Annual Meeting 2025 (APCM)
This year's Annual Meeting will be held after the Sunday Service on 11 May at approximately 12pm
Every year we hold an Annual Meeting at church. All are welcome to be present for the voting and appointment of the Churchwardens. Following this we hold an APCM which stands for Annual Parochial Church Meeting. This is a meeting for all those on the church electoral roll.
Reports
When the Annual Report and Financial statements have been published, they will be available here.
Electoral Roll
The Electoral Roll will close on Sat 26 April you can add your name to the roll here.
PCC and Deanery Synod Nominations
If you are already a member of the electoral roll and have been for at least 6 months, (or are 16-18 and have just joined), you are also eligible to stand as a member of our Church Council known as the PCC. The PCC help the vicar with the leadership of the church and have a voice and say in the use of finance, the employment of staff and strategic decisions of the church. This group also includes representatives of the Deanery Synod and members of the Clergy. The council usually meets nine times a year, usually on Monday Nights. It is really important to us as a church that this group of people makes up the variety and breadth of our whole community so that the decisions we make can be as representative as possible.
There are requirements and legal responsibilities to being a member of the PCC but these are shared across the group and we do not want anyone to be deterred from nomination because there are things in the form that they do not understand or feel uncomfortable about. We are happy to discuss with you any of these things in confidence should you have any concerns. You can e-mail office@st-gabriels.org for more information or to arrange a chat with the vicar. Once elected you will not be able to sit as a member of the PCC until completing a DBS check and mandatory safeguarding training, which we will provide.
For a full role description or downloadable nomination form for PCC or Deanery Synod, click here.
To make a PCC nomination online - (with the candidate, proposer and seconder present) - click here
To view the existing PCC, click here
Please either print and complete the form by hand or you can use the Fill in and Sign feature of Adobe reader to complete electronically. Please note, you will need your signature as well as that of the person who is nominating you. Please send via email to office@st-gabriels.org or drop them in on a Sunday.
Churchwarden Nominations
Churchwardens sit on the PCC and the Standing Committee. The time commitment is more than twice that of being on the PCC but also holds greater responsibility. Each year, two people are appointed as warden. If you would like to stand as a warden, please first read through the role description and then we strongly encourage a conversation with the vicar before completing a nomination form. Should you wish to be nominated, the required forms are below.
For a full role description or nomination form, click here