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Handbook.

Useful information, guidelines and help with a range of church and people issues. This area is being continually revised and updated.

 

Annual meetings (resources)

 

 

Clergy (and others) - finance and employment

 

 

Clergy - general

 

 

Clergy - vocations, training and CME

 

 

Church administration

 

 

Church buildings, maintenance, regulations and churchyards

 

 

Church - fire safety

 

Church - health and safety

 

 

Church - security

 

Ecumenical (resources from the Council for Christian Unity)

 

 

Ministry guidelines

Additional advice on the Social Justice page.

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

Rural Deans

 

 

Vacancies - guidance for parishes

Wakefield Diocese produces various resources to help guide parishes through a vacancy or interregnum (when their priest leaves). This information is normally given to Parochial Church Councils at a special meeting (usually) with the Archdeacon before the outgoing priest leaves. That meeting helps explain what is involved, and what will happen next. These papers are a support and reminder.

 

The following guidance is for Wakefield Ministry Scheme parishes in vacancy:

 

 

Worship

Click here for useful links and resources (mostly external links).
Click here for a list of more worship resources on the site.