St. Mark’s

Vestry Teams

Maximise the usability, functionality, flexibility, and accessibility of our spaces to bless both the congregation and the wider community.

Terms of Reference:

To maintain, repair, and improve the Parish Church, its furnishings and facilities, as well as the graveyard, church hall, rectory, grounds, and all other church-owned properties.
To ensure church-owned properties, where applicable, meet the government and legal requirements for business and/or private tenancy.
To ensure both the church and business tenants/property users have appropriate, agreed, and delineated storage to meet their requirements.
To record and maintain an inventory of all church furnishings and submit this to the diocese on an annual basis.
To manage the provision, storage, and maintenance of consumables, equipment, and furnishings.
To ensure, where possible and practical, the Parish Church and Hall are accessible for those with disabilities including wheelchair users.
To ensure the Parish Church is maintained and improved to enable contextual worship, prayer, and pastoral ministry to take place.
To ensure the Parish Church and public premises are, where practical, fit for purpose with regard to use by the wider community including children and young people.

Reach and connect with young people in the parish through church-based activities and schools work.
Provide relevant opportunities for people to meet and gather in both church and non-church locations.
Respond appropriately to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of people in both our congregation and the wider community.
Invite both church and non-church members to join God’s mission through participation in our outreach projects.
To provide opportunities for ongoing discipleship and spiritual growth both online and in person.

Terms of Reference:

To ensure every member of Smith’s Parish, including members of St.Mark’s, has
- access to spiritual and pastoral care.
- the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel message.
- access to ongoing fellowship, discipleship, and learning opportunities.

Encourage people to donate or tithe through providing transparency and communicating about how our money is allocated.
Be good stewards of our finances and resources through developing a culture of careful management and procurement.

Terms of Reference:

Manage the church accounts, banking, budgeting, tithing, donations, and policies for capital expenditure, and manage the day-to-day finances.
Negotiate and manage all works contracts, terms of employment, and business/private tenancy agreements and leases.
Organise and manage the effective and efficient day-to-day administration of the ministry of the Parish Church, graveyard, Parish Hall, and church properties.
Develop and establish a business strategy, including marketing, of St.Mark’s facilities and properties for hire.
Raise sufficient funds to pay:
- the stipend of the Associate Priest for St.Mark’s and Holy Trinity Church.
- for the maintenance, repair, and improvement of the Parish Church, its furnishings, as well as the graveyard, Parish Hall, rectory, and other church properties.
- for all necessary expenses relating to the worship and services of the church — which may include the payment of musicians and other necessary roles.
- to insure the church property and pay all utilities and administration costs.
- to make available an annual $2000 Discretionary Fund to be used by the Associate Priest or Priest-in-Charge for charitable purposes.

Encourage people to encounter God by providing relevant worship that embraces both traditional and contemporary elements.
Ensure our worship is accessible and seeker-friendly through removing barriers that might impede or hinder people connecting with God.
Extend God’s love to the wider community by inviting groups to participate in our worship and receive God’s blessing.

Terms of Reference:

To ensure that there is a variety of styles across the worship opportunities made available between both St.Mark’s and Holy Trinity churches.
To ensure that the worship is accessible to all including parents of babies, children, those with disabilities, wheelchair users, and those with mental health issues.
To manage the administration and planning for worship including rotas, themes, music, and special occasions.
To manage the physical resources for worship including any books, audiovisual equipment, furnishings, and equipment.
To manage the human resources for worship including welcomers, readers, musicians, servers, eucharistic ministers, AV team, children’s team, and guest speakers.