The meeting opened with prayers for guidance, and from ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ by the Revd Caren Topley
Present: Revd Caren Topley, Mrs Ann Adams, Mrs Jennifer Hayward, Mr John Hayward (Chair), Mrs Sally Cripsey, Mr Nick Cullum, Mrs Jan Diffey, Mr Phil Diffey, Mrs Denise Johnston, Mrs Julie Longbottom, Mr Alan Morgan, Mrs Gill Morgan, Mrs Rachel O’Connor, Mrs Sue Oliver, Mrs Lynda Parsons, Mrs Carol Watts, Mrs Elizabeth White, Mr Mike White
Apologies: Mr Brian Oertel, Mrs Valerie Oertel, Mr Warren Foot
Election of Churchwardens
John Hayward (Chair) asked EW for nominations for the posts of Churchwarden
EW had received two written nominations.
Ann Adams proposed by Lynda Parsons, seconded by Jennifer Hayward
Jennifer Hayward proposed by Ann Adams, seconded by John Hayward.
They were unanimously elected as Churchwardens for the parish of St. Mary’s, Haynes
Ann and Jennifer were then officially sworn in as Churchwardens by the Revd Caren Topley.
Revd Caren Topley left the meeting at this point.
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Attendance and apologies as above, apart from the Revd Caren Topley
Minutes of APCM of 29th September 2020.
These had been previously circulated and were proposed by Mr Phil Diffey, seconded by Mrs Sue Oliver, and accepted unanimously as a correct record. Signed by EW (due to Covid) and to be countersigned by a Churchwarden
There were no matters arising.
The following reports for 2020-21 had all been previously circulated
Report on the Electoral Roll – Rachel O’Connor
Report on the proceedings of the PCC and activities of the parish – Liz White
Report on the fabric, goods and ornaments of the church and Churchwardens’ Report -Ann Adams and Jennifer Hayward
Report on the Financial Statements of the Council for the year ending 31st Dec 2020 – Julie Longbottom
Report on the proceedings of the Deanery Synod – Carol Watts
There were no questions or comments on the above reports but all those delivering reports were thanked for all their hard work throughout the year.
Election of PCC members
EW said she had received the following nominations for election to the PCC
Sally Cripsey proposed by Nick Cullum seconded Denise Johnston
Nick Cullum proposed by Sally Cripsey seconded Mike White
Warren Foot proposed by Sally Cripsey seconded Charlotte Foot
John Hayward proposed by Jennifer Hayward seconded Liz White
Denise Johnston proposed by Liz White seconded Mike White
Lynda Parsons proposed by Ann Adams seconded Liz White
Mr Phil Diffey proposed, and Mrs Liz White seconded, that all the above be elected to the PCC – all in agreement.
EW said that as the Electoral Roll now stands at 49, there should be 6 elected members of the PCC as above, Julie Longbottom and Carol watts being ex officio members as Treasurer and Deanery Synod representative respectively.
The date of the first meeting of the new PCC was decided as Tuesday 8th May at 7.30pm
The decision as to whether this would be a ZOOM or face to face meeting deferred to a later date
EW to prepare an agenda for the first PCC
Appointment of Independent Auditor: Jennifer Hayward proposed and Jan Diffey seconded that Evlyn Forgie be appointed as the Independent Auditor – all in agreement
Evlyn Forgie was thanked for auditing the accounts so efficiently each year.
AOB: AA thanked those not seeking re-election to the PCC for all their contributions: Jan Diffey, Amy Johnston, Valerie Oertel, Liz White
Alan and Gill Morgan said there had been some teething problems with the collection of subscriptions for the parish magazine and asked that this be an agenda item at the first PCC
The meeting concluded with The Grace at 8pm.
First PCC meeting : Tuesday 8th June at 7.30pm