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December 2023 – January 2024 Dec 2023 – Jan 2024
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Dec
9
Sat
Finnish School cancelled this week
Tickets
Dec 9 all-day
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Handicraft/Knitting group
Tickets
Dec 9 @ 11:00 am
  • On most Saturdays we have a handicraft/knitting group meeting over a cup of coffee or tea in order to produce various items for sale at the church, with all profits going to LINC, the charity that maintains the building. You are most welcome to join the group, no particular skill is needed!
    Cake and tea/coffee are offered as refreshments
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Dec
10
Sun
Lucia celebrations @ Gustaf Adolf Nordic Church
Tickets
Dec 10 @ 5:00 pm

The parish children and youngsters sing the traditional Lucia songs

Entry £5.00 (under 12’s free) Coffee and tea served with Christmas/cinnamon buns and pepparkakor
Please help us by having £5 cash payment ready at the door.
We no longer take email reservations, please turn up at the door but remember total seats are restricted to 90 attending.
We remind you that more parking is available further up the street or at JLP parking in Liverpool One.
Our own parking will be full.

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Dec
11
Mon
Film Night: NAPAPIIRIN SANKARIT 2 (LAPLAND ODYSSEY 2)
Tickets
Dec 11 @ 7:45 pm

NAPAPIIRIN SANKARIT 2 (LAPLAND ODYSSEY 2)
Teppo Airaksinen, Finland, 2015 (1h 27m)

Please look up nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information.
Refreshments are served before the film at 7.00pm

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Dec
13
Wed
Coffee Morning
Tickets
Dec 13 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

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We welcome our friends to enjoy Nordic open sandwiches with prawn, salmon, sill, ham or cheese on most Wednesdays, followed by tea, coffee and home-made cakes and sometimes freshly made waffles, served with cream and jam.
Cost of sandwich, piece of cake and coffee/tea is £5.00, any addition is £2.00

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Coffee Morning
Tickets
Dec 13 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

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We welcome our friends to enjoy Nordic open sandwiches with prawn, salmon, sill, ham or cheese on most Wednesdays, followed by tea, coffee and home-made cakes and sometimes freshly made waffles, served with cream and jam.
Cost of sandwich, piece of cake and coffee/tea is £5.00, any addition is £2.00

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Dec
16
Sat
Music Night: Mike Phoenix gives a Carol concert
Tickets
Dec 16 @ 7:30 pm

Please look up mikeandjonsconcerts.com for more information

Tea, Coffee and Cakes are served by LiNC before the concert and at the interval.

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Dec
20
Wed
No Coffee Morning this week
Tickets
Dec 20 all-day
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No Coffee Morning this week
Tickets
Dec 20 all-day
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Dec
24
Sun
Christmas Eve Service Gathering around the Manger
Tickets
Dec 24 @ 12:00 pm

We gather around the manger, listen to readings and sing Christmas hymns
Refreshments served afterwards
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Jan
6
Sat
Handicraft/Knitting group
Tickets
Jan 6 @ 11:00 am
  • On most Saturdays we have a handicraft/knitting group meeting over a cup of coffee or tea in order to produce various items for sale at the church, with all profits going to LINC, the charity that maintains the building. You are most welcome to join the group, no particular skill is needed!
    Cake and tea/coffee are offered as refreshments
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Categories: Featured
Finnish School
Tickets
Jan 6 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Come and have a chat in Finnish, have a cup of Finnish coffee and enjoy freshly home baked buns! The Finnish School in Liverpool offers Finnish tuition and classes for all levels and age groups, from babies to adults. Come along if you are interested or contact us by email: liverpoolinsuomikoulu@googlemail.com.

Rupattelemaan suomeksi, juomaan suomalaista kahvia ja nauttimaan kotitekoisista, uunituoreista leivonnaisista! Liverpoolin Suomi-koulu tarjoaa suomen kielen opetusta kaikille ikä- ja tasoryhmille, vauvamuskarista edistyneisiin aikuisiin. Tavoitat meidät sähköpostitse osoitteesta liverpoolinsuomikoulu@googlemail.com.

 

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Jan
7
Sun
Communion Service and Julgransplundring for all children
Tickets
Jan 7 @ 11:30 am

The congregation’s Sunday services reflect our Nordic Lutheran tradition but all are very welcome to join us, pray and sing with us, hear the Word and receive communion or blessing. Bilingual liturgy booklets are provided.

Coffee, Tea and Cakes are served after the service
Changes occur so please look up this website before you travel

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Jan
10
Wed
Coffee Morning
Tickets
Jan 10 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

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We welcome our friends to enjoy Nordic open sandwiches with prawn, salmon, sill, ham or cheese on most Wednesdays, followed by tea, coffee and home-made cakes and sometimes freshly made waffles, served with cream and jam.
Cost of sandwich, piece of cake and coffee/tea is £5.00, any addition is £2.00

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Jan
14
Sun
No Service this week
Tickets
Jan 14 @ 11:30 am

There is no service this week

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Jan
17
Wed
Coffee Morning
Tickets
Jan 17 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

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We welcome our friends to enjoy Nordic open sandwiches with prawn, salmon, sill, ham or cheese on most Wednesdays, followed by tea, coffee and home-made cakes and sometimes freshly made waffles, served with cream and jam.
Cost of sandwich, piece of cake and coffee/tea is £5.00, any addition is £2.00

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Jan
20
Sat
Finnish School
Tickets
Jan 20 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Come and have a chat in Finnish, have a cup of Finnish coffee and enjoy freshly home baked buns! The Finnish School in Liverpool offers Finnish tuition and classes for all levels and age groups, from babies to adults. Come along if you are interested or contact us by email: liverpoolinsuomikoulu@googlemail.com.

Rupattelemaan suomeksi, juomaan suomalaista kahvia ja nauttimaan kotitekoisista, uunituoreista leivonnaisista! Liverpoolin Suomi-koulu tarjoaa suomen kielen opetusta kaikille ikä- ja tasoryhmille, vauvamuskarista edistyneisiin aikuisiin. Tavoitat meidät sähköpostitse osoitteesta liverpoolinsuomikoulu@googlemail.com.

 

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Jan
21
Sun
Communion Service
Tickets
Jan 21 @ 11:30 am

The congregation’s Sunday services reflect our Nordic Lutheran tradition but all are very welcome to join us, pray and sing with us, hear the Word and receive communion or blessing. Bilingual liturgy booklets are provided.

Coffee, Tea and Cakes are served after the service
Changes occur so please look up this website before you travel

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Jan
24
Wed
Coffee Morning
Tickets
Jan 24 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

IMG_1055

We welcome our friends to enjoy Nordic open sandwiches with prawn, salmon, sill, ham or cheese on most Wednesdays, followed by tea, coffee and home-made cakes and sometimes freshly made waffles, served with cream and jam.
Cost of sandwich, piece of cake and coffee/tea is £5.00, any addition is £2.00

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Jan
27
Sat
Morning Prayer
Tickets
Jan 27 @ 11:30 am

Our Sunday services and morning prayers reflect our Nordic Lutheran tradition but all are very welcome to join us, pray and sing with us, hear the Word and receive communion or blessing. Bilingual liturgy booklets are provided.
Coffee, tea and cakes are served afterwards

Please check the website, changes do occur.

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December 2023 – January 2024 Dec 2023 – Jan 2024

Our Data Protection Policy

Addition for the website: If you post us a comment on this website, we will delete the comment and our answer after one month to comply with our data protection rules.

LiNC COMPANY DATA PRIVACY RULES NOTICE
16/05/2018
Liverpool International Nordic Community Charity Company (LiNC)
This document is also applicable to the Gustaf Adolf Nordic Congregation Company (GANC)

1. Your personal data – what is it?
Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the infor-mation alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).
2. Who are we?
The LiNC Company is the Charity that runs the Gustaf Adolf Church Building and Activities in the building. The LiNC Company is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes. The data is only stored on two personal computers belonging to the Data Users – the LiNC Company Secretary and the LiNC Company Treasurer. Data is being transmitted between the users by personal email accounts. LiNC and GANC keep separate files of personal data of their members.
If there is any data breach on these computers, the Information Commissioners office will be informed within 24 hours. Also, you will also be informed of this occurrence within 72 hours.
3. How do we process your personal data?
The LiNC Company complies with its obligations under the “GDPR” by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to protect personal data.
We use your personal data for the following purposes: –
• To enable us to provide a voluntary service for the benefit of the public as specified in our constitution;
• To administer membership records;
• To fundraise and promote the interests of the charity;
• To manage our volunteers;
• To maintain our own accounts and records (including the processing of gift aid applications);
• To inform you of news, events, activities and services being run by LiNC.
• LiNC will NOT disclose any personal data to any other body or organisation, unless required to do so, by law.
• If the above is required, you will be informed that the data has been requested and why.
4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?
• Explicit consent of the data subject so that we can keep you informed about news, events, activities and ser-vices and process your gift aid donations and keep you informed about our events.
• Processing is necessary for carrying out obligations under company law.
• Processing is carried out by our not-for-profit body with a cultural, philosophical, or religious aim provided: –
o the processing relates only to members or former members (or those who have regular contact with it in connection with those purposes); and
o there is no disclosure to a third party without consent.
5. Sharing your personal data
Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with other members of LiNC or GANC to carry out a service with other members or for purposes connected with the activities.
We will not share your data with third parties outside of the charity without your consent.
6. How long do we keep your personal data?
We keep data in accordance with the guidance set out in the GDPR guide
Specifically, we retain gift aid declarations and associated paperwork for up to 6 years after the calendar year to which they relate. The GANC company will keep parish registers (baptisms, marriages) permanently.
Your personal record data will be kept on file for 15 months following the year that you last payed for membership. This is because you may just have forgotten that the membership is due, and you make your member-ship payment late.
Any e-mails you have sent to the company will be deleted at the same time.
Company Directors’ e-mails will be kept for 8 years, because they may relate to important decisions taken by the Boards regarding the running of the Companies.
If you are NOT a member of LiNC or GANC but have given us your contact details like email addresses or postal ad-dresses in order to be informed about activities, we need to have your full details and your agreement in order to comply with the new regulations.
If you ask a question on our website, we will reply as soon as possible and then delete your post after 14 days. There is no need to supply any personal details.
7. Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: –
• The right to request a copy of your personal data which LiNC holds about you;
• The right to request that LiNC corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date;
• The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for the LiNC Company to retain such data;
• The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time
• The right to request that the data controller provide the data subject with his/her personal data and if re-quired, to transmit that data directly to another data controller, (known as the right to data portability, where applicable)
• The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to re-quest a restriction is placed on further processing;
• The right to object to the processing of personal data
• The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.
8. Further processing
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Protection Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.
9. Contact Details
To exercise all relevant rights, queries of complaints please in the first instance contact us by sending an email to linc_gakyrka@yahoo.co.uk or letter to our company address below.
Liverpool international Nordic Community Charity Limited
Registered Company Number 8351592 Registered Charity Number 1152041
Gustaf Adolf Nordic Congregation Limited
Registered Company Number 7034654 Registered Offices Gustaf Adolfs Kyrka, 138 Park Lane, Liverpool, L1 8HG

You can contact the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.

LiNC Chairman’s Report Nov 2023

LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL NORDIC COMMUNITY COMPANY
LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL NORDIC COMMUNITY COMPANY 8351592
TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Achievements
The LINC Charity Company has shown a remarked improvement since last year’s performance. The previous year was following on from the pandemic and only reflected a gradual performance. However, this last year has ben a significant improvement. Income was almost up to pre-pandemic level, and expenditure was significantly less than previously. This was following a board decision to minimise expenditure during the past year.
LiNC Charity Company remains in a good financial position. The policy decisions on significant Financial Contingency levels taken by the LINC Board several years ago continues to be a significant help in our financial situation.
Electrical Work
The standard Fire Alarm and Emergency Light testing were carried out as required by law for a public building.

Boiler Servicing
The two boilers had the regulation testing carried out. There will be some expenditure requirement in the new financial year.

Building
Previously, the Board made the decision to have a complete survey carried out of the whole building. The survey was to include the status of the complete external building, the internal building, the leaded lights and the spire. This work was completed during the year and we now have the reports on all repair work required to upgrade the building to first class condition. The costs of the work required are extremely high and beyond our ability to carry out without significant grant monies. The possibility of grant funding will be investigated.
The costs of the building surveys were paid out at £5232 during this year.

We also managed to reclaim the VAT paid out on much of the maintenance work carried out, which gave us a payment of £1350 from the Government Department of Culture Media and Sport. This was lower than the previous year, because improvement spending was limited.

Car Park
LINC has continued with the hiring out of the car park and been able to fill all the parking spaces throughout the year and this gave us an income of £8020

LiNC Operations trading Company
This is the part of the company which runs all the catering activities, and the Bed and Breakfast. The ability to have our rooms fully available again has resulted in a significant income. The regular Coffee Mornings and refreshments served at concerts and other functions created an income of £9566. After costs, this resulted in a donation to LINC Company of £13886.
Normal Activities
All of our usual activities have been in operation this year. The regular activities are religious services, and cultural events, with all the following contributing to income. These are coffee mornings / Film Nights /Handicraft Group /concerts and we now also hire out rooms during weekday evenings for band and choir practices, an art class and a self-help group. This resulted in a Rental Income of £6398.
The Christmas Bazaar was very successful bringing an income of £5403.
The Board thanks the relatively few volunteers and the handicraft group for their significant contributions in these activities.

Membership
Thankfully, membership has remained steady, currently 120 members of the LiNC Company. This has generated an income of £3651, which is much appreciated by the LINC Board.

Financial review and Reserves Policy
It is the policy of the charity that a high level of unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least one year’s expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level or higher will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.
Thus, this year, the annual result costs on the running of the building and activities showed an increase in funds of £10404, which is a major improvement on last year’s loss. This resulted in an increase of the reserves from £120,141 to £131809

Roger Metcalf
LINC Chairman