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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? Paula Fleetwood. Magazine Remittance Due Please note that it is time to pay for your magazine account and Brigitte will gratefully receive your cash or cheque. Monthly Magazine (hard copy or pdf) 70p x 10 = £7 Inspires Magazine = £8 Cheques should be made payable to St Oswald’s SEC Editor StOM Page 7