| District Council Meetings:
11th December 2006 -
Special District Council Meeting - Monday, 22nd
January, 2007
Christchurch, Needham Market - 7.30 pm
The District Pastoral Committee (DPC) has taken the decision to call a
special District Council Meeting on 22nd January, 2007, with the sole
item on the Agenda to be consideration of the paper to be sent out to
Districts and local Churches by the Structures Task Group.
The Structures Task Group, considering the new structures to be put in
place when Districts cease to exist in 2008, have met earlier this month
and will send out a comprehensive paper for consideration at both
District Council and local Church levels following a further meeting at
the end of this month. This paper should reach churches early in
December. The DPC feel that timescale does not offer sufficient
time for due consideration in advance of our District Council Meeting on
11th December, and so have opted to set the date for this extra meeting,
with the sole objective being to decide upon our feedback to the
Structures Task Group. I would also ask you to be mindful within
your local Churches that feedback to this document must be returned to
the Structures Task Group by the end of January 2007.
We are grateful to Christchurch, Needham Market, for offering to host
this meeting in the sanctuary at their church. We hope that this
offers a central location for the majority of District Council
Representatives to attend this extremely important meeting. It
will be essential for the Task Group to receive feedback from the full
District Council Meetings, as well as the equally valuable information
from individual Church Meetings. I would also remind you that, if
you are aware that you will be unable to attend on this date, your
Church Meeting can elect a representative to attend on your behalf, but
I must receive notice of this, through your Church Secretary, in advance
of the meeting. Any otther members of your church are welcome to
attend the meeting, but will not have voting rights.
If you are not already aware of the date, I also take this opportunity
to notify you of the Ordination and Induction of Mrs Samantha White to
the West Suffolk Group, with principal responsibility for Cavendish,
Long Melford, Sudbury and Whiting Street URCs. This will take
place at Whiting Street URC, Bury St Edmunds, at 2.30 pm on Saturday,
2nd December, 2006, and all are welcome to attend. Please note
that it is anticipated that parking will not be easy on this day, as it
is a Market Day and close to Christmas, so please allow plenty of time
to find parking and, perhaps, to walk a distance to the church.
With thanks and best wishes, Linda
District Pastoral Committee Meetings will be held in November.
Synod Meeting:
Saturday,
17th March 2007 at Stowmarket URC in the Ipswich &
Colchester
District.
Dates for your diaries:
More details on any of these items can be obtained from the District
Secretary.
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District Council Secretary, Tel: 01206512210; email [email protected]
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