APCM 2021

NOTICE OF MEETING

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting was held
at 7:30pm on Thursday, 22nd July 2021
via Zoom video conferencing

AGENDA AND PAPERS FOR APCM 2021

Full details of the meeting of parishioners and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, together with various written reports, can be found from the ORIGINAL AGENDA for the meeting (included below after the vicar’s presentation).

Draft Minutes are now available.

MEETING REPORT

The meeting was recorded and the following video clips of a presentation on the pastoral response to lockdown and of the Vicar’s thanks and presentation are available:

PRESENTATION ON THE PASTORAL RESPONSE TO LOCKDOWN by Rev David Spence (Associate Vicar)

VICAR’S THANKS AND PRESENTATION by Rev Simon Kirby (Vicar)

ORIGINAL AGENDA

Vision Evening and Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Items in the agenda were taken in a different order in the meeting

1. Welcoming and Opening Prayers

2. Apologies for Absence

3. Approval of the Minutes of the 2020 APCM (enclosed) and Matters Arising

ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDENS (THE MEETING OF PARISHIONERS):

4. A meeting of parishioners to elect two Churchwardens (nomination form enclosed)

VISION AND REPORTS:

5. Vicars’ Report and Coming Out of Lockdown

6. Youth Vision

7. Pastoral Response to Lockdown

8. A report on the numbers on the electoral roll (enclosed)

9. The annual report and financial statements of the PCC for 2020 (enclosed)

10. The Churchwardens’ report on the fabric, goods and ornaments of St Mary’s Church, Cogges (enclosed)

11. A report on the proceedings of the Deanery Synod (enclosed)

12. Safeguarding report (enclosed)

ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS:

13. An election of four members of the laity to the PCC (for 3 years) (nomination form enclosed)

14. The appointment of an independent financial examiner for 2021

ANY OTHER BUSINESS:

15. Questions or comments on matters of Parochial interest

16. Any other business

17. Commissioning of the new PCC

18. Closing prayer