Canons of the Church of England in Jersey.

STATES OF JERSEY

CANONS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN JERSEY

Lodged au Greffe on 6th December 2010 by the Chief Minister

STATES GREFFE

2010   Price code: E  P.179

PROPOSITION

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion

to endorse the amended Canons of the Church of England in Jersey as set out in the Appendix to the report of the Chief Minister dated 6th December 2010 and as approved by the Right Reverend the Bishop of Winchester, the Dean of Jersey, the Ecclesiastical Court, and the Deanery Synod of the Island so that the draft Canons may be submitted to Her Majesty with a request that an Order in Council be issued bringing them into force in Jersey.

CHIEF MINISTER

REPORT

I am pleased, as Chief Minister, to be able to present to the States for endorsement the Amended  Canons  of  the  Established  Church  in  Jersey  which  have  already  been approved by a number of others whose approval is required. The preparation of this proposition and the accompanying report has been overseen by the Dean of Jersey and I am presenting them on his behalf.

If 1204 is the great date to which the Island looks to celebrate its constitutional relationship with the Crown and the civil and governmental freedoms that flow from it; then 1623 is the date which the Church sees as the defining moment when King James I approved the "Canons for the Isle of Jersey." There were 3 guiding principles:

1. The direct relationship of the Island to the Crown.
2. The Canons should follow the English pattern wherever possible.
3. Jersey custom and tradition should not only be respected but take precedence.

In the Amended Canons now proposed, those same 3 principles remain. It is hoped that the Royal Preface from 1623 will be substantially preserved in the Order in Council to be made in due course by Her Majesty the Queen, precisely because it is the  guarantee  of  Jersey's  special  position.  The  principles  are  also  reflected  in Section G of the amended Canons.

The Canons, based on those in England, reflect today's needs rather than those of the 17th Century. The Christian faith remains unchanged so, as you would expect, all the Canons about belief are based on the Scriptures and shared tradition of all major Christian Churches. The Church has changed in language and liturgy, in structure and governance, and in the way it shares with society at large a concern for human rights. The  Amended  Canons  have  been  considered  by  the  Attorney  General,  who  has confirmed that they are human rights compliant.

It is part of the Amended Canons that nothing in them shall be interpreted in any way that is against the law, customs and traditions of the Island.

The Amended Canons come to the States after a process stretching back 15 years. Most of the work was done by the Legislation Committee of the Deanery Synod, and we are grateful to all those who served on that Committee. Among those on that Committee who made a very substantial contribution are the previous Deans, the late Very Reverend Basil O'Ferrall and the Very Reverend John Seaford, and the late Canon Reverend Laurie Hibbs. The present Deputy Bailiff , when Chairman of that Committee, also contributed in the early stages and we owe a great deal to his legal skills. The project had run into the sand on the issue of Clergy Discipline: what to do if a Priest is accused of wrongdoing and how that relates to secular legislation and to the practice in England. Until recently it was hard to see how this could be taken forward, but in the last 18 months, with much consultation between the Dean, the Bishop of Winchester and the Proctor of the Ecclesiastical Court, Advocate Peter Mourant, and with invaluable advice from the Attorney General, the issues have been resolved. The Ecclesiastical Court retains Jurisdiction through its Clergy Discipline Division. The Bishop and the Dean work together on reconciliation and the search for agreement in any dispute. The Royal Court becomes the appellant authority. This preserves the integrity of the Court system of Jersey, of which the Ecclesiastical Court is part. It maintains the authority of the Dean in the governance of the Church in the

Island and strengthens the partnership between the Bishop of Winchester and the Dean of Jersey.

The Parish system is the foundation of so much of our unique way of life. It is enshrined in Jersey Canon Law that one Rector cannot hold more than one Ancient Parish. This is not something that England finds easy to understand, but it remains an essential part of our Amended Canons.

Members may wonder why they are being asked to consider this matter. The answer is Jersey's relationship to the Crown. The Church is established under the Crown and nothing in the Canons can be amended without the mutual consent of The Bishop of Winchester, The Dean of Jersey, the clergy meeting in the Ecclesiastical Court and the Government of the Island. In 1623 that meant the Governor, Bailiff and Jurats. It now means the States of Jersey.

Whatever the personal beliefs of individual Members, it is the responsibility of the States as a whole to ensure that the freedoms of the Church in Jersey enshrined in the 1623 Canons are preserved and enhanced in the Amended Canons.

It is the view of the Dean, the Ecclesiastical Court, the Island Synod and the Bishop of Winchester that these Canons provide a solid legal framework within which the Church can fulfil its ministry, both before God and as a channel of His love to the Island.

Financial and manpower implications

There are no additional financial or manpower implications for the States arising from this proposition.

6th December 2010

APPENDIX

INTRODUCTION

There are set out below the Canons of the Church of England in Jersey. DEFINITIONS

In these Canons, unless the context otherwise requires:

the "Archbishop"  means His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury or, if

there is a vacancy in that see, the Archbishop of York;

the "Bishop" "Church Officers"

"Congregational"

the "Dean"

the "Vice Dean"

means The Lord Bishop of Winchester;

means the churchwardens and almoners (if any) of an Ecclesiastical District or an Ancient Parish Church

means  in  respect  of  any  church  a  meeting  of  those persons on the Church Electoral Roll

means the Very Reverend The Dean of Jersey;

means  such  person(s)  as  may  from  time  to  time  be nominated  by  the  Dean  as  his  deputy  pursuant  to Canon Fl below;

a "District Church"  means  the  church  of  any  Ecclesiastical  District  other

than an Ancient Parish;

an "Ecclesiastical Assembly"

means  the  assembly  of  the  principals,  officers  and electors of an Ancient Parish over which the incumbent of the parish presides;

"Jersey Deanery Synod"

means  the  deanery  synod  of  the  Island  of  Jersey constituted  pursuant  to  the  Synodical  Government (Channel Islands) Order 1970, as amended from time to time;

a "Measure"  means a Measure receiving the Royal Assent after 8th

July 1931 and which has been applied to the Island of Jersey in accordance with the Channel Islands (Church Legislation) Measure 1931;

"Parish Assembly"  means an assembly provided for by the Loi (1804) au

sujet des Assemblées Paroissiales, as amended from time to time.

an "Ancient Parish"  means one of the twelve historic parishes of the Island.

In these Canons the use of the masculine includes the feminine and vice versa, and the use of the singular where appropriate includes the plural and vice versa.

SECTION A

Al OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE ISLAND OF JERSEY

The Church of England, in Jersey, established under the Queen's Majesty, belongs to the true and apostolic Church of Christ; and, as our duty to the said Church  of  England  requires,  we  do  constitute  and  ordain  that  no  member thereof shall be at liberty to maintain or hold the contrary.

A2 OF THE THIRTY-NINE ARTICLES OF RELIGION

The Thirty-nine Articles are agreeable to the Word of God and may be assented unto with a good conscience by all members of the Church of England.

A3 OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

1. The  doctrine  contained  in  The  Book  of  Common  Prayer  and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the Use of the Church of England is agreeable to the Word of God.
2. The form of God's worship contained in the said Book, forasmuch as it is not repugnant to the Word of God, maybe used by all members of the Church of England with a good conscience.

A4 OF THE FORM AND MANNER OF MAKING, ORDAINING, AND CONSECRATING OF BISHOPS, PRIESTS, AND DEACONS

The Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, annexed to the Book of Common Prayer and commonly known as the Ordinal, is not repugnant to the Word of God, and those who are so made, ordained or consecrated bishops, priests, or deacons, according to the said Ordinal, are lawfully made, ordained, or consecrated, and ought to be accounted,  both  by  themselves  and  others,  to  be  truly  bishops,  priests,  or deacons.

A5 OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

The doctrine of the Church of England is grounded in the Holy Scriptures, and in such teachings of the ancient Fathers and Councils of the Church as are agreeable to the said Scriptures.

In  particular  such  doctrine  is  to  be  found  in  the  Thirty-nine  Articles  of Religion, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Ordinal.

A6 OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

The government of the Church of England under the Queen's Majesty, by archbishops, bishops, deans, archdeacons, and the rest of the clergy and of the laity that bear office in the same, is not repugnant to the Word of God.

A7 OF THE ROYAL SUPREMACY

It is acknowledged that the Queen's excellent Majesty, acting according to the laws of the Island, is the highest power under God in this Island, and has supreme authority over all persons in all causes, as well ecclesiastical as civil.

A8 OF SCHISMS

Forasmuch as the Church of Christ has for a long time past been distressed by separations and schisms among Christian men, so that the unity for which our Lord. prayed is impaired and the witness to his gospel is grievously hindered, it is the duty of clergy and people to do their utmost not only to avoid occasions of  strife  but  also  to  seek  in  penitence  and  brotherly  charity  to  heal  such divisions.

SECTION B

DIVINE  SERVICE  AND  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE SACRAMENTS

B1 OF CONFORMITY OF WORSHIP

1. The following forms of service shall be authorised for use in the Church of England in the Island of Jersey:–

1. the forms of service contained in the Book of Common Prayer;
2. the shortened forms of Morning and Evening Prayer which were set out in the Schedule to the Act of Uniformity Amendment Act 1872;

3. the form of service authorised by Royal Warr ant for use upon the  anniversary  of  the  day  of  the  accession  of  the  reigning Sovereign; and
4. any forms of service approved under Canon B2 or Canon B4 subject to any amendments so approved.

2. Every minister shall use only the authorised services aforesaid, except so far as hemay exercise the discretion allowed to him by Canon B5.

B2 OF THE APPROVAL OF FORMS OF SERVICE

1.  It shall be lawful within Jersey:–

1. to use all forms of worship adopted by the General Synod of the Church of England;
2. to adopt forms of services for use in the Church of England in Jersey  which  have  been approved  for  use  in  the  Church  of England by the General Synod, the Archbishop of Canterbury the Bishop, or the Dean as his Commissary.

B3 OF  THE  FORM  OF  SERVICE  TO  BE  USED  WHERE ALTERNATIVE FORMS ARE AUTHORISED

1. Decisions as to which of the forms of service authorised by Canon B1, other than the services known as occasional offices, are to be used in any church in a parish shall be taken jointly by the minister and the Church Officers. In this Canon church' includes any building or part of a building licensed bythe Dean for public worship according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England.
2. If there is disagreement as to which of the said forms of service are to be used in any such church, then the disagreement shall be referred to the Dean for a decision.
3. Where more than one form of any of the services known as occasional offices,  other  than  the  Order  of Confirmation,  is  authorised  by Canon B1 for use on any occasion the decision as to which form of service is to be used shall be made bythe minister who is to conduct the service, but if any of the persons concerned objects beforehand to the use of the service selected by the minister and he and the minister cannot agree as to which form is to be used, the matter shall be referred to the Dean for his decision.
4. Where  more  than  one  form  of  service  of  ordination  of  deacons  or priests or of the ordination or consecration of a bishop is authorised for use, the decision as to which form of service is to be used is to be made

by the Bishop or the Archbishop, as the case may be, who is to conduct the service and, where more than one form of service of confirmation is so authorised, the decision as to which service is to be used shall be made by the Bishop or Archbishop, as the case may be, who is to conduct the service after consulting the minister of the church where the service is to be held.

B4 OF FORMS OF SERVICE APPROVED BY THE CONVOCATIONS. ARCHBISHOPS  OR  ORDINARY  FOR  USE  ON  CERTAIN OCCASIONS

The Convocation of Canterbury, the Archbishop, the Bishop and/or the Dean may approve forms of service for use in church or elsewhere in the Island of Jersey on occasions for which no provision is made in the Book of Common Prayer or by the General Synod, being forms of service which in both words and order are in their opinion reverent and seemly and neither contrary to, nor indicative of any departure from, the doctrine of the Church of England in any essential matter.

B4A OF  THE  APPROVAL  OF  COLLECTS.  LECTIONARIES  AND TABLE OF RULES TO ORDER THE SERVICE

1.  It shall be lawful within Jersey to use the Collects, Lectionaries and Tables of Rules to order the Service as approved by the General Synod.

B5 OF THE DISCRETION OF THE MINISTER IN CONDUCT OF PUBLIC PRAYER

1. The minister may in his discretion make and use variations which are not  of  substantial  importance  in  any form  of  service  authorised  by Canon according to particular circumstances.
2. Subject to any regulation made from time to time by the Convocation of Canterbury, the minister may on occasions for which no provision is made in the Book of Common Prayer orbythe General Synod under Canon B2 or by the Convocation, Archbishop Bishop or Dean under Canon B4 use forms of service considered suitable by him for those occasions.
3. All variations in forms of service and all forms of service used under this Canon shall be reverent and seemly and shall be neither contrary to, nor indicative of any departure from, the doctrine of the Church of England in any essential matter.
4. If any question is raised concerning the observance of the provisions of the last preceding paragraph or whether a variation in a form of service is of substantial importance or not, it maybe referred to the Dean in order that he may give such pastoral guidance or advice as he may think

fit,  but  such  reference  shall  be  without  prejudice  to  the  matter  in question being made the subject-matter of disciplinary proceedings.

B6 OF SUNDAYS AND OTHER DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE

1. The Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday, is ever to be celebrated as a weekly  memorial  of our Lord's  resurrection  and  kept  according  to God's  holy will  and  pleasure,  particularly  by attendance  at  divine service, by deeds of charity, and by abstention from all unnecessary labour and business.
2. The Table of Feasts which are to be observed in the Church of England in the Island ofJersey is contained in the Book of Common Prayer and Common Worship; whereof the principal are Christmas Day, Epiphany, the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Easter Day, Ascension Day, Whitsunday, Trinity Sunday, and All Saints' Day.
3. The Days of Fasting or Abstinence and the Vigils which are to be observed in the Church of England in the Island of Jersey are set out in the Book of Common Prayer and Common Worship, whereof the forty days of Lent, particularly Ash Wednesday and the Monday to Saturday before Easter, ought specifically to be observed.
4. Good Friday is ever to be observed by prayer with meditation on the death  and  passion  of  our Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  by self- discipline, and by attendance at divine service.
5. It is lawful for the Dean to approve Holy Days which may be observed locally.

B7 OF THE GIVING NOTICE OF FEAST DAYS AND FAST DAYS

The minister shall give notice every Sunday publicly during the time of divine service, and by notice affixed at the church door or otherwise, so that the same may best be brought to the knowledge of the people, of the Feast Days and Fast Days which are to be observed in the week following, and of the times of the services thereon.

B8 OF  THE  VESTURE  OF  MINISTERS  DURING  THE  TIME  OF DIVINE SERVICE

1. At Morning and Evening Prayer the minister shall wear a cassock, a surplice, and a scarf and for the Occasional Offices a cassock and a surplice with scarf or stole.
2. At the Holy Communion the presiding minister shall wear with the cassock either a surplice with scarf or stole, or a surplice or alb with stole and cope, or an alb with the customary vestments.

3. On any appropriate occasion a cope may be worn at the discretion of the minister.
4. When a scarf is worn, the minister may also wear the hood of his degree.
5. The  Church  of  England  does  not  attach  any  particular  doctrinal significance to the diversities of vesture permitted by this Canon, and the vesture worn by the minister in accordance with the provisions of this Canon is not to be understood as implying any Doctrines other than those now contained in the formularies of the Church of England.
6. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Canon no minister shall change the form of vesture in use in the church or chapel in which he officiates unless he has ascertained by consultation with the Church Officers that such changes will be acceptable: Provided always that in case of disagreement the minister shall refer the matter to the Dean whose direction shall be obeyed.

B9 OF THE REVERENCE AND ATTENTION TO BE USED IN THE TIME OF DIVINE SERVICE

1. All persons present in the time of divine service shall audibly with the minister make the answers appointed and in due place join in such parts of the service as are appointed to be said or sung by all present.
2. They shall give reverent attention in the time of divine service, give due reverence to the name of the Lord Jesus and stand at the Creed and the reading of the Holy Gospel at the Holy Communion. When the prayers are read and Psalms, hymns and canticles are said or sung they shall have regard to the rubrics of the service and locally established custom in the matter of posture, whether of standing, kneeling or sitting.

B10 OF  MORNING  AND  EVENING  PRAYER  IN  PARISH  AND DISTRICT CHURCHES

1. Except so far as maybe otherwise authorised under paragraph 2 of this Canon, Morning and Evening Prayer shall be said or sung in a church in every parish at least on all Sundays and other principal Feast Days, and also on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Each service shall be said or sung distinctly, reverently, and in an audible voice.
2. The Dean, if satisfied that there is good reason to do so, may authorise the minister of any parish or district church within the Deanery to dispense with the reading within that church of Morning and Evening Prayer or either of them on any Sunday, or on any principal Feast Day or  on  Ash  Wednesday  or  Good  Friday,  but  before  authorising  the minister of a church to dispense with the reading within that church of

either Morning or Evening Prayer on Sunday for a period of more than three months the Dean shall consult with the Church Officers.

3. On all other days the minister of the parish, together with all other ministers licensed to serve in the said parish, shall make such provision for Morning and Evening Prayer to be said or sung as may best serve to sustain the corporate spiritual life of the people.
4. Readers and such other lay persons as may be authorised bythe Bishop may, at the invitation of the minister of the parish or, where the cure is vacant  or the  minister  is  incapacitated,  at  the invitation  of  the churchwardens, say or sing Morning or Evening Prayer (save for the Absolution); and in the case of need where no clerk in holy orders or reader or lay person authorised as aforesaid is available, the minister or (failing him) the churchwardens shall arrange for some suitable lay person  to  say or  sing  Morning  or  Evening  Prayer  (save  for  the Absolution).

B11 OF  SERVICES  IN  CHURCHES  AND  OTHER  PLACES  OF WORSHIP

The Dean may direct what services shall be held or shall not be required to be held in any church in any parish in the Island.

B12 OF THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY COMMUNION

1. No person shall consecrate and administer theholy sacrament of the Lord's Supper unless he shall have been ordained priest by Episcopal ordination in accordance with the provisions of Canon C1.
2. Every minister, as often as he shall celebrate the Holy Communion, shall receive that sacrament himself.
3. No person shall distribute the holy sacrament of the Lord's Supper to the people unless he shall have been ordained in accordance with the provisions of Canon C1, or is otherwise authorised byJersey Canon Law or, unless he has been specially authorised to do so bythe Dean who may give such authority in the case of a person who has been baptized and confirmed and has the support of the incumbent and the Church Officers.
4. Subject to the general directions of the Dean, the Epistle and the Gospel may at the invitation of the minister be read by a lay person at the celebration of the Holy Communion.

B13 OF  HOLY  COMMUNION  IN  PARISH  AND  DISTRICT CHURCHES

1. In every church, except for some reasonable cause approved by the Dean, theHoly Communion shall be celebrated at least on all Sundays and  principal  Feast  Days,  and  on  Ash  Wednesday.  It  shall  be celebrated, distinctly, reverently, and in an audible voice.
2. To  churches  and  chapels  dependent  on  a  parish  church,  the Holy Communion shall be celebrated as regularly and frequently as may be convenient, subject to the direction of the Dean.

B14 OF THE RECEIVING OF HOLY COMMUNION

1. It is the duty of all who have been confirmed to receive the Holy Communion  regularly,  and  especially  at  the  festivals  of  Christmas, Easter and Whitsun.
2. The minister shall teach the people from time to time, and especially before the festivals of Christmas, Easter and Whitsun, that they come to this holy sacrament with such preparation as is required bythe Book of Common Prayer.

B15 OF THE ADMISSION TO HOLY COMMUNION

1. There shall be admitted to the Holy Communion:–

1. members of the Church of England who have been confirmed in accordance  with  the  rites  of  that  Church  or  are  ready and desirous  to  be  so  confirmed  or  who  have  been  otherwise episcopally confirmed with unction or with the laying on of hands except as provided by the next following Canon:
2. baptised  persons  who  are  communicant  members  of  other Churches which subscribe to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity , and who are in good standing in their own Church, and
3. any baptised person in immediate danger of death.

2. If any person by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) above regularly receive the Holy Communion over a long period which appears likely to continue indefinitely, the minister shall set before him the normal requirements of the Church of England for communicant status in that Church.
3. Where any minister is in doubt as to the application of this Canon, he shall refer the matter to the Dean, who may consult the Bishop, and follow his guidance thereon.

B16 OF  NOTORIOUS  OFFENDERS  NOT  TO  BE  ADMITTED  TO HOLY COMMUNION

If a minister be persuaded that anyone of his cure who presents himself to be a partaker of the Holy Communion ought not be admitted thereunto by reason of malicious and open contention with his neighbours, or other grave and open sin without repentance, he shall give an account of the same to the Bishop who, after consulting with the Dean, shall give order and direction, but so as not to refuse the sacrament to any until in accordance with such order and direction he shall have called him and notified him that in any wise he presume not to come  to  the  Lord's  Table:  Provided  that  in  case  of  grave  and  immediate scandal to the congregation the minister shall not admit such person, but shall give an account of the same to the Bishop within seven days after at the furthest and therein obey his order and direction: Provided also that before issuing his order and direction in relation to any such person the Bishop or the Dean as the Bishop's delegate shall afford to him an opportunity for interview.

B17 OF BREAD AND WINE FOR THE HOLY COMMUNION

1. The churchwardens of every ecclesiastical parish, with the advice and direction of the minister, shall provide out of congregational funds a sufficient quantity of bread and wine for the number of communicants that shall from time to time receive the same.
2. The bread, whether leavened or unleavened, shall be of the best and purest wheat flour that conveniently may be gotten, and the wine the fermented juice of the grape, good and wholesome.
3. The  bread  shall  be  brought  to  the  communion  table  in  a  paten  or convenient box and the wine in a convenient cruet or flagon.

B17A OF  THE  DISPOSITION  OF  THE  ALMS  AT  HOLY COMMUNION

Notwithstanding any rubric in the Book of Common Prayer moneys given or collected  in  church  at  Holy  Communion  shall  be  at  the  disposal  of  the incumbent and Church Officers.

B18 OF SERMONS IN PARISH AND DISTRICT CHURCHES

1. In a church in every parish a sermon shall be preached at least once each Sunday, except for some reasonable cause approved by the Dean.
2. The sermon shall be preached by a minister, deaconess, reader or lay worker  duly authorized  in  accordance  with  Canon  Law.  At  the invitation of the minister having the cure of souls another person may preach with the permission of the Dean.

3. The  preacher  shall  endeavour  himself  with  care  and  sincerity  to minister the word of truth, to the glory of God and to the edification of the people.

B19 OF  THE  BIDDING  PRAYER  WHICH  MAY  BE  USED  BY  A PREACHER BEFORE HIS SERMON

Before any sermon, lecture, or homily, the preacher may move the people to join with him in prayer in this form or to this effect as briefly as is convenient, always concluding with the Lord's Prayer:–

Ye shall pray for Christ's holy Catholic Church, that is, for the whole congregation of Christian people dispersed throughout the whole world, and especially for the Church of England.

And herein I require you most especially to pray for the Queen's most excellent Majesty our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God of the United-Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of her other  realms  and  territories,  Queen,  Head  of  the  Commonwealth, Defender  of  the  Faith,  and  ye  shall  also  pray  for  Philip  Duke  of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family.

Ye shall also pray for the ministers of God's holy word and sacraments, as well archbishops and bishops, as other pastors and curates; for the Queen's most honourable Privy Council, the Lieutenant Governor, the Bailiff  and  other  Crown  Officers,  the  States  of  Jersey,  Jurats, Constables, municipality, for the Convocations of the Clergy, for the Synods of the Church of England, and for magistrates; that all and every of these, in their several callings, may serve truly and diligently, to the glory of God and the edifying and well governing of her people, remembering the strict and solemn account that they must one day make when they shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

And, that there may never be wanting a succession of persons duly qualified  to  serve  God  in  Church  and  State,  ye  shall  implore  his blessing on all places of religious and useful learning; that in all places of education true religion and sound learning may for ever flourish and abound.

And more particularly (as in private duty bound) I ask your prayers for..

Also ye shall pray for the whole people of this realm, that they may live in the true faith and fear of God, in dutiful obedience to the Queen, and in brotherly charity one to another.

Finally, let us praise God for all those who are departed out of this life in the faith of Christ, and pray unto God that we may have grace to

direct our lives after their good example; that, this life ended, we may be made partakers with them of the glorious resurrection in the life everlasting.

B20 OF THE MUSICIANS AND MUSIC OF THE CHURCH

1. In all churches and chapels, the functions of appointing any organist or choirmaster  (by whatever  name  called),  and  of  terminating  the appointment of any organist or choirmaster, shall be exercisable by the minister with the agreement of the Church Officers except that if the Dean in the case of termination of an appointment, considers that the circumstances are such that the requirement as to the agreement of the Church  Officers  should  be  dispensed  with,  the  Dean  may direct accordingly. Where the minister concerned is also the Dean the function of the Dean under this paragraph shall be exercisable by the Bishop.
2. Where there is an organist or choirmaster the minister shall pay due heed to his advice and assistance in the choosing of chants, hymns, anthems, and other settings and in the ordering of the music of the Church, but at all times the final responsibility and decision in these matters rests with the minister.
3. It is the dutyof the minister to ensure that only such chants, hymns, anthems, and other settings  are  chosen  as are  appropriate, both the words and the music, to the solemn act of worship and prayer in the House  of  God  as  well  as  to  the  congregation,  assembled  for  that purpose;  and  to  banish  all  irreverence  in  the  practice  and  in  the performance of the same.

B21 OF HOLY BAPTISM

It  is  desirable  that  every  minister  having  a  cure  of  souls  shall  normally administer the sacrament of Holy Baptism on Sundays at public worship when the most number of people come together, that the congregation there present may witness the receiving of them that be newly baptised into Christ's Church, and be put in remembrance of their own profession made to God in their baptism.

B22 OF THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS

1. Due notice, normally of at least a week, shall be given before a child is brought to the church to be baptized.
2. The minister shall instruct the parents or guardians of an infant to be admitted to Holy Baptism that the same responsibilities rest on them as are in the service ofHoly Baptism required of the godparents.

3. No  minister  shall  refuse  or,  save  for  the purpose  of  preparing  or instructing the parents or guardians or godparents, delay to baptize any infant, within his cure that is brought to the church to be baptized, provided that due notice has been given and the provisions relating to godparents in these Canons are observed. In the event of any such refusal or delay, the parents or guardians mayapply to the Dean, who shall, after consultation with the minister and with the Bishop, give such directions as he thinks fit.
4. A minister who intends to baptize any infant whose parents are residing outside the boundaries of his cure, unless the names of such persons or of one of them be on the church electoral roll of the same, shall not proceed  to  the  baptism  without  having  sought  the  goodwill  of  the minister of the parish in which such parents reside.
5. No minister being informed of the weakness or danger of death of any infant within his cure and therefore desired to go to baptize the same shall either refuse or delay to do so.
6. A  minister  so  baptizing  a  child  in  a  hospital or  nursing  home,  the parents of the child not being resident in his cure, nor their names on the church electoral roll of the same, shall send their names and address to the minister of the parish in which they reside.
7. If any infant which is privately baptized do afterwards live, it shall be brought  to  the  church  and  there,  by the  minister,  received  into  the congregation  of  Christ's  flock  according  to  the  form  and  manner prescribed  in  and  by the office  for  Private  Baptism  authorized  by Canon B1.
8. The minister of every parish shall warn the people that without grave cause  and  necessity  they should  not  have  their  children  baptised privately in their houses.

B23 OF GODPARENTS AND SPONSORS

1. For  every child  to  be  baptized  there  shall  be  not  fewer  than  three godparents, of whom at least two shall be of the same sex as the child and of whom at least one shall be of the opposite sex; save that, when three cannot conveniently be had, one godfather and godmother shall suffice. Parents maybe godparents for their own children provided that the child have at least one other godparent.
2. The  godparents  shall  be  persons  who  will  faithfully  fulfil  their responsibilities both by their care for the children committed to their charge and by the example of their own godly living.

3. When one who is of riper years is to be baptised he shall choose three, or at least two, to be his sponsors, who shall be ready to present him for baptism and afterwards put him in mind of his Christian profession and duties.
4. No person shall be admitted to be a sponsor or godparent who has not been  baptised  and  confirmed.  Nevertheless  the  minister  shall  have power to dispense with the requirement of confirmation in any case in which in his judgment need so requires.

B24 OF THE BAPTISM OF SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS

1. When any such person as is of riper  years and able to answer for himself is to be baptised, the minister shall instruct such person, or cause him to be instructed, in the principles ofthe Christian religion, and exhort him so to prepare himself with prayers and fasting that he may receive this holy sacrament with repentance and faith.
2. At least a week before any such baptism is to take place, the minister shall give notice thereof to the Dean.
3. Every person thus baptised shall be confirmed by the Bishop so soon after his baptism as conveniently may be; that so he may be admitted to the Holy Communion.

B25 OF THE SIGN OF THE CROSS IN BAPTISM

The Church of England has ever held and taught, and holds and teaches still, that the sign of the Cross used in baptism is no part of the substance of the sacrament but, for the remembrance of the Cross, which is very precious to those that rightly believe in Jesus Christ, has retained the sign of it in baptism, following therein the primitive and apostolic Churches.

B26 OF TEACHING THE YOUNG

1. Every minister shall take care that the children and young people within his cure are instructed in the doctrine, sacraments, and discipline of Christ, as the Lord has commanded and as they are set forth in the holy Scriptures,  in  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer,  and  especially  in  the Church Catechism; and to this end he, or some godly and competent persons appointed by him, shall on Sundays or if need be at other convenient times diligently instruct and teach them in the same.
2. All parents, guardians and godparents shall take care that the children receive such instruction.

B27 OF CONFIRMATION

1. The Bishop shall himself minister (or cause to be ministered bysome other bishop lawfully deputed in his stead) the rite of confirmation as often and in as many places as shall be convenient, laying his hands upon children and other persons, who have been baptised and instructed in the Christian faith.
2. Every minister who has a cure of souls shall diligently seek out children and other persons whom he shall think meet to be confirmed and shall use his best endeavour to instruct them in the Christian faith and life as set forth in the holy Scriptures, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Church Catechism.
3. The minister shall present none to the Bishop but such as are come to years of discretion and can saythe Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten  Commandments,  and  can  also  render  an  account  of  their  faith according to the said Catechism.
4. The minister shall satisfy himself that those whom he is to present have been validly baptised, ascertaining the date and place of such baptism, and, before or at the time assigned for the confirmation, shall give to the Bishop  their  names,  together  with  their  age  and  the  dates  of  their baptism.
5. If  the  minister  is  doubtful  about  the  baptism  of  a  candidate  for confirmation he shall conditionally baptise him in accordance with the form of service authorised by Canon B1 before presenting him to the Bishop to be confirmed.

B28 OF RECEPTION INTO THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

1. Any person desiring to be received into the Church of England, who has not been baptised or the validity  of whose baptism can be held in question, shall be instructed and baptised or conditionally baptised, and such baptism, or conditional baptism, shall constitute the said person's reception into the Church of England.
2. If any such person has been baptised but not episcopally confirmed and desires to be formally admitted into the Church of England he shall, after appropriate instruction, be received bythe rite of confirmation, or, if he be not yet ready to be presented for confirmation, he shall be received by the parish priest with appropriate prayers.
3. If any such person has been episcopally confirmed with unction or with the laying on of hands he shall be instructed, and, with the permission of the Dean, received into the Church of England according to the Form of Reception approved by the General Synod, or with other appropriate

prayers, and if any such person be a priest, or other Ordained minister, he shall be received into the said Church only by the Bishop or by the Dean as the Bishop's commissary after consultation with the Bishop.

B29 OF THE MINISTRY OF ABSOLUTION

1. It  is  the  duty of  baptised  persons  at  all  times  to  the  best  of  their understanding to examine their lives and conversations by the rule of God's commandments, and whereinsoever they perceive themselves to have  offended  by will,  act,  or  omission,  there  to  bewail  their  own sinfulness and to confess themselves to Almighty God with full purpose of amendment of life, that theymay receive of Him the forgiveness of their sins which He has promised to all who turn, to Him with hearty repentance  and  true  faith;  acknowledging  their  sins  and  seeking forgiveness, especially in the general Confessions of the congregation and  in  Absolution  pronounced  by the priest  in  the  services  of  the Church.
2. If there be any who by these means cannot quiet his own conscience, but requires further comfort or counsel, let him come to some discreet and learned minister of God's Word, that by the ministry of God's holy Word he may receive the benefit of absolution, together with spiritual counsel and advice, to the quieting of his conscience and avoiding of all scruple and doubtfulness.
3. In particular a sick person, if he feels his conscience troubled in any weighty matter, should make a special confession of his sins, that the priest may absolve him if he humbly and heartily desires it.
4. No priest shall exercise the ministry of absolution in any place without the permission of the minister having the cure of souls thereof unless he is bylaw authorised to exercise his ministry in that place without being subject to the control of the minister having the general cure of souls of the  parish  or  district  in  which  it  is  situated:  Provided  always  that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of the Canon, a priest may exercise the ministry of absolution anywhere in respect of any person who is in danger of death or if there is some urgent or weighty cause.
5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that if anyman confess his hidden and secret sins to a minister, for the unburdening of his conscience, and to receive spiritual consolation and ease of mind from-him; the minister is charged  not  at  any time reveal  and  make  known  to  any person whatsoever any crime or offence so committed to his trust and secrecy, under pain of irregularity.

B30 OF HOLY MATRIMONY

1. The Church of England affirms, according to Our Lord's teaching, that marriage is in its nature a union permanent and life-long, for better for worse, till death them do part, ofone man with one woman, to the exclusion of all others on either side, for the procreation and nurture of children, for the hallowing and right direction of the natural instincts and affections, and for the mutual society, help and comfort which the one ought to have of the other, both in prosperity and adversity.
2. The  teaching  of  Our  Lord  affirmed  by the Church  of  England  is expressed and maintained in the Form of Solemnisation of Matrimony contained in the Book of Common Prayer.
3. It shall be the dutyof the minister, when application is made to him for matrimony to be solemnised in the church of which he is the minister, to explain to the two persons who desire to be married the Church's doctrine of marriage as herein set forth, and the need of God's grace in order  that  they may discharge  aught  their  obligations  as  married persons. Recognising that pastoral care may well avert the danger of divorce if it comes into play before legal proceedings have been started, it shall be the duty of all clergy in their preparation of couples for marriage to tell them, both for their own sakes and for that of their friend, that the good offices of the clergy are always available.

B31 OF CERTAIN IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE

1.  No  person  who  is  under  sixteen  years  of  age  shall  marry,  and  all marriages purported to be made between persons either of whom is under sixteen years of age are void. No person shall marry within the degrees expressed in the following Table, and all marriages purported to be made within the said degrees are void.

A TABLE OF KINDRED AND AFFINITY

A man may not marry his  A woman may not marry her

mother  father daughter  son adopted daughter  adopted son father's mother  father's father mother's mother  mother's father son's daughter  son's son daughter's daughter  daughter's son sister  brother wife's mother  husband's father wife's daughter  husband's son father's wife  mother's husband

son's wife  daughter's husband father's father's wife  father's mother's husband mother's father's wife  mother's mother's husband wife's daughter's daughter  husband's son's son wife's son's daughter  son's daughter's son father's sister  father's brother mother's sister  mother's brother brother's daughter  brother's son sister's daughter  sister's son

In this Table the term "brother" includes a brother of the half-blood, and the term "sister" includes a sister of the half-blood.

B32 OF  THE  DUTY  OF  THE  MINISTER  TO  INQUIRE  AS  TO IMPEDIMENTS

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  minister,  when  application  is  made  to  him  for matrimony to be solemnised in the church or chapel of which he is the minister, to inquire whether there be any impediment either to the marriage or to the solemnisation thereof.

B33  OF  REQUIREMENTS  PRELIMINARY  TO  THE SOLEMNISATION OF MATRIMONY

A marriage according to the rites of the Church of England may be solemnised in Jersey:–

1. After the publication of banns of marriage when all of the following conditions are met:–

1. at  least  one  of  the  parties  is  a  bona  fide  resident  in  the ecclesiastical parish in which the marriage is to be solemnized; and
2. both hold British passports or are of British nationality; and
3. both will be 18 years old or over on the date of the marriage; and
4. the marriage is to be solemnized on a weekday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

2. On the authority of a Dispense Ordinaire (Ordinary Licence) which shall  be  issued  by the  Dean  (after  presentation  of  valid documentation):–

1. when two Jersey or British residents wish to be married in an Ecclesiastical parish in which neither reside but with which one of them has a historic or pastoral relationship;
2. if either party is under 18 years old on the date of marriage, and the consent of the person having legal custody of that person has been given;
3. in all other circumstances where the parties could be married after Banns;
4. in such other circumstances if the Dean so thinks fit.

3. On the authority of a Dispense Extraordinaire (Special Licence) which maybe issued by the Dean in the following circumstances:–

1. where the marriage is to be solemnized in an unlicensed place;
2. when the marriage is to be solemnized on a Sunday or outside the permitted hours on a weekday;
3. when either of the parties is a non-British national provided that such  parties  present  a  Certificate  of Civil  Status  from  their Consul  or  other  satisfactory  documentary  proof  of  their condition  and  permission  to  enter  Jersey  for  the purpose  of marriage.

4. In other compelling circumstances where the Dean thinks fit.

B34. OF RULES TO BE OBSERVED AS TO THE PRELIMINARIES AND TO THE SOLEMNISATION OF HOLY MATRIMONY

1. In all matters pertaining to the granting of licences of marriage every ecclesiastical authority shall observe the law relating thereto.
2. In all matters pertaining to the publication of banns of marriage and to the solemnisation of matrimony every minister shall observe the law relating  thereto,  including,  so  far  as  they are  applicable,  the  rules prescribed  by the  rubric  prefixed  to  the  office  of  Solemnisation  of Matrimony in the Book of Common Prayer.
3. Every marriage shall be solemnised in the presence of two or more witnesses besides the minister who shall solemnise the same.
4. When matrimony is to be solemnised in any church, it belongs to the minister of the that church to decide what music shall be played, what hymns or anthems shall be sung, or what furnishings or flowers should be placed in or about the church for the occasion.

B35 OF A SERVICE AFTER CIVIL MARRIAGE

1. If any persons have contracted marriage before the civil registrar under the provisions of the statute law, and shall afterwards desire to add thereto  a  service  of  Blessing  and  Thanksgiving  for  Matrimony,  a minister may, if he see fit, use such form of service, as may be adopted under Canon B2, in the church or chapel in which he is authorised to exercise his ministry: Provided first, that the minister be duly satisfied that the civil marriage has been contracted, and secondly that in regard to this use of this service the minister do observe the Canons and any advice issued by the House of Bishops and the Bishop.
2. In connection with such a service there shall be no publication of banns nor any licence or certificate authorising a marriage: and no record of any such service shall be entered by the minister in the register books of marriages provided bythe Superintendent Registrar.

B36 OF THE MINISTRY TO THE SICK

1. The minister shall use his best endeavours to ensure that he be speedily informed when any person is sick or in danger of death in the parish, and shall as soon as possible resort unto him to exhort, instruct, and comfort  him  in  his  distress  in  such  manner  as  he  shall  think  most needful and convenient.
2. When any person sick or in danger of death or so incapacitated that he cannot  go  to  church  is  desirous  of  receiving  the  most  comfortable sacrament  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Christ,  the  priest,  having knowledge thereof shall as soon as may be visit him, and unless there be any grave reason to the contrary, shall reverently minister the same to the said person at such place and time as maybe convenient.
3. If any such person so desires, the priest maylay hands upon him and may anoint him with oil on the forehead with the sign of the Cross using a form of service authorised by Canon B1 and using pure olive oil consecrated by the Bishop or Dean or otherwise by the priest himself in accordance with such form of service.

B37 OF THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD

1. In all matters pertaining to the burial of the dead every minister shall observe the law from time to time in force in relation thereto, and, subject to this paragraph in general, the following paragraphs of this Canon shall be obeyed.
2. No minister shall refuse to bury, according to the rites of the Church of England, the corpse or ashes of any person deceased within his cure or of any parishioners whether deceased within his cure or elsewhere that

is brought to a church or burial ground or cemetery under his control in which the burial or interment of such corpse or ashes may lawfully be effected, due notice being given.

3. Cremation of a dead body is lawful in connection with Christian burial.
4. (a)  When a body is to be cremated, the burial service may precede, accompany, or follow the cremation; and may be held either in the church or at the crematorium:

Provided that no incumbent shall be under any obligation to perform  a  funeral  service  within  the  grounds  of  any  burial authority, but, on his refusal so to do, any clerk in Holy Orders, not being prohibited under ecclesiastical censure, may, with the permission of the Dean and at the request of the person having charge of the cremation or interment of the cremated remains, perform such service within such grounds.

(b)  Save for good and sufficient reason the ashes of a cremated body  should  be  interred  or  deposited,  by  a  minister,  in consecrated ground.

5. When a body is to be buried according to the rites of the Church of England  in  any unconsecrated  ground,  the  officiating  minister,  on coming to the grave, shall first bless the same.
6. If any doubts shall arise whether any person deceased may be buried according to the rites of the Church of England, the minister shall refer the matter to the Dean, who may consult the Bishop, and obey his order and direction.

B38  OF THE REGISTRATION OF BAPTISMS. CONFIRMATIONS. MARRIAGES AND BURIALS

1. In all matters pertaining to the registration of baptisms, marriages, and burials every minister shall observe the law from time to time in force relating thereto.
2. When any person is presented for confirmation, the minister presenting the said person shall record and enter the confirmation in his register book of confirmations, together with any change of name.

B39  OF  HOLY  COMMUNION  ELSEWHERE  THAN  IN CONSECRATED BUILDINGS

No  minister  shall  celebrate  the  Holy  Communion  elsewhere  than  in  a consecrated building within his cure or other building licensed for the purpose, except he have permission so to do from the Dean: Provided that at all times he

may celebrate the Holy Communion as provided by Canon B36 in any private house wherein there is any person sick or dying or so incapacitated that be cannot go to church.

B40 OF DIVINE SERVICE IN PRIVATE CHAPELS

1. No chaplain, ministering in any house where there is a chapel dedicated and allowed bythe ecclesiastical laws of this Island shall celebrate the Holy Communion in any other part of the house butin such chapel, and shall do the same seldom upon Sunday and other greater Feast Days, so that the residents in the said house may resort to their parish church and there attend divine service.
2. The Bishop may licence a minister to perform such offices and services of the Church of England as maybe specified in the licence in any school, hospital, or public premises or in any charitable institution.
3. The performance of offices and services in accordance with any such licence shall not require the consent or be subject to the control of the minister of the parish in which they are performed.

B41 OF THE LANGUAGE OF DIVINE SERVICE

The Morning and Evening Prayer, and all other prayers and services prescribed in and by the Book of Common Prayer, shall be said or sung in the vulgar tongue.

B42 OF RELATIONS WITH OTHER CHURCHES

1.(1)  A minister or lay person who is a member in good standing of a Church

to which this Canon applies and is a baptised person may, subject to the provisions  of  this  Canon,  be  invited  to  perform  all  or  any  of  the following duties:–

1. to say or sing Morning and Evening Prayer or the Litany;
2. to read the Holy Scriptures at any service;
3. to preach at any service;
4. to lead the Intercessions at the Holy Communion and to lead prayers at other services;
5. to  assist  at  Baptism  or  the  Solemnisation  of  Matrimony  or conduct a Funeral Service;
6. to assist in the distribution of the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to the people at the Holy Communion;

if the minister or lay person is authorised to perform a similar duty in his or her own Church

2. An invitation to perform in a parish church, district church or other place of worship in the parish any of the duties mentioned in sub- paragraph (1) above, other than duties in. connection with a service of ordination or confirmation, maybe given onlyby the incumbent and maybe given only if:–

1. in the case of:–

1. any duty mentioned in sub-paragraph (l)(f) above, or
2. any duty mentioned in sub-paragraph (l)(a), (c) or (e) above, which is to be performed on a regular basis,

the approval of the Dean has been obtained; and

2. in the case of any duty mentioned in sub-paragraph (i)(e) above, the persons concerned have requested the incumbent to give the invitation; and
3. in the case of anyduty mentioned in sub-paragraph (l)(a), (c) or (f) above, the approval of Church officers has been obtained.

3. An invitation to perform in a parish church or other place of worship in the  parish  any duty in  connection  with  a  service  of  ordination  or confirmation may be given onlybythe Bishop and may be given only if the approval of the incumbent and the Congregational Meeting has been obtained.

2. Notwithstanding any provision of any Canon, a bishop who receives from a person authorised by a Church to which this Canon applies an invitation to take part in a service may in the course of that service perform anyduty assigned to him if:–

1. the duty assigned to him is or is similar to a duty which he is authorised to perform in the Church of England; and
2. he has before accepting the invitation obtained:–

1. the approval of the incumbent of the parish in which the service is to take place, and
2. in the case of an invitation to take part in the ordination or consecration of a minister of a Church to which this Canon applies, to take part in a service of confirmation or to preside at the Holy Communion, the approval of the Archbishop.

3. Notwithstanding any provision of any Canon, a priest or deacon of the Church of England who receives from a person authorised by a Church to which this Canon applies an invitation to take part in a service may in the course of that service perform anyduty assigned to him if:–

1. the duty assigned to him is or is similar to a duty which he is authorised to perform in the Church of England, and
2. he has before accepting the invitation obtained:–

1. the approval of the incumbent of the parish in which the service is to take place, and
2. in the case of an invitation to take part in the ordination or consecration of a minister of a Church to which this Canon applies or to preside at theHoly Communion, the approval of the Bishop, and
3. in the case of an invitation to take part in any service on a regular basis, the approval of both the Dean and the Congregational  Meeting  of  the  parish  in  which  the service is to take place.

4. In the case of an invitation to preside at the Holy Communion, the Archbishop shall not give his approval under paragraph 2 above, and the Bishop shall not give his approval under paragraph 3 above unless the Archbishop or the Bishop, as the case may be, is satisfied that there are special circumstances which justify acceptance of the invitation and that  the  rite  and  the  elements  to  be  used  are  not  contrary  to,  nor indicative of any departure from, the doctrine of the Church of England in any essential matter.
5. A bishop or priest who has accepted an invitation to take part in the ordination  or  consecration  of  a  minister  of  a  Church  to  which  this Canon applies may not, by the laying on of hands or otherwise, do any act which is a sign of the conferring ofHoly Orders, unless that Church is  an  Episcopal  Church  with  which  the  Church  of  England  has established intercommunion.
6. Notwithstanding any provision of any Canon, a deaconess, lay worker or  reader  of  the  Church  of  England  who  receives  from  a  person authorised by a Church to which this Canon applies an invitation to take part in a service may in the course of that service perform anyduty assigned to him or her if:–

1. the duty so assigned is or is similar to a duty which he or she is authorised to perform in the Church of England; and

2. he  or  she  has  before  accepting  the  invitation  obtained  the approval of the incumbent of the parish in which the service is to take place and also, in the case of an invitation to take part in a service on a regular basis, the approval of both the Dean and the Church officers of that parish.

7. Where, on an application under paragraph 3 or 6 above for the approval of an incumbent, that approval is withheld, the applicant may appeal to the Bishop and if, after considering the views of the applicant, the incumbent and the Dean, the Bishop determines that approval has been unreasonably withheld, the Bishop may authorise the applicant to take part in the service in question and where the Bishop so determines then he  shall  inform  the  incumbent  in  writing  of  the  reasons  for  that determination.
8. Where the approval of the Congregational Meeting or Church officers is required for the giving of or accepting of an invitation under the preceding  provisions  of  this  Canon,  that  approval  may be given  in respect of the performance of such duties as maybe specified in the approval by such person or persons, or such class of persons, as may be so specified and may either be given generally for an unlimited period or given subject to such limitation, whether as to duration or occasion, as maybe so specified.
9. The  incumbent  of  a  parish  may,  with  the  approval  of  the  Church officers (or in the case of regular invitations a Congregational Meeting) and the Dean invite members of another Church to which this Canon applies to take part in joint worship with the Church of England or to use a church in the parish for worship in accordance with the forms of service and practice of that other Church on such occasions as may be specified in the approval given by the Dean.
10. Any approval required by this Canon to be obtained from the Dean, the Bishop or the Archbishop shall be in writing.
11. This Canon applies to every Church to which the Church of England (Ecumenical Relations) Measure 1988 applies.

B43 OF LOCAL ECUMENICAL PROJECTS

1.(1)  The Dean may enter into an agreement with the appropriate authority of

each participating Church with regard to the participation of the Church of England in a local ecumenical project established or to be established for an area comprising any parish in the Island or part of such a parish.

(2)  The Dean shall not enter into any agreement under this paragraph as respects any parish or part of a parish unless the participation of the

Church of England in the project in respect of the parish concerned has been approved:–

1. by the Bishop;
2. by the incumbent of that parish; and
3. a  simple  majority  of  those  present  and  voting  at  a Congregational Meeting of the parish convened for that purpose; and

2.(1)  The  Dean  may  at  any  time  revoke  any  agreement  made  under  the

foregoing  provisions  of  this  Canon  after  consultation  with  the appropriate authority of each participating Church.

2. Any agreement made under the foregoing provisions of this Canon shall be in writing.

4. The powers of the Dean under this Canon may be exercised only in respect  of  a  local  ecumenical  project  in  which  every  other  Church participating in the project is a Church to which the Sharing of Church Buildings (Jersey) Law 1973 applies.

SECTION C

MINISTERS, THEIR ORDINATION, FUNCTION, AND CHARGE

C1 OF HOLY ORDERS IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

1. The Church of England holds and teaches that from the Apostles' time there have been these orders in Christ's Church: bishops, priests, and deacons; and no man shall be accounted or taken to be a lawful bishop, priest, or deacon in the Church of England, or suffered to execute any of the said offices, except he be called, tried, examined, and admitted thereunto according to the Ordinal or any form of service alternative thereto  approved  under  Canon B2,  or has  had formerly  episcopal consecration or ordination in some Church whose orders are recognised and accepted by the Church of England.
2. No person who has been admitted to the order of bishop, priest, or deacon can ever be divested of the character of his order, but a minister may either by legal process voluntarily relinquish the exercise of his orders and use himself as a layman, or mayby legal and canonical process be deprived of the exercise of his orders or deposed finally therefrom.

3. According to the ancient law and usage of the Church of England, priests and deacons who have received authority to minister in Jersey owe canonical obedience in all things lawful and honest to the Bishop.

C2 OF THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS

1. No person shall be consecrated to the office of bishop by fewer than three bishops present together and joining in the act of consecration, of whom one shall be the archbishop of the province or a bishop appointed to act on his behalf.
2. The consecration of a bishop shall take place upon some Sunday or Holy Day, unless the archbishop, for urgent and weighty cause, shall appoint some other day.
3. No person shall be consecrated bishop except he shall be at least thirty years of age.
4. No person shall be refused consecration as bishop on the ground that he was born out of lawful wedlock.
5. Nothing  in  this  Canon  shall  make  it  lawful  for  a  woman  to  be consecrated to the office of bishop.

C3 OF THE ORDINATION OF PRIESTS AND DEACONS

1. Ordination to the office of priest or deacon shall take place upon the Sundays immediately following the Ember Weeks, or upon St. Peter 's Day, Michaelmas Dayor St. Thomas' Day, or upon a day within the week  immediately  following   St. Peter 's  Day,  Michaelmas  Day or St. Thomas' Day, or upon such other day, being a Sunday, a HolyDay or one of the Ember Days, as the bishop of the diocese on urgent occasion shall appoint.
2. Ordination of priests and deacons shall be in the cathedral church of the diocese, or other church or chapel at the discretion of the bishop.
3. The Dean, or his deputy, shall present to the bishop every person who is to be ordained in Jersey.
4. The priests taking part in an ordination shall together with the bishop lay their hands upon the head of every person who receives the order of priesthood.
5. Any form  of  service  of Holy  Communion  which  is  authorized  by Canon B1 may be used at an ordination.

6. No person shall be made deacon, except he be at least 23 years of age, unless he have a faculty from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
7. No person shall be ordained priest, except he be at least 24 years of age, unless being over the age of 23 he have a faculty from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
8. No person shall be ordained both deacon and priest upon one and the same day, unless he have a faculty from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
9. A deacon shall not be ordained to the priesthood for at least one year, unless the bishop shall find good cause for the contrary, so that trial may be made of his behaviour in the office of deacon before he be admitted to the order of priesthood. During a vacancyof the see, the power of the bishop under this paragraph shall be exercisable by the archbishop.

C4A OF  THE  QUALITY  OF  SUCH  AS  ARE  TO  BE  ORDAINED DEACONS OR PRIESTS

1. Every bishop shall take care that he admit no person into holy orders but such as he knows either by himself, or by sufficient testimony, to have been baptized and confirmed, to be sufficiently instructed in Holy Scripture and in the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the Church of England, and to be of virtuous conversation and good repute and such as to be a wholesome example and pattern to the flock of Christ.
2. No person shall be admitted into holy orders who is suffering, or who has  suffered,  from  any physical  or  mental  infirmity  which  in  the opinion of the bishop will prevent him from ministering the word and sacraments or from performing the other duties of the minister's office.
3. Subject to paragraph 4 of this Canon no person shall be admitted into holy orders who has remarried and, the other party to that marriage being alive, has a former spouse still living; or who is married to a person who has been previously married and whose former spouse is still living.
4. The archbishop of the province, on an application made to him by the bishop of a diocese on behalf of a person who by reason of paragraph 3 of this Canon could not otherwise be admitted intoholy orders, may grant a faculty for the removal of the impediment imposed by that paragraph to the admission of that person into holy orders, and any request made to a bishop for an application to be made on his behalf under this paragraph shall be made and considered, and any application made by the bishop to the archbishop shall be made and determined, in accordance with directions given from time to timebythe Archbishops of Canterbury and York acting jointly.

5. No person shall be refused ordination as deacon or priest on the ground that he was born out of lawful wedlock.

C4B OF WOMEN DEACONS

1. A woman maybe ordained to the office of deacon if she otherwise satisfies the requirements of Canon C4 as to the persons who may be ordained as deacons.
2. A deaconess who is licensed or holds a bishop's permission to officiate, and in either case satisfies the requirements of Canon C4 as to the persons  to  be ordained  as  deacons,  may apply  to  a  bishop  for  his consent to her ordination as a deacon for service in the diocese of that bishop, and the bishop may give that consent notwithstanding:–

1. that she has not after applying to be so ordained been further examined concerning her knowledge of Holy Scripture or of the doctrine, discipline and worship of the Church of England, or
2. that she has not exhibited to the bishop any certificate or other document which is required to be so exhibited under Canon C6.

3. Where a bishop is ordaining a woman according to the Order for the Making of Deacons in the Ordinal attached to The Book of Common Prayer the post-communion Collect beginning Almighty God, giver of all good things' shall be omitted and it shall be lawful for the bishop to use the variations to that service set out in the schedule to this Canon.
4. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York mayjointly authorize forms of  service  for  deaconesses  to  be  ordained  deacon,  being  forms  of service which in both words and order are in their opinion reverent and seemly and are neither contrary to, nor indicative ofany departure from, the doctrine of the Church of England in any essential matter.

The schedule

1. For any relevant reference to he' or him' there maybe substituted the words she' or her'.
2. For  the  prescribed  Epistle,  namely  either  1 Timothy 3.18-13  or Acts 6.2-7, there may be substituted either Isaiah 6.1-8 or Romans 12.1- 12 or such other lections as may from time to time be duly authorized.
3. For  the  prescribed  Gospel,  namely  Luke 12.35-38,  there  may be substituted Mark 10.35-45 or such other lection as may from time to time be duly authorized.

C4C OF WOMEN PRIESTS

1. A woman may be ordained to the office of priest if she otherwise satisfies the requirements of Canon C4 as to the persons who may be ordained as priests.
2. In the forms of service contained in The Book of Common Prayer or in the Ordinal words importing the masculine gender in relation to the priesthood shall be construed as including the feminine, except where the context otherwise requires.

C5 OF  THE  TITLES  OF  SUCH  AS  ARE  TO  BE  ORDAINED DEACONS OR PRIESTS

1  No person shall be admitted into holy orders by any bishop other than

the bishop of the diocese in which he is to exercise his ministry, except he shall bring with him Letters Dimissory from the bishop of such diocese.

C6 OF THE CERTIFICATES AND TESTIMONY TO BE EXHIBITED TO THE BISHOP BY SUCH AS ARE TO BE ORDAINED DEACONS OR PRIESTS

1. Every person who is to be made a deacon shall exhibit to the bishop:–

1. a certificate or other sufficient evidence of the date and place of his birth;
2. testimony of his former good life and behaviour from persons specified by the bishop.

2. Every person who is to be ordained priest shall exhibit to the bishop:–

1. his Letters of Orders;
2. testimony of his former good life and behaviour from persons specified by the bishop.

C7 OF EXAMINATION FOR HOLY ORDERS

1.  No bishop shall admit any person into holy orders, except such person on  careful  and  diligent  examination,  wherein  the  bishop  shall  have called to his assistance the Dean and other ministers appointed for this purpose, be found to possess a sufficient knowledge of Holy Scripture and of the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the Church of England as set forth in the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, The Book of Common Prayer, and the Ordinal: and to fulfil the requirements as to learning and

other qualities which, subject to any directions given by the General Synod, the bishop deems necessary for the office of deacon.

C8 OF MINISTERS EXERCISING THEIR MINISTRY

1. Every  minister  shall  exercise  his  ministry  in  accordance  with  the provisions of this Canon.
2. A minister duly ordained priest or deacon may officiate in any place only after he has received authority to do so from the Bishop.
3. The Bishop confers such authority on a minister either by instituting him to a benefice, or by admitting him to serve within his diocese by licence under his hand and seal, or by giving him written permission to officiate within the same.
4. No minister who has such authority to exercise his ministry in any diocese shall do so therein in any place in which he has not the cure of souls without the permission of the minister having such cure, except at the homes of persons whose names are entered on the electoral roll of the  parish  which  he serves  and  in  a  school,  hospital,  or  public  or charitable institution in which he is licensed to officiate as provided by Canon B40.

C9 OF COLLATION AND PRESENTATION

1. A vacancy or impending vacancy in any benefice shall be notified by the Bishop to the patron and to the Church Officers, and the provisions of the law of Jersey from time to time in force relating to the filling of such vacancy shall be complied with.
2. The Bishop shall have twenty-eight days' space to inquire and inform himself of the sufficiency and qualities of every minister, after he has been presented to him to be instituted to any benefice.
3. In the case of vacancy of any benefice to which the Crown has power of appointment if within twelve months the Lieutenant Governor does not present some person to the Bishop, or in the vacancy of that See, the Archbishop, to be instituted and admitted to the said benefice, then the Dean shall give notice of the time of the vacancy to the Bishop or the Archbishop as the case may be, to the end that he may give order for collating to the said benefice; and when any shall be presented to the Bishop or the Archbishop, as the case may be, the Dean shall give a certificate  as  to  the  sufficiency  and  behaviour  of  the  party  to  be approved by them before he be actually admitted by the Dean into possession of the said benefice.

C10 OF ADMISSION AND INSTITUTION

1. No person shall be admitted or instituted to any benefice before such time as he shall have been ordained priest by episcopal ordination in accordance with the provisions of Canon Cl.
2. The Bishop shall not admit or institute to a benefice any priest who has been ordained byany bishop, except such priest first show unto him his Letters of Orders or other sufficient evidence that he has been ordained, and bring him sufficient testimony, if the Bishop shall require it, of his former  good  life  and  behaviour,  and  lastly,  shall  appear  on  due examination to be of sufficient learning.
3. The Bishop may refuse to admit or institute any priest to a benefice in Jersey on the ground that at the date of presentation not more than three years have elapsed since the priest who has been presented to him was ordained deacon, or that the said priest is unfit for the discharge of the duties of a benefice by reason of physical or mental infirmity or incapacity,  pecuniary  embarrassment  of  a  serious  character,  grave misconduct  or  neglect  of  duty in  an  ecclesiastical  office,  evil  life, having  by his  conduct  caused  grave  scandal  concerning  his  moral character since his ordination.
4. The Bishop shall not admit or institute any priest to a benefice until the expiration of one month after notice, in the prescribed manner, that he proposes to institute such priest has been served on the church wardens of the parish; which notice shall be published by the churchwardens in the prescribed manner.
5. After the expiration of one month from the serving of such notice on the churchwardens of the parish, the Bishop shall, as speedily as may be, proceed to give institution to the priest to whom he has collated the benefice, or who has been presented to him to be instituted thereto, in accordance with the laws and statutes in that behalf provided; which institution he shall use his best endeavour to give in the parish church of the benefice.
6. The Bishop, or the Dean as his commissary, when he gives institution, shall read the words of institution from a written instrument having the episcopal seal appended thereto.
7. The provisions of this Canon are without prejudice to any right of a patron or a presentee to appeal to the Archbishop, against the refusal of the Bishop to institute.
8. None,  either  Dean  or Minister,  shall  hold  two  Rectorial  Benefices together.

C11  OF INDUCTION

1. The Bishop, or the Dean as his Commissary, after giving institution to any priest, shall issue directions for induction to a Vice Dean who shall thereupon induct the said priest into possession of the temporalities of the benefice.
2. The Vice Dean, when he makes the induction, shall take the priest who is to be inducted by the hand and lay it upon the key or upon the ring of the church door, or if the key cannot be had and there is no ring on the door, or if the church be in ruins, upon any part of the wall of the church or churchyard, at the same time reading the words of induction, after which the priest who has been inducted shall toll the bell to make his induction public and known to the people.

C12  OF THE LICENSING OF MINISTERS UNDER SEAL

1. A licence, granted by the bishop under his hand and seal to any minister to serve within his diocese, shall be in the form either:–

1. of a general licence to preach or otherwise to minister subject to the  provisions  of  paragraph 4  of  Canon C2  in  any  parish  or ecclesiastical district, or
2. of a licence to perform some particular office,

and a licence granted to an assistant curate may be in a form which specifies the term of years in which the licence shall have effect.

2. The Bishop shall not grant any such licence to any minister who has come from another diocese, except such minister first show unto him Letters of Orders or other sufficient evidence that he is ordained, and bring him testimony, from the bishop of the diocese whence he has come, of his honesty, ability, and conformity to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the Church of England.
3. After consultation with the Dean and, if the Minister so requests, the Ecclesiastical  Court,  the  Bishop  may by notice  in  writing  revoke summarily, and  without further process,  any licence  granted to any minister within the Island for any cause which appears to him to be good  and  reasonable  after  having  given  the minister  sufficient opportunity  of  showing  reason  to  the  contrary  and  the  notice  shall notify the minister that he may, within twenty-eight days from the date on which he receives the notice, appeal to the Archbishop.

On such an appeal the Archbishop may either hear the appeal himself or appoint a person holding the office of diocesan bishop or suffragan bishop in his province (otherwise than in the diocese of Winchester) to

hear the appeal in his place; and, after hearing the appeal or, if he has appointed a bishop to hear the appeal in his place, after receiving a report in writing from that bishop, the Archbishop may confirm, vary or cancel the revocation of the licence as he considers just and proper, and there shall be no appeal from the decision of the Archbishop.

Any appeal under this paragraph shall be conducted in accordance with rules approved by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York; and any such rules may provide for the appointment of one or more persons to advise  the  Archbishop  or  Bishop  hearing  such  an  appeal  on  any question of law arising in the course thereof.

5.  Where  the  Bishop  has  granted  a  licence  to  an  assistant  curate  to minister in the Island for a term of years specified in the licence, the Bishop may revoke that licence under paragraph 4 of this Canon before the expiration of that term, and where he does so that curate shall have the like right of appeal as any other minister whose licence is revoked under that paragraph.

C13 OF THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE

1. Every person who is to be ordained priest or deacon, or to be instituted to any benefice, or to be licensed to any lectureship, preachership or stipendiary  curacy  shall  first,  in  the  presence  of  the  Bishop  or  his commissary by whom he is to be ordained, instituted or licensed, take and subscribe the Oath of Allegiance in the form following:–

"I, A B, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her heirs and successors, according to law: So help me God".

2. The aforesaid Oath of Allegiance shall not be required to be taken

(a) by any subject or citizen of a foreign state whom either archbishop, calling to assist him such bishops as he thinks fit, shall consecrate to officiate  as  a  bishop  in  any  foreign  state,  or  (b) by  any  overseas clergyman  to  whom  section 2  of  the  Overseas  and  Other  Clergy (Ministry and Ordination) Measure 1967 applies or any other person ordained under section 5 of that Measure for ministry overseas, if the Bishop dispenses with the said oath.

C14 OF THE OATHS OF OBEDIENCE

Every person who is to be ordained priest or deacon, or to be instituted to  any  benefice,  or  to  be  licensed  either  to  any  lectureship, preachership, or stipendiary curacy, or to serve in any place in the Island shall first take the Oath of Canonical Obedience to the Bishop in the  presence  of  the  Bishop  or  his  commissary,  and  in  the  form following:–

"I, A B, do swear by Almighty God that I will pay true and canonical obedience to the Lord Bishop of Winchester and his successors in all things lawful and honest: So help me God".

C15 OF THE DECLARATION OF ASSENT

1.(1)  The Declaration of Assent to be made under this Canon shall be in the

form set out below:–

PREFACE

The Church of England is part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church worshipping the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It professes the faith uniquely revealed in the Holy Scriptures and set forth in the catholic creeds, which faith the Church is called upon to proclaim afresh in each generation. Led by the Holy Spirit, it has borne witness to Christian faith in its historic formularies, the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, the Book of Common Prayer and the Ordering of Bishops, Priests and Deacons. In the declaration you are about to make will  you  affirm  your  loyalty  to  this  inheritance  of  faith  as  your inspiration and guidance under God in bringing the grace and truth of Christ to this generation and making Him known to those in your care?

DECLARATION OF ASSENT

I, A B, do so affirm, and accordingly declare my belief in the faith which is revealed in the Holy Scriptures and set forth in the catholic creeds and to which the historic formularies of the Church of England bear witness; and in public prayer and administration of the sacraments, I will use only the forms of service which are authorised or allowed by Canon.

2. The preface which precedes the Declaration of Assent in the form set out above shall be spoken bythe archbishop or bishop or commissary in whose presence the Declaration is to be made in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph and shall be spoken by him before the making of the Declaration.
3. Every  person  who  is  to  be  ordained  priest  or  deacon  shall  before ordination  make  and  subscribe  the  Declaration  of  Assent  in  the presence of the archbishop or bishop by whom he is to be ordained.
4. Every person who is to be instituted or admitted to any benefice or other  ecclesiastical  preferment  or  licensed  to  any  lectureship  or preachership shall first make and subscribe the Declaration of Assent in the presence of the Bishop by whom he is to be instituted or licensed or of the Bishop's commissary.

5. Every person who is to be licensed to any curacy shall first make and subscribe the Declaration of Assent in the presence of the Bishop by whom he is to be licensed or of the Bishop's commissary unless he has been ordained the same day and has made the Declaration.

2. Every minister licensed to a stipendiary curacy shall on the first Lord's Day on which be officiates in the church or one of the churches in which he is licensed to serve, publicly and openly make the Declaration of  Assent  at  the  time  of  divine  service  in  the  presence  of  the congregation there assembled.

Before the minister makes the Declaration the preface which precedes the Declaration in the form set out in paragraph 1(1) of this Canon shall be spoken by the incumbent or another priest having a cure of souls.

3. Any person who in pursuance of a request and commission from a bishop of any diocese in England is ordained byan overseas bishop within the meaning ofthe Overseas and Other Clergy (Ministry and Ordination) Measure 1967, or a bishop in a church not in communion with the Church of England whose orders are recognised or accepted by the Church of England, shall be deemed to be ordained by a bishop of a diocese  in  England  and  accordingly  shall  make  the  Declaration  of Assent.

C16 THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER

1. The Bishop is the chief pastor of all that are within the Island of Jersey, as well laity as clergy, and their father in God; it appertains to his office to teach and to uphold sound and wholesome doctrine, and to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange opinions; and, himself an example of righteous and godly living it is his duty to set forward and maintain quietness, love, and peace among all men.
2. The Bishop has within Jersey jurisdiction as Ordinary except in places and over persons exempt by law or custom.
3. Such jurisdiction is exercised by the Bishop himself or by the Dean as Commissary  General  in  accordance  with  the  Letters  Patent  and  the Bishop of Winchester's Commission.

C17 OF THE DEAN

1. The Dean shall be an episcopally ordained Minister of the Word of God, who is well qualified to hold the office, devout in his religion and steadfast in his service of God and who has completed no less than six years in priests' orders.

2. The Dean shall exercise his jurisdiction in accordance with the terms of his  Letters  Patent,  the  Bishop  of  Winchester's  Commission,  these canons and local law and custom.
3. The Dean shall carry out his duties under the Bishop and shall assist the Bishop in his pastoral care and office, and he shall in particular see that anyone  holding  any ecclesiastical  office  within  the  Deanery  is performing their duties with due diligence bringing to the Bishop's attention any matters which call for correction or merit praise.
4. The Dean shall as Commissary of the Bishop, usually institute and induct into the possession of the temporalities (though he may direct a Vice Dean to perform the induction), or promulgate the licence of, all clergy appointed or licensed to a benefice.
5. The Dean as Commissary of the Bishop shall have jurisdiction over all matters which concern the service of God, the preaching of the Word, the administration of the sacraments.
6. The Dean or his deputy or vice Dean shall at least once every three years visit every Parish in person and at his option may give an address to the congregation as he thinks fit; which Visitation shall be made for the purpose of ensuring that all things appertaining to the church, the Service of God, and the Administration of the Sacraments, are being satisfactorily  provided  by  the church  wardens  and  that  the  Church, Churchyard and parsonage-house  are being maintained and repaired and the church wardens, or (if they should fail in doing their duty) the Minister shall advise the Dean ofany matters requiring his attention whether it relates to the Minister himself, the Church Officers or to other members of the congregation of that church in order that the Dean may take appropriate action in accordance with the provisions of these Canons. These Visitations shall be in addition to the Dean's General Visitation at which all Clergy and Church Officers shall be cited to appear before him at such time and place as the Dean may direct.
7. When the Dean shall issue a summons advising of his visitation, he shall  also  deliver  or  cause  to  be  delivered  to  the  minister  or churchwardens of the parish to be visited, details of such matters on which he shall require the minister and churchwardens to address him on the visitation day.
8. In the case of a vacancy of a benefice, if within twelve months of the vacancy arising the Lieutenant Governor does not present some person to the Bishop, or in the vacancy of the See to the Archbishop, to be admitted and instituted to the said benefice, then the Dean shall give notice to the Bishop so that the Bishop may give order for collating to the benefice.

9. The Dean shall be joint Chairman together with a member of the House of Laity of the Deanery Synod.
10. The Dean may from time to time appoint one or more deputies or vice deans  who  may perform  the  duties  of the  Dean  insofar  as  his Commission shall extend of which there shall be an Authentic Act registered in the Rolls of the Ecclesiastical Court.
11. The Bishop may from time to time delegate to the Dean such of his powers and duties as he may think fit.

C18 OF PRIESTS HAVING A CURE OF SOULS

1. Every priest having a cure of souls shall provide that, except for some reasonable cause, Morning and Evening Prayer daily, and on appointed days the Litany, shall be said in the church, or one of the churches, of which he is the minister.
2. Every priest having a cure of souls shall, except for some reasonable cause approved by the Dean celebrate, or cause to be celebrated, the Holy Communion on all Sundays and other greater Feast Days and on Ash Wednesday, and shall diligently administer the sacraments and other rites of the Church.
3. Every priest having a cure of souls shall, except for some reasonable cause approved by the Dean preach, or cause to be preached, a sermon in his church at least once each Sunday.
4. He shall instruct the children, or cause them to be instructed, in the Christian faith, and shall use such opportunities of teaching or visiting in the schools within his cure as are open to him.
5. He shall carefully prepare, or cause to be prepared, all such as desire to be confirmed and, if satisfied of their fitness, shall present them to the Bishop for confirmation.
6. He shall be diligent in visiting his parishioners, particularly those who are sick and infirm; and he shall provide opportunities whereby any of his parishioners may resort unto him for spiritual counsel and advice.
7. He and the Congregational Meeting shall consult together on matters of general concern and importance to the ecclesiastical parish.
8. If at any time he shall be unable to discharge his duties whether from non-residence or some other cause, he shall provide for his cure to be supplied by a priest licensed or otherwise approved by the Bishop.

C19 OF THE RESIDENCE OF PRIESTS ON THEIR BENEFICES

1. Every beneficed priest shall keep residence on his benefice, or on one of them if he shall hold two or more in plurality, and in the house of residence (if any) belonging thereto.
2. No beneficed priest shall be absent from his benefice, or from the house of residence belonging thereto, for a period exceeding the space of three months together, or to be accounted at several times in anyone year, except he have a licence to be so absent, granted by the Dean after consultation with the Bishop subject to the statutory provisions in this behalf for the time being in force, if any, or be otherwise legally exempt from residence.
3. Any beneficed  priest,  within  one  month  after  refusal  of any such licence, may appeal to the Archbishop, who shall confirm such refusal or direct the Dean to grant a licence, as shall seem to the Archbishop just and proper.
4. In the case of any benefice in which there is no house, or no fit house of residence, the priest holding that benefice may be licensed by the Dean to reside in some fit and convenient house, although not belonging to that benefice.

C20 OF THE MANNER OF LIFE OF MINISTERS

1. Every priest and deacon is under obligation, not being prevented by sickness or some other urgent cause, to say daily the Morning and Evening Prayer, either privately or openly, and to celebrate the Holy Communion, or be present thereat on all Sundays and other principal Feast Days. He is also to be diligent in daily prayer and intercession, in examination of his conscience, and in the study of the Holy Scriptures and such other studies as pertain to his ministerial duties.
2. A  minister  shall  not  give  himself  to  such  occupations,  habits,  or recreations as do not befit his sacred calling, or may be detrimental to the performance of the duties of his office, or tend to be a just cause of offence to others; and at all times he shall be diligent to frame and fashion his life and that of his family  according to the doctrine of Christ,  and  to  make  himself  and  them,  as  much  as  in  him  lies, wholesome examples and patterns to the flock of Christ.

C21 OF THE DRESS OF MINSTERS

The apparel of a priest or deacon shall be suitable to his office; and, save for purposes of recreation and other justifiable reasons, shall be such as to be a sign and mark of his holy calling and ministry as well to others as to those committed to his spiritual charge.

C22 OF THE OCCUPATIONS OF MINISTERS

1. No minister holding ecclesiastical office shall engage in trade or any other occupation in such manner as to affect the performance of the duties, except so far as he be authorised so to do under the statutory provisions in this behalf for the time being in force if any or he have a licence so to do granted by the Dean.
2. The Dean shall have power to  grant or refuse such a licence  after consultation with the church officers of the parish in which the minister holds office and with the Bishop.
3. If the Dean shall refuse such a licence, the minister may within one month  of  such  refusal  appeal  to  the  Bishop,  who  shall  confirm  or overrule such refusal.
4. During  a  vacancy of  the  see,  the  powers  of the  Bishop  under paragraph 3 of this Canon shall be exercisable by the Archbishop.

SECTION D

THE LAY OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH

Dl OF CHURCHWARDENS (also known as Surveillants)

1. Each  of  the  Ancient  Parishes  shall  elect  two  churchwardens  at  an Ecclesiastical Assembly of the parish to be held at a convenient time and place prior to the 31st May.

Each  of  the  district  churches  shall  elect  two  churchwardens  at  a Congregational Assembly to be held at a convenient time and place prior to the 31st May.

If  there  shall  be  more  than  two  persons  standing  for  election  as churchwardens in any ecclesiastical parish, the incumbent shall have power to name one churchwarden and there shall be an election for the remaining  position  of  churchwarden.  For  the  avoidance  of  doubt  a churchwarden need not be resident in the ecclesiastical parish which he serves in that capacity, but shall be on the Deanery Electoral Roll.