The District Church Council
This body has overall responsibility for the life and work of St Mary’s and is accountable to the Parochial Church Council of the Team Parish of Hitchin.
Chair - Rev Michael Roden
Vice Chair - Tony Read
Treasurer - Simon Royce
Secretary - Richard Butcher
Minutes Secretary - Daphne Pike
Elected Representatives - Rachel Bagenal, Terry Brazier, Monica Moore & Paul Woodin
Co-opted Members - Matthew Ayres & Leslie Davies
Other representatives entitles to sit on the DCC are:
Assistant Curates - Rev Oliver Learmont & Rev Steven Wood
Readers - Jill Eve, Stephen Holland & Pauline Sadler
Churchwardens - Audrey Forde & Helen Gimson
Deputy Wardens - Michael Taylor & Joanna Chugg
Deanery Synod Representatives - Andrew Cowley, Elizabeth Cranfield, Helen Gimson & Michael Taylor
Parochial Church Council Representatives - Helen Palmer & Gail Young
Churches Together in Hitchin Representatives - Jen Lynch & Mary Martin
Committees of the District Church Council (DCC)
The following people were agreed by the DCC for service on the committees listed below.
The Rector and Church Wardens are ex-officio members of all committees.
Fabric Committee - Tony Read (Chair), Jim Aldous, Terry Brazier, Richard Butcher, Stephen Holland, Michael Taylor & Mark Gimson
Five Year Planning Group - Tony Read (Chair), Leslie Davies, Mark Gimson, Nick Leathers, Simon Royce & Michael Taylor
Giving Committee - Lesley Davies (Chair), Colin Davies (Secretary), Matthew Ayres, Helen Palmer & Audrey Forde
Pastoral Committee - Rev Michael Roden (Chair), Rev Steve Wood, Rev Oliver Learmont, Audrey Forde, Pauline Sadler, Michael Taylor, Gail Young & Rev Fizz Gibbs
Events & Fundraising Committee - Michael Taylor (Chair), Rachel Bagenal, Joanna Chugg, Helen Gimson, Monica Moore, Alex Ritchie, Tom Ritchie, James Sawyer & Paul Woodin
Worship Planning & Communication Group - Rev Michael Roden (Chair), Alan Childs, Elizabeth Cranfield, Stephen Holland, Jen Lynch, Helen Gimson, Pauline Sadler, Robin Sternberg & Michael Taylor
