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

28th day of April 2024

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.

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;

(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);

(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 28th April 2024

Annual Meeting of Parishioners

· Elects the two Churchwardens

· Open to all those living in the Parish and all on the Electoral Roll of the Parish

Minutes of the Meeting of Parishioners 2023

Election of Churchwardens: Thanks to John Fletcher and Tina Russell who have served as churchwardens.

	Nomination	Proposer	Seconder
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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

• Only those on the Electoral Roll of the Parish may vote

Apologies for absence

Minutes of 2023 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 (who stood down) and Marshall Watson and Helen Dimmock. Helen also served as the Lay Chair of Deanery Synod this year.

Finance Report

Presentation of examined accounts

It is proposed that: The 2023 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 Susan Kadim 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

Love Yeading - Rev'd Vanessa
Questions

Election of members of PCC for 2024 / 25.

• 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