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title: "Mission Action Plan"
description: "Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth, A Church of England Church in Werneth, Coppice, Oldham.  Mission Action Plan."
canonical_url: "https://stthomaswerneth.org.uk/pcc/mission-action-plan/"
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# MISSION ACTION PLAN

Given the challenges we are facing, the aim is to agree a direction on the essentials, and shorten our PCC meetings, making them more focused.

- These are things we've agreed to that don't require action
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These tasks are things we've agreed that require action but are not an immediate priority

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These tasks are priorities that require action

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These are decisions to make

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These are actions we've decided not to do - possibly with date for review

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These actions are completed

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## GROWING

### Increasing Sunday morning focus and organisation

- Just use inner frontal when setting up high altar
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Deputy Wardens with clear roles

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- Romanian church now cleaning in lieu of room hire
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but ask them to leave chairs out

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### Welcoming, including & encouraging all ethnic, cultural & other diversities to participate in the life of the church—as a blessing!

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posters to advertise services in Farsi and English

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TV: Grants received from <span className="completed">

Oldham Parish Children Education Fund

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Diocesan Racial Justice Grant

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, <span className="completed">

Benefact Trust

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 to remove need to move them around and connect them

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A Faculty has been awarded

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waiting for a start date for installation

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 (19 August)
- offer a Bring & Share meal every 6 to 8 weeks <span className="completed">

Easter Day

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10 May after Confirmation

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3 July for St. Thomas

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4 October for Harvest

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£500 grant obtained

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 (19 August)
- consolidate our Sunday morning worship (i.e. no more changes, except introduction of servers)
- continue to choose a reflective hymn at the beginning of the service: a gathering song
- continue to add Farsi words to Psalms and Liturgy (Nick, Zahra)
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invite Baptism, Wedding, Funeral families to Christmas Services

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### Offering and developing All-Age Services

- Continue to offer Youth Service on 4th Sunday, <span className="priority">

asking the young people for more input

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Introduce altar servers

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## NURTURING

### Nurturing Farsi/Dari speaking congregation members

- discussion in Farsi with Zahra now by request

### building up the Children’s Work and leaders

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regularly offer training for volunteers with Children & Young People <span className="completed">

Oct/Nov 2025

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### supporting young people as they move to, and at, Secondary School

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Group for Y9+ with Laura Tebay - discontinued

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 (29 Aug)
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training offered for volunteers with Children & Young People in Oct/Nov 2025

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offer altar servers for Y7 and Y8

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### supporting people into other roles / ministries in the church

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recruit more people to read and lead intercessions

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support Sidespeople in their roles

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recruit leaders for work with youth and children

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### servers’ training

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introduce this, robes?  girdles?

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### seasonal / weekly discipleship Bible study groups **and services**

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Stations of the Cross in Lent 2027?

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Discussion Group in Lent 2027?

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### visiting Care Homes

- continue to visit Coppice Care Home

### end of life care for the dying and the bereaved

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## SERVING

### hosting activities for all members of the community (run by ourselves or others)

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continue to work to increase use of the church building

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Mahdlo - discontinued

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Family Fun Day - 16 Feb

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HAF mainly at school - in church occasional basis

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Baby Bonding - January

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Fitness Group starting 26 September

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 (25 Aug)
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chair dolly ordered to reduce risks of stacking

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- continue to offer English Classes
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a gardening project with S. Asian Women's Network

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### improving our buildings better to serve the community

- ~~put access signs up and then consider installation of bollards instead of gates at church gates (due to cost) if we can get a faculty? and white lines at entrances to prevent cars blocking access?~~ (revisit in March, if grant for gates successful)
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apply for grant for new gates

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apply for grant and commission a modest amount of repointing work

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An extra £1,624 has been awarded by One Oldham Fund for contingencies

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An Insurance Claim is in process for N. Wall Buttress

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  (29 Aug)

### moving forward with eco church

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complete the new Eco Survey

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establish next steps

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See if we can reduce electricity usage

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Try a system for picking up litter

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Consider the Decarbonisation Audit

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### education, visits to church, collective worship & school governance

- continue St. Thomas' School Thursday morning Collective Worship
- continue hosting visits from schools, nurseries, etc
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run Experience Christmas in 2026?

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## SUSTAINABILITY

### integrate teaching on giving into Sermons etc

### increasing Venue Hire / Income

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obtain a grant for the English Conversation Class

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work to increase our hosting of one-off social events for local community

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look at feasability of grant for a job club

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### building maintenance to prevent deterioration

- continue to organise gardening and cleaning days
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complete some stonework and repointing

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