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3 A Absence of clergy PR-1 Ad hoc repairs to property B-7 Admission to Communion before Confirmation PR-18 Adult Baptism Advisers, use of professional B-24 Advowson 2-13 Agreed Membership Figure F-1, F-2 Amenity Societies, National A-16 Annual interviews for clergy PR-1, Part 3: Section E Appraisal Process for Proposed Parish Development Projects Part 3: Section J Archdeacons 1-9, 2-2 Archdeaconry Mission & Pastoral Committee 2-12 Area Bishops 1-5 Area Forums 2-10 Arms of the Diocese 1-4 Assessment, parish F-1 Agreed Membership Figure F-1 appeals against F-2 calculation of F-2 Direct Giving, potential for F-1 Fairer Shares guidelines F-1 payment of F-3 Personal Income Category F-1 Assistant clergy Aumbry PR-10 B Banns PR-23 Baptism adult infant marriage of unbaptised persons PR-23 Bats A-17 Benefice 2-9 vacancy PR-2, 3 Bishop s Council 2-8, 2-10 Boards (Diocesan) Education 1-17, 3-4 Finance 1-17, 2-14, 3-4, F-1 Boilers B-16 Borough Deans, Ecumenical 3-8 Burglar alarms B-17 C Index Cathedral, Southwark 1-12 Care of Churches Part 3: Section A Care of Churches, Council for A-17 Care of Churches & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure ,PR-28, A-1, A-4, A-6 Chancellor 1-17, 2-1, 2.5 Part 3: Section A, D-4 Charge, Archdeacon s 2-2 Child Protection, Diocesan Policy & Procedures see Part 3: Section H Safeguarding Church Army Officers PR-5 Church Commissioners 2-10, B-2 Church inspection & repair 2-6, A-17 Church land, definition of B-1 Church Representation Rules 2-10, PR-7 Churches Together in England 3-6, D-2, D-5 Churches Together in South London 1-9, 3-6 Churches Together in Surrey 3-6 Churchyards, Chancellor s Regulation A-19, A-25, A-34 Civil marriage, blessing after PR-23 Clergy marriage breakdown, Bishop s Visitor PR-28 Committees, Diocesan Advisory 1-17, 2-4, 2-6, PR-27, PR-28, Part 3: Section A, B-1,J-2 Ind-1

4 Index Archdeaconry Mission & Pastoral 2-10, 2-12 Diocesan Mission & Pastoral 1-17, 2-9, 2-11, J-2 Executive & Glebe 2-14, B-2, B-3, B-4 Parsonage & Property Maintenance see Part 3: Section B Sites Advisory & Redundant Churches Uses B-5, J-2 Common Licence (marriage) 2-3, PR-24 Common Prayer, Book of (BCP) PR-9 Common Worship (CW) PR-9, PR-13, PR-23 Commonwealth War Graves Commission A-17 Communications & Resources Dept 1-18, 3-4 Communion, Holy PR-7, PR-8, PR-28, C-4, by intinction PR-9 Confirmation, PR-14 age of candidates Consecrated elements PR-9, PR-10 Consistory Court 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, A-2, A-16, A-17 Contractors building B-9 drainage B-9 electrical B-9 glazing B-9 heating B-9 property work (general) B-9 plumbing B-9 Cookers B-19 Council for the Care of Churches A-17 Council Tax B-5, B-6, B-11 Cremated remains, disposal of PR-26, A-31 Croydon, Archdeacon of 1-9 Croydon, Bishop of 1-5 Curtilage 2-3, A-1, B-1 Custodian Trustee (RSDCT) 2-14, B-6, B-14, B-24 D DAC see Diocesan Advisory Committee DAC Certificate A-10, A-12, A-13 Dean of Southwark 1-13 Decoration of property internal B-15 external B-7, B-22 Defects in property, reporting B-7 De minimis list PR-28, A-3, A-6, A-36 Deacons PR-1,, PR-9, PR-23, I-1 Diaries, Bishops PR-28 Diocese of Southwark, history 1-1 Dioceses, Pastoral & Mission Measure Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) 1-17, 2-4, 2-6, PR-27, PR-28 Part 3: Section A, B-1, J-2 Diocesan Mission & Pastoral Committee 1-17, 2-9, 2-11, J-2 Diocesan Secretary 1-18, 3-4 Direct Giving, potential for F-1 Divorced persons, marriage of PR-22, PR-23 Documents Officer, Diocesan 0 Double-glazing B-17 E Ecumenical matters 3-3, 3-6, PR-7 Ecumenical Officers, Archdeaconry 2-12, 3-7, PR-8 Ind-2

5 Index Ecumenical relations 3-3, PR-7 Canons B43 & B44 PR-7 Ecumenical Relations Measure1988 PR-7, C-5, C-20 Education, Board of 1-17, 3-4 Elements, consecrated PR-9, PR-10 Emergency repairs B-7 contractors B-8 Employment in Parishes Part 3: Section G Endowments & Glebe Measure 1976 B-2, B-4 English Heritage A-15, A-16 English Nature A-17 Examining Chaplains Excommunication PR-26 Executive & Glebe Committee 2-14, B-2, B-3, B-4 Extended Episcopal Care Exterior redecoration of property B-7, B-22 External taps B-20 F Faculties, 2-3, PR-27, A-6 Petition for A-12 Public Notice A-14 Faculty Jurisdiction 2-3, A-1 Faculty procedures A-6 Fairer Shares guidelines Part 3: Section F Fees, inspection A-18 Fees for professional advisers B-24 Fees, sharing of B-24 Finance, Board of 1-17, 2-14, 3-4, F-1 Flowers in churchyards A-21, A-32 Foetal remains, disposal of PR-29 Freehold B-1 Fulham, Bishop of PR-4 G Gardens B-19 Glebe land, definition of B-2 Grants for property repairs & decoration B-15 Grave spaces, reservation of A-30 Greenhouses B-20 Group ministry 2-9 Guest churches, guidelines for Part 3: Section D H Healing PR-25 services for PR-11 Heating, central B-15 maintenance of B-16 Holidays, clergy PR-1 Holy Oils PR-11, Host churches, guidelines for Part 3: Section D Housing Association, Southwark & London Diocesan 3-6 I Illness, clergy PR-1 Inclusive language Income from property & investment (in calculation of assessment) F-2 Index of Deprivation 1-19 Infant Baptism In-going repair work B-7 In-service Training PR-1, PR-5 Inspection fees A-18 Inspection of Churches Measure , A-17 Internal decorations B-15 Interviews, annual PR-1, Part 3: Section E Intinction PR-9 Ind-3

6 Index K Key forms B-22 Keys, lost or stolen B-21 Kingston, Bishop of 1-7 L Lambeth, Archdeacon of 1-10 Language, inclusive Lay Ministers PR-4 Letting of property B-10, B-11 Lewisham, Archdeacon of 1-10 Licence, Bishop s PR-1, C-7 Listed Building Consent A-1 Local Ecumenical Projects 2-11, 3-7 London Churches Group for Social Action 3-7 London City Missioners PR-5 M Marriage PR-21 after nullity PR-22 civil, blessing after PR-23 common licence PR-22 divorced persons, marriage of PR-22 special licence PR-24 with Roman Catholic PR-24 with person of another faith PR-24 with unbaptised person PR-23 Mayors PR-28 Memorials (Chancellor s Directions) A-19 design of A-20 dimensions of A-21 in churchyards A-19, A-20 incorporating sculpture A-21 materials of A-21 tablets in churches A-38 Mission in London s Economy (MILE) 3-3, 3-8 Ministers in Teams, Review Process Part 3: Section I Ministry Division of the Archbishop s Council Ministry, types of group 2-9 lay PR-4 team 2-9 Mission agencies in the Diocese 3-9 Mission Teams 3-1 N National Amenity Societies A-16 New churches PR-28 Non-Stipendiary Minister O Ind-4 Occupiers of Diocesan properties, responsibilities of B-7, B-10, B-11, B-16, B-19, B-20, B-21 Oils, Holy PR-11, annointing with PR-11 Ordinands, Director of Ordination candidates P Parish Development Projects Part 3: Section J Parish property 2-14, B-3, B-14 Parochial Registers & Records Measure Parsonage & Property Maintenance Committee B-4, B-15 Parsonage design, new B-12 Parsonage land B-1 Parsonages measures 1938 & 1947 B-1 Parsonages Replacement Programme B-11 Pastoral Committees 2-10 Archdeaconry 2-12 Diocesan 2-10, B-1

7 Pastoral Department 1-18, 2-6, 2-11, A-3, A-5, B-1 Pastoral Measure 1983 B-1, B-5 Pastoral Regulations PR-1 Patronage (Benefices) Measure Patronage, Diocesan Board of 2-13 Patronage system, history of 2-12 Patrons, Register of 2-13 Permission to Officiate, Bishop s PR-1, PR-6, C-6, C-7 Personal Income Category F-1 Pests B-21 Petition for Faculty A-10, A-12 Prayer Book (BCP) PR-9 Planning policy, Diocesan B-12 Potential for Direct Giving F-1 Professional advisers fees of B-25 instructions to B-24 Property (Diocesan) ad hoc repairs to B-7 empty B-10 security of B-18 transactions B-2, B-6, B-23, B-24 Property Department Staff 1-18, B-14, B-15 Property, parish 2-14, B-3, B-14 Psychic phenomena, pastoral care of those affected by PR-26 Pyx PR-10 Q Quinquennial Inspection 2-6, A-6, A-11, A-17, A-36, B-7 R Index Readers PR-5, Part 3: Section C Admission & Licensing C-2 Duties of C-3 Funerals, officiating at C-6 Grievance & Disciplinary Procedures C-15 Guidelines for Incumbents C-23 Interregnum, during C-8 Selection & Training C-1 Reception into the Church of England PR-8 Recordings (audio & video) of marriage PR-24 Records Office, Diocesan 0 Registers & Records 0, 1 Registrar, Diocesan 2-2 Reigate, Archdeacon of 1-11 Remembrance, Garden of PR-27, A-32 Rental income B-11 Repairs to property B-7, B-21 emergency B-7 Reserved Sacrament PR-10, PR-11 Roman Catholics, marriage with PR-24 Rubbish, removal of B-21 S Sacrament, reserved PR-10, PR-11 Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults Part 3: Section H Secretary, Diocesan 1-18, 3-4 Sequestrators PR-2 Services for special occasions Sharing of Buildings PR-8, Part 3: Section D Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969 PR-8, D-5, D-6 Shaver sockets B-19 Sheds B-20 Showers B-18 Sick, communion for PR-9 Ind-5

8 Index Sites Advisory & Redundant Churches Uses Committee B-5 South London Industrial Mission (SLIM) 3-8 Southwark, Archdeacon of 1-11 Southwark, Bishop of 1-5 Southwark Cathedral 1-12 Southwark, history of Diocese of 1-1 Southwark Pastoral Auxiliaries (SPA) PR-6 Southwark Provision (Extended Episcopal Care) SPA (Southwark Pastoral Auxiliaries) PR-6 SPA Council PR-6 Special Licence (marriage) PR-24 Sub-letting of property B-11 Surrogates 2-3 Synodical Government 2-6 Synods, functions of Deanery 2-8 Diocesan 2-7 General 2-7 T Taps, external B-20 Team ministry 2-9 Review process Part 3: Section I Telephones B-19 Tenancy Agreements B-8, B-14 Title, clergy Trademarks on gravestones A-42 Training, in-service PR-1, PR-5 Training parishes Tree Preservation Order (TPO) A-35, A-37 Trees B-20 Trees in churchyards A-34 Trinity House map 1-15 staff 1-18 Trustee, Custodian (RSDCT) 2-14, B-65, B-14, B-24 TV aerials B-19 U Unbaptised persons, marriage with PR-23 Use of Parish Buildings by Independent Churches Part 3: Section D Arrangements, possible D-4 Hiring Agreement D-7 Enhanced D-7 Protection of Children & Vulnerable Adults, Agreement D-8 Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969 PR-8, D-5, D-6 V Vacancy of benefice PR-2, 3 Visitations 2-3, E-1 Vocational Guidance Unit PR-5, PR-7, C-1 W Wandsworth, Archdeacon of 1-11 Water rates B-5, B-6 Window guards in churches, repair A-7 Woolwich, Bishop of 1-8 Ind-6

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