BOARD MATTERS

The Board also discussed the future shape of support for the various ministries in the congregation. At the moment, we don't have an administrator or a cleaner or a caretaker! In the interim we are going to seek to find volunteers to help clean the church, while we try and work out some kind of a long term strategy. Hilton Church had a caretaker for 37 years, but since Murdo's retiral we have had four, who have all only done the job for a relatively short time. The other thing we also felt we needed to do as a Board was to emphasise to the congregation at large that we all have a responsibility in terms of seeking to keep the buildings tidy and clean. If everyone is mindful of that, and tidies up after them, then the situation is much easier to manage. Alan Brown has volunteered to speak to the congregation about this on Sunday, and it will be interesting to see the response In general terms at Hilton, a few people do a great deal in terms of helping and tidying, while most people do very little or nothing. Hopefully, Alan's encouragement will widen the pool of those willing to help.