Contact Us

You can contact Simeon's Trustees through the form to the right or using the details below.

Canon Mark Payne is the Executive Officer for Simeon’s Trustees.

mark.payne@simeons.org.uk

Please note new phone number and address

01432 674071

Simeon’s Trustees
c/o Canon M Payne
Chart Lodge, 122 Aylestone Hill, Hereford, HR1 1JJ

         

123 Street Avenue, City Town, 99999

(123) 555-6789

email@address.com

 

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Expecting a vacancy?

Expecting a Vacancy?

If you are a Churchwarden or PCC member of a church in which Simeon's or Hyndman's have a patronage interest and you are expecting a vacancy (interregnum), this is the place for you!  We have a great deal of information on handling a vacancy with confidence and can help support you until a new priest is appointed. We believe patronage to be a special and valuable gift of God to the Church of England. The Patronage Benefices Measure (1986) guides our work.

Whenever a new vicar is appointed three parties are involved - the patron nominates a candidate, the PCC through its elected representatives and the bishop affirm or veto the patron's nomination and the Bishop institutes the candidate.

Each benefice in vacancy will be assigned a Simeon’s Trustee who will work closely with the PCC and Diocese.  The trustees are:

  • Men and women rooted in an evangelical heritage

  • Church leaders who are mission-hearted, prayerful, and visionary

  • Able to offer parishes prayerful and practical support

  • Able to draw on a large database and knowledge of available candidates, nationwide

Where presentation is suspended and a Priest-in-Charge rather than an Incumbent is to be appointed we will still play a role in the appointment process.

As patron we will ensure a balanced collaborative approach to the appointment.  Occasionally Parish Representatives can feel uncomfortable or even pressurised when faced with senior diocesan figures; we can offer 'critical friendship' and support and act as a bridge between parish and diocese.

These leaflets may be of help:

In addition to this we have the following resources available - please contact our Executive Officer if you would like to have copies.

  • Guidance on advertising your vacancy

  • Guidance on visit days

  • Guidance on interviews

  • sample parish profiles

Unconscious Bias

We have produced this short video which we hope PCCs and particularly those appointed as Parish Representatives will watch.