The Worsley Team Ministry.
THE PCC - Parochial Church Council = representatives from all 3 churches (Saints Mark, Mary and Andrew) meet to discuss the business, news and events from the district churches and discuss parish-wide initiatives. We are in a Mission Partnership with Holy Rood Church in Swinton. They are a separate, independent parish but linked with us for support.
The PCC meets 4 x per annum.
District Church Council = elected representatives from St. Mary’s and St. Andrew’s. The 2 churches work very closely together.
The DCC deals with the day to day issues of buildings, money, mission, outreach and any legal matters linked with the Diocese.
DCC meets x 5 per annum with sub-committees: Fabric, Finance, Worship, Pastoral, Children and Young People and Social meeting x 5 per annum, in the alternating months to DCC.
The Parish Share.
Our churches have to be self-financing, which means we are so appreciative of the generosity of those who choose to support the church, either by the collection plate, donations via our DONATE button or regular giving via Standing Order. It means we are able to continue to open our doors.
The Parish Share is the sum of money paid by each parish every year to the Diocese to support local ministry. Every parish contributes to the ‘Common Fund’ and every parish receives from the Fund. It pays the parish priest's monthly stipend and housing costs; training courses in discipleship and ministry; access to the wide range of diocesan support services e.g. stewardship, buildings, children’s ministry, communications, the worldwide church, schools and wider education.
How much each parish contributes is based on the socio-economic category of the parish, determined by the parish itself from information gathered each year by way of the Income Survey. Payment of the parish share is our priority but it is a challenge. We are committed to finding £40,000+ per annum, on top of our day to day running costs.