Diocese of St Albans

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Diocese of St Albans

Preview of 2009 Budget Archdeaconry Presentations
July 2008
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Presentation Overview (1)

• Snapshot of National Church finances
• 2007 results
• 2008 to date
• 2009 Budget
• What the money goes towards?
• Qs and As
• BREAK

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Presentation Overview (2)

• Vision for Giving
• Parish Share Scheme
• Episcopal Church
• Principles
• Illustrations of individual PS for 2009
• Current review
• Qs and As on the Parish Share scheme

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National Church Income 2006
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National Church Expenditure 2006
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St Albans 2007 Out-turn Key Points
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2007 Parish Share Request
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2008 Parish Share Request
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Management Accounts to 31st May 2008
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2009 BudgetKey Figures

• 3.0 Increase in Clergy Stipend (NSB)
• Gross expenditure up by 2.61
• Net expenditure up by 0.96
• Parish share request up by 1.85
• Stipend Contribution up by 2.99
• Ministry Support Contribution up by 6.8
• Total shares down by 2.08
• Value per share up by 9.07

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2009 Budgeted Expenditure 12.58m - 2.61 increase
Numbers in brackets refer to sections in the
budget summary
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2009 Budgeted Common Fund Income 12.65m
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Increase in Amount Requested (1)
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Increase in Amount Requested (2)
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Object
What does the money go towards?

• The promotion of the work of the Church of
  England in the Diocese of St Albans

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Parochial Mission and Ministry
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Parochial Mission and Ministry(2006 figures)
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• Housing
• Council tax for 330 properties
• Insurance
• 840 Interim repairs p.a
• 50 Quinquennial reports p.a

Great Gaddesden Vicarage 1969

• Improvements- c. 200,000 p.a.
• 4 Replacement schemes
• 30 Lettings
• Vacancy visits visits with new clergy

Sunnyside Vicarage 1911
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Vote 1 Ordinands Training 531,770
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Sleepout
Fair-trade
Caribbean Links
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Mission and the BCS in 2007

• Support for Yarls Wood case work group
• Successful sleepout
• 70,360 raised for Bishops Harvest appeal
• Diocese becomes Fair-trade diocese
• HIV AIDS group worked with projects in St Albans
  and Luton

Sleepout
Fair-trade
Caribbean Links
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Mission Support Fund

• In 2007 grants were made to support
• Youth workers
• Grassroots in Luton
• Schools worker in NE Hertfordshire
• Film Night
• Pastoral Care to Residential Homes in Bedford
  Deanery
• ASCEND
• Growing Leaders Course
• Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy

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Parish Share Request
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Sample ParishStipend Contribution
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Basic Costs ofParochial Ministry in 2009
Excludes budgeted clergy training costs which
would add a further 6,261 to this figure and
notional rent per Parsonage House of 13,295.
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Ministry Support Contribution
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Any Questions

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Vision for Action

• Stewardship Aim
• - To strengthen commitment to stewardship amongst
  clergy and laity in order to further the mission
  of the church.

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Vision for Giving

• Aims
• to encourage and affirm churches in their
  stewardship initiatives
• to build on current initiatives - not to stop
  initiatives being planned or in progress
• to share encouraging stories from churches and to
  assist parishes in their local ministry and
  mission.

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Vision for Giving Evenings Archdeaconry of St
Albans
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Vision for Giving Evenings Archdeaconry of
Bedford
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Vision for Giving Evenings Archdeaconry of
Hertford
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Parish Share Scheme
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Episcopal Church

• Authority of the Bishop
• Mutual support throughout the diocese

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Parish Share Scheme Principles(1)

• Part charge for stipendiary appointment(s)
• Remaining costs shared by all parishes weighted
  according to
• Church Membership
• Relative Ability to pay using share factors
• Pastoral Aid Support grants
• mission related
• short term pastoral/financial related

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Parish Share Scheme Principles(2)

• Triennial review of Share factors, in
  consultation with deaneries and parishes
• Equitable and fair
• Simple to administer

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Impact on Parishes Parish 1
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Impact on Parishes Parish 2
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Impact on Parishes Parish 3
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Impact on Parishes Parish 4
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Impact on Parishes Parish 5
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Impact on Parishes Parish 6
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Church Membership Trend
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Current Review

• October 2007 Synod asked DBF to compare strengths
  and weakness with other diocesan schemes
• Sub committee have looked at this welcome
  comments from deaneries / parishes
• Expect to report back to Synod March 2009

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Any Questions

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