vestry meeting
… this is the church's AGM
The AGM (Vestry Meeting) is usually held each year on a Monday evening in March.
At this meeting (which is open to all members of St Thomas') office holders for the coming year are elected, and reports are heard from the Rector, Wardens, ministry co-ordinators, and various committees. A detailed report on the church's finances is also presented.
Nominations for office holders are open in the three weeks before the Vestry Meeting, with Nomination Forms available in the church or from the church office.
The 2011 Vestry Meeting was held in the Memorial Hall on Monday 21st March, and the office holders were elected for the year 2011–2012.
St Thomas' Office Holders for 2011–2012:
Wardens |
Peter Hicks John Webster Martin Dudley |
Parish Councillors * |
Andrew Eatough (Mission) John Wenden (Property) Nicola Warwick-Mayo (Finance) Adrian Cunningham Mark Fairfull Paul Rudolph Simone Sietsma James MacLeod |
Nominators |
Ken Chapman Simon Pillar John Wenden Stewart James Kim Siede |
Auditor |
Allan Puttock |
Synod Representatives
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Simone Sietsma Nicola Warwick-Mayo |
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( * Synod Representatives are elected for 2 years.) |
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* Parish Councillors and Sub Committees
The first four Parish Councillors named above head the four PC Sub-Committees (shown in italics) which are designed to allow members of St Thomas' with a particular interest in specific areas of the church's work and ministry to be involved and contribute to the life of the church in a "hands-on" way. Members of St Thomas' who are interested in participating in the work of the church in one of these areas should contact the appropriate Parish Councillor to discuss the possibility of being involved.
The other Parish Councillors are specially to be representatives to and from Parish Council in the year ahead.
The next AGM is scheduled to be held in March 2012 (exact date TBD).
