Diocesan Meetings Calendar

Meetings in 2026

SubjectStart DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
Diocesan Office Closed19/12/202517:0002/01/202609:00
Christmas Eve24/12/202500:0024/12/202523:59
Christmas Day25/12/202500:0025/12/202523:59
New Year's Day Bank Holiday01/01/202600:0001/01/202623:59
Diocesan Office re-opens02/01/202600:0002/01/202623:59
Bishop's Staff Meeting13/01/202610:0013/01/202616:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting14/01/202610:0014/01/202611:00
Agenda Committee14/01/202614:3014/01/202616:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee15/01/202610:1515/01/202613:30
Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel20/01/202610:0020/01/202612:00
GYMD Programme Board20/01/202614:0020/01/202616:00
Diocesan Board of Education (virtual only)20/01/202617:3022/01/202620:00
Budget Committee27/01/202614:0027/01/202615:30
Bishop's Staff Meeting (virtual only)03/02/202610:0003/02/202616:00
Glebe Workshop04/02/202613:0004/02/202617:00
DMPC Executive Committee (virtual only)05/02/202609:3005/02/202613:00
General Synod (London)09/02/202609:0017/02/202617:00
Verulam House Fund Trustees09/02/202614:0009/02/202616:00
Diocesan Environment Group (virtual only)10/02/202615:0010/02/202617:00
Diocesan Wellbeing Group (virtual only)11/02/202614:0011/02/202616:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting12/02/202610:0012/02/202611:00
Half Term16/02/202600:0020/02/202623:59
Ash Wednesday18/02/202600:0018/02/202623:59
Glebe Committee Meeting (virtual only)23/02/202610:0023/02/202613:00
St Albans Diocesan Property Company (Chesham)23/02/202614:3023/02/202615:30
St Albans Diocesan Property Company23/02/202616:0023/02/202617:00
Diocesan Board of Finance23/02/202618:0023/02/202620:00
Rural Deans & Lay Chairs24/02/202610:0025/02/202617:00
Assets Committee02/03/202614:0002/03/202615:30
Bishop's Council02/03/202619:0002/03/202621:30
Property Committee03/03/202610:3003/03/202613:30
Parish Grants Committee05/03/202614:0005/03/202615:45
Parish Shares and Support Committee05/03/202616:0005/03/202617:00
Board for Mission and Ministry09/03/202619:0009/03/202621:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting10/03/202610:0010/03/202616:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee12/03/202610:1512/03/202613:30
Board of Patronage12/03/202614:0012/03/202616:00
Diocesan Synod (Putteridge Bury)14/03/202609:3014/03/202613:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting17/03/202610:0017/03/202611:00
Diocesan Board of Education18/03/202617:3018/03/202620:00
GYMD Programme Board19/03/202614:0019/03/202616:00
Mission and Ministry Conference21/03/202609:0021/03/202616:00
Passiontide23/03/202600:0003/04/202623:59
Maundy Thursday02/04/202600:0002/04/202623:59
Good Friday03/04/202600:0003/04/202623:59
Easter Day05/04/202600:0005/04/202623:59
Easter Monday Holiday06/04/202600:0006/04/202623:59
Budget Committee13/04/202613:0013/04/202615:00
Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel14/04/202610:0014/04/202612:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting15/04/202610:0015/04/202611:00
Agenda Committee15/04/202614:3015/04/202616:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting16/04/202610:0016/04/202616:00
Verulam House Fund Trustees21/04/202614:0021/04/202616:00
Glebe Committee22/04/202615:0022/04/202618:30
May Day Holiday04/05/202600:0004/05/202623:59
Diocesan Environment Group (virtual only)05/05/202615:0005/05/202617:00
Audit and Risk Committee06/05/202610:0006/05/202612:00
Diocesan Wellbeing Group06/05/202614:0006/05/202616:00
DMPC Executive Committee07/05/202610:3007/05/202613:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting12/05/202610:0012/05/202616:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting13/05/202610:0013/05/202611:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee14/05/202610:1514/05/202613:30
St Albans Diocesan Property Company (Chesham) AGM18/05/202614:3018/05/202615:30
St Albans Diocesan Property Company AGM18/05/202616:0018/05/202617:00
Diocesan Board of Finance AGM18/05/202618:0018/05/202620:00
Assets Committee20/05/202611:0020/05/202612:30
Diocesan Board of Education21/05/202617:3021/05/202620:00
Half Term25/05/202600:0029/05/202623:59
Spring Bank Holiday25/05/202600:0025/05/202623:59
Board for Mission and Ministry01/06/202619:0001/06/202621:00
Hope for Rural Churches06/06/202609:0006/06/202616:00
Bishop's Council08/06/202619:0008/06/202621:30
Bishop's Staff Meeting09/06/202610:0009/06/202616:00
Parish Grants Committee10/06/202614:0010/06/202616:00
Diocesan Synod (virtual only)13/06/202609:3013/06/202613:00
Agenda Committee16/06/202614:3016/06/202616:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting17/06/202610:0017/06/202611:00
Alban Pilgrimage (Cathedral)20/06/202610:0020/06/202613:00
Property Committee23/06/202610:3023/06/202613:30
Verulam House Fund Trustees30/06/202614:0030/06/202616:00
Glebe Committee + tour01/07/202610:0001/07/202617:00
Board of Patronage (virtual only)02/07/202614:0002/06/202615:00
DMPC Executive Committee (virtual only)02/07/202615:0002/07/202613:00
Ordinations (Priests - Cathedral)04/07/202614:0004/07/202615:30
Ordinations (Deacons - Cathedral)05/07/202616:0005/07/202617:30
Bishop's Staff Meeting07/07/202610:0007/07/202616:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Awayday08/07/202610:0008/07/202616:00
General Synod (York)11/07/202609:0014/07/202617:00
Budget Committee13/07/202610:0013/07/202612:00
GYMD Programme Board13/07/202614:0013/07/202616:00
Diocesan Board of Finance13/07/202618:0013/07/202620:00
Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel14/07/202610:0014/07/202612:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting15/07/202610:0015/07/202611:00
Diocesan Wellbeing Group15/07/202614:0015/07/202616:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee16/07/202610:1516/07/202613:30
Diocesan Board of Education15/07/202616:0016/07/202618:30
Assets Committee21/07/202611:0021/07/202612:30
Late Summer Bank Holiday31/08/202600:0031/08/202623:59
Budget Committee01/09/202610:0001/09/202612:00
Agenda Committee02/09/202614:3002/09/202616:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting08/09/202609:3008/09/202615:00
Budget Committee10/09/202610:3010/09/202612:00
Property Committee15/09/202610:3015/09/202613:30
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting16/09/202610:0016/09/202611:00
Parish Grants Committee16/09/202614:0016/09/202616:00
Diocesan Board of Finance21/09/202618:0021/09/202620:00
Diocesan Environment Group (virtual only)22/09/202615:0022/09/202617:00
GYMD Programme Board23/09/202614:0023/09/202616:00
Board for Mission and Ministry23/09/202619:0023/09/202621:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee24/09/202610:1524/09/202613:30
Diocesan Board of Education (virtual only)24/09/202617:3024/09/202619:30
St Albans Diocesan Property Company25/09/202615:0021/09/202617:00
St Albans Diocesan Property Company (Chesham)25/09/202615:4521/09/202615:30
Licensing of Readers (Cathedral)27/09/202616:0027/09/202617:30
Bishop's Council28/09/202619:0028/09/202621:30
DMPC Executive Committee01/10/202610:3001/10/202613:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting06/10/202609:3006/10/202616:00
Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel07/10/202610:0007/10/202612:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting13/10/202610:0013/10/202611:00
Verulam House Fund Trustees13/10/202614:0013/10/202616:00
Audit and Risk Committee14/10/202610:0014/10/202612:00
LYCiG16/10/202609:3018/10/202616:00
Diocesan Synod (Putteridge Bury)17/10/202609:3017/10/202616:00
19/10/202614:0019/10/202615:30
Property Improvements Allocation Meeting20/10/202610:3020/10/202612:30
Agenda Committee20/10/202614:3020/10/202616:00
Diocesan Wellbeing Group (Virtual only)21/10/202614:0021/10/202616:00
Half Term26/10/202600:0030/10/202623:59
Bishop's Staff Residential02/11/202610:0005/11/202616:00
Glebe Committee11/11/202615:0011/11/202618:30
Diocesan Advisory Committee12/11/202610:1512/11/202613:30
General Synod (London)16/11/202609:0018/11/202617:00
St Albans Diocesan Property Company (Chesham)16/11/202614:3016/11/202615:30
St Albans Diocesan Property Company16/11/202616:0016/11/202617:00
Diocesan Board of Finance16/11/202618:0016/11/202620:00
Assets Committee17/11/202611:0017/11/202612:30
Parish Grants Committee18/11/202614:0018/11/202616:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting19/11/202610:0019/11/202611:00
Bishop's Council23/11/202619:0023/11/202621:30
Property Committee24/11/202610:3024/11/202613:00
Diocesan Board of Education (Virtual only)26/11/202617:3026/11/202620:00
Board for Mission and Ministry30/11/202619:0030/11/202621:00
DMPC Executive Committee (virtual only)03/12/202610:3003/12/202613:00
Board of Patronage (virtual only)03/12/202614:0003/12/202616:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting08/12/202609:3008/12/202615:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Christmas Party17/12/202612:0017/12/202616:00
Christmas Eve24/12/202600:0024/12/202623:59
Christmas Day25/12/202600:0025/12/202623:59
New Year's Day Bank Holiday01/01/202700:0001/01/202723:59
Diocesan Office re-opens04/01/202700:0004/01/202723:59

Meetings in 2027

SubjectStart DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
Bishop's Staff Meeting12/01/202710:0012/01/202716:00
Agenda Committee13/01/202714:0013/01/202715:30
GYMD Programme Board18/01/202714:0018/01/202716:00
Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel19/01/202710:0019/01/202712:00
Diocesan Board of Education19/01/202717:3019/01/202720:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting20/01/202710:0020/01/202711:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee21/01/202710:1521/01/202713:30
Budget Committee26/01/202710:0026/01/202712:00
Diocesan Environment Group (virtual only)02/02/202715:0002/02/202717:00
Glebe Committee03/02/202715:0003/02/202718:30
DMPC Executive Committee (virtual only)04/02/202710:3004/02/202713:00
Verulam House Fund Trustees08/02/202714:0008/02/202716:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting09/02/202710:0009/02/202716:00
Ash Wednesday10/02/202700:0010/02/202723:59
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting11/02/202710:0011/02/202711:00
Diocesan Wellbeing Group (virtual only)11/02/202714:0011/02/202716:00
Half Term15/02/202700:0019/02/202723:59
General Synod (London)22/02/202709:0026/02/202717:00
St Albans Diocesan Property Company (Chesham)22/02/202715:0022/02/202716:00
St Albans Diocesan Property Company22/02/202716:0022/02/202717:00
Diocesan Board of Finance22/02/202718:0022/02/202720:00
Rural Deans & Lay Chairs23/02/202710:0024/02/202717:00
Assets Committee01/03/202710:0001/03/202712:00
Bishop's Council01/03/202719:0001/03/202721:30
Property Committee02/03/202710:3002/03/202713:30
Parish Grants Committee03/03/202714:0003/03/202716:00
Board for Mission and Ministry03/03/202719:0003/03/202721:00
GYMD Programme Board08/03/202714:0008/03/202716:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting09/03/202710:0009/03/202716:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting10/03/202710:0010/03/202711:00
Racial Justice Action Group10/03/202714:0010/03/202716:00
Diocesan Board of Education10/03/202717:3010/03/202720:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee11/03/202710:1511/03/202713:30
Diocesan Synod13/03/202709:3013/03/202713:00
Passiontide15/03/202700:0026/03/202723:59
Board of Patronage18/03/202714:0018/03/202716:00
Maundy Thursday25/03/202700:0025/03/202723:59
Good Friday26/03/202700:0026/03/202723:59
Easter Day28/03/202700:0028/03/202723:59
Easter Monday29/03/202700:0029/03/202723:59
Bishop's Staff Meeting13/04/202710:0013/04/202716:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting14/04/202710:0014/04/202711:00
Agenda Committee14/04/202714:0014/04/202715:30
Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel20/04/202710:0020/04/202712:00
Verulam House Fund Trustees20/04/202714:0020/04/202716:00
Budget Committee21/04/202710:0021/04/202712:00
Glebe Committee21/04/202715:0021/04/202718:30
May Day Bank Holiday03/05/202700:0003/05/202723:59
Diocesan Environment Group (virtual only)04/05/202715:0004/05/202717:00
DMPC Executive Committee06/05/202710:3006/05/202713:00
Diocesan Wellbeing Group06/05/202714:0006/05/202716:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting11/05/202710:0011/05/202716:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting12/05/202710:0012/05/202711:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee13/05/202710:1513/05/202713:30
St Albans Diocesan Property Company (Chesham) AGM17/05/202715:0017/05/202716:00
St Albans Diocesan Property Company AGM17/05/202716:0017/05/202717:00
Diocesan Board of Finance (provisional)17/05/202718:0017/05/202720:00
Assets Committee19/05/202711:0019/05/202712:30
Diocesan Board of Education20/05/202717:3020/05/202720:00
Date held for possible concurrent meeting of Bishop's Council and DBF24/05/202718:0024/05/202721:00
Board for Mission and Ministry26/05/202719:0026/05/202721:00
Half Term31/05/202700:0004/06/202723:59
Spring Bank Holiday31/05/202700:0031/05/202723:59
Bishop's Staff Meeting08/06/202710:0008/06/202716:00
Audit and Risk Committee09/06/202710:0009/06/202712:00
Parish Grants Committee09/06/202714:0009/06/202716:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting10/06/202710:0010/06/202711:00
Diocesan Synod (virtual only)12/06/202709:3012/06/202713:00
Bishop's Council (provisional)14/06/202719:0014/06/202721:30
Racial Justice Action Group16/06/202714:0016/06/202716:00
Alban Pilgrimage (Cathedral)19/06/202710:0019/06/202713:00
Property Committee22/06/202710:3022/06/202713:30
Verulam House Fund Trustees29/06/202714:0029/06/202716:00
Glebe Committee + tour30/06/202710:0030/06/202717:00
Board of Patronage01/07/202714:0001/07/202716:00
Ordinations (Priests - Cathedral)03/07/202714:0003/07/202715:00
Ordinations (Deacons - Cathedral)04/07/202716:0004/07/202717:00
Diocesan Board of Finance (AGM)05/07/202718:0005/07/202720:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting06/07/202710:0006/07/202716:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting07/07/202710:0007/07/202711:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee08/07/202710:1515/07/202713:30
DMPC Executive Committee08/07/202714:0008/07/202715:30
GYMD Programme Board12/07/202714:0012/07/202716:00
Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel13/07/202710:0013/07/202712:00
Budget Committee14/07/202710:0014/07/202712:00
Diocesan Board of Education15/07/202717:3015/07/202720:00
Late Summer Bank Holiday31/08/202700:0031/08/202723:59
Budget Committee02/09/202710:0002/09/202711:00
Assets Committee06/09/202710:0006/09/202712:30
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting08/09/202710:0008/09/202711:00
Agenda Committee08/09/202714:0008/09/202715:30
Budget Committee09/09/202710:0009/09/202711:00
Board for Mission and Ministry09/09/202719:0009/09/202721:00
Property Committee14/09/202710:3014/09/202713:30
Parish Grants Committee15/09/202714:0015/09/202716:00
St Albans Diocesan Property Company (Chesham)16/09/202715:0016/09/202716:00
St Albans Diocesan Property Company16/09/202716:0016/09/202717:00
Diocesan Board of Finance16/09/202718:0016/09/202720:00
Clergy Conference20/09/202710:0023/09/202716:00
DMPC Executive Committee23/09/202710:3023/09/202713:00
Licensing of Readers (Cathedral)26/09/202716:0026/09/202717:00
Bishop's Council27/09/202719:0027/09/202721:30
Diocesan Environment Group (virtual only)28/09/202715:0028/09/202717:00
GYMD Programme Board29/09/202710:0029/09/202712:00
Racial Justice Action Group29/09/202714:0029/09/202716:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee30/09/202710:1530/09/202713:30
Diocesan Board of Education30/09/202717:3003/09/202720:00
Clergy Day Conference02/10/202710:0002/10/202716:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting05/10/202710:0005/10/202716:00
Verulam House Fund Trustees05/10/202714:0005/10/202716:00
Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel06/10/202710:0006/10/202712:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting13/10/202710:0013/10/202711:00
Diocesan Synod16/10/202709:3016/10/202716:00
Property Improvements Allocation Meeting19/10/202710:3019/10/202712:30
Audit and Risk Committee20/10/202710:0020/10/202712:00
Diocesan Wellbeing Group (Virtual only)21/10/202714:0021/10/202716:00
Half Term25/10/202700:0029/10/202723:59
Bishop's Staff Meeting09/11/202710:0009/11/202716:00
Glebe Committee10/11/202715:0010/11/202718:30
General Synod (London)15/11/202709:0017/11/202717:00
St Albans Diocesan Property Company (Chesham)15/11/202715:0015/11/202716:00
St Albans Diocesan Property Company15/11/202716:0015/11/202717:00
Diocesan Board of Finance (provisional)15/11/202718:0015/11/202720:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Meeting16/11/202710:0016/11/202711:00
Assets Committee16/11/202714:0016/11/202715:30
Parish Grants Committee17/11/202714:0017/11/202716:00
Property Committee23/11/202710:3023/11/202713:00
Racial Justice Action Group24/11/202714:0024/11/202716:00
Board for Mission and Ministry24/11/202719:0024/11/202721:00
Diocesan Advisory Committee25/11/202710:1525/11/202713:30
Diocesan Board of Education25/11/202717:3025/11/202720:00
Date held for possible concurrent meeting of Bishop's Council and DBF29/11/202718:0029/11/202721:00
Bishop's Council (provisional)29/11/202719:0029/11/202721:30
DMPC Executive Committee (virtual only)02/12/202710:3002/12/202713:00
Board of Patronage02/12/202714:0002/12/202716:00
Bishop's Staff Meeting07/12/202710:0007/12/202716:00
Holywell Lodge Staff Christmas Party16/12/202712:0016/12/202716:00
Christmas Eve24/12/202700:0024/12/202723:59
Christmas Day25/12/202700:0025/12/202723:59
Christmas Day Bank Holiday27/12/202700:0027/12/202723:59
Boxing Day Bank Holiday28/12/202700:0028/12/202723:59
New Year's Day Bank Holiday03/01/202800:0003/01/202823:59
Diocesan Office Reopens04/01/202800:0004/01/202823:59