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Last updated 1st March 2018
Archdeacons' Annual (Deanery) Visitations
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This page contains all the paperwork relating to election of Churchwardens, completion of the Articles of Enquiry, and other paperwork required to be legally compliant in the run up to the election of Churchwardens. |
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Nomination as a ChurchwardenThe Nomination Form for Churchwarden should be made publically available for anyone on the church electoral roll to nominate someone as Churchwarden. The Archdeacons do not need to see the the completed form(s).
Election of ChurchwardenThe forms relating to the election of churchwardens can be found on the Parish Resources Website. http://www.parishresources.org.uk/pccs/apcms/ . This site also contains the forms for the election of PCC members, Deanery Synod mebers and administration of the electoral roll. After election as a ChurchwardenAfter election at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM), a Churchwarden should complete the Churchwarden's declaration either on-line (preferably) via this Survey Monkey link or print off and email the Declaration in Word format to Gillian.Beeley@Blackburn.Anglican.Org Ideally Declarations should be completed before attending a Archdeacon's Visitation.
Articles of EnquiryThis year, the Articles focus on communications. They should be competed using your Parish Returns account. The link to the Parish Returns page is here. If you parish has not yet registered, then please contact us. Archdeacon's Visitation ServiceThe Notice for the Church door or noticeboard is the official Invitation from the Archdeacon to Churchwardens and members of the PCC to attend a Visitation Service (usually) in the deanery. The notice should be displayed from the first Sunday after receiving the full documentation directly from the Archdeacon. until the date of the Visitation. For the notice to display in your church, please click on the link to the relevant deanery in the table below.
A Churchwarden should confirm that the notice has been displayed by returning the notice confirmation form to gillian.beeley@blackburn.anglican.org , ideally by end April.
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ear parishioners elect Churchwardens to represent them and to work with their parish priest in enabling Christian mission and ministry in their parish. At the Archdeacon's Visitation service (usually held in one church per deanery) the Churchwardens are sworn in as officers of the Diocesan Bishop.