Diary summary week ending 30th July

[BumbleB]

Thanks for that - and good luck for your future, for for the future of your local church.

[louisa maud]

Not sure how it is calculated, I do believe it is either how many properties or people in the parish regardless of whether they attend their local church or not,  AND  it is voluntary I think, that is interesting, how many churches have closed because they either don't pay or don't reach their full  quota
Think I had better give up on this subject!!

LM

[BumbleB]

Yes, it could be VERY controversial to continue!  Sorry for stirring it up 

[louisa maud]

No, no, don’t be apologetic,  still able to have free speech,  I don't wish
to be  a stirrer either , don't worry

LM

[BumbleB]

Great!   

[Viktoria]

Not to be controversial but our Diocesan Quota is £125,000.
It will go down though as the people who spent hours working it out from the forms we have to fill in ,made a great error, not sure what that was but done in error, and in all innocence too.

Whatever it is reduced to it will still be hard to raise it .
I am assuming the D.Q is what has been mentioned.

We raised money to repair the spire years ago.
Many shops helped ,but due to red tape the repairs were halted,now the amount raised will not even pay for the scaffolding!

Raining again here , I do hope August is a more reasonable month weather wise.
Take care everyone .
Viktoria.

[louisa maud]

Fortunately we have a good congregation who donate when things need doing, the organ had thousands spent on it years ago, well worth every penny,  it doesn't stop.
Viktoria, your quota is a huge amount, not sure how much ours is at the moment, I wonder what happens if churches can't raise what is requested.

Still pouring  with rain, getting  boring now

LM

[louisa maud]

I don't think I will  mention anything about church business on the diaries anymore  for fear of being  controversial , church is part of my diary although I don't push or ram it towards anyone, we are all entitled to our opinions.

LM

[rosie99]

I enjoy hearing about the things you do around the church LM and I am sure others do to.  My SiL is very involved with the local church and since we have moved nearer to the family we have attended a couple of events there.  We have a very large market in town on the first Sunday in the month resulting in road closures, the church holds a sale at the same time and does very well with its book and bric a brac sales, though the good thing about the books is that many are returned after having been read and get sold again.