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The
Annual Parish Meeting
As
required by the Canons of our Diocese (Canon XIV, Section 1),
you will need to hold your Annual Parish Meeting no later
than January 31st of each year.
The
purpose of the Annual Parish Meeting is to elect the new
members to the Vestry, to elect the Delegate for the Diocesan
Annual Convention (and Convocations), to adopt the budget for
the coming year, and to hear reports of the committees of your
Church. It would be hoped that the Annual Parish Meeting will
not be a time of controversy and personal agendas.
For
Mission and Aided Parishes, the new vestry roster, including
members whose terms are continuing, should be sent to the Bishop
for ratification. The new vestry will elect a Junior Warden
and suggest a Senior Warden. The Senior Warden will be appointed
by the Bishop.
Parishes
without a rector should submit a vestry list for ratification
by the Bishop and include a recommendation for the Bishop's appointment
as Senior Warden.
Parishes
with a rector will elect new members to replace outgoing members
of their Vestry. The Rector will appoint one of the Vestry members
as senior Warden and notify the Bishop.
The
SENIOR WARDEN may not serve consecutive terms, but must be
replaced by someone else for the next year/term.
The PAROCHIAL
REPORT is due in the Diocesan Office January 31st, according
to Canon XV. These report forms will be mailed to each parish
as soon as they are received from the national church office.
The KEY
PERSONNEL LIST is a tool of the Diocesan office and should
be returned as soon as the election results are in from your
Annual Parish Meeting.
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