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www.richmondhudswellparish.org.uk www.richmondhudswellparish.org.uk Being a welcoming church www.richmondhudswellparish.org.uk Being a welcoming church Introducing new and imaginative services and meetings

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  • Being a welcoming church
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  • Being a welcoming church
  • Introducing new and imaginative services and

meetings

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  • Being a welcoming church
  • Introducing new and imaginative services and

meetings

  • Music and bells
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  • Being a welcoming church
  • Introducing new and imaginative services and

meetings

  • Music and bells
  • Lay involvement through various teams
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  • Being a welcoming church
  • Introducing new and imaginative services and

meetings

  • Music and bells
  • Lay involvement through various teams
  • Integrating with the community and civic

authorities.

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 Deepening our understanding of our faith and building up our spirituality

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 Deepening our understanding of our faith and building up our spirituality  Not enough young families

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 Deepening our understanding of our faith and building up our spirituality  Not enough young families  Carrying our mission further into the community

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 Deepening our understanding of our faith and building up our spirituality  Not enough young families  Carrying our mission further into the community  Becoming more confident in sharing and commending our faith in Jesus and his way of life

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 Growing our choir and expanding our more informal singing group

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 Growing our choir and expanding our more informal singing group  Encouraging more participation in our church services from our primary and SFX school

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 Growing our choir and expanding our more informal singing group  Encouraging more participation in our church services from our primary and SFX school  The lack of meeting space

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 Growing our choir and expanding our more informal singing group  Encouraging more participation in our church services from our primary and SFX school  The lack of meeting space  New building?/ Major rearrangement of the church building?/ Use of a nearby building?

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1.Where do we as a church need to be?

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1.Where do we as a church need to be? 2.How would we get there?

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1.Where do we as a church need to be? 2.How would we get there? 3.The need for a vision and a strategy for growth

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1.Where do we as a church need to be? 2.How would we get there? 3.The need for a vision and a strategy for growth 4.We also talked about our aims for 2019 and beyond.

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 Reordering our church building

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 Reordering our church building  Developing community links

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 Reordering our church building  Developing community links  The parish church being a supporter/leader of existing town initiatives

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 Reordering our church building  Developing community links  The parish church being a supporter/leader of existing town initiatives  Re-establishing of Churches Together in Richmond

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 Reordering our church building  Developing community links  The parish church being a supporter/leader of existing town initiatives  Re-establishing of Churches Together in Richmond  The enlargement of benefice/deanery could provide the opportunity to resource other churches

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 Reordering our church building  Developing community links  The parish church being a supporter/leader of existing town initiatives  Re-establishing of Churches Together in Richmond  The enlargement of benefice/deanery could provide the opportunity to resource other churches  Developing the ideas for and of younger people

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 Finance (is always tricky)

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 Finance (is always tricky)  Aging congregation

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 Finance (is always tricky)  Aging congregation  Perceptions of how our community sees St Mary’s – perhaps indifference towards/lack of ownership by the community

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 Finance (is always tricky)  Aging congregation  Perceptions of how our community sees St Mary’s – perhaps indifference towards/lack of ownership by the community  The accessibility of services/building

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 Finance (is always tricky)  Aging congregation  Perceptions of how our community sees St Mary’s – perhaps indifference towards/lack of ownership by the community  The accessibility of services/building  The enlargement of benefice/deanery could mean more pull on current resources

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“Don’t build bigger than the prayer foundations”

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To be a people and a place where love works

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Our Purpose of Worship and Prayer

 Review our service pattern and aim to have a better integration between our various congregations.

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Outreach and Evangelism

  • Use Holy Trinity more (for a range of

services/events/activities)

  • Reach out to young people, using a range of services
  • Promote to the wider community the church as a

meeting place

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Outreach – Community service

  • Use Holy Trinity for social welfare initiatives and

investigate our use of the curtilage

  • Build links with active local agencies
  • Give St Mary’s a presence at the Christmas Market
  • Look at providing a Christmas Day dinner in town
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  • More study groups (consider timings/group

size/venue/topic)

  • Prayer ministry
  • Provision/support for young families
  • Safeguarding
  • Listening courses
  • St Mary’s presence in residential homes
  • Welcome events for newcomers

Growth – Discipleship and Pastoral Care

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Infrastructure – Finance, Fabric, Administration

  • Structures/systems required
  • Finance: stewardship/fund-raising/management are

separate activities and each need resourcing

  • Fabric: maintenance/fitness for purpose(eg re-
  • rdering)
  • Administration: review and resource the whole process
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To be a people and a place where love works

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What are we missing?

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What should our priorities lie and what should we focus on first?

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How do we go about it?

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What can we all do to play our part?

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To be a people and a place where love works