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Amersham Deanery
Welcome to the website of the Amersham Deanery, we hope that you enjoy
looking round and find the information that you are seeking. The
purpose of the website is to do the following:
- To act as a portal to the local chuches within the Deanery;
- To be an aid to your spiritual journey through life;
- To provide information on Deanery wide events;
- To provide access to Deanery meeting information.
Our principal towns are Amersham, Beaconsfield, Chalfont St Peter and
Chesham.
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Deanery Treasurer Julie
Dziegiel made Honorary Lay Canon
Former-chartered accountant Julie Dziegiel has racked up more voluntary
hours serving her local church and the Diocese of Oxford than even she
can count. An accountant for many years, Julie has turned her skills
and expertise to the benefit of the church since 2002 when she became
treasurer at her local church. In recognition of her distinguished
service to the church, Julie was installed as an honorary lay
canon during a service at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford on Sunday
27th January.
The awards recognise the dedication of lay and ordained people to the
Diocese of Oxford and the wider church across a variety of areas of
ministry and mission. This includes roles supporting theological
education in the worldwide Anglican Communion, the deaf and hard of
hearing in the diocese, and community organising and church growth.
Since 2002, Julie has taken on numerous roles offering her sage
financial advice and having an impact on policy right up to national
level. As well as serving her local parish, Julie became treasurer of
the Deanery of Amersham in 2010. She joined the General Synod in the
same year and is also an ex-officio member of the Bishop’s Council. The
Archbishop’s Council finance committee has benefitted from her input as
well as the Inter Diocesan Finance Forum.
Speaking on her installation as honorary lay canon, Julie said: “There
are people who work just as hard doing stuff that is just as important,
who do not get these honours. I am not unusual, what I do is unusual
because of my skills, but the fact that people do as much as I do is
not unusual.
“I am delighted, possibly a little bemused but it is lovely. What I do
is, I wait for the Lord to put work on my desk and then I get on with
it. Not only does he give me things to do, he makes me fascinated by
them.”
Julie, who lives in Chesham, was also part of the national church
steering committee which worked on the recent Cathedrals Measure. More
recently as vice chairman of the Oxford Diocese Board of Finance, Julie
chaired the parish share review group and continues as vice chairman of
the Board.
February 2024
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Our next
Synod Meeting is Thursday 20th June at the Chesham Bois Parish Centre.
To look at the documentation for the meeting please go
to the Deanery Meetings
section of the site.
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The Deanery Synod is a meeting of elected lay church members and clergy
from the Deanery, meeting four times a year to discuss topics such as:
- the mission of the local churches;
- training and resources;
- stewardship and parish share;
- implementation of diocesan initiatives;
- items of interest from external speakers.
We elect members to the Diocesan Synod and so to the General Synod
where major debates and decisions are made regarding national church
life. The Standing Committee welcomes suggestions for topics
and speakers.
