Parish of Braddan

ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING

The Annual Vestry Meeting of the parish of Braddan will be held on Monday 11th April 2011 at 8.00 pm in Braddan Church Hall:

MEETING OF PARISHIONERS

A meeting of the parishioners of the parish of Braddan will be held in Braddan Church Hall on Monday 11th April 2011 at 8.10 pm (or as soon thereafter as the Annual Vestry Meeting is concluded) for the purpose of appointing four churchwardens of the parish.

The following persons are entitled to attend the meeting and vote:

To be appointed churchwarden a person must be —

A candidate must be nominated and seconded by persons entitled to attend the meeting, either before the meeting in writing or at the meeting, and must have signified his consent to serve.

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held in Braddan Church Hall on Monday 11th April 2011 at 8.20 pm (or as soon thereafter as the meeting of parishioners to appoint churchwardens is concluded)

NOTES

1. All persons whose names are entered upon the church electoral roll of the parish (and such persons only) are entitled to vote at the election of parochial representatives of the laity.

2. Subject to the provisions of rule 12(2)(c), a person is qualified to be elected a parochial representative of the laity if —

  1. his name is entered on the church electoral roll of the parish and, unless he is under the age of 18 years at the date of the election, has been so entered for at least the preceding period of 6 months; and
  2. he is an actual communicant, which means that he has received communion according to the use of the Church of England or a Church in communion with the Church of England at least three times during the twelve months preceding the date of the election;
  3. he is of 16 years or upwards;
  4. he has not been disqualified from holding office under section 10(6) of the Incumbents (Pastoral Breakdown) Measure (Isle of Man) 1996.

3. Any person whose name is on the electoral roll may be a sidesman.