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The Parochial Church CouncilAfter the Annual Parish Vestry Meeting and Annual Parish Meeting held on Sunday 25 April 2010 the members of the PCC are:
After the Annual Parish Vestry Meeting and Annual Parish Meeting held on Sunday 27 March 2008 the members of the PCC are:
After the Annual Parish Vestry Meeting and Annual Parish Meeting held on Sunday 25 March 2007 the members of the PCC were:
After the Annual Parish Vestry Meeting and Annual Parish Meeting held on Sunday 2 April 2006 the members of the PCC were:
The Parochial Church CouncilSOME HISTORYIn the long history of the Church of England, the Parochial Church Council is a relatively recent invention. Until the early years of the 20th century the administration and finances of a parish were the legal responsibility of the incumbent and the churchwardens. The members of congregations had little say in the running of the church except in electing the churchwardens. Parochial Church Councils were first given legal status in 1919. Since then a number of Acts have defined and refined the composition, functions and rights and responsibilities of the PCC. WHAT IS THE TASK OF THE PCC?The Synodical Government Measure 1969 states it clearly:
It then goes on to set out a number of functions of the PCC, of which perhaps the most important - and certainly the widest - is:
(We note with relief that it is explicitly not the PCC's job to pronounce on the doctrine of the Church of England!) The incumbent and the PCC each have their own particular rights and responsibilities in the life of the church but the important theme here is partnership and co-operation. More specifically, the PCC is responsible for the maintenance of the church buildings and churchyard, and, with the incumbent, for deciding how the church's money is to be spent. The PCC is formally the employer of the church's paid workers, for example our youth worker. The PCC has the right to be consulted about major changes to the forms of worship used in the parish and about the appointment of a new incumbent. It is also consulted about any pastoral scheme affecting the parish, such as our recently established team ministry with All Saints'. The PCC will have on it one or more members of the deanery synod, who have an important role in linking the parish into the wider structures of the church. COMMITTEES OF THE PCCGiven its wide responsibilities (pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical), the PCC on its own clearly cannot do everything that is needed in the parish. It therefore has a number of committees, each dealing with a particular aspect of parish life. Each committee has at least one PCC member on it. These committees are formally responsible to the PCC, reporting back to it regularly and seeking its approval before making major changes or incurring significant costs. The PCC should also provide strategic direction to the committees so they are reasonably joined up and all pulling in the same direction. We are not currently as good at this as we could be, but have at least recognised the problem! We have the following committees:
There is one other committee, which is rather different in nature. The Standing Committee is a subset of the PCC. Its job is to carry out the work of the full PCC between PCC meetings, for example if something urgent comes up which does not justify calling an extraordinary meeting of the whole PCC. WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE PCC AT PRESENT? (2003)
Margaret Compton, Liz Greenhow, Doreen Morris and Kay Porter are Deanery Synod representatives elected by the Parish Annual Meeting and sit on the PCC in that capacity. HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MEMBER OF THE PCC?Stand still long enough! Or, more seriously, by nomination and election at the Parish Annual Meeting when vacancies arise. If you are interested in serving, the PCC Secretary can advise on how many vacancies will arise in any particular year. HOW CAN THEY BE CONTACTED?Talk to them or ring them up! Nearly all have e-mail addresses in the familiar
Jerry Porter This article first appeared in the December 2003 edition of the Prestbury Parish Magazine |
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