Arrangements for funerals, baptisms, marriages can all be managed through the Office. We look after bookings for the halls connected with the three churches which see a wide variety of community groups using our facilities. We offer a photocopying and printing service to all those who need documents copied and usually this can be done while 'customers' wait.

Although there are employed staff to run the office, we rely on volunteers who freely give of their time to prepare paperwork for distribution, address envelopes, proof-read documents, manage archive material, maintain this website and respond to the many daily telephone and e-mail enquiries.

Apart from this work, we have a desk totally dedicated to the financial aspect of the parish. With three churches, including the magnificent Parish Church, it is important to maintain each church's accounts carefully and correctly, not to mention keeping records of all the other financial aspects which are generated by the rest of our work.

We are pleased to be able to serve our church and local communities. We believe that being part of the building known as 'the Parish Centre' enables us to do just that.

PARISH OFFICE REPORT 2010
    Once again we are most grateful to the volunteers who give up their time so freely in the interests of Parish work and who spend a morning with us, proof reading, answering the telephone, preparing and folding pew leaflets and so on. There is never a dull moment and we are really happy to see so many visitors call in to the Parish Centre.

    Towards the end of the year it was felt that it would be helpful if the Administrator had an office of his/her own so we set up the Forum Room at the Parish centre for this purpose. There was no cost involved, all the furniture, door lock, radio network and carpentry work being provided at no cost to the Parish. Our thanks go to Phil Kerton and Peter Cottey.

   We  have  ungraded  one  of  our  network  computers  – the  old one was struggling and took up to twenty minutes to ‘boot up’. Many thanks to Tony Clack for supplying a suitable replacement.

    We also upgraded the Parish photocopier and attached a booklet finisher to it. This means we can provide wedding, funeral and service booklets to those who wish, both as private enterprise and to the churches in the Deanery. The Parish Church now enjoys a weekly service booklet that can be tailor-made for readings, hymns and different orders of service. Again there has been no cost to the Parish, the copier being bought through a donation for the purpose.

    The Parish website is also maintained free of charge and includes many of the sermons, talks and meditations given in our churches. Articles from the Parish Magazine are also available here. If anyone wants a copy of a sermon preached during this last year then it can either be downloaded from the website (www.cirenparish.co.uk) or a hard copy obtained from the Parish office.
    We are again most grateful to Peter and Linda Flaherty who keep the Centre and our office in working order.

                                                        Howard Gray, Katie Bannister, Aileen Anderso

The Campaign Office is now situated at 1, Coxwell street, having taken over the old Parish Office room. The Campaign is very active in raising funds for the renovation of the South Porch of the Parish Church.