Our Annual Meeting 2025
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held in church on Sunday 18 May 2025 at 11:00am.
There are two meetings that morning. The first is a joint meeting of the parishioners (people on the church electoral roll and people resident in the parish whose names are on the local government register of electors). The sole purpose of this meeting is to elect two Churchwardens (who serve for one year at a time). The second meeting is the annual meeting, known as the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). Every lay person whose name is on our electoral roll is entitled to attend and vote.
These are important meetings, Please participate if you are able. The annual meetng is your chance to ask questions and voice your opinion.
All the paperwork (including the PCC Annual Report 2024 and Finacial Statements to 31 December 2024) will be available from the St Wulfram's website beforehand.
PCC vacancies
There are seven vacancies to be filled on the PCC this year. Terms of office will vary. Five vacancies are for 3 years (until 2028), two vacancies are for 1 year (until 2026). If six or seven people are elected, lots will be drawn to determine their respective periods of office. Please consider standing for election.
Nominees must be at least sixteen years of age, actual communicants, and have been on the electoral roll of this parish for at least the preecding 6 months. Any questions about the electoral roll should be directed to Elaine Chambers, the Electoral Roll Officer (admin@stwulframs.com); 01476 561342).
PCC members are charity trustees. If you want to know more about what this involves, please view this short (4-munite) video from the national Church of England:
All new trustees are required to sign various declarations - further information can be found on the nomination form. DBS clearance is required upon appointment, and PCC members must undertake the required Church of England safeguarding training as soon as possible (the prescribed courses are completed online).
If you have anuy questions about serving on the PCC, please speak to Fr Stuart or Fr Clay, to the Churchwardens (Mel Fletcher and Mike Knight; email churchwardens@stwulframs.com) or contact the PCC Secretary (Judith Muskett - email pccsecretary@stwulframs.com).
PCC Meetings
The PCC usually meets at least six times a year. PCC meetings have been scheduled on the following dates at 7:30pm: Thursday 5 June 2025, Thursday 17 July 2025, Thursday 25 September 2025, Thursday 20 November 2025, Thursday 22 January 2026, Thursday 12 March 2026, and Sunday 26 April 2026 (prior to the APCM on Sunday 17 May 2026). Meetings usually last about one and a half hours. The agenda and papers are circulated electronically beforehand. Meetings are usually held at Grantham House.
Nomination forms
Nomination forms for Churchwardens and PCC members are available on the website on on request from the Parish Office (admin@stwulframs.com). The forms contain an eligibility declaration for signature. The deadline for the return of completed forms (with proposer and seconder, each of whom must be on our electoral roll) is Thursday 15 May 2025. If you wish to stand for election, do please complete and submit a nomination form by that date.
Completed nomination forms can be sent to The Parish Office, Grantham House, 45 Castlegate, Grantham, NG31 6SS, or emailed as attachments to admin@stwulframs.com.
Please click here for the nomination form for Churchwarden Please click here for the nomination form for PCC Member
PCC Sub-groups
Each PCC member serves on at least one of the seven PCC Sub-groups. The current Chairs are listed below:
Children and Youth (Chair: Laura Cradduck)
Creation Care (Chair: Frances Roundtree)
Fabric (Chair: John Manterfield)
Finance (Chair: Paul Davie)
Licence Management (Chair: Mel Fletcher)
Mission and Social Responsibility (Chair: to be appointed)
Social (Chair: Cherry Edwards)
PCC members will be invited to express a preference before sub-group memberships are settled.
Each sub-group usually meets at least three or four times a year. Dates will be announced in due course.
Interested in serving on a Sub-group, but not on the PCC?
The membershop of the Sub-groups for 2025-2026 will comprise PCC members and members of the church community. If you are not on the PCC but might be interested in serving on a Sub-group, please speak to the relevant Chair (who will be able to answer any questions) and or Fr Stuart or Fr Clay.
Electoral Roll
Prior to the APCM the Electoral Roll is revised. 2025 see the complete revision of the Electoral Roll, if you were on it before and would like to be on it again you will need to complete a new form. There are paper forms in church on the notice board by the old office or please fill in the online form which can be found HERE. The deadline to submit forms is Thursday, 1 May 2025. No names can be added after this date and before the APCM.
