Faith & Flowers - October 2020

One of the main reasons for an AGM is to receive and approve our
accounts (referred to above). Council have decided that this year our
AGM will be a paper AGM, via the pages of this edition of “Faith &
Flowers” with just the one item on the agenda to receive and approve our
accounts.
The independently examined accounts can be viewed elsewhere in the
magazine. Please look at them and let me have any comments at
secretary@cefaa.org.uk or in writing to my home address before the end
of October. Subject to receiving many comments not approving the
accounts we will assume that the majority of members are content to
receive and approve them.
National AGM 2021: Council have asked Judith Whalley to investigate
the possibility of coming to Birmingham. So hopefully before too long
we will be able to give you a date and venue. However, Covid is still with
us so the situation for arranging any forward dates must remain fluid.
CEFAA 40th Anniversary in 2021: For the same reasons as above Council
felt that they were unable at this time to make any firm proposals
regarding our Anniversary celebration but that they will continue to
monitor the situation.
Trustees: Roger Brown had asked Council to look at the position of our
current 6 trustees, bringing to our attention the fact that trustees should
be actively involved in the running of the Association. At present only 4
of the 6 serve on Council. Council left it with the National Chair and
National Secretary to talk to the 2 non-Council trustees about the
possibility of standing down so that Council could reconsider who on
Council should be invited to become trustees.
My apologies for this rather dry and dreary report but I felt it important
for you all to know what your Council have been doing.
Unpaid subscriptions for 2020/21: There are still around 20 members who
have not renewed their subscription for the current year. Unless these are
paid by the end of October their names will be removed from the members
database. Which, of course, will mean that they will no longer receive our
magazine.
And I know it is too early but as our next magazine is January 2021 can
I be one of the first to wish you all a very Happy Christmas with lots of
lovely Christmas arranging in your churches.
Laurie Little
National Secretary
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