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List of PCC Minutes - (updated 16/05/2013)

1. PCC meeting of 11th March 2013
2. PCC Finance meeting of 19th February 2013
3. PCC meeting of 5th February 2013
4. PCC meeting of 15th January 2013
5. PCC meeting of 9th October 2012
6. PCC meeting of 17th September 2012
7. PCC meeting of 30th July 2012
8. PCC meeting of 11th June 2012
9. PCC meeting of 22nd May 2012
10. PCC meeting of 12th March 2012
11. PCC Finance meeting of 20th February 2012
12. PCC meeting of 7th February 2012
13. PCC meeting of 9th January 2012
14. PCC Extraordinary meeting of 6th December 2011
15. PCC meeting of 22nd November 2011
16. PCC meeting of 17th October 2011
17. PCC meeting of 6th September 2011
18. PCC meeting of 25th July 2011
19. PCC meeting of 6th June 2011
20. PCC meeting of 3rd May 2011
21. PCC meeting of 29th March 2011
22. PCC meeting of 20th February 2011
23. PCC meeting of 24th January 2011
24. PCC meeting of 30th November 2010
25. PCC meeting of 18th October 2010
26. PCC meeting of 6th September 2010
27. PCC meeting of 13th July 2010
28. PCC meeting of 6th July 2010
29. PCC meeting of 15th June 2010
30. PCC meeting of 19th May 2010
31. PCC meeting of 21th March 2010
32. PCC meeting of 9th March 2010
33. PCC meeting of 18th January 2010

During 2007, St Michael's Church successfully sought a new Rector. As part of this process, a profile of the parish was prepared by the Parochial Church Council and was approved by the Bishop of Reading.

The document was originally published for the information of potential candidates.

You can read the Parish Profile here.

The remit is to raise awareness of the needs of the world to the Church and Parish, to act as a link between churches and the local community, to recommend wise allocations of mission giving and to look out into the community and beyond for ways to spread God's love

Our approach to outreach describes how we, in St Michael's, Tilehurst, communicate our Christian faith - both to those who come through our doors and to those who may never have been inside a church.

We believe that outreach is the responsibility of everyone. The statement of our purpose describes our aims and objectives.

We have used the three-part structure of the statement to help organise the many things that we do through St Michael's to reach out to people at different stages of life.

Where:

• At Home - within St Michael's, for those who already worship here.
• With Friends - for fellow believers, within Tilehurst and Reading in particular.
• In the Community - reaching out to those enquirers and non-believers both within and beyond our parish boundary.

Who

Broken down into what St Michael's should be/is doing for people at the following four stages of life:

• Youth.
• Young Families.
• Working People.
• Retired, and
• General - activities which apply to those of any age or social situation.

The matrix of all these activities is given below. The items in bold text are activities which are not currently being organised, but which have been identified as activities that should be progressed.

Matrix of St Michael's activities

The role of the Stewardship Committee is to promote the concept of Christian Stewardship in St Michael's and to consider and recommend to the PCC any such action as will assist this process.

In particular there is a need to focus on the longer term needs of St Michael's to allow the PCC to plan further ahead.

It is stressed that responsibility for the Church's income is not seen as the remit of the Stewardship Committee alone and that good communication and understanding between the various committees remains a priority.

Christian Stewardship is a response we all make to God to thank Him for all He has given us. We regard our lives, our powers and possessions as gifts from God, to be enjoyed and used in His service and to meet the needs of all mankind.

We seek to be stewards of the Gospel and to share in Christ's mission to the world.

We seek to be stewards of our planet and be mindful in how we use the earth's resources.

We seek to give financially according to our means through the Christian Stewardship planned giving scheme to support God's work.

We offer to God all that we give, whether it be time, talents or financial support, and we pray that it will be acceptable to Him.

The Fabric Committee remit is to consider and make recommendations to the PCC on matters relating to the structure, fixtures, fittings and furnishings of the Church Buildings, Church Hall, Tilston Lodge and the Lychgate

This includes the quinquennial report requirements, risk management, heating, lighting, electrical power, plumbing and sound system.

Under the direction of the PCC, to arrange for maintenance, replacement, repair, decoration and cleaning.

The Ministry Team co-ordinates services at St Michael's.

The Pastoral Visiting Team co-ordinates pastoral visiting within the parish and now gives support to the bereaved.

The Standing Committee is the only statutory committee which posses the power to transact the business of the Council between meetings, subject to directions from the PCC.