In a nutshell the Church is entirely dependent on the generosity of its parishoners and other members of the congregation for its financial well being. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has decided, for the sake of transparency and as an aid to setting priorities, to set future budgets based on the experience of previous years. The accounts on which these figures are based are available from the Treasurer.
Our costs/outgoings can be broken down into a number of separate areas:
To pay for this our income can also be divided into separate areas:
It will probably not come as a surprise to hear that our projected expenditure for next year is greater than our income from last year. However we are a very lean operation and by careful husbandry of our resources, and if our existing supporters are able to make a slight increase to their contributions, we should be in a position to keep our finances sound. Father Jonathan's annual stewardship letter explains things in more detail and everyone on the electoral roll should have received a copy of the letter or there will be a personal copy in the church waiting for you to pick up when it is issued.