Handbook for Churchwardens revised edition

by Briden, Timothy

• ISBN13: 9780826481535
• ISBN10: 0826481531
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-24
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

A handbook for churchwardens, PCC members and clergy, that includes legislative changes. This book explains the rules and responsibilities of elected church officers and provides help in navigating the complexities of modern legislation.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
The Constitution of the Church	1	(7)
The province	1	(1)
The diocese	2	(1)
The archdeaconry	3	(1)
The rural deanery	4	(1)
Synodical government	5	(3)
Historical background	5	(1)
The General Synod	6	(1)
Diocesan synods	6	(1)
Deanery synods	7	(1)
The Courts of the Church	8	(6)
Diocesan courts	8	(1)
Provincial courts	9	(1)
Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved	9	(1)
Proceedings for misconduct	10	(3)
Proceedings concerning doctrine, ritual or ceremonial	13	(1)
Faculties	14	(5)
Obtaining a faculty	17	(2)
The Parish	19	(9)
Ancient parishes	19	(1)
New and altered parishes	20	(3)
Statutory provisions	21	(1)
New benefices or parishes	21	(1)
Redundant churches	22	(1)
Unions of benefices and parishes	23	(1)
Team and group ministries	23	(2)
Team ministry	24	(1)
Group ministry	24	(1)
Conventional districts	25	(1)
Sharing of church buildings	25	(1)
Ownership	26	(1)
Guild churches	26	(2)
The Parochial Clergy	28	(21)
The incumbent	28	(13)
Rectors and vicars	28	(1)
Institution and collation	29	(1)
Induction	30	(1)
Conduct of services	30	(4)
Incumbent's other duties	34	(1)
Enforcement of duties	35	(3)
Avoidance of benefice	38	(1)
Sequestrations	39	(2)
The unbeneficed clergy	41	(4)
Generally	41	(1)
Priests-in-charge	42	(1)
Assistant curates	43	(2)
Members of team and group ministries	45	(2)
Ordained women	47	(2)
The Patron and Patronage	49	(14)
Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 (so far as relating to the exercise of rights of presentation) with Notes	51	(10)
Appointing a new incumbent	61	(2)
The Office of Churchwarden	63	(16)
Churchwardens Measure 2001, with Notes	64	(15)
The Functions of Churchwardens	79	(7)
Churchwardens and chapelwardens	79	(1)
Powers and duties	80	(5)
As to church, churchyard and contents of church	80	(3)
Maintenance of order	83	(1)
Allocation of seats	83	(1)
Alms and collections	84	(1)
Vacancy of benefice	84	(1)
Churchwardens as bishops' officers	85	(1)
Actions by and against churchwardens	85	(1)
Other Lay Officers	86	(5)
Parish clerk and sexton	86	(1)
Organist	86	(1)
The verger	87	(1)
Sidesmen (or churchwardens' assistants)	87	(1)
Church architect or surveyor	87	(1)
Readers	88	(1)
Deaconesses	89	(1)
Lay Workers	90	(1)
Parochial Church Meetings and Councils	91	(65)
Introduction	91	(2)
The Church Representation Rules with Notes	93	(58)
Appendix 1	137	(7)
Appendix 2	144	(7)
Provisions of Pastoral Measure 1983 as to church meetings and councils in certain cases	151	(5)
Powers and Responsibilities of Parochial Church Councils	156	(17)
Introduction	156	(2)
Data protection	158	(1)
Disability discrimination	159	(1)
Health and safety	160	(1)
Testing of churchyard monuments	161	(1)
The Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956, with Notes	162	(11)
Conduct of Meetings	173	(4)
Organization of the meeting of parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting	175	(2)
Index	177