Annual Meeting
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING
Parish
of St Edmund of Canterbury,
Hayes
The Annual Meeting of Parishioners and
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be
held in the Church on Sunday the
20th day of April 2023
after the 10 am
Eucharist (i.e. at approx. 11:00 am)
For the election of the Churchwardens
For election of parochial representatives of
the laity as follows –
To the Parochial Church Council NINE representatives.
To the Deanery Synod TWO representatives
For the appointment of the Independent
Examiner or Auditor.
For the
consideration of:
(a) a report on
changes to the Roll since the last annual parochial church meeting
(b) an Annual
Report on the proceedings of the parochial church council and the activities of
the parish generally;
(c) the financial
statements of the council for the year ending on the 31st December preceding
the meeting;
(d) the annual
report on the fabric, goods and ornaments of the church of the parish;
(e) a report of
the proceedings of the deanery synod; and
(f) other matters
of parochial or general Church interest.
In this Notice,
‘parish’ means an ecclesiastical parish.
………Peter Mackenzie………………… Minister of the parish
1 Every lay
person whose name is entered on the Church Electoral Roll of the parish (and no
other person) is entitled to vote at the election of parochial representatives
of the laity.
2 A person is qualified to be elected a
parochial representative of the laity if –
(a) his or her name is entered on the Church
Electoral Roll of the parish and, unless he or is under 18, has been entered
there for at least the preceding six months;
(b) he or she is an actual communicant (which
means that he has received Communion according to the use of the Church of
England or of a Church in communion with the Church of England at least three
times during the twelve months preceding the date of the election);
(c) he or she is at least 16; and
(d) he or she is not disqualified as referred to
in paragraph 3 of these Notes.
3 (1)
A person is disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected or from
serving as a churchwarden or a member of a parochial church council, a district
church council or a joint council if the person is disqualified from being a
trustee of a charity (and the disqualification is not subject to a waiver which
permits membership of a parochial church council, district church council or
joint council).
(2) A person is disqualified from being
nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a member of a parochial church
council, a district church council, a joint council or a deanery synod if the
person is included in a barred list (within the meaning of the Safeguarding
Vulnerable Groups Act 2006).
(3) A person is disqualified from being
nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a member of a parochial church
council, a district church council, a joint council or a deanery synod if the
person has been convicted of an offence mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Children
and Young Persons Act 1933 (with that expression being construed in accordance
with Rule 71(2) of the Church Representation Rules).
(4) A person’s disqualification under
sub-paragraph (3) may be waived by the bishop of the diocese by giving the
person notice in writing.
(5) A person is disqualified from being
nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a member of a parochial church
council if the person has been disqualified from holding office under section
10(6) of the Incumbent (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977.
Draft Agenda
The Parish of
St Edmund of Canterbury,
Hayes
Sunday 30th April 2023
Annual Meeting of Parishioners
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Elects the two Churchwardens
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Open to all those living in the Parish and all on the
Electoral Roll of the Parish
- Minutes of the Meeting of Parishioners 2020
- Election of Churchwardens: Thanks
to John Fletcher and Tina Russell who have served as churchwardens.
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Anyone who lives in
the parish or anyone on the Electoral Roll is entitled to vote
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Elects NINE lay representatives to the Parochial Church
Council
Elects TWO lay representatives to the Deanery Synod
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Only those on the Electoral Roll of the Parish may
vote
- Apologies for absence
- Minutes of 2022 APCM
- Vicars report
- Annual Report of the PCC. The PCC consists of the Licensed Clergy, the Churchwardens; the Deanery Synod Members and 9 elected members. By invitation Fr Ken Buckler also attends.
- Electoral Roll Report: The Electoral Roll currently stands at 83. After this meeting the Electoral Roll will reopen and if you haven’t
yet filled in a form they are available.
- Deanery Synod Report Thanks to our Deanery Synod members, Chris Chukwura and Helen Dimmock. Helen was also elected the Lay Chair of Deanery Synod this year.
- Finance Report
- Presentation of examined accounts
It is proposed that: The 2022 accounts
are accepted as a true record
- Appointment of examiners
It is proposed that: The independent examiner
for next year’s accounts is to be the same as in recent years, namely Mr David
Conacher, 77 Loveday Road,
Ealing, W13
Thanks to our treasurer Samuella Koroma and to all who support her in this role, including those who count the collection, and to Mark Lampard who assists with the envelope scheme.
- Fabric, Goods and Ornaments Report –
Tina and John
- Sunday School Report – Sue Rowland
- Elderberries Report – Val Farquhar
- Choir Report – Stephen Heymer
- Foodbank Report – Debbie Pugh
- Questions
- Election of members of PCC for 2023/24.
- Election of TWO members of Deanery Synod for 2023 - 2026
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Anyone on the Electoral Roll may vote. As our ER
is between 50 and 100 there are 9 elected members of PCC. Thanks to our elected PCC members who served this last
year.
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- Commissioning and prayer
Nomination Forms
Churchwarden
PCC Members