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Chapter 1 Diocesan Administration page 2 Chapter 2 The Clergy page 7 Chapter 3 Laity page 11 Chapter 4 Education page 14 Chapter 5 Sanctification page 15 Chapter 6 Ecumenism and Acts of Divine Worship page 23 Chapter 7 Temporalities page 26 Chapter 8 Catholic Hospitals page 29 Appendix 1 Diocesan Pastoral Council page 30 Appendix 2 Protection of Children page 31 Appendix 2A Background Check page 37 Appendix 3 Code of Conduct page 41 Appendix 4 Alcohol (Catholic Mutual Cares) page 50 Appendix 5 Catholic Mutual "CARES" page 51 Appendix 6 Parish Pastoral Councils page 55 Appendix 7 Parish Finance Councils page 60 Appendix 8 RCIA page 63 Appendix 9 Sample Employee Handbook page 65 Appendix 10 Presbyteral Council page 93 Appendix 11 Health and Retirement page 98 Appendix 12 Marriage Dispensations page 108 Appendix 13 Habitual Faculties page 109 Appendix 14 Priestly Life and Ministry page 111 Appendix 15 Priest's Salary and Benefits page 116 Appendix 16 Visiting Clergy Approval page 119 Appendix 17 Canonical Council page 120 Appendix 18 Concelebration page 124 Appendix 19 Corporation Statutes page 129 Appendix 20 Annual Corporation Meeting page 132 Appendix 21 Annual Financial Report page 136 Appendix 22 Audits: Financial and Performance page 137 Appendix 23 Financial Control Guidelines page 138 Appendix 24 Building and Renovation page 140 Appendix 25 Lenten Regulations page 142 Appendix 26 Altar Wines page 143 Appendix 27 Wills page 145 Appendix 28 Political Endorsement page 147 Appendix 29 Giving Testimony to the Truth page 148 Appendix 30 Entrusted With Trusted Duties page 157 Appendix 31 Servant of the Sacred Liturgy page 172
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