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Giving: Growth & Opportunities Fund
Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2010 11:25
Collections taken (all figures include the tax reclaim):
Doncaster Minster, Lay Leaders service, July 2009. £619.87.
St James & St Christopher, Shiregreen, Installation of the Revd David Dean-Revill, October 2009. £406.39.
All Saints, Wath upon Dearne, Installation of the Revd Susan Hobley, November 2009. £633.96.
St Peter, Abbeydale and St Oswald, Millhouses, Installation of the Revd Lydia Wells, November 2009. £275.08
St Thomas, Kilnhurst, Installation of The Revd Andrew Brewerton, March 2009. £346.31
St Mary's, Doncaster, Installation of the Revd Richard Radley, March 2009. £771.36
St John the Evangelist, Ranmoor,Installation of the Revd James Grenfell, April 2009. £658.44
St Mary's, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, Confirmation Service, April 2009. £54.56
Sheffield Cathedral, Welcome Service for Bishop Steven, 9 May 2009. £1,169.52
St Mark's, Broomhill, Sheffield, Installation of the Revd Ian Wallis, June 2009. £801.32
St Columba, Crosspool. Installation of the Revd Frances Eccleston, June 2009. £489.74.
Doncaster Minster, Ordination Service, July 2009. £886.69.
Some grants made from the Fund
Sheffield Manor, Support for After School Church, May 2008. £950
Gleadless Christchurch & St Peter, Sheffield, Purchase of 100 'Money Revolution' books. August 2008. £100
St Leonard, Norwood, Sheffield, Help for taking Youth Club children on residential weekend to Edale. August 2008. £150
In addition to these collections for the Growth & Opportunities Fund, the following collections were made for the general work of the Diocese at the recent churchwardens services:
Sheffield Cathedral, Churchwardens Service, May 2009. £1,043.62
Doncaster Minster, Churchwardens Service, May 2009. £889.78
Rotherham Minster, Churchwardens Service, May 2009. £759.12
Giving news
Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2010 11:07
Growth & Opportunities Fund
Details of collections and grants can be found by clicking here.
Legacy Initiative
An Initiative has been launched in the Diocese to promote the writing of wills and leaving of legacies amongst church members. The principal objective of the Initiative is to raise awareness amongst church members of the good sense of getting their affairs in order by writing a will. The second goal is to make clear what benefits a legacy can bring a church by making something possible that otherwise could not be achieved and therefore encourage people to think more positively about writing their church into their will.
Click here for information...
PCC Registration
The Charities Act 2006 requires all parishes with an annual income of £100,000 pa or more to register with the Charity Commission, starting this October. The Diocese of Sheffield is working with the support of the national church as one of two pilot dioceses to help parishes with this process.
A meeting was held on 17th June with those parishes with income known to be above this threshold. Although the procedure is fairly straightforward, there are some important guidance notes which need to be followed if registration is to be successfully achieved.
NO PARISH SHOULD REGISTER WITHOUT SEEKING ADVICE FROM THE DIOCESE.
If your 2007 income was £100,000 or above, and you did not attend this meeting, please contact Nick Hutton at Church House Rotherham on 01709 309151 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for guidance.
Gift Aid Changes: Budget Announcement
In the Budget last week, the Chancellor announced a transitional rate relief for Gift Aid for the next three years.
Click here for the full letter.
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The Giving Newsletter
Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2010 11:26
Giving Newsletters for download
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Further resources can be found at the national Christian stewardship website
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Special campaigns: Giving for Life
Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2010 11:25
Giving for Life was launched on Saturday 23rd January 2010
Over 100 people gathered at St Mary's, Bramall Lane to hear the Bishop of Sheffield, Dr Steven Croft, and Diocesan Christian Giving Director Nick Hutton give the national scheme a local boost.
Giving for Life is a nationwide initiative encouraging church members to be generous in all aspects of their giving.
This includes the use of time, skills, cash and hospitality.
Dr Croft spoke about the new vision for the Diocese, which covers the whole of South Yorkshire and parts of the East Riding, and of the importance of generosity in furthering the mission of the church.
“We are challenged to be generous in our lives and in this way we show our gratitude to God for all that he has shown us” Dr Croft said.
Nick Hutton recognised the significant generosity already shown in the Diocese and hoped Giving for Life would build on this.
He explained the resources available for parishes to use to teach the Giving for Life message and asked all Church Councils to consider how they should respond, offering them his help with this.
Encouraging Generosity in your Parish:
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Hebrews 13:16
Talks given at the launch of Giving for Life
Please click to download:
- Giving for Life Launch (Nick Hutton) Presentation by Nick Hutton (Christian Giving Director) in Powerpoint format
- Four Keys to Exploring Giving - Launch of the Giving for Life Programme talk by Bishop Steven (Word format)
- Giving for Life Launch by Bishop Steven in Powerpoint format
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