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The Diocese: A message from Bishop Stephen

In the Chelmsford Diocese we believe that God is calling his church to be a transforming presence. Our vision is that the church - that is the people of God here in Essex and East London - should be a transforming presence in every one of our parishes.

These are our priorities –

•Toinhabittheworlddistinctively

•Toevangeliseeffectively

•ToholdourselvesaccountabletooneanotherandtoGodforthestewardshipofthegospel

•ToreimaginethewayweministersothateachordainedministerandeachindividualChristiandiscoverstheir part in God’s ministry and so that each church flourishes.

To this end we are looking for priests who are excited by this vision of becoming a church which is itself transformed, and which is becoming a more visible and effective presence in the huge diversity of communities that make up this most exciting and energetic part of England. There are many challenges ahead of us.

•Weareadiocesegenerouslysubsidisedbythenationalchurch.Weneedtobecomefinanciallyself-sufficient.

•Leadershipoftenseemsdistant.Wearecreatingpatternsofleadershipthatareclosertotheparishes.And we are looking to develop missionary leadership at all levels of church life. Nearly half our clergy willretireinthenexttenyears.Weneedtofindouthowtoministerwithfewerstipendiaryclergyandwithare-imaginingofhowstipendiaryministryworks.Weneedtore-organisethewayparishesrelatetoeach other in what we are calling Mission and Ministry Units.

•SomeofourcongregationsstillthinkministryiswhatVicarsdo.WehaveavisionofministrywherethewholepeopleofGodareinvolvedinthewholeofGod’sministry.Wearealsoexperimentingwithnewforms of authorised lay ministry.

•Churchmustbeasafeplace.Allthoseinministrywillbeexpectedtoundergotrainingthatwillequipthem to respond well in situations associated with safeguarding.

•Levelsofchurchgoingarebelowthenationalaverage.Weneedtogetevangelismontotheagendaandintothelifebloodofeverychurch.Weencourageandtrainchurchestoputonweekendsofmissionandoutreach.Oneofouraspirationsisthateverybeneficeshouldhaveatrainedlayevangelismenabler.

•Wearedevelopingmissionarydiscipleship,sothateverychurchinthedioceseisaplacewhereChristians are formed in order to be sent out in witness and service.

Despite planning for a future with fewer stipendiary clergy, we remain as committed as ever to the local church. And what is the local church, but that community of men and women gathered around Christ, and living and sharing the gospel in the networks and neighbourhoods of their lives? But we need priests to lead and to serve.

Weknowweneedtochange.WecanonlybeatransformingpresencewhenwehaveallowedGodtotransformus. Therefore at the heart of all we do is a longing for intimacy with God and a renewed life of prayer. First and foremost a priest is a minister of the word and sacrament. All ministry flows from this. But a priest shares the ministry of the bishop, therefore presbyteral ministry will increasingly be a ministry of oversight, guiding, nurturing and directing the mission of God’s church in the communities we serve.

It is an exciting time to be part of God’s missionary movement for the world, and the Diocese of Chelmsford is an excitingplacetoserve.Wehaveaclearvisionandwearelookingtoappointclergywhowillsharethiswithus.Inevery parish we long to see each person and each community grow in faithfulness and ministry so that together we may serve in the world and Christ may be made known.

+Stephen

The Parish of Hutton, Essex

ChurCh Profile

2016

All Saints’ Church

St Peter’s Church

http://www.huttonchurch.co.uk

http://www.huttonchurch.co.uk/

Contents


WorkingwithChildren

St Peter’s ChurchLiturgical & Spiritual Life

School The Rectory

Contents. ...................................................2

Introduction. .............................................3

Liturgical and Spiritual Life. ...................4

Choirs and music . ...................................4

The Context. .............................................5

The Parish. ................................................6

All Saints’ Church . ...................................7

St Peter’s Church . ....................................9

St. Peter’s Church Hall. ..........................11

Social. ......................................................11

Hutton All Saints’ Guild of Ringers . ...12

Baptisms. ................................................12

Wedding preparation. ..........................12

Ministry at the Nursing Homes. ...........12

Ministry of Funerals and the Memorial Service. ..................................13

Bereavement Visiting. ...........................13

Mothers Union. ......................................13

Parish Communications. .......................13

Education and Nurture. ........................14

Working with Children. .........................15

Hutton All Saints’ C.of E. Primary School. .....................................................17

Other Schools in the area. ....................19

Other Youth Organisations. .................20

Parish Finances.......................................21

Hutton Charities . ...................................21

The Rectory. ............................................22

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PAGE 2ChurCh Profile • The Parish of Hutton, Essex • 2016

We Are:

A large parish in the Borough of Brentwood Essex with good links to the rest of the county and to London.

Wehaveadiversepopulationwhichisreflected in our church membership drawing from all ages, gender, social class and ethnicity.

Wehaveareputationaswelcomingandfriendly churches.

We Offer To You:

Two churches in one parish with good links to the community and with the other churches in our area.

A hardworking PCC.

A strong Ministry Team comprising 4 Churchwardens, a Self-Supporting Minister, 2 Licensed Lay Ministers (Readers), 3 Pastoral AssistantsandaYouthWorker.

An exciting ministry with children and young people and strong links with our Church School.

A 4 bedroomed well-appointed Rectory close to St Peter’s, the Church School and local amenities.

Friendly and welcoming congregations who are looking for a new priest.

Introduction

We Need a Priest who has:

• A prayerful approach to our spiritual growth, pastoral care and vocational discernment.

• Experience of taking forward the life of a Parish with demonstrable effects.

• Skills to discern a vision to help further develop this Parish over the next 3, 5, 7 years.

• Collaborative skills to work with our committed Ministry Team and PCC.

• The ability to foster our strong links with our Church School and encourage our work with children.

• A willingness to work with our Uniformed Organisations and the wider Parish to foster closer links.

• Leadership skills to help us take the next steps in the Bishop’s initiative “Transforming Presence”.

If you feel you can lead Hutton Parish forward we would welcome hearing from you.


Liturgical and Spiritual Life

The two churches observe all the major festivals, covering a variety of emphasis at each one. The pattern of worship on Sundays varies at each of our churches and from week to week but has a distinct pattern.

Sunday Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

All Saints 8:00am

Holy Commun ion. BCP

Holy Communion. Order 1

Holy Communion. BCP

Holy Communion. BCP

Holy Communion. BCP

St Peter’s 9.30am

Holy Communion Order 1

Family Communion

H.C & Prayers for Healing 11 am




All Saints 11.15am


Morning Prayer BCP


Morning Prayer BCP


PICTURE RE-

QUIRED

Mid WeekDuring the week Morning Prayer is said by a small group each morning at 9 am in St Peter’s Chapel. On WednesdaysthereisashortHolyCommunionServiceas there is on all Saint’s days.

Onthe1stWednesdayofthemonththeMothersUnionhave a short Prayer Meeting at 9.45 am followed by Holy Communion in church at 10 am.

Our spiritual life is also nurtured by the opportunities to explore our faith in the Lent and Advent Courses run by the Churches Together; by our weekly Stations of the Cross during Lent, and by our annual Parish Quiet Day. There are also prayer groups at the school twice a month at lunchtimes for the children and at times for the teachers and parents.

OurYouthWorkerhasagroupcalled‘FridayMums’who meet at her home to talk, explore their faith and to pray together in a relaxed atmosphere.

Choirs and music

PICTURE RE-

QUIRED

Both All Saints’ and St Peter’s churches have small mixed robedadultchoirs,whichareaffiliatedtotheRSCMandusuallyofbetween4and10.WecometogetherforlargereventssuchasChristmasCarolservicesandconfirmations.As well as supporting the hymn singing, choirs occasionally perform an anthem at Sunday morning services after “Hutton Psalter” has been composed by our organist to be used in Holy Communion where responsorial psalms are sung.

Our larger musical events include music for Christmas and EasterwherewehavesungtheCrucifixionandOlivettoCalvary.

New members are always welcome.


The Context

The Deanery of Brentwood

The Anglican Deanery of Brentwood is rich in diversity and reflects every tradition and churchmanship. Relationships between churches are excellent and form a genuine supportive network.

Ecumenical relationships are good and the Churches Together network plans and executes key events throughouttheyearsuchastheGoodFridayWalkofWitnessandinrecentyears,prayerseminarsfroma variety of traditions.

The Deanery would welcome an incumbent who is keen to take their place within the family of Anglican churches contributing to Deanery Synod, Chapter and developing Mission and Ministry Units in line with our diocesan aims presented in Transforming Presence.

Thestaffingchallengesrequireustolookforapersonwhoisateamplayerandflexibletoenableustokeep a worshipping community in each part of the Deanery.

WeofferyouagenuinewelcomeintotheDeaneryfamily,supportiveprofessionalrelationshipsfreefrom competitiveness, practical assistance to cover services in time of need, a breadth of traditions that enables corporate theological reflection upon the issues of the day and a genuine desire to see you and your church flourish.

Working with other Churches

ChurchesTogetherinHuttonandShenfieldisanactiveCommitteeonwhichwearerepresented.Itworks in liaison with the local Clergy Fraternal and individual Ministers when appropriate. Three United Services are held each year, hosted by all the churches in turn.

A leaflet advertising the Services in all the churches is produced at Easter and Christmas and delivered toallthehousesinHuttonandShenfield.

Lent Discussion Groups and a pre- Advent course are held using the York course material.

Through the Churches Together all the Churches are invited to join in singing carols at the Christmas lightseventinShenfieldandtosingcarolsintheHighStreetontheSaturdaybeforeChristmas.Individual Churches special events are advertised through committee members.

The parish team regularly attends Deanery and Chapter meetings to represent the view of Hutton Parish.

Mission

Our Parish support for the wider Church includes a monthly collection of food items for the Brentwood FoodBank,andwesupportChristianAidWeekandtheChildren’sSociety.

During Lent we have collecting boxes for CMS Mid-Africa and at Harvest a collection is taken for a differentcharityeachyeare.g.WaterAid,ChurchUrbanFund.

http://www.deaneryofbrentwood.co.uk


The Parish of Hutton is situated within the Brentwood Deanery and can be found in South WestEssexbetweenBrentwoodandChelmsford,close to the A12. It is situated within easy reach of the M25 (junction 28) and with very good rail links to London and the East Coast.

The Parish is very diverse, with properties ranging from £200,000 – to several million as well as social housing. Hutton doesn’t have a natural centre and to some extent St. Peters’ and the hall helps provide that focus.

There is a population of approx. 17,000 people living in the Parish. It is a very mixed parish economically, 25% the richest to the poorest 25% and25%ineachoftheothertwoquartiles.Thechurchgoing population tends to reflect that mix as it does the cultural and ethnic diversity.

Hutton is a desirable place to live with easy access to London and with good schools in the area.

WithintheParishisHuttonCountryPark,whichisoffWashRoadandalargeconservationareaaround All Saints’ Church.

The Hutton Cricket Club and Hutton Football Club are situated off Hall Green Lane. By St. Peter’s ChurchisWashRoadPlayingfieldsincorporatingHutton Community Centre, football pitches and a playing area for children.

The Parish is well served by a number of small shopping parades in various parts of the Parish together with three Public Houses. There is an IndustrialEstateoffWashRoad,whichisclosetoSt. Peter’s Church.

ShenfieldStationisashortdistanceawaywithaccess to London via Liverpool Street Station within 25 minutes, stopping at Stratford for access totheUnderground,OlympicParkandWestfieldshopping centre. In the opposite direction, you can travel to Southend or Chelmsford and onto Ipswich and Norwich. Crossrail is being constructedtorunfromShenfieldStationthroughLondon and out to Reading, this is expected to be completed by 2018/19.

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The small but beautiful original parish church, now a Grade II* Listed Building, of mostly 14th and 15th century construction with 19th century additions in the Chancel and Sanctuary.

A1950’sChoirVestrywasaddedwhichprovidesspace for small social gatherings. The Church sits at the more easterly end of the parish. It forms part oftheancientvillageandissurroundedbyfieldsand parts of the Conservation Area.


The Inside seats around 100 people fairly comfortably and is the focus for two Sunday Services and is usually the church of choice for baptisms, weddings and funerals.

In2004theQuinquennialworktothefabricofthe church was extensive. The exterior chancel roof was retiled and made weather proof and the chimney stack renewed. The nave roof was found to be in good repair. The shingle to the spire was re-clad and all the drainpipes and external drainage was renewed.

In the interior the electrical lighting was replaced; some monuments were cleaned; the important 14th century brasses re-hung; and the walls were painted. Over the last few years therefore, except for some work on the choir vestry and the outside lavatory, the only work needed has been routine maintenance.

The Church is in good condition and is beautifully kept by a weekly team of cleaners. There are various histories and descriptions of the stained glass and monuments written by ex-Churchwardens.

In 2014 we were presented with a very detailed and comprehensive report on the Church produced by the Church Recorders from the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Society.


Churchyard

The churchyard is extensive, an area of 5.8 acres with over 1000 grave spaces. The churchyard was closed by Queen in Council in 2008 except for second burials in existing plots.

The maintenance of the churchyard is now the responsibility of Brentwood Borough Council who mow the grass; and with the assistance of the Churchwardens see that the many trees are cared forandsafe.WehaveaVergerforfuneralswhoalso keeps the records of the graves and ash plots (on computer) and we pay the parish caretaker to digtheashplotsundertheVerger’sandMinister’sinstructions.

Memorial Wall

There are two areas set aside for the interment of cremated remains, each with its own wall for Memorialplaques.

There are strict rules about the churchyard laid down by the Diocese, which we endeavour to keep.


St. Peters’s was built in 1955 to serve the needs of the new housing which was created atthattime.ItissituatedinClaughtonWay,almost opposite the Rectory and in the same street as the Church School, Hutton All Saints’. The church stands in a small sized churchyard and is almost completely surrounded by housing.

The church building was originally a dual purposebuildingwhenfirstconstructedin1955. In 1991 it doubled in size, with the constructionofanewnave,vestry,officeandchapel. In 2001, with the assistance of Lottery funding, the building was refurbished and the kitchenextendedandre-equipped.

ThemostrecentQuinquennialInspectionwascarried out in 2012 when the building was described as in good condition.

St Peter’s Church


The nave has seating for 150 with a further 100 seats available in the hall when the acoustic partition is open, which means that it can accommodate congregations for larger services.

These include Christmas services for local schools, Parade Services for the uniformed organisations and regular services for the Church School, for example at Easter, Harvest Festival, St Peter’s Day, All Saints’ Day and Education Sunday.

TheConfirmation,ChristingleandCribServicestake place here, as well as “Crafty Kids”.

There is a service of Holy Communion every Sunday at 9.30am. The Sunday school and Youth Club meet regularly at St. Peter’s.

The Chapel

Morning Prayer is said in the Chapel. It is also used by the Mothers’ Union for a Prayer Meeting prior to Holy Communion, and for celebration of Communion on Saints’ Days.


A wide range of organisations use the hall for meetings and social events. These include the WI,Mothers’Union,Guides,HorticulturalSocietyandWineCircle.Communityandcharitygroupssuch as the Stroke Club and St Raphael are easily accommodated as the Hall has good access for the disabled.

TheparquetfloormakestheHallattractivetodancing and exercise groups; the smaller hall is used for meetings and for language classes.

The revenue from the Hall covers the cost of keeping the premises in good condition and helps towards the cost of employing a caretaker and Parish Administrator.

St. Peter’s Church Hall

Social

Most of the Parish social events take place at St. Peter’s because of the availability of the large Hall andwell-equippedkitchen.

These are well-supported by all age groups, including the older members and young families with children.

Regular events include Harvest Supper, Shrove TuesdaySupper,ChristmasBazaarandJanuarySale.WehavealsoheldQuizNights,Pimms&Puds, Firework Parties and many others. Although events help to raise funds often the main purpose is the sharing of fellowship and food.


Hutton All Saints’ Guild of Ringers

The 5 bells are generally in good order and are normally rung for Sunday services and weddings.

There is a small tower fund held by the Guild for maintenance and incidental expenses which comes mainly from the wedding bell fees which covers minor repairs, new ropes and incidental items.

Baptisms

Currentlywehaveateamoffivevisitorswhovisitthe families prior to a baptism. The purpose of the visit is to extend a welcome from the Church and to talk through the service and its meaning with the families.

The visit usually takes place in the week before the Baptism as a follow up to the clergy visit. For three years following a Baptism, an Anniversary Card is sent from the Church to the baptised child.

Wedding preparation

In 2015 we had seven weddings at All Saints’ Church and held Marriage Preparation Evenings to help couples to plan their wedding service. For 2016 we have three weddings booked so far.

Each couple receives a postcard giving the dates when their banns are read out at All Saints’ and informing them that they are in our prayers.

Ministry at the Nursing Homes

WehavetwoNursingHomesintheparishwithanactive, if slightly different, ministry in both.

HuttonVillageNursingHomeisaBUPAhomepartly using the buildings of the original church school, the rest purpose built with pleasant grounds within the Conservation Area. There are40beds.Wehaveamonthlyservicefortheresidents with hymns, prayers and a talk, usually following the pattern of the church’s year and led in turn by an LLM and members of the team from our church and other churches in the district.

Holy Communion is taken to individuals each month by those Licensed to do so from the church.

Wearealsoonhandforanyendoflifespiritualcare asked for, and the staff is very helpful in enabling this ministry. It also means that we are often asked to conduct the funerals of those who die in the home. Each year we conduct a Memorial Service to remember those who have died and we findthisisagreatcomfortforsomerelatives,manyof whom have spent months and years visiting, but also for the other residents and the staff who have been unable to attend the funerals.

Leonard Lodge Nursing Home is at the other end of the parish within the grounds of what was Bishops Hill School. This is run by the Barchester Group and has 60 beds. Many of the residents here are suffering from severe dementia and there is a special dementia unit on the ground floor.

One of our LLM acts as Chaplain to the home and conducts a Service of Extended Communion there onceamonth.AsatHuttonVillagesheisalsoonhand for end of life care and for the conduct of funerals if asked. In addition four services a year are held there with the help of Beech Class from All Saints’ School at Harvest, Christmas, Easter, and in the summer.

Over the years our ministry, relationship and presence at both Nursing Homes has been appreciated by both residents and staff, and this isavaluableministryatwhatisadifficulttimeforboth residents and relatives, and a demanding job for the staff.

HuttonVillageNursingHome

Leonard Lodge Nursing Home


Ministry of Funerals and the Memorial Service

This is a large parish and the number of funerals we conducted in 2015 was 44 of which 20 were in Church (the others at crematoria and local cemeteries).

There are three main Funeral Directors with whom we have good working relationships – Bennetts, Farrers and the Co-op, and at times with others furtherafield.

WehaveasmallteamorganizedbyoneofourPastoral Assistants who visit the bereaved some weeksafterthefuneralattherequestofthosewhohave conducted the funerals. Once a year, usually just after Easter, we have a Memorial Service at All Saints’ when relatives of those whose funerals/interment of ashes we have conducted are invited for a short service of remembrance with hymns, reading,prayersandlightingofcandles.Wehavefound this is welcomed by many.

Bereavement Visiting

Currentlywehaveateamoffivebereavementvisitors.Arequestismadeforavisitbytheministerwhoconductedthefuneralservice.Whenthe deceased person’s name appears in the Parish Magazine, approximately three months after the funeral, a visitor will make contact by telephone with the bereaved person.

Often a visit to their home is arranged or sometimes just talking on the telephone is all that isrequired.Ifanyproblemsareidentified,theseare reported to the team co-ordinator who then letstheministerorofficeadministratorknow.

Mothers Union

The Mothers’ Union which, celebrates its 140th Anniversary this year, has had a Branch in the parish of Hutton for 74 years.

Our Branch meets in the afternoon each month andwejoinwithShenfieldBranchforanAnnualLunch, Garden Party and Christmas Party run by our Branch Leader and a Committee. At present we have 26 Members and one Indoor Member.

Wehavealwaysbeenveryactiveinbothchurches and we are looking forward to being able to continue to serve the Church with a new Incumbent sympathetic to the Aims, Purpose and ObjectsofthisWorldwideOrganisation.

Parish Communications

One of the things we had hoped to improve as a result of the parish meeting following the Transforming Presence Conference was our communication skills.

Someofthisisgood.Wehaveaweeklynewsletterproducedintheparishoffice;theParishmagazineproduced monthly by our Editor is available in both churches and is widely disseminated through the parish by a team of volunteers.

Weproducepostersandflyersforparticularevents and advertise in DASH through the School; we also have an active Facebook page.

However one area where we need improvement andthenecessaryexpertiseisourParishWebsitewhich at present we are unable to keep up to date. http://www.huttonchurch.co.uk/


http://www.huttonchurch.co.uk/

Education and nurture of the congregations takes place in the form of sermons linked with the lectionaryreadingseachSunday.Confirmationclasses are held each year led usually by clergy oranLLM(Year6children)priortoConfirmationusually after Easter.

WehaveanactiveBibleStudygroupof15-20 people who meet regularly on alternate WednesdayeveningsinStPeter’s.Theseareledat present by one of our Pastoral Assistants with the SSM or LLM in attendance. The group is made up of people who have been at church for some years, together with those who have recently joined church and some from other churches, all ofwhomarekeentofindoutmoreaboutthetextof their faith. It is also a valuable pastoral support group.

Weencouragemembersofthecongregationtoattend a Foundation Course in Christian Studies, run by the Diocese and usually have at least one person on the course each year. All members of the congregation are encouraged to explore vocations both ordained and lay.

The School usually come for Harvest, All Saints’ Day, Christmas and St Peter’s Day and for the Leavers’ Service at the end of the school year. Some of the children and the choir are often asked toassistwithourBacktoChurch/WelcometoChurch Sunday usually at the end of September andalsoforEducationSundayinJanuary.

Year 4 also have a visit to All Saints’ Church where the LLM teaches the children about the history and buildingofourancientparishchurch.Wehaverecently started bringing each class down to St Peter’s to talk about the church – what they can see and how it feels.

There is also a Holiday Club in the last week of August for children from 5-11 years. This runs from Tuesday-Friday from 10-12md with crafts and sport, music and singing. There is a Holiday Club Service at St Peter’s on the Sunday.

Sunday School is run for children over 3 years old every Sunday except for Family Services at St. Peters. The children, teacher and helpers go out after the Collect. In structuring Sunday school we follow Scripture Union Publications.

Approximately 15 children attend each week with the older children helping the younger ones and support the readings and prayers. There are a number of helpers and teachers on a rota.

Prayer Space Days

TheYouthWorkerandanLLMrunatermlyPrayerSpace Day at the Church School usually the themesofRemembrance;HolyWeekandEasterandJourneys.Thisentailstakingoverthehallandsetting up a number of inter-active prayers stations manned by members of the congregation and by Year 5 & 6 pupils who have been trained as prayer leadersbytheYouthWorker.

These were a result of our thinking after the Transforming Presence Initiative and have been very successful. They have been viewed by a number of schools, churches and organisations wheretheyhavebeenreplicated.Wehavealsorun Prayer Space days for other schools.

Education and Nurture


Youth Club

On Sunday evenings the Youth Club meet at St Peter’s Church Hall, this runs every Sunday and it is open to any young person aged 11 years and upwards.Weorganizevarioussportsandactivitiesand often talk about relevant Christian topics and take part in the Christingle Service, Christmas Bazaar and other Christian activities.

WeregularlyattendaresidentialChristianFestival – SOLID. There is a rota of leaders and approximately 15-25 young people attend each week.

Youth Club Friday

Werunamonthlygroupforolderyoungpeoplefrom our church families where discussions take placeoverfood,filmsandinternetclipsintheYouth Leader’s home.

The average attendance is 5-10. Our Youth Leader’s are members of the Brentwood Hub and meet regularly with other youth workers and plan area wide events with other churches.

Friday Mums

Each week mums whose children attend or did attend the Church School and who wanted to learn more about the Christian faith meet at the YouthWorker’shome.Manyfromthisgroupnow run or help at Crafty Kids, Holiday Club and Sunday school, and at fundraising events.

This supports many families with social events, an annual camping weekend and on social media.

Little Fishes

Little Fishes is a church based group for preschool children and their carers who meet everyWednesdaybetween11and12.Thegroupis run by 3 local mothers who take turns to lead the session and it is supported by the ladies of the Mothers’ Union who provide refreshments each week. The session starts in the church with singing followed by story/activity/craft relating totheweeklytheme.Wetrytoincludeageappropriate Bible stories to illustrate the weekly theme and have found adapting lessons from the Living Stones/Pebbles material very useful. Some weeks we simply discuss topical issues such as Remembrance Day or the seasons.

Weretiretothechurchhallwherethechildrencanplay and tea/coffee and biscuits are served.

The group provides not only a place for preschoolers to socialise but also has been very supportive to new mums in the area, allowing them to make new friends, swop childcare ideas and also involving them with the work of the church.

Wehavehadveryhealthynumbersoverthepastyear and it can range from 14 up to 24 children: the age range is from new-borns to 4. In school holidays we often have older siblings joining the group. It has been a pleasure to see how the children develop over the years; starting out in theirmum’sarms,graduallygainingconfidenceand then beginning to fully participate in the activities with obvious enjoyment.

Working with Children


Crafty Kids

Werunahalf-termlyCraftyKidsChurchwhichisasortof‘messy’churchwithonehourofcraftactivities, a family challenge, songs and worship arrangedaroundadifferentthemeeachtime.Wefinishwithamealtogether.

This attracts about 15-20 families with about 40-60 children. Some are from our own church and school but some from the community who do not usually attend church. This came about as a direct result of our response to the Bishop’s Transforming Presence initiative.

Holiday Club

In recent years we have had an annual week long Holiday Club in August. This runs every morning for the week. About 10 leaders and 20 adults help with this for about 60 children. Again this attracts some church children and others from the community.

Wehaveartsandcrafts,cooking,singingandmusic with sports each day around the theme.

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The following Sunday Service at St Peter’s is a celebration of the week with songs and displays included in the service.


Hutton All Saints’ Church of England Academy is an average sized primary school. The school converted to academy status on 1st December 2011. There are 231 pupils on role from a wide range of, backgrounds, cultures and religions. The school has strong links with the community, particularly St. Peter’s Church and the parents/carers are very much involved in the life of the school.

The Vision and Values of the School

At Hutton All Saints’ we have a commitment to excellence within a caring Christian environment. Weaimtomaintainandimprovethecaringandfriendly school environment, where Christian principles and worship are taught and practised by pupils and staff alike. Through this, we aim to provide an attractive, safe and stimulating learning environment where the highest standards are expected, giving pupils the values, knowledge, understanding and skills they need to continue to learn throughout their lives.

The School aims to serve its community by providinganeducationofthehighestqualitywithin the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning andsignificanceoffaithandpromotesChristianvalues through the experience it offers to all its pupils.

Achievements

Hutton All Saints’ is a good school rated by Ofsted in 2013 with Behaviour and Safety graded as Outstanding. Our recent SIAMS –2015 (Statutory inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) was graded Outstanding.

WehavetheHealthySchoolAwardwhichmeansour pupils have a very good understanding of a healthy lifestyle and the school provides healthy meals and many activities to keep the children activeinavarietyofways.Wehavealsobeenawarded the Gold Sports Mark in recognition of our excellent sports provision.

Charity work

Hutton All Saints’ School has raised money for many charities over the years. Our school Council, which includes a pupil representative from each class, decide on a different charity each year and fundraising activities. Some of the charities include- Help for Heroes, Blesma, Altzheimers SocietyandCancerResearch.Wealsohavealinkwith a school in Kenya called The Good News Academywhowesenddonationsto.Weoftencollect items of food for the Food Bank and at HarvestwecollecteddonationsforWateraid.

Community links and events

Strong links with St. Peter’s church means the school works closely with the clergy and supports many community events. The children lead regular services at different points in the year such as Harvest, Christmas, Easter, All Saints’ Day and our year 3 class also visit the residents at Leonard Lodge(localcarehome)everyterm.Wealsoholda prayer space day every term, led by members of the Church and many volunteers from the community attend school to support the children for this special day.

Our children and parents attend many sporting events at local secondary schools, we sing each ChristmasattheShenfieldChristmasFayreandour school hosts District Sports for all of the local Primary schools each year.

Fundraising The parent/carers of our pupils are extremely supportive and we have a very strong PTA (Parent/Teacher Association). The PTA raise a large amount of money for our school through exciting events such as the Christmas Fair, summer fun day,cookingevenings,quiznightsandschooldiscos. Last year the children also completed a sponsored run to raise money so we could hire the community centre hall for our P.E. lessons each afternoon.

Hutton All Saints’ C.of E. Primary School http://www.huttonallsaints.co.uk


Links with the School

The links between the church and school are very strong. There is a good relationship with clergy and a LLM for worship and prayer. The Chairman andVice-ChairmanofSchoolGovernorsarebothChurchwardens; another LLM and members of the church and PCC also serve as School Governors.

The Church is evident in school with weekly worshiponWednesdaysledbyclergy/LLMteachingtheValuesforLifebeingtaughtthroughout the week in class. On the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month a Prayer Group for Infants andJuniorsmeetsatlunchtimewithanLLMandone of our Pastoral Assistants–learning to pray together on the theme of the week–and then readingthoseprayersinWorship.(Voluntary).

Once a term there is a Prayer Space Day led by anLLMandourYouthWorker.Theteamfromchurch helps the children to pray around a theme –Remembrance,theEasterStory,Journeys,usingbothinteractiveandquietwaystopray.Eachclassattends in turn throughout the day and Year 5&6 children assist.

In Year 6 the children are invited to consider Confirmationandiftheywishattendclassesledbyan LLM during the term before Easter to prepare forConfirmationbytheBishop.Thosechildrenusually lead the Stations of the Cross at St Peter’s on Good Friday.

The children are also a regular presence in Church. Children are brought to St Peter’s Church for various services during the year and a class is chosen to lead that day.

Links with the Community

During the year Beech Class go with the LLM to Leonard Lodge Nursing Home to help with a Service for the residents–for Harvest, Christmas and Easter + a trip in the summer which is more ofa‘concert’.Thisisanimportantcontactfortheschool with the community and the visit by the children is much valued by the residents.


Hutton is a large parish with a large population and there are a number of schools within the parish.

PrimarySchools:InadditiontoourChurchSchoolinClaughtonWay,thereisSt.JosephsChurchSchool,WillowbrookSchoolandLongRidingsSchool.

There are two private primary schools situated at either end of the parish - Herington House in Mount AvenueandWoodlandSchoolinHuttonHouseontheRayleighRoad.

TherearealsotwoPre-Schools;LittleDuckswhichmeetsintheScoutHutinWashRoadandHuttonPre-SchoolatWillowbrookSchool.

At the senior end of education is St Martin’s School, a comprehensive on Hanging Hill Lane.

There is an Adult Education Centre at Bishops Hill on the Rayleigh Road.

Our contact with these schools is fairly limited although some of the primary school children do attend our church and some come to Crafty Kids.

WillowbrookSchooldoesaskforsomeofthechildrentocometoStPeter’stolearnaboutthechurch.

BothWoodlandsSchoolandStMartin’scometoStPeter’sfortheirannualChristmasCarolService.Wehave recently been invited to conduct some termly assemblies at the Beckett Keys Church of England Secondary School.

Other Schools in the area


Guides

There are 30 Rainbows, 90 Brownies and 60 Guides in Hutton plus 12 Young Leaders (aged 14-17) and about 30 adult volunteers.

Scouts

There are 26 Beavers, 38 Cubs and 35 Scouts, “Hutton (All Saints’)” Scout Group. There were monthly Church Parades but now these are restricted to Mother’s Day and Harvest Festival.

The current leadership think that it would be good to improve links with St. Peter’s and All Saints’ Church, maybe an occasional visit to section meetings to talk to the children and advertise activities that may be suitable for them, e.g. SundaySchoolandConfirmation.

Air Training Corps

TherehasbeenanAirTrainingCorpsSquadron2476 in Hutton for 50 years – their anniversary falls in2016.TheyarebasedinheadquartersinWashRoad where they meet twice a week.

For many years there has been a close connection with All Saints’ Church when at various times the Incumbent has served as their Padre. Of late an LLMhasbeen‘standingin’asbestshecan.

TheSquadronattendsAllSaints’Churchforparades – in February for ATC Sunday, when there are sometimes Enrolments of new cadets; on Battle of Britain Sunday in September and for Remembrance Sunday. At all these services the cadets read the lessons, lead the prayers and take the collection in addition to parading their Standard.

Twice a year, usually spring and autumn, the Squadronprovidesapartyofvolunteerstohelp with the general clearing up in All Saints’ Churchyard and it is hoped to do something similaratStPeter’sinthefuture.TheSquadronundertheirCommandingOfficeriskeentokeepup the connections with the church and hope that the new priest-in-charge will be as enthusiastic as they are.

Other Youth Organisations


Parish Finances

OurparishfinancesaremonitoredbytheFinanceCommittee,whichmeetsquarterlytoreviewincomeandexpenditure,considerfuturefinancialrequirementsandlookatprogressinpayingthequota.ReportsaregiventothefullPCCmeetingswhen they meet.

Stewardship campaigns have had moderate success in recent years. The PCC has been able to carry out minor and major repairs and improvements to both church buildings, mainly due to the careful management of its accounts, legacieswhichhavebeenbequeathedandsuccessful applications for funding to The Lottery Fund, Churches in Essex Heritage Trust and Environment Trust. Gift Aid donations are encouraged and additional fundraising takes place through a range of social activities throughout the year. In addition to this, income is generated from hire fees for the use of St Peter’s Church hall by both regular and occasional users. Letting arrangements are managed by the Parish Administrator as part of her role.

Wehavestruggledtomeetthefullparishquotafor the past few years, but since our congregations and parish boundaries reflect a wide range of socio economic groups we believe that achieving inexcessof90%ofthequotasharehasbeenafair reflection of our community. In 2013 we paid £63,500 and in 2014 this increased to £66,000. In 2015theparishpaid£68,500,97.8%ofthequotashare for the Rural Deanery of Brentwood, and we are hopeful to reach 100% in 2016.

The PCC is mindful of its responsibility as trustees and its commitment to maintaining its buildings inagoodstateofrepairforthebenefitofthecommunity and to ensure the continuing provision of two different and individual churches for worship.

The latest Financial Statements can be provided onrequest.

Hutton Charities

White’sCharityisthecompositenamegiventothreecharities:White’s,Martin’sandBaker’s.TheChairmanbyvirtueofoffice,isthePriestincharge and in an interregnum, a vice-chairman is appointed.

In1575GeorgeWhiteofHuttonHallbought“acroft of land called Portgeere containing nine acres in trust to receive yearly forever the rents andprofits…togiveanddisposetosuchpoorpersons as do now and shall in time to come, inhabit in the parish of Hutton as live in great poverty, necessity or want; also in repairing the parish church”. The land is now leased to the garden centre beside Hunters Chase. For centuriesthecharityprovidedfirewoodandrental from the agricultural land, and sometimes clothes and bedding. By the 19th Century, GovernmentActs,andspecificallytheCharitiesAct of 1960, the two other charities, founded with different aims, were amalgamated and the Charity Commissioners established a scheme for itsregulation,fixingalease-holderspriceandtheduties of Trustees. These Trustees to be one ex-officio(theRector);threenominative(twoofwhomare local district councillors and one elected by the P.C.C.); and one co-operative (a local resident) aswellasanappointedclerk,eachservingforfiveyears.

Lately the number of elderly residents receiving a quarterlypensionfromthecharityhasdiminishedand the trust has been helping more young people in want. Half the income goes to the upkeep of All Saints’ and St. Peter’s, administered by the P.C.C.


The Rectory is a detached house on the Rayleigh Road almost opposite St. Peter’s Church, built about 20 years ago. The study is accessed from the hall. There are glass doors from the hall to the family rooms.

There is a dining room, lounge, kitchen, utility room and toilet, and access to the double garage downstairs. Upstairs there are four double bedrooms, one en-suite and another bathroom. The airing cupboard is on the landing.

The Rectory

Front

Rear Garden

Thehouseisdoubleglazedandhasgasfiredcentralheating.Accesstothelargegardenisfromtheutility room and via patio doors in the lounge on to a paved patio. The rear boundary of the garden is aschoolplayingfield.


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