Thurs 1st May at 1.30 pm in Church To meet others from our community, have conversations, discuss what matters to you, swap stories & share food.
Saturday 3rd May 2025 at 6.30 pm Keiper Hall, DH4 4DN Pie & Peas, Bring your own drinks Singalong • Raffle • Dancing • Shenanigans In aid of Church FundsTickets from church office, Sue Elsey & Events 2 Team
NOTICE OF ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING Parish of ___________________________ Houghton-le-Spring__________________________ The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held in _______________________________ Church________________________________ on the _____18______ day of _______May____________ 20_25__ at ___11.15 am__ For election of parochial representatives of the laity as follows— To the Deanery Synod _______N/A_________ representatives.1 To the Parochial Church Council ________3_________ 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 OR2 a report on the numbers entered on the new Roll; (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 under section 50 of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018; (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. Signed: ________________Rev'd John Barron__________________________________________ Minister of the parish3 First PCC Meeting to be immediately after the APCM Meeting 1 To be included in a year which parochial representatives of the laity are to be elected to the Deanery Synod. 2 To be included in a year when a new Church Electoral Roll is prepared. Delete as applicable. 3 Or vice-chair of the parochial church council as the case may be (see rule M19(2) of the Church Representation Rules).