Church Info

Church Information

Church Wardens :- Christine Parkin, Stuart Eyres

Church Wardens are called to represent the people of God; to work with the leadership of the parish, ordained and lay; to be an example and encouragement to their fellow Christians; and to promote unity and peace.

Treasurer :- Christine Parkin

PCC Secretary :- Christopher Morton

Child Protection Officer :- Tracy Cunliffe

Deanery Synod Representatives :- Lee Williams, Audrey Bradley & Chris Morton

Hall Caretaker :- Frank Doherty

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Parish Church Council
St. Martin’s Church is represented by the Parochial Church Council (PCC), comprising 9 elected members, plus the 2 Churchwardens & 3 Deanery Synod representatives (as ex-officio members).

The duty of the PCC is to co-operate with the parish priest in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. They handle the daily concerns with regard to the running of the church.

The following is the current list from the 2009 elections (including Church Wardens & Deanery Synod Representatives) held during the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) on 15th March, 2009.

 PCC Members: Hilary Birch, Audrey Bradley, Lorraine Cooke, Stuart Eyres, Don Greenlees, Noreen McCormick, Christopher Morton, Sylvia North, Christine Parkin, Peter Ratcliffe, Susan Ratcliffe, John Seddon, Gay Senior, Lee Williams

Sidespeople:
Sidespeople act as assistants to the Church Wardens and offer a warm welcome and greetings to new faces.
Sidespeople: Eileen Hamilton, Margaret Jamieson, Hilda Lomas, Joyce Lowe, Noreen McCormick, Hilda Mulligan, Sylvia North, Eric Hankinson, Dorothy Hankinson, Peter Ratcliffe, Susan Ratcliffe, Victoria Ratcliffe.

Baptism Sidespeople: Colin & Hilary Birch, Malcolm & Lorraine Cooke and Eileen Hamilton & Jean Gaunt.

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