The Assessment –

The Church of Ireland is a self-governing Church within the Anglican
Communion and its clergy are supported financially & with housing by the parish in which they serve. Pastoral care, access to the Church’s sacraments, worship and Occasional Offices (Weddings, Funerals) is available to everybody who is Anglican, (Church of Ireland, Church of England etc) residing within the parish boundaries.
Funding for this comes from parishioners (you do not have to sign up, your eligibility comes soley from your residency in the parish).

Contribution to the Assessment is voluntary, but providing the Assessment to the diocese for the monthly stipend payments is obligatory.

You are invited to contribute, which may be in cash/cheque, direct debit or using our envelope scheme where you put a donation into your numbered envelope each week.
While a Thankoffering is usual for Baptisms , Weddings & Funerals and burial fees in our churchyards, the Assessment collection depends on goodwill & a desire to ensure continuance of the live ministry (clergy) in the parish.

The newsletter is not paid for from parish funds, it is the Rectors way of keeping some sort of communication going in an impossibly large geographical area.