2026 AGM coming up

Our AGM (Annual General Meeting) is booked for Sunday 22 March 11:30 am in the Octagon at All Saints' Church.

I was looking back at last year's entry for inspiration and our, then writer, educated us on why we need to keep track of the direction we are travelling, looking back helps us to check and adjust our steering so that we can move forward with focus.

The AGM gives voice to keep our leadership accountable. To enable the leadership to report on the progress and why change maybe required.

Alongside reporting and financial records, the AGM also elects members of the Vestry and a Peoples' Warden. The Vestry is the governance body of the parish, charged with making decisions and setting strategic direction for the executive, which involves the Vicar, the Vicar's Warden and the Peoples' Warden. The governance of a church varies from place to place and depends on the need, but for our parish, this is a work that requires significant decisions that will not see fruit or even reality in some cases for several years. It contrasts with a management or staff team who are tasked with the day-to-day running and experience of the church. You can learn more about the governance of the parish by reading the Waiapu Guide to Vestries and Wardens. Click here for that booklet. This year, we also elect a Synod Representative and an Alternate Synod Representative one of whom will represent us to the Diocesan Synod.

All the reports that produce "A year in the life of All Saints' 2025" can be found by clicking here or visiting www.taradaleanglican.church/agm

We are still waiting for the finanlised version of the 2025 end-of-year finances and as soon as they arrive the documents will be updated.

We are still receiving information from our many clubs and these too will be added and updated.