Tuesday, February 8, 2011

CANONS OF THE Divine National Moorish Anglican Mission

CANONS
OF
THE Divine National Moorish Anglican Mission
UNITED.STATES.America
As amended by Moorish Diocesan Synod 2011

CANON 1.1 Of the Name of the Diocese
This Diocese shall be known and designated as the Divine National Moorish Anglican Mission United States America (Anglican) and shall deem its geographical boundaries to be those as set forth in Canon 45 of the Divine Constitution and By-laws, Canons of the Divine National Moorish Anglican Province of America.
CANON 1.2 Of the Composition of this Diocese
The Divine National Moorish Anglican Mission is a voluntary association composed of the clergymen canonically domicile therein and of all the parishes, congregations and the members thereof recognized as such by the Ecclesiastical Authority thereof and shall also be composed of such clergymen, parishes, congregations and other organizations and the members thereof as may be duly admitted to union with the Divine National Moorish Anglican Mission.
CANON 1.3 Of this Temple-Mir
The Divine National Moorish Anglican Mission for United.States.Americais., a Diocese in union with the Divine National Moorish Anglican Mission Province of America, a jurisdiction of the One, Holy, Moorish Science Temple of America and submits to the Solemn Declaration, Constitution, Canons and Provincial Synod of the same.
CANON 2.1 Of the Diocesan Sheikism
The Divine National Moorish Anglican Mission of the Nu Moorish Science Temple of America, Mir 9 shall be chosen and elected in conformity with the Divine Constitution By-laws and Canons of the Divine National Moorish Anglican Mission Province of America, by the concurrence of a two-thirds majority of the clerical and lay delegates entitled to vote in Temples, Mir casting votes by Orders. He shall be the Grand Sheik chief sheik/pastor of all the members of the Temple in this Diocese and the President of the Temple Districts. He shall make at least one visitation to each parish and congregation every two years, shall have the right to summon and attend meetings of parishes and missions within his jurisdiction and shall be ex officio a member of all diocesan committees and agencies.
CANON 2.2 Of Acting Grand Sheik
Acting Grand Sheiks may be elected and serve in accordance with the rules established in the Divine Constitution and By-laws and Canons of this Temple.
CANON 2.3 Of Assistant Acting Grand Sheiks
The Assistant Acting Grand Sheik of the Temple may appoint any retired or resigned grand sheiks of this Temple or any sheik without jurisdiction received into membership of this Temple, being domicile in the homestead, as an assistant sheik to perform such episcopal functions as shall be determined by the Grand Sheik.
CANON 3.1 Of the Diocesan Synod
The Temple shall be governed by a Synod meeting annually at a date and place established by Moorish Synod Homestead at its previous meeting, or for special reasons at other times at the call of the Grand Sheik and the Standing Committee, or, during the vacancy of the see, by the Standing Committee. Moorish Synod Homestead shall be comprised of the clergy in good standing and by two lay delegates elected by each parish and mission listed on the most recent Annual Report.
CANON 3.2 Of Assessments, Budgets and Quotas
Moorish Synod Homestead shall establish annually a budget for the Temple. The budget shall be deemed established when its items have been approved by Moorish Synod Homestead and the tithes from the parishes and missions represented in Moorish Synod Homestead shall amount to at least the total sum of money indicated by the budget.
The tithes offered at Moorish Synod Homestead by each parish and mission, shall, upon acceptance by Moorish Synod Homestead, become the annual assessment of such parishes and missions and shall be sent in equal monthly installments to the diocesan treasurer.
A tithe of all regular diocesan income shall be paid to the Province in accordance with Canon Law.
CANON 4 Of the Moorish Standing Committee
Between Moorish Synods Homestead, the administrative authority of the Temple shall reside in the Prophet and Grand Sheik or the GS may call a vote with the Standing Committee. The membership of the Standing Committee shall consist of the Grand Sheik, the Subordinate Sheiks, two NoonEbu clergymen elected by the NoopooH clergy of the Temple at Moorish Synod Homestead, a treasurer, who shall be a communicant member of the Diocese elected by the lay delegates of Moorish Synod Homestead, a Moorish chancellor, being a priest or lay person appointed by the Grand Sheik and three lay communicants of the Diocese elected by the lay delegates of Moorish Synod Homestead. The lay members of the Standing Committee shall constitute the Finance Committee of the Temple. The Standing Committee shall meet at the call of the Grand Sheik, or during a vacancy of the Moorish see, by the senior Assistant Grand Sheik or by its own resolution. The President of the Standing Committee shall be elected by that body from among its members who are Moor. The Secretary of the Moorish Standing Committee shall be elected by that body from among its members. The members of the Standing Committee shall have seat, voice and vote in Moorish Diocesan Synod.
CANON 5.1 Of Moorish Parishes
A Moorish parish shall be a congregation of at least forty adult communicant members as defined in the Moorish Provincial Canons, meeting in permanent accommodations, served by a Moorish Rector paid the minimum temple salary and which regularly meets its assessments and quotas to the Temple and the Province.
CANON 5.2 Of Annual Moorish Parish Meetings and Vestries
Each Moorish parish shall call an annual meeting to which shall be summoned all adult communicant members of the Moorish parish. The annual meeting shall elect vestrymen in accordance with the Divine Constitution and by-laws of the Moorish parish. The rector shall be ex officio the chairman of the vestry. He shall appoint the Senior or Rector's Warden in accordance with the Divine Constitution and by-laws of the Moorish parish. The vestry shall annually elect from its membership a Junior or People's Warden, and a Treasurer. The vestry shall also elect a Clerk or secretary who shall be an adult communicant member of the Moorish parish.
CANON 5.3 Of Moorish Parish Property
Each Moorish parish shall retain and hold all properties and monies pertaining to it and shall in no wise be defeated of its title to the same by any Moorish Diocesan or Moorish Provincial agency or Moorish Synod.
CANON 5.4 Of the Moorish Rector
Each Moorish parish shall elect its Rector who shall be a priest in good standing of the NoonEbu Ontology of America. He shall be licensed by the Grand Sheik only in accordance with the terms set forth in the Letter of Institution contained in the Book of Common Tafulaat.
The rector of each parish shall be responsible for the worship of the parish in accordance with the Canons of the Temple, for the music, organist and choir, for Moorish Education and for all sheiks and NoonEbu Ontologist in the parish. He shall keep a register of services and of all baptisms, confirmations, marriages and funerals and of all baptized and confirmed persons. He may, with the consent of the Grand Sheik and in consultation with the vestry appoint such assistant NoonEbu clergy in good standing as he/she shall deem necessary. A rector may resign his/her cure or may be removed in accordance with the Canons of the Province and the terms set forth in the Letter of Institution contained in the Book of Common Tafulaat.
CANON 5.5 Of Moorish Mission Congregations
A mission shall be a congregation in union with this Moorish Diocese which does not meet the requirements established in these canons for a parish.
An annual meeting shall be called, to which shall be summoned all adult communicant members of the mission. At each annual meeting a Mission
Committee shall be elected, except in the case of a meeting called to establish such a mission, when the Grand Sheik shall appoint the initial Moorish Mission Committee which shall serve until the next regular annual meeting. A Moorish Mission Committee shall elect annually from its membership a Warden and a Treasurer. It shall also elect a Clerk or secretary from the adult communicant members of the mission. Moorish Mission Committee members shall be elected, or appointed, from among the adult communicant members of the mission.
A mission shall be the agency of the Grand Sheik who shall appoint and license the sheik in charge. A sheik in charge shall enjoy all the rights and duties ascribed in these Canons to a rector, except that he/she may be removed by the Grand Sheik in consultation with the Moorish Mission Committee.
The properties and monies of a mission shall be owned in the same manner as established by these Canons for Moorish parishes.
CANON 6 Of Non-Moorish Parochial Clergy
All clergy of this Temple physically resident in this Moorish Diocese Home Stead without cure or other Moorish ecclesiastical appointment shall be licensed under seal by the Grand Sheik and shall annually on or by Advent Saturday give an account, in writing, to the Grand Sheik concerning their spiritual functions.
CANON 7 Of Lay Readers
Lay Readers shall be appointed by the Grand Sheik in accordance with the Canons of this Temple and for such periods of time as shall be stated on their license. They shall serve under their rector or priest in charge.
CANON 8 Of Moorish Membership
An adult communicant member of this Diocese is a person of at least eighteen years of age who has been validly baptized and confirmed and whose name is contained in the register of a Moorish parish or Moorish mission of this Diocese. A communicant member of this Diocese is a person who has been baptized and confirmed and whose name is contained in the register of a parish or mission of this Diocese. A member of this Diocese is any person who has been validly baptized and whose name appears in the register of a parish or mission of this Diocese.
CANON 9 Of the Reception of a Moorish Parish and Moorish Mission
An established Moorish parish or Moorish mission which, by a majority vote of its adult communicant membership accedes to the Solemn Declaration and the Divine Constitution and Canons of this Temple and of this Diocese and to the doctrine, discipline and worship of this Temple, may be received into membership of the Diocese by the Grand Sheik with the advice and consent of the Moorish Standing Committee. The Grand Sheik, with the advice and counsel of the Moorish Standing Committee, at their discretion, these Canons notwithstanding, may permit such a congregation to retain its former status as a Moorish parish or Moorish mission.
CANON 10 Of Trial Courts and the Election of Delegates to Moorish Provincial Synod
Election of all officers to courts, agencies and of delegates to Moorish Provincial Synods shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements and rules set forth in the Divine Constitution and Canons of the Divine National Moorish Anglican Mission of America.
CANON 11 Of Amendments
These Canons may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of Synod, nineteen days notice of such amendment having been previously submitted to the rector and senior warden of or the vicar and warden of each parish and mission. Such amendments shall be in effect at the close of the Synod adopting the same.

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