st martins killara

Current 13 March 2011

Parish Administrator

 Marie Visvalingam     office@stmartinskillara.org  

Rector's Warden       People's Wardens

Neil MacDonald                       Roger Mackinnon    Peter Davis

For the responsibilities of Wardens and the qualifications needed to be a Warden, visit the Sydney Diocese publication What do the positions of Warden and Parish Councillor involve?

Parish Council

Jane Hewett                Doug Keech                Norman McCulla   
Vicki Blackwell          Pamela Shaw              Grace Lam       Belinda Russell

For the responsibilities of Parish Councillors and the qualifications needed to be a Parish Councillor, visit the Sydney Diocese publication What do the positions of Warden and Parish Councillor involve?

Parish Nominators

Chris Armitage           Neil MacDonald         Vicki Blackwell

Ann Newbrun                Pamela Shaw 

If a rector dies, retires, is removed from office or resigns, the Nomination Board for the parish nominates to the Archbishop a replacement.   The Nomination Board consists of the Bishop or Archdeacon, four persons appointed by the Synod and five Nominators elected at the parish annual general meeting.

Honorary Treasurer

Jane Coffey

The Annual General (Vestry) Meeting

Peoples Wardens, most Parish Council members, Parish Nominators and the  Honarary Treasurer are elected at the Annual Meeting of the Parish (sometimes called the Annual General Meeting or Annual Vestry Meeting).

To understand your important role as a parishioner voting and participating in the Annual Meeting, consider the information provided by the Sydney Diocesan Secretariat about Annual (Vestry) Meetings.

Map of the Anglican Parish of St. Martin's, Killara

Codes of Conduct

Clergy and lay persons exercising pastoral ministry are required to comply with "Faithfulness in Service - A national code for personal behaviour and the practice of pastoral ministry by clergy and church members".  Click here to download this document.

 Clergy and lay persons working with children and vulnerable people are also required to undertake training and comply with Safe Ministry Child Protection requirements.  Click here to download the Safe Ministry policy and documents, including procedures for reporting abuse of the policy requirements.