APCM 2022
Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2023
Sunday 30th April 2023
during 10.00 am service at Good Shepherd
The agenda and papers for the meeting are available by clicking on the sections below in blue bold underlined.
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Other reports will be added as they become available.
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We encourage you not to print them off, for environmental reasons.
Agenda and Service Outline
Introduction
- Apologies for absence – please submit in advance to the parish office
- The vestry meeting – Election of Churchwardens
Opening Worship
- Call to Worship
- HYMN: See what a morning
- Confession
- Gloria
- Collect
Looking back over the past year
- Minutes of the last meeting held on 24 April, 2022 (Please submit corrections or questions in advance)
- Electoral Roll Reports 2022: Christ Church Good Shepherd
- Finance Reports for the year 2021:
- Reports from:
- PCC Secretary,
- Churchwarden at Christ Church
- Churchwarden at Good Shepherd
- Incumbent (2022-23)
- Prayer of Thanksgiving
Listening to God’s word
- Bible reading from Acts
- Hymn: The strife is o’er, the battle done
- Gospel reading from John
- Sermon, including future challenge
- Statement of faith
Looking forward
- Election of Church Officers
- Appointment of Independent Examiner
- Prayers of Intercession
- Sharing of the Peace
- Hymn for Reflection: I will offer up my life
Liturgy of the Sacrament
Notices
- AOB as notified in advance
- Date and venue of APCM for 2024
Going out
- HYMN: Thy hand, O God, has guided
- Dismissal
Other Reports, for information
- Christ Church Fabric and Finance
- Mothers Union
- Christ Church Fellowship
- Recycling