. Mary’s, Bridge of Weir - Rearranging location of Vestry and Toilet / Kitchen area. DPC recommend consent (July). Bishop given consent.

Canon 35 Pre-Application

St Mary’s Cathedral – Lectern Handrail design proposed. DPC reject the proposed design as it does not include new steps. Current steps should not be incorporated in any future design. Concern also raised about lack of guard at lectern side.

Grant Applications

St. Columba’s, Largs MAP Application referred to DPC due to property component for requested support for £3200 for Prayer Labyrinth (Nov 15). After correspondence DPC still recommend to Vestry other estimates as a comparison to the selected quote from builder. Rector reports difficulty gaining comparisons.




St. Ninian’s, Pollokshields Seek to repair and re-point west window to prevent water ingress. DPC concerned that trade suggestions of cement re-pointing are not acceptable. RC / RW are to assist Vestry. On-going May - Oct 2016

St. Margaret’s, Renfrew – Roof repair. £20,000 incl. VAT. Dunderdale application awarded (Aug) £3,500. Own resources £10,000. Diocese is to offer loan in first instance of £6,500.

St. John’s, Stranraer have requested financial aid of £20,017 for installation of platform lift. Building Warrant has been granted. DPC is content with full details of project. Dunderdale app.for £3,500 awarded (Aug). RB and vestry treasurer raising funds, from external trusts, including proportion (1/3) after valuation of rectory and transferring property to Dioc. list.

St Matthew’s. Possilpark - DPC agree Dunderdale application for vestry dry rot and some roofing repairs. £3,500 awarded (Aug). Total project cost is £9852. Vestry to meet balance but Diocese will liaise if concealed rot found on repair.

Dean visitations: St. Margaret’s, Newlands, St. Ninian’s, Prestwick, St. Ninian’s, Troon

Ian Barcroft, Dean September 27th, 2016

Item 6.3

Risk Register review – See separate document

Item 6.4

Diocesan Council 2016-11-26 Secretary’s Report 1 IT items

Diocesan and Charge Websites – Training Course IT Officer Andrew (AW) has delivered the first of his WordPress website training courses. The course was enjoyed by all and will be repeated in January 2017. We would like to invite attendees from those charges who are struggling with their websites to this event. Andrew will be able to provide the standard website template and teach attendees how to manage the data they want to provide. No previous experience is needed, and we can even supply a laptop for the duration of the course. All that is needed is enthusiasm and some content to post on to your new or improved website!.

Social media – The Provost and the Canon Missioner are now maintaining and updating the Diocesan Facebook page, KH will provide more details.




2 Risk Register BSG have updated the Diocesan Risk Register at their recent BSG Away Day. Diocesan

Council will be asked to review the contents at the November 26th meeting. 3 Communications A meeting is planned for Jan 9 to discuss the various threads of communication within

the Diocese (e-mail, Website, Diocesan News, Facebook, provincial news etc. and to try to look at a strategy for dealing with the information.

4 E-mail Addresses The IT Officer is investigating ways to provide email addresses for business use to all

clergy within the diocese in response to a request to keep business and personal information separate. The options and costs will come to the BSG for initial discussion.

5 Diocesan Synod

The draft minute of the March 2016 Diocesan Synod was circulated for agreement. As I have received no requests to amend anything, this will be presented at Synod.

6 Church Security A new report on church security in the light of increased terrorism threats is available and has been sent to all vestry secretaries. It can be accessed at the following link; https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/375136/Places_of_

Worship_Reviewed.pdf C Zochowski 2016-11-26 Item 7 Canon Missioner’s Report Nov 2016 – In absentia

1. Clergy Listening Sessions – Thus far I’ve held listening sessions with the Ayrshire, Glasgow NE,

Lanarkshire, and Renfrewshire regional clergy groups. No one attended the Glasgow South meeting,

so we are attempting to reschedule. Glasgow NW and Galloway group meetings are still pending due

to scheduling difficulties. My hope is also to have a session in Lay Readers in January or February.

2. Galloway Regional Council – I preached and presented at the Galloway Regional Council AGM on 9

November. My presentation was centred on mission in the diocese and building upon the good

preliminary work of MAPs thus far.

3. Supporters Meeting – The Bishop and I had a meeting with the MDR Supporters in Ayr that was very

helpful. The supporters were honest about how they’ve perceived their work thus far as well as their

ideas about how to improve the process. Moira Jamieson has now transitioned into the role of MDR

Administrator, taking over from Janette Jenkins.

4. Authorised Ministries Celebration – The Ministry Celebration Service was quite successful, despite

lower attendance than previous years. One major piece of feedback was that it would be helpful if

reminders about paperwork and work agreements were started sooner next year.

5. CMD – The 4 November CMD about ways of accompanying those in our pastoral charge was

successful. 8 Priests attended and are in the process of completing program review surveys online.

6. Communications meeting now scheduled for early January.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/375136/Places_of_Worship_Reviewed.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/375136/Places_of_Worship_Reviewed.pdf

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