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About Parish Council Elections in the Metropolis of Denver |
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Members of the Parish Council are elected by their fellow parishioners in accordance with the Uniform Parish Regulations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Specific procedures to be followed in conducting these elections are issued annually by His Eminence Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver. Metropolitan Isaiah issued a Protocol on September 12, 2007 which encloses the Instructions for the procedures to be followed in the Autumn of 2007 for electing the 2008 Parish Council. The election of the members of the Parish Council takes place no earlier than the first Sunday in November, and no later than the second Sunday in December. |
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Only parishioners in good canonical standing may be candidates for election to the Parish Council. Likewise, only parishioners in good canonical standing can vote in the elections. The Pastor, or Proistamenos, of the parish is responsible for ensuring that all required forms are filled out completely and submitted to the Metropolitan for ratification in a timely manner. All Parish Council members must be ratified by the Metropolitan before they can receive the Affirmation of Office and serve on the Council. |
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: A New Form is Required This Year: Candidate Disclosure Statement |
Forms Required in the Parish Council Election Packet |
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All of the following forms must be submitted by the parish priest to the Metropolitan for the elections to be ratified. All forms must be properly completed, signed, and dated before being submitted.
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Form Required AFTER the Parish Council Has Been
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The following form must be submitted by the parish priest to the Metropolitan AFTER the elections have been be ratified, and AFTER the new and continuing Parish Council Members have received the Oath of Office from the Priest following the Sunday Divine Liturgy. |
Total Commitment Obligation |
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Parish Council elections cannot be ratified, and the newly-elected members cannot take the Affirmation of Office nor serve as council members, unless the parish annual Total Commitment allocation has been remitted to the Archdiocese in full. The 2006 Clergy-Laity Congress held in Nashville, Tennessee, approved a new paradigm for funding the National Ministries of the Archdiocese and for calculating the Total Commitment obligation that each parish has toward the Archdiocese and its Metropolis. To implement this paradigm, Metropolitan Isaiah issued Protocol 07-11 on June 27, 2007. It provides general policy regarding how this new process will be implemented in the Metropolis of Denver. Complementing this policy directive, he also issued Protocol 07-12 on June 28, 2007 specifying procedures to be followed in determining Total Commitment allocations for the parishes of the Metropolis. In summary, the Archdiocese Finance Committee assesses an annual amount to each Metropolis and to the Archdiocesan District to fund the Archdiocese budget. This amount is the minimum that must be remitted from the parishes of the metropolis. The amount assessed to the metropolis is then apportioned to the parishes based on their actual expenses. After receiving budget reports from all parishes, the aggregate is calculated, and each parish's proportion of that aggregate is calculated. This proportion is used to determine their allocation of the metropolis assessment. Each parish must therefore submit an Adjusted Expenses Calculation Form each year by May 15. The Metropolis will calculate the proportionate share for each parish and publish a list of Total Commitment allocations by June 15. An appeal regarding a parish allocation must be submitted to the metropolis immediately thereafter. The final allocation list will then be published by July 15. Further details are available on the Total Commitment Allocation web page. |