At the Annual Meeting of Parishioners held on 19 January 2025, seven churchwardens were elected to serve the new parish. Regulations permit our new parish to have 2 churchwardens for each church so we have one vacancy which we hope it will be possible to fill in due course.
The wardens elected are
Karen Allott - All Saints’ Church
Jane Burr (and Deanery Synod) - St Stephen & St Agnes Church
Michael Harding - St John the Baptist Church
Steve Holton (elected Vice Chair and appointed H & S Officer) - Holy Trinity Church
Katy Kerr - All Saints’ Church
Trevor Parsons - St Stephen & St Agnes Church
Penny Wells - Holy Trinity Church
At the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 23 March 2025, nine Parochial Church Council Members were elected (there are three vacancies)
Laura Betteridge until 2027
Richard Cox until 2028
Mary Delaney (appointed Deputy Treasurer) until 2027
Megan Gent until 2026
John Halsey until 2028
Trevor Kirby until 2027
Brandon Mudditt (appointed Treasurer) until 2028
Martin Shea until 2027
Mary Skelton until 2028
Deanery Synod Representatives until 2026
Estlyn Davies (appointed Parish Safeguarding Officer)
Steve Smith
Robin McConnell
Clergy and Licensed Lay Workers
Revd Canon Sally Lodge (Rector)
Revd Richard Terrado-Reardon
Anne Casson (also in capacity as Diocesan Synod rep)
Revd John Quick – co-opted under Rule M15(1)(k)
PCC Secretary & Electoral Roll Officer (appointed by the PCC on 23 March) - Victoria Stevens
The three former parishes became one parish on 1 January 2025 and as a result the meeting to elect wardens was held on a different date to that of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting.
Forthcoming PCC 2025/6 Meeting Dates:
Wed 21st May AS
Thu 17th July HT
Wed 24th September AS
Thu 20th November HT
Wed 21st January 2026 AS
From Windsor Church News June 2023 (this article predates the formation of the Parish of Central Windsor from the three previous parishes)
A Quick Word about PCCs!
This year’s Annual Meetings have now been held. Properly called Annual Parochial Church Meetings (APCMs), these meetings are legally required to have taken place by 31st May. The meeting is divided into two parts – the first part is the election of churchwardens and the second part receives reports, elects Deanery Synod and PCC members, and appoints the independent examiner or auditor.
PCC stands for Parochial Church Council. It is a legal body and its members have responsibility for the church and churchyard, and the church’s money. In addition the PCC has responsibility for working with the incumbent (Rector or Vicar) on matters of general concern and importance in the parish, including worship, and promoting the mission and vision of the church. The PCC is an essential part of the governance of the Church of England. Each Parish Church is part of a national and international family and the local leadership needs to be in communication with what is happening in the rest of the national and worldwide Church.
Each PCC belongs to a group of parishes making up a Deanery. Each Deanery has a Synod to oversee it, led by an Area Dean. Deaneries are grouped together to comprise a Diocese, led by the Bishop and overseen by the Diocesan Synod. Dioceses come together as the national Church at General Synod, meetings of which are held two or three times each year. General Synod is led by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
All these governance structures mean that sometimes the wider Church asks PCCs to discuss things at local level, and a PCC can ask the Deanery Synod to discuss an issue. It is like passing business up and down a huge chain. A PCC can ask Deanery Synod who can ask Diocesan Synod who can ask General Synod to talk about a particular matter. So, something that begins at a very local level can end up being discussed nationally.
In order to serve on a PCC, you must be on the Electoral Roll of that parish and an “actual communicant” member of the Church of England. In our church community in Windsor we have three PCCs: Holy Trinity PCC, Clewer St Stephen with St Agnes PCC and New Windsor PCC (Windsor Parish Church and All Saints). For several years these PCCs have been exploring the possibility of joining together to form a single PCC. At the recent APCMs, the progress made in this process was shared. You can read the full details in the Executive Summary.
If you would like to know more about the function of PCCs or if you are interested in becoming a PCC member, please don’t hesitate to speak to me or one of the churchwardens.
Revd Canon Sally Lodge
Team Rector