Agenda
Typically, the meeting's structure is as follows:
- Opening Statement by the Chair (usually the Parish Priest)
- Minutes of the Previous Annual Vestry Meeting
- Nominations for Churchwarden(s)have to have been handed to the Minister before the meeting, in writing: he has the right to reject one of the nominees if (s)he feels that person would be a difficulty
- Vote – only required if there are more applicants than posts available
- Meeting Closes
As the agenda is so short, meetings typically last less than ten minutes.
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