Parish of Finchampstead and California

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will take place on Monday 29th April, at 7:30pm at St James’ Church Centre.

All members of the electoral roll are entitled to attend and participate in this meeting, where we vote for the election of churchwardens and PCC members. This is your opportunity to ask questions and participate in the running of your church community in the Parish of Finchampstead and California.

The content of the information pack for the meeting including the major reports, minutes from last year and agenda can be found below. Reports from PCC committees and Church groups will be on display at the meeting. The Church Centre will be open from 6.45pm to view these reports and also during the Cheese & Wine after the meeting to read and ask questions. The displays will be available in all three churches for a couple of weeks afterwards.

• 01. Information Pack Cover 2019 APCM
• 02. Agenda for Vestry & APCM
• 03. Church Vestry 2018 Minutes
• 04. Minutes 2018 APCM
• 05. FinchCalif2018 Accounts & Annual Report
• 06. Fabric,Goods & Ornaments Report
• 07. Sonning Deanery Synod Report for the 2019 APCM
• 08. ER report for 2019 APCM
• 09. Duties and responsibilities of churchwardens
• 10. Why be on Deanery Syod
• 11. The role of sidespeople
• 12. Profile of a PCC Member/Charity Trustee
• 13. The legal responsibilities of Charity Trustees
• 14. Notes for APCM 2019 on the composition of the PCC

Limited printed copies are being produced, but in order to save the substantial costs of printing all the papers for all the people on the electoral roll we will have only limited spare copies available. Therefore we ask that you please print as much or as little of the paperwork as you would like in preparation for the meeting.

The altar cloths at SJ require cleaning every few weeks and we could really do with a couple more volunteers to help share the workload.

You would need to have a washing machine, a good stain remover and a little elbow grease.

For more info or to volunteer, please contact Jo Myall – [email protected] or 07908757254.

When you have a minute this Easter weekend, please pop round to the back of the Manor House to see the bluebells which are now in bloom. It’s worth a visit!

APCM Monday 29th April 7:30pm at St. James’ Church Centre, followed by cheese & wine.

All welcome.

PLEASE NOTE: this is a correction to the start time previously published on the web site and printed on the pew sheets (8pm).

Thank you to all who supported Fairtrade Fortnight.

Sales & Orders were £302.   £25 was donated to Traidcraft Exchange, supporting the producers & growers to develop their businesses.

Thank you to all who supported the St. David’s Day Musical Supper – and especially to all our choristers who entertained us so beautifully.

With lots of lovely comments about how enjoyable the evening was, all the hard work was well worth the effort as we raised £1,000 for church funds.

‘To give the best possible welcome to all-comers’   Vision Statement – Parish of Finchampstead & California

A recent letter from a number of ‘concerned Anglicans’ to the four bishops of the Diocese on the issue of human sexuality could be interpreted as having been sent with the approval of the parish of Finchampstead and California.  We, the Rector and Church Wardens of the parish, would like to point out that this is not the case.

In line with our vision statement, quoted above, we would like to reaffirm our support for the tone and pastoral sensitivity of our Bishops’ ‘Ad Clerum – Clothed in Love’ last October.

We believe that as a diverse parish, embracing and seeking to hold together people with differing churchmanships and theologies, it is important that we restate our policy of inclusivity, respect and welcome to all-comers.

We would very much welcome some more help in keeping our lovely church clean.

Can you spare an hour every few weeks to help please? If so we would love to hear from you. Please contact Parish Office on 0118 9730133.