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Diocese of Great Falls-Billings

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iocese of Great Falls-Billing

LITURGICAL POLICIES (Sacramental)

LAST REVISION/REVIEW DATE	DOCUMENT NAME
January 2010	Sacramental & Liturgical Guidelines
January 2010	Sacraments of Initiation
	- General Introduction
	-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
	-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Part II/ Christian Initiation of Children of Catechetical Age
	-Baptism of Infants & Very Young Children
	-Completion of Sacraments of Initiation -Liturgy Preparation Form
	-Sacraments of Confirmation Special Cases Outside of Completion of the Sacraments of Initiation
January 2010	Penance & First Penance
January 2010	Pastoral Care of the Sick/Rites of Anointing & Viaticum
January 2010	Rite of Christian Marriage/Liturgical & Catechetical Guidelines -Outline for Rite for Celebrating Marriage
January 2010	Order of Christian Funerals -Catholic Funeral Lexicon

APPENDIX – LITURGICAL POLICIES

January 2010	Appendix A -Reflections on Eucharistic Topics
January 2010	Appendix B –Guideline for Photography/Electronic Recording During Liturgical Celebrations
Revised 2007	Appendix C-Statement on the Sunday Assembly When the Priest is Absent

MINISTERING AS IT RELATES TO LITURGICAL POLICIES

October 2007	Guidelines Regarding Altar Servers
October 2007	Guidelines for Lectors
October 2007	Guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
June 13, 2007	Policies & Procedures for Lay Leaders of Sunday Celebration in the Absence of A Priest
October 2007	Guidelines for Lay Preaching

PERSONNEL POLICIES

LAST REVIEW/REVIEW DATE	DOCUMENT NAME
July 2003	Personnel Policies & Procedures
April 2000	Faculties of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings General Faculties Faculties of Pastors Faculties of Parochial Vicars Faculties of Sacramental Ministers Faculties of Deacons
	Priest Policies
March 1998	Priest Pastor
November 1999	Ongoing Clergy Formation
November 1999	Appendix I – Approval Policy for Sabbatical Requests & Ongoing Formation
November 1999	Appendix II – Excerpts from The Continuing Formation of Priests – Growing In Wisdom, Age & Grace
April 1999	Process for the Incardination of a Cleric
July 2002	Policies & Functions of the Clergy Personnel Board
July 2009	Transfer & Assignment of Clergy Policy Per Article 14 CPCYP
November 2009	Mass Stipends Distribution Policy
September 2002	Priests Living Outside the Rectory
March 1995	Care & Well Being of Priests
May 1999	Priest Funeral & Burial Guidelines
May 1999	Appendix A-Funeral & Burial Planning Form
September 2002	Constitution of the Priests’ Council
March 2006	Appendix I – Building Consensus
March 2006	Appendix II – Priests’ Council Checklist
March 2006	Appendix III – Duties Outlined in the Constitution
March 2006	Appendix IV - Presbyteral Assemblies, Permanent Deacons, Pastoral Administrators & Funding Issues
	Remuneration for Sacramental Ministers
January 1992	Role of Sacramental Ministers
	Duties & Responsibilities of Vicars
May 2009	Use of Clergy Retirement Housing
	Deacon Policies
	Permanent Deacon Agreement/Reflections on Ministry
	Seminarian
June 2007	Ordination Planning Guidelines
June 2007	Ordination Planning Worksheet
June 20078	Seminarian Handbook
	Pastoral Administrator
January 1999	Ministry of Pastoral Administrators
February 2010	Policy on Remuneration for Pastoral Administrators
	Women Religious
	Policy for Compensation of Women Religious

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