The Church of the Holy Redeemer York

Our Parochial Church Council is responsible for discerning the vision for life at Holy Redeemer and for working then to organise and admininster the work we share together to achieve this.

Our Vision is to be...‘A Place to Connect’

and we believe that this can become a reality by being a Church that is all about... 'Finding, exploring, sharing and celebrating together God’s love as seen in Jesus Christ.'

In practice this means that...
in finding God’s love, together we will:
- open our hearts and minds to see God at work in us and around us
- welcome all who are seeking to know God’s love
- give thanks as we see God at work

in exploring God’s love, together we will:
- be open to learn from the bible, our worship, teaching and prayers and the traditions and experiences of the wider church
- allow ourselves to know God’s will for our lives and how to live them
- test out our faith by putting it into action

in sharing God’s love, together we will:
- value and serve each other
- reach out to neighbours in need
- demonstrate His love through pastoral care
- be a willing witness to our faith
- help God’s Kingdom to grow within us, among us and around us

in celebrating God’s love, together we will:
- spend time in thanks and praise
- share our experience of God at work in our lives
- invite, encourage and welcome others to join us.

In helping to make this Vision a realily for all who belong to Holy Redeemer...
The Fabric and Finance Team: takes the lead role in issues relating to the finance of our activities and maintaining the fabric of the Church and Church Hall to make them fit for purpose. Members of the Team are; John Duffield, Ken Parkin (our churchwarden), Rev'd Tony Hand, Patricia Askew (Treasurer) and Neil Stubbs.

The Church Family Team: takes the lead role in promoting and encouraging the social and relational life of the Church Family. Members of the team are; Judith Carlton, Rev'd Tony Hand, Matthew Parkin and Helen Sayles.

The Worship and Mission Team: takes the lead role in working to enrich our spiritual life, shaping our worship life and planning and implementing our strategy for mission. Members of the team are; Rachel Hand, Rev'd Tony Hand, Marion Hoyland and Gail Naish.

Our representatives in the Deanery of York are; Mike Burkett, Rev'd Tony Hand, Doug Hemingway and Ken Parkin.

When needed the PCC's Standing Committee meets and includes: Trisha Askew (Treasurer), Ken Parkin (our Churchwarden), Rachel Hand (Worship and Mission Team), Rev'd Tony Hand, and Helen Sayles (Church Family Team).

OUR PCC MEETINGS IN 2011
Tuesday 18th January 2011 - whole PCC
February - Team Meetings
Tuesday 8th February - Worship and Mission and Church Family Teams
Thursday 10th February - Fabric and Finance Team
Tuesday 15th March 2011 - whole PCC
Wednesday 6th April - AGM
Tuesday 17th May - whole PCC
June - Team Meetings
Tuesday 19th July 2011 - whole PCC
August - no formal meetings
Tuesday 20th September - whole PCC
October - Team Meetings
Tuesday 15th November - whole PCC
December 20th - Annual Review of the Year.

Meetings of the whole PCC will be on the 3rd Tuesday of the month as detailed above.

You can contact the PCC via our contact form.

Alternatively, church members can obtain the contact details for PCC members from our Church address book.