Statue of St Paul, St Paul's Island, Malta
GENERAL INFORMATION
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CHOIRS & CONCERTS


Visiting choir members are most welcome to join the choir for Sunday services whilst in Malta. Please make yourself known to the sidespersons who will conduct you to the choir vestry where you will be given music and a robe.
 Coral Evensong Sunday 11 July at 3 p.m. in St Paul's
Rochester Cathedral Choir   Malta Tour 2010

LUNCHTIME
The St Paul's Pro-Cathedral Pipe Organ will be played at 12 noon and 1,30 pm every Tuesday and Thursday in July by David Johnson, Assistant Organist

St Paul's has long cultivated its musical tradition. As well as a regular Sunday Choir, the St Paul Choral Society - a local Choir directed by the Organist, Dr Agius Muscat - sings at certain significant services.

The Cathedral welcomes visiting choirs and musicians,
both at services and for concert performances, to mutual benefit.
As a significant landmark in Valletta,  such a welcome also allows us to contribute to the musical life of the city.
Concerts are free, though a retiring collection for the
Organ Restoration Fund is usually taken.
 
If you would like to book a performance please contact
Concert Secretaries:
David Johnson Tel 2158 3514 or Jean Attard Tel 2141 1088
COMMUNICATION
Read news and articles by our Chaplains, Parishioners and others, in 




Articles for the magazine are always welcome, please send to the Editor: Chrissie Scott.
andychrissie@onvol.net

Published monthly, copies are available from our churches.
If you would like to receive a  copy by post please send your address to the editor at
St Paul's Pro-Cathedral.


Price per copy 
€1 
Annual Subscription:
€15 posted locally,
€18 / £15 abroad.
Cheques made payable to:
The Anglican Chaplaincy
in Malta & Gozo
  • Communication is an essential part of church life. Methods used in the chaplaincy range from simple word of mouth, internal notice boards, printed information, telephone, fax, letter, and e-mail.
  • A weekly pew sheet given to all attending church on Sundays and available throughout the following week. Copies are also taken to many of those who are unable to attend on a regular basis. It contains The Bible reading references, the Gospel, the Collect for the week, the Prayer intentions and the Preacher, and also essential diary informationand general announcements about major events.
  • A monthly church magazine containing a wealth of information that is contained weekly on the pew sheets, plus articles from the priests and of general interest. Its circulation is 200 + copies per month @ €1 per copy. Members of the Friends of the Pro-Cathedral receive a free copy.
  • A free quarterly colour brochure for visitors to our churches giving a brief history of the buildings, profiles and current news as well as service times, events and contact information.
  • This comprehensive web site (www.anglicanmalta.org) is updated monthly featuring information about The Anglican Church in Malta & Gozo. Most material is also published in the magazine.
Basic information is also available on the 'A Church Near You' web site (www.acny.org.uk)

Notice boards are displayed in our churches containing:
  • posters and information about forthcoming events
  • news of church interests
  • information about major events and developments.
ELECTORAL ROLL
The Electoral Roll membership
for the the
Anglican Church in Malta & Gozo
at the Annual Meeting
19th April 2009

    St Paul's Pro-Cathedral ~ 102
    Holy Trinity Church ~ 68
    The Congregation  on Gozo ~ 56

    TOTAL 226


Electoral Roll Officer: Mrs Gill Doe
 The Electoral Roll is a list of baptised lay members of the Church of England over the age of sixteen who live in Malta & Gozo or attend regular public worship there, and who form the church’s register of electors; it is the list of people qualified to attend the Annual Meeting where questions are raised on church matters and matters of general church interest, and where the Church Council is elected.
The laity have their place in every aspect of church life, including its doctrine and services. An enrolled member is a voting member of the Church of England and so helps to ensure that the Church Council, the Diocesan Synod and the General Synod are fully representative of its members.

If you wish to join the roll please ask for an application form from the Electoral Roll Officer, the Priests, Chaplain's wardens or Church Wardens .

When is a new Electoral Roll prepared?
A completely new Electoral Roll has to be prepared every six years starting from the year 2007. Notice announcements are given in the Churches to the effect that the new Electoral Roll is being prepared, and those on the old roll are reminded of the need to re-apply for inclusion on the new one.
In other years the roll undergoes a process of annual revision to keep it up to date. There is no need for fresh forms to be filled in by anyone already on the roll.

When is a name removed from the roll?
This happens if someone dies, becomes ordained, requests that his/her name be removed or if someone no longer lives in Malta & Gozo and has nor been a regular worshipper for six months.

The Annual Meeting
This takes place in April of each year. Here, the priests, wardens, church council and other members of the church present published reports to the whole church. Members meet to listen and discuss finance, present and future aspects of church life, besides the election of various posts. It is at this time questions and answers take place to produce a healthy church environment for the future.
Child Protection Officer:  Mr Chris Hudson
FINANCE
Our Churches are 100% self-supporting.
We rely entirely on our own
giving and fund-raising efforts, together with donations from
visitors and friends, to meet our expenses.If you can help by
giving a donation, we would
be very grateful.
Please consider Gift Aid.


Please send a cheque (in Sterling
or Euros) to:
The Treasurer
St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Independence Square, Valletta
VLT 1535, Malta,
made payable to:
The Anglican Chaplaincy in Malta and Gozo.

Gift Aid
To qualify it is neccessary that you pay an amount of UK income tax and / or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax that the Diocese in Europe reclaims on your donations in the tax year (currently 28p for each £1 you give). If you pay at the higher rate you can claim further tax relief in your Self Assessment tax return. If you are unsure whether your donations qualify for Gift Aid tax relief, ask the Diocese in Europe (see links page). Or you can ask your local tax office for leaflet IR113 Gift Aid. A Gift Aid Declaration form, can be sent to you by our Treasurer.
Christian Stewardship

 From Advent Sunday 2005, the members of the Anglican Church in Malta & Gozo, committed themselves to giving regularly via a standing order or by using weekly envelopes, because the Church can no longer rely on haphazard donations or loose change collections.
The results have been very encouraging, an achievement made by people facing the financial facts that affect our Churches, and in many cases increasing their giving. We all have to be realistic both in giving in a regular, planned way as well as giving as a sign of our commitment.
Please ask for the appropriate form so that you can join the scheme.

A NEW STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN WLL BE LAUCHED LATER IN 2010

Please consider adding a codicil to your will, making a bequest to the Anglican Church in Malta & Gozo. We enjoy the gifts from the past and we should continue the tradition for the future.

For further information or assistance, please contact
Fr Simon Godfrey or Fr Jeff Williams.
WEDDINGS IN  MALTA AND GOZO























It is possible to be married in an Anglican Church on Malta in either St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, Valletta, or in Holy Trinity Church, Sliema.
 
For Gozo, in exceptional circumstances marriages can be conducted in a Roman Catholic Church, but this is dependent on the goodwill of the local clergy.

We would normally expect there to be some good reason for the marriage to take place on the islands and it is important that anyone contemplating such a ceremony should contact the Chaplains well in advance.

It is also possible to arrange marriage blessings where there has been a civil ceremony and these too take place in either of our churches.

The Anglican Church is also happy to arrange services of thanksgiving or renewal of vows for those who have been married for some time; this can take place during one of our normal services or as a special event.
Wedding Fees in Malta
€1250 for non-residents & €650 for residents on the electoral roll (or Stirling equivalent) Paid as a Donation and Gift Aided if UK Tax payer. (Fees do not include include Organist, Choir, Bells, Flowers etc)
( See ‘Finance’ section above for Gift Aid information )
The Chaplains will gladly help anyone who seeks their assistance. Please contact them with requests for baptism, confirmation, weddings, wedding blessings, funerals or other services.
They are happy to answer questions about any of the above.  
Canon Simon Godfrey~ Telephone 21225714 or Email: anglican@onvol.net
Fr Jeff Williams~Telephone 21330575 or Email: father.jeff@onvol.net

For more infomation on these subjects see the Church of England web site
WEDDINGS:   http://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/weddings
FUNERALS:   http://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/funerals
BAPTISMS:     http://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/baptismconfirm
St Paul's Pro-Cathedral