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Regular Services: Numbers attending our weekly Services recovered slightly after a couple of years of decline. The average Sunday attendance, excluding Special Events, was 35 whilst the average attendance at the Family Service for Special Events such as Christmas, Mothering Sunday, etc was 60. (Return to top)

In November 2008, our previous 'House for Duty' priest (Rev'd Jonathan Lumby) retired and moved away. He was replaced at the end of August 2009 by Rev'd Michael Bennett, who has special responsibly within our United Benefice for Dymock Church. Rev'd Andrew Perry ('Associate Priest') continues to take our Service on the first Sunday each month and to assist throughout the year at various other times. (Return to top)

A Variety of Vibrant Worship: The Parochial Church Council conducted a 'Vision, Values and Priorities' Review (VVP) in 2008, and experimented during that year with a variety of Service styles and times to determine people's preferences. As a result, in January 2009 we introduced a new pattern of monthly Services intended to achieve a 'Variety of Vibrant Worship'. The first and second Sundays in the month were little changed with traditional Communion and robed choir, but the third Sunday became a 'Said' Communion Service with no choir or music, and the fourth Sunday a non-Communion 'Family' Service, often with involvement of our children and led by a variety of congregation groups or members. (Return to top)

A Children's 'Playlett' in the Family Service

Fun Church/Forward Thinking: In 2008 we reported that the numbers attending our experimental ‘Fresh Expression’ event on the 4th Sunday of each month (held in the Parish Hall) and called 'Fun Church' had halved over the two years of the experiment and that our new Family Service in church was well supported - the future of 'Fun Church' would therefore to be reviewed. As a result of that review, we decided to stop the 'Fun Church' event and concentrate in 2009 on the Family Service instead. (Return to top)

Family Service: Our non-Communion Family Service on the fourth Sunday of the month attracted an average of 46 people at a 'routine' Service and 60 at 'Special events' such as Mothering Sunday, helped partly by the involvement of the Junior Choir and an informal format. For details of the varied Family Service programme and topics in 2009, click here. For details of the topics in 2010, click here. (Return to top)

The Adult Choir

The Junior Choir

The involvement of young people from Ann Cam School in a broad range of services continues to be a significant trend and includes the shared community concert, this year held in the church during June.  Whilst the adult choir continues to attract welcome new members, we also continue to enjoy the support of a number of extra 'guest' voices for festival Services and special occasions.  The Advent and Christmas Services were especially appreciated due, in part, to the ongoing hard work and commitment of so many people of diverse ages in our community. (Return to top)

We had several visits during the year from Ringers elsewhere (they like to go round and ring other's bells!). We managed to ring for virtually every Service plus several weddings, the last two in December just before Christmas, but there were no special national events this year, so nothing there to ring for. (Return to top)

Additional ringers would be most welcome – it’s not difficult and tuition will be given gladly. Practice is on a Friday evening at 7:45 plus ringing for ½ hour before most Services. (Return to top)