Following the Annual Meeting of Parishioners (Vestry Meeting), Annual Parochial Church Meeting and Parochial Church Council Meeting on 26 April 2026 the following are serving on our Parochial Church Council for the forthcoming year:
Churchwardens
Karen Allott - All Saints’ Church
Jane Burr (and Deanery Synod) - St Stephen & St Agnes Church
(Penny Wells until 24 June) Megan Gent from 24 June - Holy Trinity Church
Steve Holton (elected Vice Chair and appointed Health & Safety Officer) - Holy Trinity Church
Katy Kerr - All Saints’ Church
Trevor Parsons - St Stephen & St Agnes Church
(Michael Harding, until August) vacancy - St John the Baptist Church
(John Casson, until August) vacancy - St John the Baptist Church
Clergy and Licensed Lay Workers
Revd Canon Sally Lodge
Revd Richard Terrado-Reardon
Anne Casson (also in capacity as Diocesan Synod rep)
Revd John Quick – co-opted under Rule M15(1)(k)
Revd Canon David Dadswell – co-opted under Rule M15(1)(k)
Deanery Synod (until 2029)
Jane Burr (and St Stephen & St Agnes Churchwarden)
Estlyn Davies (appointed Parish Safeguarding Officer)
Steve Smith
Elected Lay Members (10 with 2 vacancies)
Laura Betteridge until 2027
Richard Cox until 2028
Mary Delaney (appointed Treasurer) until 2027
John Halsey until 2028
Trevor Kirby until 2027
Mary Skelton until 2028
Penny Wells until 2029
Michael Harding until 2029
Robin McConnell until 2029
Kate McQuillian until 2029
PCC Secretary & Electoral Roll Officer (appointed by PCC, not a PCC Member) - Victoria Stevens
Forthcoming PCC Meeting Dates:
Weds 20th May at 7.15pm at All Saints' Hall
At the moment the Standing Committee (Rector, Associate Priest, Churchwardens and Treasurers) meet on alternative months - the next meeting is on Tuesday 23 June at All Saints' Church (TBC).
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