Stewardship/Finance

This group deals with the bricks and mortar of all the church buildings in the parish, and grounds maintenance. The letting of contracts for building works and for various utilities, and for ensuring that the ‘quinquennial report’ that is required an all the buildings is updated every 5 years. Click below for copies of the latest inspections for all our parish buildings:-

holy-redeemer-qir-2021.pdf

church-hall-qir-2021.pdf

31-upper-church-road-qir-2021.pdf

st-thomas-qi-300919-part-a-church.pdf

st-thomas-church-part-b-presbytry-1.pdf

st-thomas-church-part-c-concordia-1.pdf

The Committee is also oversees the counting and reporting on collections to the accountant and Safeguarding matters.

 How can I give to the Parish?

Apart from the offertory basket there are other  methods that are available:

Just Giving – Please visit www.justgiving.com/campaign/parishoffertory  Cheque: Please send your cheque, payable to The Parish of the Good Shepherd, to the Parish Office. Standing Order: HSBC, A&B Diocesan Trust Registered Charity, The Parish of the Good Shepherd, Sort Code:  40-05-20  Account Number: 31078291.  Finance (abdiocese.org.uk)  How do I add Gift Aid? If you pay tax, the Parish can reclaim an additional 25% of your offering. To Gift Aid please fill in the form available via the below link and post it to the Parish Office or email it. https://www.dabnet.org/contentdocuments/343.pdf

Finally, the 2 members who deal with Gift Aid Donations also belong to this team, and are part of the Parish Finance Team.

Holy Redeemer : Paul Makwiramiti (Steward), Sean Harkins (GAD)

St. Thomas of Canterbury : Soloman Ezobi (Steward & GAD)

The Parish Safeguarding Rep is Brenda Bailey.