Parish of St Laurence Church Winslow PREPARATION OF NEW ELECTORAL ROLL

Parish of St Laurence Church Winslow

PREPARATION OF NEW ELECTORAL ROLL

Notice is hereby given under the Church Representation Rules 2022, that a new Church Electoral Roll is being prepared. All persons who wish to have their names entered on the new Roll, whether their names are entered on the present Roll or not, are requested to apply for enrolment not later than:

Tuesday the 22nd day of April 2025

The new Roll will come into operation on:

Tuesday the 6th day of May 2025

The new Roll shall be published for not less than 14 days. Under the Church Representation Rules any lay persons are entitled to have their names entered
on the roll if they:
(i) are baptised and aged 16 or over;
(ii) (iii) have signed a form of application for enrolment and are either; members of the Church of England or of any Church in communion with the Church of England being resident in the parish or (not being resident in the parish) having habitually
attended public worship in the parish during the six months prior to the application for enrolment or:
(iv) are members in good standing of a Church (not in communion with the Church of England) which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity declaring themselves also to be members of the Church of England and having habitually attended public worship in the parish during the period of six months prior to enrolment.

Forms of application for enrolment can be obtained from the undersigned. In
order to be entitled to attend the annual parochial church meeting and to take
part in its proceedings, forms of application for enrolment must be returned by
Sunday 20th April 2025. Any error discovered in the roll when published should
at once be reported to the undersigned.
Dated this day: Monday the 10th day of March, 2025

Signed: Mrs C. Coyle, Church Electoral Roll Officer.

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