The Annual Meeting of Parishioners This is a joint meeting of all those whose names are on the church electoral roll of the parish and those who are resident in the parish (and whose names appear on the local government register of electors). Its purpose is to elect Churchwardens. The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) This is a meeting for all lay people whose names are on the churches’ Electoral Roll. It has a number of purposes, as follows: To receive the report on changes to the Electoral Roll (or the new Electoral Roll) To receive an Annual Report on the proceedings of the PCC and the activities of the parish generally during the previous calendar year To receive the financial statements of the PCC for the year ending 31 December of the previous calendar year To receive a report on the ‘fabric, goods and ornaments’ of the church or churches of the parish (The ‘Fabric Report’) To receive a report on the proceedings of the deanery synod To elect every third year parochial representatives of the laity to the deanery synod To elect parochial representatives of the laity to the PCC (normally to serve for 3 years, but this can be varied to 1 year by decision of the APCM) To receive a brief report from the Safeguarding Co-ordinator on the implementation of the Safeguarding Policies
Please do not come to church if you think you may have Covid. Hand sanitisers will be available.PARISH SERVICES IN MAY 2024Service on Thursday 2nd May Holy Trinity 3.30pm Eucharist May 5th – 6th Sunday of Easter United Service at St Michael’s – Revd Philip Brierley Service on Thursday, May 9th Holy Trinity 3.30pm - Evening Prayer May 12th – 7th Sunday of Easter St James’ 9.30am – Eucharist – Revd Philip Brierley St Gabriel’s 9.30am – Eucharist – Revd Sheila Cant St Michael’s 11.00am – Eucharist – Revd Sheila Cant St Peter’s 11.00am – Eucharist – Revd Philip Brierley St James on Sunday Afternoon 4.00pm – Revd Pat Lodge Service on Thursday May 16th Holy Trinity 3.30pm – Evening Prayer May 19th – Pentecost – Whit Sunday St James’ 9.30am – Eucharist - Revd Philip Brierley St Gabriel’s 9.30am – Eucharist - Revd Philip Miller St Michael’s 11.00am – Eucharist - Revd Philip Brierley St Peter’s 11.00am – Eucharist – Revd Philip Miller Services on Thursday May 23rd Holy Trinity 3.30p.m. – Evening Prayer May 26th - Trinity Sunday Shared service at St James’ – 9.30am - Eucharist – Revd Sheila Cant Shared service at St Michael’s -11.00am – Eucharist – Revd Sheila Cant St James’ on Sunday Afternoon – 4.00pm - Revd Pat LodgeJune 2nd – 1st Sunday after TrinityUnited Service at St Michael’s – Revd Philip Brierley
