Diocesan Synod Minutes June 2021
MINUTES OF THE NORWICH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LTD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND NORWICH DIOCESAN SYNOD Tuesday 8th June 2021 at 6:30pm, held via Zoom Present: All Members of Diocesan Synod were in attendance, excepting those who had submitted Apologies for absence were noted, as detailed below. Minute Secretary: Mrs Alison Steward Welcome +GN welcomed all to the Summer Diocesan Synod meeting and Annual General Meeting of the Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance and sought permission for the meeting to be recorded, to aid with Minute-taking. Permission was granted. Apologies for absence: Revd Canon Chris Copsey, Revd Rob Baker, Susan Martin, Revd Canon Howard Stoker, Revd Miriam Fife, Revd Matthew Jackson, Constance Tyce, Revd Canon Catherine Dobson, Harry Verney, Revd Peter Leech, Revd Alaric Lewis, Fr. Glen Brooks, Revd Mark McCaghrey. Opening prayers were led by The Venerable Karen Hutchinson, Archdeacon of Norwich. NORWICH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LTD – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1) Introduction of the DBF Chair and Chair’s Comments +GN advised that it was his pleasure to introduce and warmly welcome Mark Jeffries, as the new DBF Chair in this, his first meeting, within the role. +GN thanked him for the considerable time he had committed so far. The Chair was invited to provide his opening comments. The Chair advised that he had joined the Diocese at an interesting time; a time of great enthusiasm and excitement for the new Diocesan Vision and of contemplation and reflection upon the completion of several Reviews (the Governance Review, Peer Review, the ongoing TriO Review). The Chair outlined that his initial impression was that of the pressures on finance for the Diocese and outlined that the Interim Diocesan Secretary and Diocesan Director of Finance had already discussed their initial early thoughts on next year’s budget with him.
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