Revision of St Giles Electoral Roll

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) for St Giles Church is fast approaching (Tuesday 30th April 2024 at 7pm in the Reading Room). In preparation of this, we need to revise our Church’s electoral roll so we now invite people to apply to be on that roll.
 
Why should you be on the St Giles’ electoral roll?

• In the same way that being on the civic electoral roll allows you to vote in parliamentary and local elections and referenda, being on the St Giles Electoral Roll means that you can vote on Church matters and any relevant issues at the APCM. This includes the right to nominate people or stand for election to the Parochial Church Council (PCC).
  
• The roll affects the maximum number of PCC lay members that we can have from our village.  More people on the electoral roll brings a wider and varied representation of views and talents available to our local church and the wider Anglican church.
  

To qualify for the electoral roll
 
Any lay person is entitled to have their name entered on the Church’s roll if the person is: 
(a) baptised
(b) aged 16 or over
(c) or can make one of the following declarations when applying for enrolment:

1. The person is a member of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with it and is resident in the parish.
2. The person is a member of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with it, is not resident in the parish but has habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months.
3. The person is a member in good standing of a Church which is not in communion with the Church of England but subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and has habitually attended public worship in the parish during the preceding six months.

For an Electoral Roll Application Form please get in touch with

Sylvia Athawes (07923 563662)  [email protected] or
the Vicar Maureen Turner (01367 240875), 
or the Church Warden, Pat Cook