Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem North Central Lieutenancy Member Operations Manual This Manual is dedicated to H.E. Charles H. Foos, Lieutenant of the North Central Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem from 2010 to 2014 H.E. Lieutenant Charles Foos, Lieutenancy Prior Francis Cardinal George (1937-2015) and Dame Patricia Foos This Manual was prepared and compiled by Dame Joan Carey, Secretary of the North Central Lieutenancy, under the direction of H.E. Max Douglas Brown, Lieutenant, North Central Lieutenancy 2014 This Manual shall be used as a reference and general guide rather than as binding policy. It will be updated on a regular basis, and the Lieutenancy reserves the right at any time to change, modify or supersede any previous policy or practice without notice. Any questions concerning the proper understanding or application of any provision contained in the Manual will ultimately be resolved by the Lieutenant. Date of Last Revision: 9/22/2019 Table of Contents I. History and Mission of the Order ................................................................ 8 A. A Brief History of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem .................. 8 B. The Order Today .............................................................................................................. 10 1. John Paul II Address to Order in 2000 ........................................................................ 10 2. Purposes of the Order .................................................................................................. 11 3. Activities of the Order ................................................................................................. 12 a. What It Means To Be a Member of the Order ......................................................... 13 b. Pray for Peace in Jerusalem ..................................................................................... 13 c. Brief History of the American Lieutenancies .......................................................... 13 d. Brief History of the North Central Lieutenancy ....................................................... 15 C. Order Headquarters .......................................................................................................... 16 1. The Domenico Della Rovere Palace ............................................................................ 16 2. St. Onofrio on the Janiculum Hill ................................................................................ 18 D. Feast Days ........................................................................................................................ 19 II. Governance ...................................................................................................21 A. Order ................................................................................................................................ 21 1. Structure of the Order .................................................................................................. 21 2. The Constitution .......................................................................................................... 22 3. Identity of the Order .................................................................................................... 22 a. Juridical Description of the Order ............................................................................ 22 b. The Order as a Lay Association of the Christian Faithful ........................................ 22 c. The Order as an International Public Association of the Christian Faithful ............ 23 d. Incorporation ............................................................................................................ 23 e. Bylaws ...................................................................................................................... 24 f. Tax Exemption ......................................................................................................... 24 g. Nonprofit Mailing Permit ......................................................................................... 24 B. Lieutenancy ...................................................................................................................... 25 1. Council of the Lieutenancy .......................................................................................... 25 2. Executive Committee ................................................................................................... 26 3. Officers ........................................................................................................................ 27 a. Lieutenant ................................................................................................................. 27 b. Lieutenancy Prior ..................................................................................................... 28 c. Coadjutor Lieutenancy Prior .................................................................................... 28 d. Chancellor ................................................................................................................ 29 e. Vice Chancellors ...................................................................................................... 29 f. Secretary ................................................................................................................... 33 g. Treasurer ................................................................................................................... 33 h. Ecclesiastical Master of Ceremonies ........................................................................ 34 Member Operations Manual, North Central Lieutenancy, Last Revised 9/22/2019, Page | 3 i. Assistant Ecclesiastical Master of Ceremonies ........................................................... 34 j. Editor of The Page ....................................................................................................... 34 k. Additional Officers ................................................................................................... 35 4. Lieutenancy Calendar .................................................................................................. 35 C. Committees ...................................................................................................................... 37 1. Creation of Committees ............................................................................................... 37 2. Education Committee .................................................................................................. 37 D. Sections ............................................................................................................................ 39 1. Section Presidents ........................................................................................................ 39 2. Section Prior ................................................................................................................ 40 3. Activities ...................................................................................................................... 41 4. Investiture and Promotional Ceremonies ..................................................................... 41 5. Funerals ........................................................................................................................ 42 6. Diocesan and Sectional Meetings and Events ............................................................. 43 7. Section Governance ..................................................................................................... 43 a. Section Council ........................................................................................................ 43 b. Section Records ........................................................................................................ 46 c. Section Treasury ....................................................................................................... 47 III. Activities .......................................................................................................49 A. Holy Land Projects .......................................................................................................... 49 1. 2019 Projects Approved by the Grand Magisterium ................................................... 49 2. Holy Land Charities Funded by North Central Lieutenancy ....................................... 49 a. Bethlehem University ............................................................................................... 49 b. St. James Vicariate for Hebrew Speaking Catholics ................................................ 49 c. Caritas Baby Hospital ............................................................................................... 50 d. Hogar Nino Dios Institute ........................................................................................ 50 e. Our Lady of Sorrows Elder Center .......................................................................... 51 f. HOPE – Holy Land Outreach Promoting Education ............................................... 51 B. Pilgrimages ...................................................................................................................... 52 1. Holy Land Pilgrimages ................................................................................................ 52 a. Lieutenancy-Sponsored Pilgrimage ......................................................................... 52 b. Pilgrimages