Un rito para la celebración y bendición de una santa unión (Opción 1).

Haga clic aquí para la versión en inglés.

Form to be filled out by employee as proof of childhood immunizations

Form to be filled out by health care provider for proof of childhood immunizations

Este es un documento de recursos para el proceso de transición del clero.

Para apoyar mejor a las congregaciones en transición, la Oficina del Obispo se complace en ofrecer tanto una guía escrita de recursos para el clero en transición como recursos en video. Para ver la traducción al español, haga clic en el botón de subtítulos en el video:

• Así que usted está en transición: una orientación para la Junta Parroquial / Comité de Obispos
• Así que usted está en el comité de perfiles: una orientación para los comités de perfiles en la Diócesis de Olympia
• Así que usted está en el comité de búsqueda: una orientación para los comités de búsqueda de rectores / vicarios en la Diócesis de Olympia
• Bienvenido a la Diócesis de Olympia: una orientación para el clero nuevo en la Diócesis de Olympia

Estos videos, presentados por el obispo Rickel, ofrecen ideas y orientación sobre cómo aprovechar el tiempo de transición para ayudar a su congregación a llamar a un compañero en el ministerio mutuo, crecer espiritualmente y desarrollarse como líderes cristianos.

El documento de recursos enumerado contiene áreas que están cubiertas, que incluyen:

• transiciones
• clero
• Carta de acuerdo
• Carta de separación
• Provisional
• Comité de Perfiles
• Comité de búsqueda

Haga clic aquí para la versión en inglés.

A short summary of the duties and responsibilities for a senior and junior warden of a chuch. The information is from the Vestry Resource Guide, revised by Nancy Davidge, editor, and Susan Elliott, writer —A Project of The Episcopal Church Foundation (www.episcopalfoundation.org)

This is a resource document for the clergy transition process.

To better support congregations in transition, the Office of the Bishop is pleased to offer both a written Transition Clergy Resource guide and Video Resources:

• So You’re In Transition: An Orientation for Vestry/Bishop’s Committee
• So You’re on the Profile Committee: An Orientation for Profile Committees in the Diocese of Olympia
• So You’re on the Search Committee: An Orientation for Rector/Vicar Search Committees in the Diocese of Olympia
• Welcome to the Diocese of Olympia: An Orientation for Clergy New to the Diocese of Olympia

These videos, hosted by Bishop Rickel, offer ideas and guidance about how to make use of transition time to help your congregation call a companion in mutual ministry, grow spiritually, and develop as Christian leaders.

The resource document listed contains areas that are covered including:

• transitions
• clergy
• Letter of Agreement
• Letter of Separation
• Interim
• Profile Committee
• Search Committee

Click here for the Spanish version.

Report on the results of the clergy wellness survey for 2020

Best practices for conducting a Virtual Annual Meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions

Guidelines for Conducting a Virtual Annual Meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions

The slide deck for the Clergy Wellness for Lay Leaders: Caring for Your Clergy During Covid Times.

Dear Clergy Colleagues and Lay Leaders in the Diocese of Olympia,

We have all been in conversations about how to record, assess, and track virtual attendance at our worship services during this time of being barred from in-person worship. Our communities still gather, but the medium and the available data about that gathering is starkly different from the data available to us when we could just count the number of humans in the building. Guidance from our bishop has been that Attendance, that is the number we write in our service books, means humans in the building. This means that for many of us weekly attendance has dropped to less than 10, and in some cases zero or one, depending on how and where we are conducting worship.

But we all know this number doesn’t reflect reality. The reality is our congregations are gathering in the best ways they can, and we are learning new ways to connect. As your Canon for Congregational Development, I see massive development opportunities in the midst of the discomfort and grief of this time. And – while we should not track our virtual attendance in the same medium or method that we use for in-person attendance, we should absolutely be tracking it. The Office of the Bishop has developed the attached form to assist us in tracking relevant numbers for our virtual services. You will see in this form a means to track the type of worship (Morning Prayer, Eucharist, etc.) and the type of virtuality (Zoom, Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Pre-recorded, etc.). We have also included particular metrics for Livestreaming/Pre-recorded Premeire or for Zoom. You may keep these forms electronically, or print them out and make a hardcopy viritual service book with them. But please keep a record. We will ask you to share this data with us periodically, so that we can learn together about how church is changing, growing, and developing in this crisis and prepare for the world that will come next. While The Episcopal Church has not yet set guidelines for how virtual attendance will be reported on next year’s Parochial Report, this tool should be helpful in preparing for any changes that may occur.

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE TRACKING FORM
 
If you are not sure how to find the metrics for the platform you are using, here are links to info for each:

FACEBOOK LIVE TRACKING
YOUTUBE LIVE TRACKING
ZOOM ATTENDANCE TRACKING

If you are using a different virtual technology or are finding different tracking metrics that have been useful for you, please let us know what you're discovering. And if you are still struggling after viewing the info at these links, please be in touch with our office – with Josh Hornbeck at jhornbeck@ecww.org or myself at anewton@ecww.org.
 
Friends, the work you are doing to step up and continue to convene, gather, form, and connect your people and your communities to God and each other is stunning. Let’s document this effort, and continue to learn and develop together.
 
With care and gratitude,

The Rev. Canon Alissa Newton

 

In February 2020 the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church (TEC) adopted a Model DFMS (Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society) Vaccination Policy for Youth Events, and encouraged dioceses and Episcopal Institutions to adapt it locally. Our Diocesan Council established a task group to adapt this into a diocesan policy, which was approved at the July council meeting.

As part of that action, the Office of the Bishop has been directed to issue written and online communications to all congregations directing them to initiate the five policies; the due date for implementation is June 1, 2021.

Slide deck from the webinar Regathering Considered: Legalities and Practicalities, dealing with the coronavirus and re-opening church buildings. Webinar held on June 10, 2020.

Other Resources:

Slide Deck: PDF can be found at the bottom of this page.

Slide deck from Bishop Rickel's afternoon April 28, 2020 webinar on stewardship.

Slide deck from Bishop Rickel's morning April 28, 2020 webinar on stewardship.

Here are the basic steps for approval if you wish to officiate at a wedding in the Diocese of Olympia and are not licensed or canonically resident.

Requests should be made at least 60 days prior to the proposed wedding date.

• Send a letter to the Bishop requesting permission. Include in this letter the answers to the following questions:

  • Your full name, current mailing address, and the name of your Diocese of residency

  • Names of persons being married

  • First marriage for both parties? Y or N

  • Has pre-marital prep been done? Y or N
    If Yes, by whom?

  • Are the parties connected to a Parish? Y or N
    If Yes, which Parish?

  • Which Parish service register will this be placed into?

  • Will the service have a Eucharist? Y or N

  • Will the service take place at a church? Y or N

• Submit a letter of good standing from the diocese where the requesting officiant is canonically resident.

Any further information, correspondence or questions should be sent to the Executive Assistant to the Bishop.

This is the document for liturgical resources for marriage that was presented to the 79th General Convention in 2018. It includes liturgies, guidelines, and recommendations for use in same-sex wedding ceremonies. The link for this is HERE.

To: The Most Reverend Melissa Skelton, Bishop Provisional
In accordance with the national canons: Canon III, 7b states: “Deacons shall report annually to the Bishop or the Bishop’s designee on their life and work.”

This annual report is for year ending 2022. Please download this form, complete it and submit it no later than March 16, 2023.

Issued January 2, 2019

A printable PDF version of Bishop Rickel's Pastoral Letter on the Suspension of the Statute of Limitations for Clergy Sexual Misconduct. The letter can be accessed in English and Spanish.

The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer included here is structured to include all congregations, clergy and staff, the ministries and committees of the Diocese of Olympia. It is updated annually.

A PDF of the Cycle of Prayer for 2024 and 2025 is linked at the bottom of this page.

December 2024 (Eastside)

12/01/2024 – First Sunday of Advent

• All Saints’, Bellevue
• Holy Apostles, Bellevue

12/08/2024 – Second Sunday of Advent

• Resurrection, Bellevue
• St. Michael and All Angels, Issaquah

12/15/2024 – Third Sunday of Advent

• St. John’s, Kirkland
• St. Thomas, Medina
• Emmanuel, Mercer Island

12/22/2024 – Fourth Sunday of Advent

• Holy Cross, Redmond
• St. Clare’s, Snoqualmie

12/29/2024 – First Sunday after Christmas

• St. Margaret’s, Bellevue
• Good Samaritan, Sammamish

January 2025 (Eastside)

1/5/2025 – Second Sunday after Christmas

• All Saints’, Bellevue
• Holy Apostles, Bellevue
• Good Samaritan, Sammamish

1/12/2025 – First Sunday after the Epiphany

• Resurrection, Bellevue
• St. Michael and All Angels, Issaquah

1/19/2025 – Second Sunday after the Epiphany

• St. John’s, Kirkland
• St. Thomas, Medina
• Emmanuel, Mercer Island

1/26/2025 – Third Sunday after the Epiphany

• Holy Cross, Redmond
• St. Clare’s, Snoqualmie
• St. Margaret’s, Bellevue

February 2025 (Evergreen)

2/2/2025 – Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

• Misa Guadalupe, Renton
• St. John’s Sudanese, Tukwila

2/9/2025 – Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

• St. James, Kent
• St. George, Maple Valley
• St. Luke’s, Renton

2/16/2025 – Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany

• Good Shepherd, Federal Way
• St. Columba’s, Kent

2/23/2025 – Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany

• St. Matthew’s/San Mateo, Auburn
• St. Michael’s, Auburn
• St. Elizabeth’s, Burien

March 2025 (Holy C)

3/2/2025 – Last Sunday after the Epiphany

• Trinity, Seattle
• Apostles (COTA), Seattle

3/9/2025 – First Sunday in Lent

• St. Paul’s, Seattle
• St. Peter’s, Seattle

3/16/2025 – Second Sunday in Lent

• St. John the Baptist, West Seattle
• Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle

3/23/2025 – Third Sunday in Lent

• Ascension, Seattle
• Epiphany Seattle

3/30/2025 – Fourth Sunday in Lent

• St. Clement of Rome, Seattle

April 2025 (Mount Baker)

4/6/2025 – Fifth Sunday in Lent

• St. Stephen’s, Oak Harbor
• St. James, Sedro Woolley

4/13/2025 – Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

• St. Paul’s, Mount Vernon
• La Inglesia Episcopal de la Resureccion, Mount Vernon

4/20/2025 – Easter Day

• St. David’s, Friday Harbor
• Grace, Lopez Island

4/27/2025 – Second Sunday of Easter

• Christ Church, Anacortes
• St. Paul, Bellingham

May 2025 (Peninsula)

5/4/2025 – Third Sunday of Easter

• St. Antony of Egypt, Silverdale
• St. Nicholas, Tahuya

5/11/2025 – Fourth Sunday of Easter

• St. Bede’s, Port Orchard
• St. Paul’s, Port Townsend
• St. Luke’s, Sequim

5/18/2025 – Fifth Sunday of Easter

• St. John’s, Gig Harbor
• Faith, Poulsbo
• St. Andrew’s, Port Angeles

5/25/2025 – Sixth Sunday of Easter

• Grace, Bainbridge Island
• St. Barnabas, Bainbridge Island
• St. Paul’s, Bremerton

June 2025 (Rainier)

6/1/2025 – Seventh Sunday of Easter

• St. Andrew’s, Tacoma
• St. Luke’s Memorial, Tacoma

6/8/2025 – Day of Pentecost

• Christ Church, Tacoma
• Holy Family of Jesus, Tacoma

6/15/2025 – First Sunday after Pentecost

• Christ Church, Puyallup
• St. Matthew’s, Browns Point/Tacoma

6/22/2025 – Second Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Joseph-St. John, Lakewood
• St. Mary’s, Lakewood

6/29/2025 – Third Sunday after Pentecost

• Holy Spirit, Vashon
• All Saints, Tacoma
• All Saints Goshen, Tacoma

July 2025 (Sno Isle)

7/6/2025 – Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. John’s, Snohomish

7/13/2025 – Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods, Freeland
• St. Philip’s, Marysville

7/20/2025 – Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Hilda St. Patrick, Edmonds
• Trinity, Everett

7/27/2025 – Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Aiden’s, Camano Island
• Transfiguration, Darrington

August 2025 (Willapa)

8/3/2025 – Eighth Day after Pentecost

• St. David of Wales/San David de Gales, Shelton

8/10/2025 – Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Christopher’s, Olympia
• St. John’s/San Juan, Olympia

8/17/2025 – Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Mark’s, Montesano

8/24/2025 – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Germain, Hoodsport
• St. Benedict’s, Lacey

8/31/2025 – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Andrew’s, Aberdeen
• St. Hugh of Lincoln, Allyn

September 2025 (Ministries & Institutions)

9/7/2025 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Brotherhood of St. Andrew
• The Order of Saint Francis
• Earth Ministry

9/14/2025 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Community of the Paraclete
• Little Sisters of St. Clare
• The Third Order Society of St. Francis

9/21/2025 – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Episcopal Retirement Communities
• Episcopal Mission to Seafarers
• Seattle Service Corps

9/28/2025 – Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Huston Camp & Conference Center, Gold Bar
• St. Andrew’s House, Union
• Refugee Resettlement Office
• Chaplains on the Harbor, Montesano

October 2025 (Ministries & Institutions)

10/5/2025 –Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Retired clergy, clergy widows/widowers, and clergy households of the diocese
• Our Bishop and the bishop’s staff
• All Commissions, Committees & Programs of the Diocese

10/12/2025 – Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Diocesan Council
• Board of Directors
• Standing Committee

10/19/2025 – Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Annie Wright School, Tacoma
• Charles Wright Academy, Tacoma
• The Table: University of Washington Episcopal Campus Ministry

 10/26/2025 – Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

• Underhill House, Seattle
• Center for Spiritual Development
• St. James Family Center, Cathlamet

November 2025 (Be Attitudes)

11/2/2025 – All Saints/Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

• St. David Emmanuel, Shoreline

11/9/2025 – Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Dunstan’s, Shoreline

11/16/2025 – Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Luke’s, Seattle
• St. Stephen’s, Seattle

11/23/2025 – Last Sunday after Pentecost

• Christ Church, Seattle
• St. Andrew’s, Seattle

11/30/2025 – First Sunday of Advent

• St. Alban’s, Edmonds
• Redeemer, Kenmore

December 2025 (Columbia)

12/7/2025 – Second Sunday of Advent

• Good Shepherd, Vancouver
• St. Luke’s/San Lucas, Vancouver

12/14/2025 – Third Sunday of Advent

• St. Stephen’s, Longview
• St. Peter’s, Seaview
• St. Anne’s, Washougal

12/21/2025 – Fourth Sunday of Advent

• St. James, Cathlamet
• St. Timothy, Chehalis
• All Saints’, Vancouver

12/28/2025 – First Sunday after Christmas

• Holy Spirit, Battle Ground
• St. Matthew’s, Castle Rock

The following are guidelines regarding the carrying of concealed firearms by staff and volunteers on Church property while an individual is acting as a volunteer or staff person for the Church.

The following are guidelines regarding the carrying of concealed firearms by members of the public and the congregation on Church property.
 

A newsletter for border and immigration resources.

In addition, the following two Facebook groups offer other ways to connect:

"Cruzando Fronteras, AZ"
"Migration Spirituality"

These are a series of four videos created by Canticle Communications for the Diocese of Washington.
The speaker is Laura Stump Kennedy, a member of that diocese who used to be a paralegal with Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services.

One pair of videos (English and Spanish) discusses how to support those in danger of deportation.

The other pair (Spanish and English) concerns Knowing Your Rights.

The following plan outlines needs that community members may have during and following a large-scale immigration raid (such as a workplace raid by immigration agents) and identifies people or entities in the region who have volunteered to serve as primary leads in coordinating responses to those needs.

Notes from meeting on Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

This document describes the lobbying rules for churches. There are two parts, the first which provides the legal information and the second which has FAQs pertaining to this.

Please go to the following site to generate a current list of supply clergy -> Supply Clergy Roster - The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia

Annual report for accounting of diaconal/priestly activity during a calendar year can be found HERE.

Policies for those working with children or youth

Guidelines for counseling centers connected to congregations.

In an effort to help existing congregations think about and plan for financial stability and sustainability, here are some questions for congregational leaders to ask during their long-range planning meetings.

Staff organizational chart for the office of the bishop. Updated January 2023

Many Vestries and Bishop's Committees ask for help on procedures for counting and handling money that protects the congregation, its leadership and finance ministry persons when it comes to handling money.  A strong set of guidelines with transparent accountability is good stewardship and will make everyone more comfortable. 

This set of procedures for counting and handling money was developed by an accounting and a congregational auditing team.

The roles of the rector and the vestry.

This is a sample document to assist congregations in reviewing and/or establishing bylaws.  The congregation's chancellor should be consulted as part of the process of amending or establishing bylaws.

This is a document that may be used after the election of the new members of the Vestry or Bishop's Committee as new members are commissioned to serve in their elected position.  It is generally signed after the election and just before the commissioning as part of the commissioning.

This document is a sample of a Vestry/BC Covenant signed by all members of the Vestry or Bishop's Committee at the first meeting after election of new members to the Vestry/BC.  It establishes the norms of interaction between the members of the Vestry/BC and its work as a leadership and governing body of the congregation.

A suggested list of the types of policies and procedures that a vestry might have or want to have for their congregations.

Ubuntu Bible study method

A checklist for duties of the vestry or Bishop's Committee person of the month

Monthly schedule sample for Vestries and Bishop's Committees

A sample for a mission and vision statement.

Worksheet for discerning a congregations God-given Core Passions

These prayers have been collected for use primarily at church services on the Feast of St. Francis, usually the first Sunday in October, when many churches include a Blessing of the Animals. They are, of course, also appropriate for any service in which the theme is creation, the environment, justice, and/or compassion. In each section, several prayers are offered from which to choose.

This resource includes:

A Sample Service for St. Francis Day Animal Blessings
Short Prayers for opening and closing the service
Prayers of the People
Sermons/Ideas/Inspiration for Sermons
Hymns and Songs appropriate for a Feast of St. Francis Celebration
A Blessing of the Animals
Links to Websites

ALL REMARRIAGE PETITIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE BISHOP AT LEAST 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROPOSED WEDDING DATE.

Remarriage petitions should be written by the presiding priest, not the couple.

ALL REMARRIAGE PETITIONS MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:

1 The full names of the parties to be married.
2 The names of the Episcopal congregations in which these persons are active members.
3 The names of former spouses.
4 The dates of final divorce decrees involved. (If you are satisfied that the previous marriage(s) has (have) been dissolved or annulled by a final judgment or decree, it is not necessary to submit copies of the divorce decree.)
5 If child support is to be paid, whether the person involved is current in payment.
6 A statement concerning the reason for the end of prior marriage(s).
7 A statement telling how and why this new relationship will be different.
8 A statement concerning the manner in which the couple intends to place God at the center of their marriage and home.
9 Assurance from the priest petitioner that he or she, after careful inquiry, is firmly convinced that the petition should be granted, including a statement of his or her reasons for this opinion (if they have not been covered in 7 and 8 above).

AGAIN, ALL REMARRIAGE PETITIONS SHOULD HAVE ALL NINE ITEMS ADDRESSED ABOVE.

For a second marriage, a waiting period of one year from the date of final divorce decree is normally required. If a lengthy separation (in excess of two years) has occurred, a six-month waiting period may be granted.

For third or more marriages, ending for any reason, including death, it is the expectation that counseling will be done with a Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor and the full report, or at least a letter on their letterhead stating the couples completion of counseling and if possible their opinion on the couple’s readiness for marriage, submitted to the Bishop’s Office. This means that you will need to plan far in advance to make sure that this can be accomplished. You may find a licensed counselor at www.AAMFT.org or call the Bishop’s Office.

Send all remarriage petitions to:
Bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
1551 Tenth Avenue East
Seattle, Washington 98102

Marriage Celebration Agreement, provided by the Rev. Kathleen Kingslight

The Celebration and Blessing of a Covenant Relationship (Option 2)

A Rite for the Celebration and Blessing of a Holy Union (Option 1)

Click here for the Spanish version.

I Will Bless You, formerly known as A049 as passed at General Convention 2012

Policy on Same Sex Blessings in the Diocese of Olympia

Diocesan policy on Eucharistic Visitors, also known as the Two by Two visitation policy.

Statement approved by the 1985 General Convention and the current policy for alcohol and alcoholic beverages at church functions in effect for the Diocese of Olympia.

Letter from Bishop Rickel concerning Episcopal school standards for the diocese.

Manual for responding to school standards

Policy on clergy discretionary accounts from the “Manual of Business Methods in Churches”.  This is the policy that fits the national canon.

Suggested Diocesan Pastoral Care Polices and Procedures Guidelines

Worship Leader is a lay person who regularly leads public worship under the direction of the clergy or other leader.  Most commonly this leadership is for the Daily Office, but  may include other services. Training occurs in the congregation, and if desired with assistance from diocesan leaders.
 
Note:  Lectors who read from Scripture during liturgies do not require a license.

Submit Application or Renewal Application Here: https://dioceseofolympia1551.formstack.com/forms/worship_leader_license

Eucharistic Visitor is a lay person authorized to take the Consecrated Elements following a Celebration of Holy Eucharist to members of the congregation who, by reason of illness or infirmity, were unable to be present at the Celebration. A Eucharistic Visitor should normally act under the direction of a Deacon, if available, or other member of the Clergy in that congregation. Training may take place in a congregation, with assistance from diocesan leaders or through diocesan trainings when available.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Reserve Sacraments may not be distributed by a deacon or lay minister  within the context of a church service, whether weekday or weekend, when a priest is absent.

Specific requirements for this ministry:

1. Background check

2. Completion of Safe Church training

3. Understanding of the “Two by two” visitation policy

Applications and Renewal Applications may be submitted here: https://dioceseofolympia1551.formstack.com/forms/eucharistic_visitor_license

Eucharistic Minister is a lay person authorized to administer the Consecrated Elements at a Celebration of Holy Eucharist. Eucharistic Ministers may serve the wine and/or bread, as determined by the member of the clergy in charge of the congregation.

A Eucharistic Minister should normally act under the direction of a Deacon, if available, or other member of the clergy for that congregation.  

Training takes place in the congregation, by a member of the clergy or designee, and if desired with assistance from diocesan leaders.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Reserve Sacraments may not be distributed by a deacon or lay minister  within the context of a church service, whether weekday or weekend, when a priest is absent.
 

Application and Renewal Applications may be submitted here: https://dioceseofolympia1551.formstack.com/forms/eucharistic_minister_license

Report for retired and non parochial clergy listing services that have officiating at during the year

Document by Irene Martin on history and curriculum of Total Common Ministry

A sample letter of agreement between a deacon, the bishop and the assigned church.

A list of recommendations and clarifications by The Church Insurance Agency Corporation (CIAC) in regards to pastoral counseling.  Updated June, 2009.

These guidelines are for use by the requesting mission and the reviewing committee appointed by the Office of the Bishop

This document is to outline the process and procedures that are put into place when a complaint of sexual misconduct is made against a clergy person of the Diocese of Olympia.

2022 Mileage Reimbursement Rates

• The IRS reimbursement rate for business miles is 58.5 cents/mile
• The IRS reimbursement rate for volunteer miles remains at 14 cents/mile

A document on how to discuss clergy compensation with the vestry or bishop's committee and wardens.

Mutual ministry agreements between the vestry/BC and clergy regarding roles and responsibilities.

Gifts can come in a variety of forms to congregations. It is good to have a set of policies in place to guide decisions on accepting certain gifts that may be out of the norm. A gift acceptance policy can help a governing body when it has to refuse acceptance of a gift that either does not fit the needs of the congregation or would create a financial or legal liability. Many gifts of this nature might be able to be converted to cash before transfer of ownership to the congregation allowing for the intention of the gift to be met in supporting the church's mission.

This resource will help your congregation establish a Gift Acceptance Policy.

Mission Insite provides instant access to community information for your church via The MI System. Mission Insite provides desktop, web-based access to demographic data for a variety of geographic levels.Mission Insite registration information can be done by getting the login information from the Executive Assistant to the Office of the Bishop and then going to the following Mission Insite link.

Also known as the Clergy Handbook, Manual for Clergy in the Diocese, revised March, 2021.

This manual is not online. For further information or questions, please contact the Canon to the Ordinary.

This is a checklist for clergy with regards to appropriate use of church property.