(3) At such a meeting all persons who have been baptized and who have signed an undertaking to attend the services of the Church and to contribute regularly to the church shall be qualified to participate, vote, and to hold office subject to the Canons relating thereto. (See Appendix B)

(4) The proceedings at such meetings shall be conducted and the officers elected in the same manner as is laid down in Canon IV in respect to the proceedings at the Annual Meetings of congregations insofar as such directions can be held to apply.

(5) A name for the congregation shall be determined by the Bishop in consultation with the elected Churchwardens and Vestry.

(6) Immediately after the meeting, the person who presided at the meeting, shall send to the Bishop for recognition, a certified copy of the proceedings, showing the names of those present and of the officials elected. On receipt of the same the Bishop shall, if satisfied, cause the congregation to be registered under the name which shall be determined upon the roll of congregations of the Diocese. The official copy of the proceedings of the organizing meeting shall, if approved by the Bishop, be countersigned by the Bishop, and shall be placed in the custody of the Registrar of the Diocese.

(7) For the purpose of providing the Church's ministrations to as many as possible, any congregation may be grouped with other congregations to form a single Parish or Charge under the direction and care of one Minister. The Parish or Charge shall be called by such name as the Bishop may select.

(8) Such groupings shall be at the discretion of the Bishop, who may be petitioned by any Parish, congregation, cleric or Deanery concerned for such purpose.

7.02 Parish Boundaries

(1) When a Parish has been duly organized and its territory defined and registration ordered, no change shall be made in the same without the consent of the congregation affected. Where, however, such consent is withheld and it is considered by the Bishop advisable that a change should be made, the whole matter shall be laid before the Executive Committee whose decision shall be final.

(2) The Bishop may be petitioned by any Parish, congregation, cleric or Deanery concerned for such purpose.

7.03 Ministering in Parishes

After a Minister has been duly appointed to a Parish, no other cleric or catechist, though holding the Licence of the Bishop, shall hold Public Prayer, or Service, or administer the Sacraments within such Parish, or on behalf of its parishioners, whether according to the prescribed order of the Church, or not, without the consent of the cleric in charge.

(a) Provided that a cleric may visit ministerially, with Private Administration of the Sacraments, if necessary, any person or family who is a member of the parish of which that cleric is incumbent.

(b) Provided also that this will not prevent the Bishop licensing priests to special chaplaincies or to extra parochial ministries.

7.04 Appointments of Ministers (as provided for by Canons)

See Canon III Sec. C. 3.06

7.05 Resignations (as provided for by Canons)

See Canon III Sec. C. 3.08

7.06 Church Finances

(1) The method of church finance known as the "envelope system" is adopted in this Diocese, and its use urged as far as possible in all Parishes, Congregations and Missions.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Minister, Churchwardens, and Vestry to arrange for, and to make an annual canvass of all members of the congregation, and to secure as far as possible realistic subscriptions for both Parochial and Synod apportionment purposes through the "envelope system". A careful record of all subscriptions shall be kept and receipts for Income Tax purposes issued.

(3) The Treasurer of each Parish shall remit to the Diocesan Treasurer immediately after the last Sunday in every month the proportionate amount of the money due to the Diocese for all purposes.

(4) No Special Offerings shall be taken up at any service for any object not herein provided for without the sanction of the Minister and Churchwardens; provided that any person or persons may, at any service, place in the collection any special contributions if enclosed in marked envelopes.

(5) The provisions of Section 7.06 shall not affect the Harvest Thanksgiving offerings, or collections taken up on other days than Sunday. Open collections taken up at Synod, Confirmation or Ordination services shall be devoted as the Bishop may direct.

(6) In case of any Parish, Congregation or Mission failing to meet its financial obligations, the Diocesan Treasurer shall report the matter to the Executive Committee, which, after investigation, shall take such steps as may be considered advisable.

7.07 Assisted Parishes and Missions

(1) Parishes which are not yet self supporting are expected to move steadily towards this position, and to do all in their power to establish financial self support.

(2) It is not the policy of the Diocese to make financial grants for the maintenance of church buildings, parish halls, and rectories.

(3) In all multiple point Parishes the Parish Treasurer shall be responsible for remitting monthly to the Diocesan Treasurer all monies for the stipend, pension and travel expenses of the Minister. The Minister shall receive a stipend and travel expenses on an agreed date each month, whether from the Diocesan Treasurer or the Parish Treasurer.

(4) No Parish Minister shall receive less than the minimum amount due according to the Schedule of Stipends and Allowances agreed upon by the Executive Committee.

(5) All Parishes may remit the full amounts for stipend, pension and travel to the Diocesan Treasurer if the Parish authorities agree thereto.