ANNUAL
PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 2021
Held
on SUNDAY 9th May AT 11.00 IN CHURCH
Election of Churchwardens,
Christine Field- proposed Gill Mason, seconded
Julie Smith
Janet Harland- proposed Gill Mason, seconded
Nigel Smith
Welcome and Introduction by Mrs Chris Field
After welcoming everyone to the socially
distanced meeting, Chris Field went on to say that Father Stephen and Margaret
had been overwhelmed with their farewell service on Easter day. They said that
an occasion which could have been sad was in fact a very joyous one.
She reported that the church had been open as
much as was allowed and this had been much appreciated.
Financially, we had kept afloat due to the
generosity of parishioners either through direct donations or through the
Parish Giving Scheme.
She added that there are now 185 on the
electoral roll, 141 are residents and 44 are non-residents.
The Sunday School now has 7 leaders. The
children will still be attending in their ‘bubbles’ on alternate Sundays for
the present time.
Finally, she said that the Archdeacon had
assured us that we are looking for a priest of our own. This means we do not
have to battle against amalgamation with another parish.
Election and Appointment of Representatives of
the Laity.
Gary and Kim have agreed to stand again for
membership of the PCC. Rob Simpson and Mandy Jones are standing down.
The following have been nominated:
Dawn Lawson-proposed by
Chris Field-seconded by Janet Harland
Allison Merrett-proposed by Chris
Field-seconded by Janet Harland
Hannah Baggott-proposed by Chris Field-seconded
by Janet Harland
Kate Jacob-proposed by Chris Field-seconded by
Janet Harland
All were carried unanimously.
Election of independent auditor
Kevin Coppard has agreed again to be the
Auditor next year. He was proposed by Joanna Chivers-Gibbs and seconded by
Louisa Robson
AOB
Dr Lesley Bromley wished to give a vote of
thanks to the churchwardens, Joanna Chivers-Gibbs and the treasurers for
carrying the parish through the difficulties presented by the pandemic.
Janet Harland added that the deliverers of the
magazine should also be mentioned for diligently getting the magazine out to
all and keeping people in touch with the church. This too applied to the
website, which is updated weekly.
Finally, all agreed how grateful we are to
Father Roger!
The meeting ended at 12.00 with the Grace.