The Church Electoral Roll is our parish church's register of electors and is the list of those qualified to attend and to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in the elections for the parochial church council and the parish's representatives on the deanery synod.
Any person entitled to attend the Annual Parochial Church Meeting may raise any question of parochial or general church interest.
In 2007 and every 6 years thereafter the electoral roll is renewed. In a year of renewal, no names are carried over from the old roll and everyone must apply for inclusion on the new roll. If you enrol you become a voting member of the Church of England and so help to ensure that all the synodical councils of the Church - the Parochial Church Council, your Deanery Synod, the Oxford Diocesan Synod and the General Synod -are fully representative of its members. If you're eligible, click here to download a form to fill in and return to the Electoral Roll Officer, St Nicolas Church Office, West Mills, Newbury RG14 5HG. NOTES 1. The only Churches at present in communion with the Church of England are other Anglican Churches and certain foreign Churches. 2. Membership of the electoral roll is also open to members in good standing of a Church not in communion with the Church of England which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity where those members are also prepared to declare themselves to be members of the Church of England. 3. Every 6 years a new roll is prepared and those on the previous roll are informed so that they can re-apply. If you are not resident in the parish but were on the roll as an habitual worshipper and have been prevented by sickness or absence or other essential reason from worshipping for the past six months, you may write 'would have habitually attended' on the form and add 'but was prevented from doing so because...' and then state the reason. 4. Those who become 16 during the next 12 months may complete the form, and become eligible to be entered on the roll on their sixteenth birthday. 5. If you have any problems over this form, please approach the clergy or lay people responsible for the parish, who will be pleased to help you. SYNODICAL GOVERNMENT• Gives an opportunity for partnership and collaboration between bishops, clergy and laity in the life of the Church. • Enables church people at every level to be in touch with the Church as a whole and to play their part in decision-making. • Ensures that the laity have their place in every aspect of church life including its doctrine and services. | 