Parish Annual Meetings

Parishes are required to hold their Annual Meetings between January 1 and the third Sunday in March. The meeting can be held in-person or by using a virtual meeting technology. If for some uncontrollable reason a meeting is not held parish officers continue in office until the AGM can occur and elections can be held. A new meeting date requires three weeks notice.  No parish business that involves voting can be done by email. 

The following documents are of use for planning the parish annual general meeting:

• Notes on Conducting a Parish Annual Meeting (from Chancellor David Bell, rev. for 2025)
• How-to Guide for Voting on Zoom: for Hosts | for Participants
• Canon Six - Parish Governance
• Constitution - Section 4 - Lay Members of the Synod
• Policy B-2 Responsibilities of a Member of Synod

The synod has Zoom accounts for use by parishes.  Please email zoom at anglican.nb.ca or contact Susan to schedule.