Presented by the Human Resources Standing Commitee Warden’s Handbook Last Revision: February 2021 A. THE WIDER CHURCH .............................................................................................................................. 4 THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION........................................................................................................................................... 4 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA ................................................................................................................................. 4 THE ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE OF CANADA ........................................................................................................................ 4 B. THE DIOCESAN CHURCH ....................................................................................................................... 5 THE DIOCESE ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 THE STRUCTURE OF THE DIOCESE ...................................................................................................................................... 5 THE SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE ............................................................................................................................................ 5 DIOCESAN COUNCIL ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 C. THE LOCAL CHURCH .............................................................................................................................. 6 BASIC DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 D. CANON 9 – CHURCH WARDENS ........................................................................................................... 7 TEXT............................................................................................................................................................................ 7 A COMMENTARY ON CANON 9 ......................................................................................................................................... 8 E. MATTERS CONCERNING THE CLERGY ............................................................................................ 24 RECTOR /PASTOR/ INCUMBENT ...................................................................................................................................... 24 ASSISTANT CURATES ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 HONORARY ASSISTANTS ................................................................................................................................................ 24 VISITING CLERGY .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 RETIRED CLERGY .......................................................................................................................................................... 25 CLERGY WORK-WEEK .................................................................................................................................................... 25 CLERGY HOLIDAYS ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 CONTINUING EDUCATION, STUDY LEAVE AND SABBATICALS ................................................................................................. 26 SICK LEAVE / SHORT-TERM DISABILITY .............................................................................................................................. 26 COMPASSIONATE LEAVE ................................................................................................................................................ 26 MATERNITY / PARENTAL LEAVE....................................................................................................................................... 27 FURTHER ABSENCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 F. INTERREGNUM ....................................................................................................................................... 27 GENERAL MATTERS ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 SEARCH COMMITTEE .................................................................................................................................................... 28 INTERIM ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28 G. PASTORAL LETTERS FROM THE BISHOP ........................................................................................ 29 H. FORMS OF ADDRESS TO THE CLERGY ............................................................................................ 29 I. SUGGESTED CALENDAR FOR CHURCH WARDENS ...................................................................... 32 J. GLOSSARY OF TERMS ......................................................................................................................... 35 K. APPENDICES........................................................................................................................................... 57 GUIDELINES ON THE MOVING OF FURNITURE AND PERSONAL EFFECTS OF CLERGY ...................................................................... 57 COLLECTIONS .............................................................................................................................................................. 57 TEXT FOR THE INTERVENTION OF THE BISHOP IN THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF CHURCH PROPERTY ................................................. 58 GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY ............................................................................................................................................. 58 LEAVE-TAKING DOCUMENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 64 STIPEND AGREEMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 65 LICENSE FOR PARISH MINISTER ....................................................................................................................................... 66 2 BISHOP’S LETTER OF APPOINTMENT (EXAMPLE) ................................................................................................................. 67 EMPLOYMENT: POLICY, PROCEDURE AND DOCUMENTATION ................................................................................................. 69 NOTICE OF MOVING ..................................................................................................................................................... 70 RECORD RETENTION POLICY ........................................................................................................................................... 71 CHURCH TEMPORALITIES - SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 72 CHURCH TEMPORALITIES – FULL TEXT .............................................................................................................................. 74 PARISH REGISTERS ....................................................................................................................................................... 80 WELCOMING NEW CLERGY ............................................................................................................................................ 80 REPORTING ACCIDENTS AND THEFTS ................................................................................................................................ 80 NEWLY ADOPTED OR ADDED CANONS ............................................................................................................................. 81 L. PARISH SEARCH COMMITTEE GUIDE ............................................................................................... 84 M. POLICY ON SUSTAINABLE AND STRATEGIC MINISTRY ............................................................... 84 SUSTAINABLE PARISH MINISTRY ...................................................................................................................................... 85 STRATEGIC PARISH MINISTRY ......................................................................................................................................... 85 UNSUSTAINABLE PARISH MINISTRY ................................................................................................................................. 85 N. OVERDUE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ........................................ 86 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................................