Clergy Manual

Diocese of East Carolina Clergy Manual

The Clergy Manual is now available online. Many of the sections have been updated. Please print the updated sections and replace them in your manual. If your parish does not have a manual or you have a question, contact Jamie Roberson. Some page numbers may be affected by these updates.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Trinity Center
Diocesan Policies/Procedures
Vacancies
Financial
Information
Communication
Youth and Young Adult
All About and How to
Insurance
Church Pension Fund
Vocational Discernment

Introduction
Map to Diocesan House
Directions to Diocesan House
Mission Statement
Diocesan Staff
History of the Diocese of East Carolina

Trinity Center
Trinity Center
Camp Trinity

Diocesan Policies/Procedures
Alcohol Use
Sexual Ethics in the Diocese of East Carolina
Sexual Ethics Manual
Discretionary Funds
Clergy Compensation - NEW October 5, 2007
Baptism and Relatred Rites
Guidelines for Licensed Lay Persons
Applications for Licenses (sample forms)
Catechist
Eucharistic Minister
Eucharistic Visitor
Pastoral Leader
Lay Preacher
Worship Leader
Guidelines for Interims
Guidelines for Continuing Christian Formation - NEW February 20, 2006
Continuing Education Grant Application
Report of Continuing Christian Formation For 2006 - NEW February 20, 2006
Clergy Continuing Education Report (Can be filled out online!) - NEW November 16, 2006

Lay Eucharistic Visitors (Holy Communion)
Guidelines for the Marriage of Divorced Persons
Marriage Solemnized Form
Sabbatical Leave: Overview and Process
Anti-Racism Training
Guidelines for the Bishop's Visitation
Called to Common Mission

Vacancies
Search Process
Standard Search
Targeted Search
Priest-in-Charge

Financial
Parish Financial Procedures
Record Retention Guidelines
Typical Pollicies in Employee Policy Manual or Guide

Information
Matters Concerning Parish Administration
(This section includes: Institution of Clergy, Parochial Reports, Audits, Constitution
and Canons and Armed Forces Medals and Prayer Books.)
Pastoral Assistance

Communication - updates coming soon

Youth and Young Adults
Youth and Young Adults

All About and How to
All About and How to
(This section includes: Letters Dimissory, Canonical Residence of Clergy, Licensing
of Non-Canonical Clergy, Calling an Assistant Minister, Non-Parochial Clergy Report
to Bishop, Church Deployment Office Profiles, and Lay Professionals.)

Insurance
Health Insurance Information
Health Forms

Church Pension Fund
Pension Forms

Vocational Discernment
Steps Toward Ordination to the Diaconate
Steps Toward Ordination to the Priesthood
Discernment Committee Guidelines - NEW January 24, 2006

Steps Toward Ordination to the Priesthood for Military Chaplains - NEW November 16, 2006