St Mary's Saffron Walden Annual Church Meetings Sunday 19th April 2026 at 12noon.
Do read our Annual Review for 2025-2026 which gives a good account of what has been happening over the last year.
Appointments made at our Annual Parish Meetings on 19th April 2026.
There was a good attendance at St Mary’s for the Annual Parish Meetings on April 19th , following the morning service. The Churchwardens, Simon Potter and Vivian Falk, were re-elected for a further term, as were the Assistant Churchwardens: Pam Russell, Bill Rose, Jan Siewertsen, Gill Caswell and Patrick Li.
The PCC now comprises the following:
Clergy:
Rev’d Jeremy Trew (Chairman)
Rev’d Ella Harris
Rev’d Lynda Sebbage
Rev’d Romey Poston
Rev’d Hilary Walker
Churchwardens: Simon Potter (Vice-Chair) and Vivian Falk (DSM)
Assistant Churchwwardens: Pam Russell, Bill Rose, Jan Siewertsen, Gill Caswell and Patrick Li.
Lay Members:
Marisa Baltrock, Patrick Li, Rufus Barnes Anna Martin (Secretary & DSM)), David Birchall (Treasurer) Shawn Martin (Churches Together), Gill Caswell (DSM) Helen Nash (Little Walden Rep), Bronwen Ferland Tracey Nicholls, Richard Freeman (DSM) Robin O’Neill, Gillian Gibson Hannah Razzell, Judith Hasler (Sewards End Rep) Hayden Rocks (Electoral Roll), Steve Hasler, Jan Siewertson, Martin Hugall, Noël Starr, Co-opted Member: Oliver King (Director of Music)
Additional non-member: Nathan Colley (Safeguarding Officer)
(DSM = Deanery Synod Member)
The Meeting concluded with the Churchwardens thanking the Clergy and all the volunteers for their various contributions to the life of St Marys
Nominations for members of the PCC, Deanery Synod, Churchwardens and Assistant Churchwardens
Nomination Forms can be downloaded from the website below or requested from the Parish Office, showing the formal requirements for nominees 10 members of the PCC - 6 for a standard 3 year term (2026-29) 1 casual vacancy for a period of 2 years (2025-2028) and 3 casual vacancies for a period of 1 year (2026-27).
We also need nominations for 4 represeatatives to the Deanery Synod from 2026-2029.
Nominations are also invited for the positions of Churchwardens and Assistant Churchwardens. Scanned nomination forms may be submitted by email to the PCC secretary at pcc@stmaryssafronwalden.org or posted through the Parish Office letter box or handed to a churchwardens or sidesman. Completed forms should include the names of the proposer and seconder and do need to be signed but you don't all need to sign the same form. If you wish to find out more of what being on these bodies involves, please contact me, the churchwardens or any of the existing members.
I would be very grateful if nominations could be sent to me
before Friday17th April.
Anna Martin
See below for nomination forms for:
PCC Nomination - pdf
PCC Eligibility Declaration - pdf
Deanery Synod - pdf
Churchwardens - pdf
Assistant Churchwardens - pdf
Papers for Meetings
Official Notice for APCM
Agendas for Meeting of the Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 19th April 2026
Minutes of the Meeting of Parishioners and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 11th May 2025
Treasurer's Report 19th April 2026
Annual Financial Statements up to 31 Dec 2025
Sidesmen for PCC Meeting 2026
Report on the Fabric of the Church April 2026
Churchwardens' Report April 2026
Rector's Report 2026
Annual Report of the committees and groups 2026
Deanery, Diocesan and General Synod Report for APCM 2026
Electoral Roll Report final 19th April 2026
Agenda for PCC Meeting 19th April 2026
Minutes of PCC Meeting 11th May 2025