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Vestry Notes The most recent meeting of the Vestry was on Tuesday December 1 st .

It was reported that the church ’ s finances were still in a healthy state . The Treasurer was still in process of arranging for the bank account to be put online but she was ( and still is ) experiencing various difficulties and delays at the Bank of Scotland . She was thanked for her hard work , not to mention her patience when dealing with the bank !

The Rev . Lesley-ann reported that our applications for a grant for a Men ’ s Shed had been approved by the First Minister and the money should be coming into the church ’ s account very soon . A paid development worker , Willie Whitelaw , has been appointed to work for 18 months looking into the feasibility of having a Men ’ s Shed at St Oswald ’ s . Rev Lesley-ann has been to an event at the Lighthouse about men ’ s sheds where she met a research student looking for a project developing men ’ s sheds . It has been arranged that he will work with Willie Whitelaw , doing 6 hours a week of desk- based research .

This being the last Vestry meeting before the AGM the Treasurer and Secretary had to be elected for the coming year . Mrs Anderson and Mrs Fleetwood were both re-elected but Mrs Fleetwood made it clear that she would only serve for one more year . A volunteer will be needed to replace her by December 2016 , so will everyone please start praying for someone to come forward ?

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