The Communion of

Evangelical Episcopal Churches

Provisional

CANONS

~ Seventh Edition ~

Adopted as

PROVISIONAL

CANONS

for

The Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches

Adopted on September 17th, 1998

-Printed with Revisions, July 1999-

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

United States of America

THE COMMUNION OF

EVANGELICAL EPISCOPAL CHURCHES

CANONS

Contents

PREAMBLE.................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

1) WE ARE A COMMUNION..................................................................................................................................... 5

2) CEEC IDENTITY STATEMENT AND DOCTRINAL ESSENTIALS.................................................. 5

III. CEEC VISION........................................................................................................................................................ 8

IV. DEFINING THE BASIS FOR OFFICIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CEEC........................ 9

A) FULL COMMUNION............................................................................................................................................. 9

B) INTER-COMMUNION........................................................................................................................................ 10

C) NETWORKING..................................................................................................................................................... 11

TITLE I. STRUCTURE........................................................................................................................................................ 12

CANON 1. OF CONGREGATIONS............................................................................................................................ 12

A) Basic Unit............................................................................................................................................................. 12

B) No Geographical Boundaries.................................................................................................................. 12

C) Communicants................................................................................................................................................... 12

D) No Consent Of Neighboring Parish Required................................................................................ 12

E) After Episcopal Consent.............................................................................................................................. 12

F) Reception into CEEC...................................................................................................................................... 12

G) New Parish.......................................................................................................................................................... 13

H) Parish By-Laws................................................................................................................................................. 13

I) Election.................................................................................................................................................................. 13

J) Full Communion Parish Congregation.............................................................................................. 13

K) Special Meetings.............................................................................................................................................. 13

L) Record Audits.................................................................................................................................................... 14

M) Tithe........................................................................................................................................................................ 14

CANON 2. OF PARISH GOVERNMENT................................................................................................................ 14

A) Rector's Council................................................................................................................................................ 14

B) Parish Council.................................................................................................................................................. 14

C) Vestry...................................................................................................................................................................... 14

D) Bishop Oversight............................................................................................................................................. 15

E) Rector...................................................................................................................................................................... 15

F) Consensus............................................................................................................................................................. 16

CANON 3. OF THE DIOCESE.................................................................................................................................... 16