St Botolph’s Church, Shepshed Sunday 1 st June 2014

St Botolph’s Church, Shepshed TRIO The Responsibility Is Ours

St Botolph’s Church, Shepshed TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours £1,983 ? £2,013 ? £2,133 ? £2,253 ? Have a guess.... How much will it cost each week to run our church in 2014?

Weekly expenditure 2014 Running Costs £ 348 Parish Contribution to Diocese £1,192 Wedding & Funeral Fees £ 163 Ministry & Outreach £ 152 Administration £ 278 TOTAL £2,133 TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

Weekly income 2014 Planned giving£ 1,000 Tax recovered £ 250 Collections & Donations£ 201 Wedding & Funeral Fees£ 308 Fundraising£ 244 TOTAL£ 2,003 TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

The Challenge Weekly Expenditure £ 2,133 Weekly Income£ 2,003 WEEKLY SHORTFALL£ TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

Parish Contribution 2014  This Parish contributes £1,192 each week towards the Diocesan costs of:  Clergy Stipends,  Stipends, national Insurance, pensions  Housing,  Buildings, maintenance, Insurance  Supporting Ministry,  Clergy conference, Director of Ordinands, pastoral Assistants, Lay Readers, ministerial Education, School for Ministry, Child Protection Scheme, Leading Your Church into Growth Courses, Certificate in Youth Ministry, Shaped by God.  Resourcing Ministry,  Rural Ministry, Area Deans, Archdeacons.  Central Costs,  Finance, legal, Communications, DAC, IT, Property Management. TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

Patterns of giving now 122 Households are either in the planned giving scheme or regular givers TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours No.Amount per week 62Up to £5 27£5.01 to £10 16£10.01 to £15 5£15.01 to £20 12Over £20.01 i.e. an average of £8.43 per week

How else do we spend? Leicester Mercury £3.00/wk A coffee out £2.50/wk TV licence £2.80/wk Bottle of wine £6.00/wk Fish & Chip Supper for 2 £7.50/wk Black Swan Homemade Pie £8.95/wk How does our giving to church compare? TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

To set us right for the future  We need an AVERAGE of £9.49 per household per week (i.e. an extra £1.06) to balance the books in  AND we’re not asking everyone to increase their weekly giving by the same amount because that would be unfair. TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

To set us right for the future The Bible teaches a fair way PROPORTIONATE GIVING Biblical tithe 10% Church of England 5% TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

Proportionate giving TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours Giving per £1 Weekly take home pay £50£100£200£500£1,000 1p50p£1£2£5£10 3p£1.50£3£6£15£30 5p£2.50£5£10£25£50 10p£5£10£20£50£100

How to give - standing orders  St Botolph’s can plan ahead  No need to hunt for the right change!  Your gift is received whether you are in church or not TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

How to give - envelopes TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

Gift Aid TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours Weekly givingAnnual amount Tax recoveredTotal annual value £5£260£65£325 £10£520£130£650 £20£1,040£260£1,300 £50£2,600£650£3,250  Extra 25p for each £1 donated  Just sign one declaration

Steps we can take  Review your giving: o How much do we give now? o How much is that in the £ ? o Can we increase it by 5p or 10p in the £ ? o How close to our target can we get? TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

Steps we can take  Give regularly: o Become a planned giver o Complete a standing order form or get a set of planned giving envelopes Remember it costs the same whether we are in church or not TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

Steps we can take  Give tax efficiently: o If we pay tax HMRC will refund the tax to the church - AT NO EXTRA COST TO OURSELVES TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

What we give....  What we give…. – is between us and God  What God expects…. – is that each of us will shoulder our responsibility as a member of our Church family to the best of our ability  Because – The Responsibility Is Ours TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

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St Botolph’s Church, Shepshed Questions ? TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours

St Botolph’s Church, Shepshed Thank you for all your support over the years and for taking the time to listen to this presentation. Information packs are at the back of the church for you to take home. If there isn’t one addressed to you, please speak with either of the Churchwardens, Tricia Breen or Richard Rock, or contact the Parish Office Your confidential replies go to the Treasurer Jill Greenwood by 15 th June If you have any queries please contact Andrew Nutter  or TRIO - The Responsibility Is Ours