Synopsis of the minutes of the meeting of the PCC held in Royston Parish Church on Friday 17
October 2025 at 7.00 p.m.
There were 10 members present and a reader in training, present as an observer.
The meeting was opened in prayer
There were 9 apologies
The minutes of the meeting held on 15 September were approved.
Under matters arising plans are still in hand for a children’s cinema, it is hoped to start this initiative
in the spring of half term, license requirements are in hand.
No decisions have been made by the standing committee since the last meeting
1. Finance
Under finance it was reported that the first nine months of the year had been better than expected.
This was because the repairs to the south wall had been less costly than anticipated and because we
had not been paying for a permanent organist. However, a more expensive period was approaching,
with higher gas bills and the payment for the new storage cupboard. The recent stewardship
campaign had been successful and the PCC expressed its thanks to those who organised the
campaign and the many who contribute to the church.
Under Fabric it was reported that the new cupboard was being installed and should be ready by
Christmas. The installation of the related perspex cover will follow . The fire alarm was serviced and a
fault found, this is in hand.
After hearing from the sustainable living committee PCC members agreed that our recycling should
be improved and additional bins obtained to better separate our rubbish.
The Outreach committee reported that progress had been made in all areas, especially social media.
The committee had decided to consider adjusting its distribution of mission or charity money and
that at the next committee meeting, they intend to formulate an overall strategy clarifying what
types of body could be eligible for our missions giving.
Considerable time was spent considering safeguarding policies and the policy statements on
Domestic Abuse and the Recruitment of Ex Offenders
Although a Minister of Music has not yet been appointed the matter is being advertised and is in
hand, as a side issue the PCC approved looking at improving the organ stops.
At the vicar’s Ministerial Development Review, the possibility has been raised of him building links
between us and the cathedral and him becoming a Day Chaplain. This involved acting as a pastor in
the cathedral from time to time, the PCC was pleased to hear of this possibility and could see
advantages to Royston Parish church. The PCC offered its full support but was aware of the vicar’s
already busy schedule.
The meeting closed with the Grace at 9.05pm.