Join the Church Electoral Roll
Thank you for looking into joining the Electoral Roll for the St J’s Group of churches comprising the parishes of Peasedown St John and Foxcote with Shoscombe and Wellow. The electoral roll is the Church of England’s official register of who worships with us here at The St J’s Group. If you worship regularly with us over the last six months, we would love to encourage you to sign-up to the church electoral roll.
REVISION OF THE CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL 2024
Here are the published lists for 2024:
I hereby certify that the number of names entered upon the church electoral roll of the above parish, as revised in preparation for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting held in the year 2024, was: 83
I hereby certify that the number of names entered upon the church electoral roll of the above parish, as revised in preparation for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting held in the year 2024, was: 36
Rob Bubyer
Church Electoral Roll Officer
03/03/2024
Use of email addresses and other personal data
1. You do not have to provide an email address on this Form. If you do provide one, the Parochial Church Council and the electoral roll officer are entitled to use that email address to communicate with you in connection with the maintenance or revision of the Roll or the preparation of a new Roll or with elections to or membership of the Council.
2. The Church Representation Rules impose certain requirements for your name and address to be given to a third party, such as the diocesan electoral registration officer, in connection with elections to or membership of a deanery synod, diocesan synod or the House of Laity of the General Synod. If you provide an email address on this Form, it will be given to the third party along with your postal address.
3. A third party to whom your name and address have been given under the Church Representation Rules is in certain cases required by the Rules to pass them on to another person, such as the presiding officer in a synodical election. If you provide an email address on this Form, that email address will be given to the other person along with your postal address.
4. Any person to whom your email address or other personal data is given under the Church Representation Rules is required by those Rules to hold the data securely. Furthermore, if you do provide an email address on this form, that does not give anybody the right to use it for any purpose other than those permitted by the rules; so it cannot, for example, be used for social matters or fundraising.
5. The roll is published after each annual revision and after the preparation of a new roll. The published roll will include your name (as well as the name of every other person on the roll) but none of your other personal data (as defined by the Data Protection Act 2018) will be made public as a result of your inclusion on the roll.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHY HAVE AN ELECTORAL ROLL?
It is your parish church register of electors. It is the list of those qualified to attend and to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting where the elections take place for the Parochial Church Council and the parish’s representatives on the Deanery Synod.
Any person is entitled to attend the Annual Church Parochial Meeting but only those on the electoral role may raise any question of parochial or general church interest.
HOW DO I JOIN THE ELECTORAL ROLL?
You can join the electoral roll online by clicking on the button above.
Alternatively you can complete a paper form and return it the the church office.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
By enrolling 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, the Deanery Synod, the Diocesan Synod, and the General Synod – are fully representative of its members.
Synodical government gives an opportunity for partnership between bishops, clergy, and laity in the life of the Church.
First, the system is intended to enable church people at every level to be in touch with the Church as a whole and to play their part in decision-making.
Secondly, the system is intended to ensure that the laity have their place in every aspect of church life, including its doctrine and service.
THE ELECTORAL ROLL ASKS IF I’M A RESIDENT IN THE PARISH. HOW DO I KNOW?
You can use the Church of England’s Parish Finder to determine whether your home address falls within the parish boundaries or not.
Click here to use the Parish Finder.
I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS!
If you still have questions or would like some help, you can contact us at office@stjsgroup.church or by phoning 01761 300410.