Kirk Session Minutes

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The Kirk Session of Inchi nnan Parish Church

Met On Sunday 6th April 2025 at 11.45 in the Sanctuary

The moderator Ann Knox opened the meeting  with prayer.

11 Elders met as intimated .No apologies

Two items of business:

1 Approved the necessity to release funds from the Consolidated fund held in Edinburgh by the General Trustees to allow repairs to be instigated on the Chancel window and Bell tower.

2 Approve the use of the hall by Conservationists to investigate nature’s way in Boden Boo

The meeting closed with the Grace

Session Clerk…………………………………….Moderator…………………………….

The Kirk Session of Inchinnan Parish Church                               209

         Monday 17th March  2025 at 7.30pm

                             Minutes

At Inchinnan on the Monday 17th March 2025 the Kirk Session met as appointed and was constituted with Bible readings and prayer.

Sederant

Rev. Ann Knox with 17 Elders. 1 member of the Congregation were present and met as appointed.

Apologies were received from 2 Elder as recorded

. Ordinary Meeting Dates for 2025:-  17th March -15th May  and the 16th June if necessary.

Order of Business and AOCB was approved.

Business arising:-

The Way Forward

Proposal from the 24th February2025 were:

Approved:

1 Live streaming and AV upgrade Jim & Andrew (IT) will determine a definitive quote to be intimated at the May KS   2025

2 Survey issued to Mission for deliberation

3 Notice Board will be installed in the vestibule- Property Team

   Digital internal notice board investigated by Communications.

4 Better use of Tik-Tok, Instagram and other platforms

5 Removal of organ – facts required -Jim Breingan to present at May KS

 ( K Isherwood discussing organ with Judith Roebuck -response will be pursued by Property Team)

Approval refused:

1 Coffee available to parents , hall users  volunteers required.

Moderator Report  Ann Knox presented the report and the following deliverance was approved.

1 Kirk Session receives the report

Noted

  The first national conference in February was excellent. The potential for the future growth of the church was one of the focal points with the video ‘A Vivid Vision’ given its first showing which was later shown to the Congregation.

Mrs F Campbell was Baptised and welcomed into full membership on the 29th January 2025

Session Clerk Report

 Report & correspondence                                                                         

 Noted                                                                                                                                 210

 All documentation for IPC will be stored digitally in google drive.

Minutes will be the only Documents printed.

Safeguarding

 Karen Christie presented the report and the following deliverance was approved

1 Kirk Session received the report

Noted:

1 Safeguarding training dates have been announced and details passed to the relevant volunteers.

2 Safeguarding audit was completed and no issues to report

3 Safeguarding have received a Briefing Paper from Safeguarding re Disclosure Scotland regarding all Trustees.  Details will be confirmed after 1st April 2025

Finance

Elizabeth Cockburn, Treasurer presented the report

1 Kirk Session received the report

2 Approved the Draft accounts and Trustees report

Noted

a Bank charges will apply to all transactions from May 2025.

b Monthly fee of £4.20  & cash paid in charged at 75p per £100.

c Sufficient funds available to cover church repairs.

 d Charity collections Christian Aid £1,111CrossReach £ 248

 e  No insurance issues.

Presbytery Report

1 Jim Breingan presented the report.

 2 Kirk Session received the report

Noted

1 Mrs E Wilkie St Marks Oldhall appointed Presbytery Safeguarding Training Officer

2 Congratulations to Mrs Mhairi Breingan appointed next Moderator of the Presbytery

3  Presbytery Office has moved to the Wynd Centre 6 School Wynd Paisley

4 Presbytery conference in the autumn will have the theme ‘children& young people’.

Presbytery Conference

1 Jim Breingan presented the report.

2 Kirk Session received the report

Noted                                                                                                                                              211

1 Maintain the buildings- poorly maintained buildings cost money

2 Use LED bulbs

3 Look at what you can use Church grounds for-planting trees /orchards

4 other ECO - friendly ideas

Kirk Session Committees

IT Dept

A written report was received from the convenor Andrew Fernandez

1 Kirk Session received the report

Noted

1 Yvonne Campbell has completed her training and is now on Sunday rota.

2 Hand held mic was connected to existing receiver.( saved buying a new one)

Mission

Ann Knox presented the report and the following deliverance was approved.

1 Kirk Session Received the report

2 Approved

a Ann Knox as acting Convenor until a new convenor is found to replace E McNeill

b Kirk Session is encouraged to attend the Afternoon Gathering on Sunday 27th April at 2pm.

c District Elders will deliver the invitations week commencing  31st March2025

Noted

1    Volunteers to be asked to see if a ‘Winter Warmer’ might be feasible to run if Grants are available.

2.     Any new householders into Inchinnan to receive a ‘Welcome Pack’

3.     The progress made in the ‘Five Year Plan Aims’

4      The Presbytery Mission representative is Elizabeth McAdam who has indicated that she would step down in preference to a member of the mission group taking up the post. Elizabeth indicated her willingness to remain in situ until a replacement is found.

Property Report

MW Semple presented the report and the following deliverance was approved.

1 Kirk Session received the report

2 Approved

 a Manse hallway and stairs to be decorated

b Garden Gate to be replaced

c Garden Wall to be repaired.                                                                                             212

Noted

a Balmore and Go Wright will issue start dates shortly                                                    

 b Church roof repairs now require scaffolding at £3440.00

 c Clock tower looks like it will be a considerable repair.(no access)

 d Manse roof repair £5660 – permission will now be sought from Presbytery and will include the above approvals

Fellowship & Fundraising

E. McAdam presented the report and the following deliverance was approved.

1 Kirk Session received the report

2 Approved

a Purchase 2 round tables for the Sanctuary at £430. Each

b Purchase of small folding table for main Hall at £134

c Proceeds from 3 C café donate to Water Aid

d request Congregation to volunteer 1 hour to man stall at the Fete.

Noted

Next fundraising event is a fashion show on Tuesday 20th May2025

Pastoral

A Blackwood presented the report and the following deliverance was approved

1 Kirk Session received the report

2 Approved:

  a One Sponsor form for the Christian Aid Walk on Saturday 26th of April.

        venue Robertson Park.

     b. A Retiring offering on both Sundays 11th and 18th of May CA

     c.  Christian Aid light lunch after worship on Sunday the 11th of May2025

     d. A few banners advertising Christian Aid week -Tom McConnell

   Noted : 

      1 a. The Christian Aid Coffee mornings on Monday12th, Wednesday 14th & Friday 16th May 2025

             in North Church. Inchinnan and the Baptist Church are running the Friday morning cafe.

Donations of home baking will be gratefully received.

         b. The Pop - Jar raised £31.56 in November and £39.60 end of February, for CrossReach Erskine 

         c. The final money raised for Christian Aid from the Coffee morning was £1,111.

Worship

A Knox presented the report

1 Kirk Session received the report.

Noted                                                                                                                                  213

1 Bible Study and Teen Talk have both been well received.

2  A discussion on the future of the Young Church will be held at the worship meeting on the 7th May2025

3 Progress /updates in the 5year plan

4 JAM have received £1000. from Mission Fund Grant

5  Next meeting  7th May at 7pm

ECO report

No report

Noted

a Linda Reid has resigned from this Group, Jim Breingan will continue and advise KS at the next KS meeting

b 7 Fruit trees -ties and brackets and two bug hotels will be purchased  with a grant from RDC.

Roll keeper

Kirk Session received the report

132 Members

( one transfer from Renfrew North)

Health & Safety report

Jim Breingan presented a verbal report

1 Kirk Session received the report

F McAulay F Birch and J Breingan did a ‘walk round’ of the premises and noted several  small changes that could be made instantly. Most concerned at this point is the electrics and recommend an inspection. Further discussions will take place and a written report given

Communications

Linda Reid presented the report and the following deliverance was approved

1 Kirk session received the report

2 Approved the ‘What’s on’ leaflet

Noted

a Facebook followers increased to 484

b ‘ Volunteering’ page added to the web.

c work with Hall lets  to produce a leaflet for interested persons in hiring the hall

AOCB                                                                                                                       214

Approved:

a Yvonne Campbell to attend the Worship Leaders course

b We discussed an adherent also attending the course, as they have expressed an interest in formally becoming member and therefore eligible to complete the course. Kirk Session agreed in principle to their attending if membership vows are taken, and their name then minuted at the next full meeting in May.

The meeting closed with the Grace

Session Clerk………………………………………… Moderator………………………………………