The Meon Bridge Benefice
(The Parishes of Corhampton & Meonstoke, Droxford, and Exton)
In Bishops Waltham Deanery – The Diocese of Portsmouth

Subject to Canon Law, and
Ecclesiastical Regulations

Notice is hereby given of
The Meeting of Parishioners (Vestry meeting) &
The Annual Parochial Church Meetings (APCM)

2021

The meetings start at 11.45 pm prompt after the Morning Service

Only those on the respective Church Parish Electoral Roll are entitled to attend and to take part in the APCM.  The election of churchwardens will be conducted at a meeting of parishioners immediately preceding the APCM and in accordance with the provisions of sections 4 and 5 of the Churchwardens Measure 2001.  All who are on the civil parish electoral roll or church electoral roll are also entitled to attend and to take part in the elections of Churchwardens for that parish.

The Church Electoral Roll will close 28 days before the annual meeting and the new electoral roll of the eligible electorate (names only) for those meetings will be published no later than 15 days before the meeting on the noticeboard nearest the main door of each church.  There is no need for the current electorate to re-register in 2021.

Please consider standing as a Church Warden or a member of your Parochial Church Council (PCC).

All members of the PCC, including Church Wardens, must undergo Safeguarding Training every three years, undergo DBS clearance when first elected and as required thereafter, and must be eligible to be a trustee under the Charity Act and in accordance with Charity Commission Regulations.

Nomination forms will be available in each parish church at least 28 days before the annual meeting.  These must be completed and returned to the Rector before the meeting is opened.

FORMS & Information

Corhampton & Meonstoke

• NOTICE-APM and APCM C&M 2022
• Application for Enrolment Electoral Roll (for use with all parishes)
• Nomination form for Deanery Synod representing a parish in the Meon Bridge Benefice
• Nomination Form Church Warden Corhampton and Meonstoke
• Nomination Form for CORHAMPTON & MEONSTOKE PCC

AGENDA

The Annual Meeting of Parishioners (Annual Vestry meeting)
The meeting for the election of churchwardens for the Parish.

and The Annual Parochial Church Meetings (APCM)
For the election of Parochial representatives of the laity as follows:

Representatives To the Deanery Synod (2 from each parish)
Representatives To the Parochial Church Council
For the appointment of Sidesmen and the Independent Examiner.

For the consideration of:

(a)       A Report on changes in the roll since the annual parochial church meeting;
(b)       An Annual Report of the proceedings of the parochial church council and the activities of the parish generally;
(c)       The Financial Statements of the Council for the year ending on the 31st December immediately preceding the meeting independently examined;
(d)       A Report on the fabric, goods and ornaments of the church of the parish;
(e)        A Report on the proceedings of the Deanery Synod and other matters of parochial or general Church interest.
There will then follow a short presentation on the Parish Giving Scheme.

and the First Parochial Church Council Meetings (PCC)
To Elect officers of the Council and to set the Date of the Next Meeting

The sequence of meetings will start with Prayer at 7 pm prompt
It is with regret that IT IS UNLIKELY that refreshments can be served

NB Legal authority has been granted to hold these meetings virtually alongside the physical meeting

Only those on the respective Church Parish Electoral Roll are entitled to attend and to take part in the APCM.  The election of churchwardens will be conducted at a meeting of parishioners immediately preceding the APCM and in accordance with the provisions of sections 4 and 5 of the Churchwardens Measure 2001.  All who are on the civil parish electoral roll or church electoral roll are also entitled to attend and to take part in the elections of Churchwardens for that parish.

There is no need for the current electorate to re-register in 2021.

Please consider standing as: a Church Warden or a member of your Parochial Church Council (PCC) or the Deanery Synod.
In each case, you must be over the age of 16, eligible to serve as a trustee of a charity, be an actual communicant and have due regard for the law as it pertains to Church Representation, and not least to Safeguarding and Equality.

Nomination and GDPR forms must be completed and returned to the Rector before the meeting is opened.

A W Forrest         
The Rev’d A W Forrest
Rector.
01489 877422 – rector.meonbridge@btinternet.com
20 February 2022

Papers

Safeguarding

Safeguarding Statement: CLICK HERE

Safeguarding Policy: CLICK HERE

NEW Procedures for dealing with disclosures: CLICK HERE

Safeguarding Training Policy: CLICK HERE

Safeguarding (Lone Working) Policy: CLICK HERE

Health and Safety Policy: CLICK HERE

NEW Annual Safeguarding Report 2022: CLICK HERE

Parish Giving Scheme

You can download the handbook (2020) [HERE]

You can see the Presentation [HERE]

Corhampton & Meonstoke
2022 Meeting reporting on 2021

Papers will be made available here in advance of the meeting

• C&M Minutes 2021
• MC PCC Annual Reports and Accounts 2021 Signed