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  • Chris Eyden was ordained in Saint Paul's Cathedral in June 1991. He served his curacy in Tottenham living just opposite 'E' gate of Spurs football ground. During his time in Tottenham he experienced 1 murder, several drug deals and had his car turned over in a gang battle.
    
    Two and a half years later he moved to St Peter's Ealing. The shock of Middle Class suburbia was a relief! He was for 7 years the vicar of St Mark's Wimbledon (now Richard Sewell's Parish.)
    
    Chris decided to take a year out to study for an MA in Cambridge and it is from that project that he joined the Parish of Putney.
    
    Before being ordained he went to Drama school and spent 7 happy years as an actor. He appeared on Stage and on TV and radio. East Enders and Tuckers Luck were his claim to fame. He also worked with Frankie Howard in the West End in 1986. His other 'talk about at dinner parties' is when he met Laurence Olivier earlier in 1984!
    
    Before Theological College (Saint Stephen's House, Oxford) Chris was a Buddy for the Terrence Higgins trust and a Parish Assistant at St Mary's Stoke Newington. He has been a Hospital and Hospice chaplain, areas of ministry which still interest him a great deal.
    
    Chris lives just over the River in Fulham road, much nearer to St Mary's than the Team rector!
    
    How old? Age is a number. His is ex directory!

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  • The District Church Council, or DCC, is an executive committee of All Saints’ Church with the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, in promoting within the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Formally, the DCC is responsible for the financial affairs of the church and the care and maintenance of the church fabric and its contents.
    
    It also has a voice in the forms of service used by the church and may make representations to the bishop on matters affecting the welfare of the parish. The membership consists of the clergy and churchwardens of the church, together with 10 representatives of the church elected at the Annual General Meeting of the church, or AGM.
    
    Each representative serves one year and may offer themselves for re-election for a further 2 years but then must stand down for at least one year. Five members will serve concurrently on the Parochial Church Council., or PCC. The DCC meets around 7 times a year. The PCC meets 4 times a year on a Tuesday evening.
    
    
    Gerald Allison
    Warden
    
    
    Iain Cox
    Warden
    
    
    Clemancy Gordon-Martin
    Deputy Church Warden
    
    
    
    Adam Robinson
    Treasurer
    
    
    
    Michelle Penn
    Joint Hon. Secretary
    
    
    David Thomson
    Joint Hon. Secretary
    
    Jemma Taylor
    Hon. Dep. Treasurer

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  • What is a Deanery Synod?
  • The deanery synod is a statutory body under the Synodical Government Measure 1969 and is the intermediate body between the Diocesan Synod and parochial church councils in the respective deaneries. Its functions are:
  • to consider matters concerning the Church of England and to make provision for such matters in relation to their deanery, and to consider and express their opinion on any other matters of religious or public interest;
  • The deanery synod may not issue any statement purporting to declare the doctrine of the Church on any question.
  • Standing Order 104 of the Diocesan Synod makes provision for the raising of matters with the Diocesan Synod by deanery synods. The deanery synod is governed by the latest edition of the Model Rules for Deanery Synods, which were adopted by the Diocesan Synod on 14 February 1970. Standing Order 105 of the Diocesan Synod and Model Rule 67 of the deanery synod provide for raising matters with the deanery synod by parochial church councils, and also for the subsequent raising of that matter with the Diocesan Synod.
  • Members of deanery synods form the electorate for the General and Diocesan Synods, and for their respective Area Councils. The area dean and deanery lay-chair are ex-officio members of the Area Council.
  • Our Deanery Synod representatives are elected at the DCC AGM (usually in late March/April), to serve for a 3-year period. The Synod usually meets three times a year.  

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