Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Sydney Diocesan Archives, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney
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During 2010 the Sydney Diocesan Archives will be closed to public enquiries, from time to time, in order to work on re-shelving and stock-take.
However we will service enquiries for provision of a copy of a personal record of baptism. Please see the relevant page on this website “How to Obtain a Copy of your Baptism Record”.
This website aims to provide the reader with a starting point from which to gain an understanding of the work of Sydney Diocesan Archives, the collection, services available, and the wider diocesan context within which the Sydney Diocesan Archives operates. Readers are encouraged to explore the website, and then contact the Sydney Diocesan Archivist for more details if necessary.
Information on the website includes:
• Details about access to the Sydney Diocesan Archives for the general public, and other user groups
• Collection Policy and holdings of the Sydney Diocesan Archives
• Downloadable documentation
The Archivist’s Mission
Archivists ensure that records which have value as authentic evidence of administrative, corporate, cultural and intellectual activity are made, kept and used. The work of archivists is vital for ensuring organisational efficiency and accountability and for supporting understandings of Australian life through the management and retention of its personal, corporate and social memory.
[Australian Society of Archivists: http://www.archivists.org.au ]
News
News in Category: General Interest
News about matters of wider and more general interest concerning archives administration in the Anglican Church
2007 Church Administration Conference
On Saturday 16 June 2007, the Sydney Diocesan Secretariat (SDS) is holding an inaugural Church Administration Conference to help newly elected churchwardens and parish councillors to understand:
• What does it mean?
• What do you do now?
• What is your part in these important ministry roles?
The Conference will be a great opportunity for newly elected church officers (and those who are already in these positions) to gain a greater understanding of their roles in the life of church and parish. The SDS also encourages rectors and other interested ministry staff, and anyone else in churches and parishes who may be considering becoming a churchwarden or parish councillor in the future, to attend this conference.
The conference sessions will cover the following subjects:
• Roles & responsibilities of churchwardens & parish councillors
• Parish accounting and financial controls
• Ministry staff remuneration
• Risk Management Program Module 2
Throughout the day there will be information booths presenting and showcasing various other services to parishes. The Sydney Diocesan Archives will be represented at this Conference in this way. Those attending will be able to ask the Sydney Diocesan Archivist about records management and archives administration in the parish office, deposit of parish records into the Sydney Diocesan Archives, and about the work of the Sydney Diocesan Archives.
Category: General Interest