DIOCESE OF SUPERIOR HANDBOOK for Ordained Permanent Deacons November 2014 Version 3.5 Version 3.5 – November 2014 Page | 2 Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Authority and Applicability ...................................................................................................................... 6 History of the Permanent Diaconate in the Diocese of Superior .............................................................. 6 Office of the Permanent Diaconate ............................................................................................................... 7 Office Responsibilities .............................................................................................................................. 7 Director of Deacon Formation .................................................................................................................. 7 Director of Diaconal Life .......................................................................................................................... 8 Deacon Boards .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Deacon Committees .................................................................................................................................. 9 Diaconal Ministry ....................................................................................................................................... 10 The Deacon in Church Ministry – A General Overview ........................................................................ 10 Diaconal Ministry in the Diocese of Superior......................................................................................... 10 Letter of Appointment ............................................................................................................................. 11 Faculties .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Individual Faculties Granted by the Bishop ........................................................................................ 12 Pastoral Service Agreement (PSA) ......................................................................................................... 13 Reassignment to another Parish or Institution within the Diocese ......................................................... 14 Transfer To or From Another Diocese .................................................................................................... 14 Incardination/Excardination for Deacons From/To Other Dioceses ....................................................... 15 Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People ...................................................................... 16 Ministering Outside the Diocese of Superior .......................................................................................... 17 Rights and Obligations by Diaconal Status ................................................................................................. 19 Basic Rights and Obligations of Ordained Permanent Deacons ............................................................. 19 Status of Permanent Deacons .................................................................................................................. 19 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Active .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Retired ................................................................................................................................................. 20 Temporary Leave of Absence ............................................................................................................. 21 Suspended Status ................................................................................................................................ 22 Version 3.5 – November 2014 Page | 3 Laicized Status (Deacons Dismissed from the Clerical State) ............................................................ 23 Deacon in Good Standing ....................................................................................................................... 23 Ongoing Formation ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Continuing Education ............................................................................................................................. 24 Continuing Spiritual Formation .............................................................................................................. 24 Deacon’s Annual Report ......................................................................................................................... 25 Other Guidelines ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Attire ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 Title ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Use of Oils .............................................................................................................................................. 27 Deacon Remuneration, Support and Reimbursement ............................................................................. 28 Political Activities ................................................................................................................................... 29 Marital Status of Permanent Deacons ..................................................................................................... 29 Married ................................................................................................................................................ 29 Divorce ................................................................................................................................................ 29 The Widowed Deacon ......................................................................................................................... 30 Celibacy .............................................................................................................................................. 30 Death of a Deacon ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Death Notification ................................................................................................................................... 31 The Funeral Rite ..................................................................................................................................... 31 Appendix A ................................................................................................................................................. 33 .................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 37 General Principles ................................................................................................................................... 37 Reflection on the Ministry of the Deacon ............................................................................................... 38 Assisting at Mass .................................................................................................................................... 38 Vesture ................................................................................................................................................ 39 Preparation for Mass ........................................................................................................................... 39 The Ministry of the Deacon in the Celebration of the Mass ....................................................................... 40 Guidelines for Masses with a Priest are in black and not indented. ........................................................ 40 Red, indented guidelines indicate where they differ slightly at a Mass where Bishop presides. ............ 40 Introductory Rites ................................................................................................................................... 40 Version 3.5 – November 2014 Page | 4 Entrance Procession ...........................................................................................................................