OUR CHURCH
OUR CHURCH THORPE MANDEVILLE TODAY
The parish church of St. John the Baptist, Thorpe Mandeville...
... one of six parishes in the Culworth Benefice
CONTACTS FOR ENQUIRIES:
RECTOR:
We await the institution of our new rector, Rev’d Brian Fairbank,
on Monday 17 September.
During the interregnum enquiries should be addressed to the
churchwardens.
CHURCHWARDENS:
Maurice Cole, Dormer House Tel: 01295 711042
James Hewison, Magpie Farmhouse Tel: 01295 768102
BENEFICE MAGAZINE: (Issued bi-monthly - Distribution of circa 900 copies)
EDITOR: Shirley Tuckey - s.tuckey@btopenworld.com
(articles for publication are always welcome)
ADVERTISING: June Oxley - jmoxley@fsmail.net
Church services:
In addition to the festival services a Holy Communion
service is normally held at Thorpe on the 3rd Sunday every
month at 11.00am. A 10.00am benefice Holy Communion
service normally rotates around the six parishes on the 1st
Sunday every month. (See the Home page for current
services.) Even if you have not been confirmed you will be
most welcome at these services.
Maintaining our church:
The upkeep of the church is entrusted to a team of parishioners constituted as the Parochial Church Council (PCC). Responsibilities include the running and maintenance of the building as well as funding the clergy. Finance is a main concern of our PCC. All parishes are required to fund the upkeep of their church buildings and the provision of clergy, the latter being assessed within a Parish Share assessment. Thorpe has under-remitted its Parish Share in recent years because of the lack of funds. The Parish Share levied in 2011 was £3,238 and £2,700 was remitted.
If you would like to contribute to the upkeep of our church, either by a single payment or annually, the PCC would be most appreciative. Please contact the rector or churchwardens. The PCC has charitable status enabling tax refunds to be made under the Gift Aid scheme. If your focus is on the maintenance of the church building in its beautiful setting, separate funds are held for both the the fabric of the church and churchyard maintenance.
There have been thefts from local churches. An attempted theft of lead at our church left damage to the roof. If you see questionable activity at the church please check with a churchwarden as soon as possible and record the vehicle registration.
Church registers:
The church registers date from 1559 to the present day. If you require information from the registers further details can be found at the following website summarising the history of the parish: www.thorpe-mandeville.co.uk
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