Clergy Handbook

• Availability for God’s People
• Emergency Contact
• Supply Priests
• Risk Handbook

• Parish Profile Questionnaire 7_14_21
• Sample of a Letter of Suitability for Visiting Clergy – English (currently serving in US)
• Sample of a Letter of Suitability for Visiting International Cleric (Visitors Visa) – English
• Sample of a Letter of Suitability for Visiting International Cleric- Spanish

7/14/21

• Parish Pastoral Councils
• Parish Councils and Characteristics
• Parish Finance Councils
• Overall Purpose of the Parish Finance Council
• Membership
• Meetings
• Responsibilities
• Applicable Canon Law Regarding Temporal Goods
• Parish Pastoral Council
• Parish Advisory Council

• Request Form Confirmation of Parish Finance Council Members

• Normas de la Diocesis de Fresno
• Objetivo del Consejo Parroqial de Finanzas
• Miembros
• Reuniones
• Responsibilidades
• Ley Canonica Pertinente a los Bienes Temporales

• Solicitud de la Forma para la Confirmación de los Miembros del Consejo Financiero Parroquial de Finanzas

• Diocesan Policies Regarding Administration of Goods
• Parish Finance Councils
• Financial Reviews
• Personal Expenses
• Credit Cards
• Accounting Directions
• Collection of Funds
• Financial Reports
• Parish and School Inventories
• Other Matters

• Consejo Parroquial de Finanzas
• Gastos Personales
• Tarjetas de Crédito
• Instrucciones de Contabilidad
• Colecta de Fondos
• Reporte Financiero
• Inventario de la Parroquia y Escuela
• Otros Asuntos

• Loan Criteria
• Implementation
• Bishop’s Outreach Loan Program (Sept. 11, 1995)
• Criteria for New Loans
• Deposit and Loan Fund- Present Situation (January 2001)

• Instructions
• Background and Canonical Principals
  • Authority of the Parish Pastor
  • Duties of the Parish Pastor as Administrator
  • Authority of the Parochial Administrator

• Instrucciones
• Experiencia y Principios Canónicos
  • Autoridad del Pârroco en la Iglesia
  • Obligaciones del Párroco de la Parroquia como Administrador
  • Distanciamiento de Propriedad o intereses en la Parroquia
  • Bienes eclesiásticos; Bienes Temporales
  • Autoridad del Administrador Parroquial

• Financial Responsibilities in General
• Assessments
• Monthly Statements
• Contracts for Construction Work and Remodeling
• Volunteer Workers for Construction Work
• Real Estate – Purchase, Sale, Gifts, Lease
• Diocesan Policy for all Checking and Savings Accounts
• Parish Checking Accounts
• Procedures for Opening New Accounts or Changing Signatories
• Guidelines for Parish and School Organization Accounts

May 1998

• Introduction and Purpose
• Authority
• Participants
• Project Authorization
• Real Estate
• Purchase/Gift and Sale
• Leases
• Planning and Designing
• Construction Work and Remodeling
• Volunteer Workers for Construction Work
• Contracts and Payment to Vendor
• Maintenance and Insurance Claim Repairs
• Insurance and Warranties

Forms

• Initial Request for Project Approval
• Architect Contract Exhibit – Article 12, other provisions
• Construction Contract Exhibit – Other Provisions and Exhibit B
• Overall Project Worksheet
• Lease Data Worksheet

• Sample of an Endowment Fund

• Bishop’s Annual Appeal
• Major Fundraisers in a Parish
• Promotion of Wills and Living Trusts
• Second Collections
• Processing Special Collections

• Special Collection Schedule 2021-2023

• Society for the Propagation of the Faith
• The Holy Childhood Association
• Home Missions
• Guidelines for Missionary Cooperation
• Directives for the Missionaries
• Missionary Cooperation Plan – Parish Groups

• Our Faith, Our Family, Our Future Tuition Assistance Program
• Zalud Scholarships for Music and Agriculture
• Black and Indian Missions Office Grant

1998

• Promotion of Vocations
• Director of Vocations
• Vocation Discernment
• Vocation Awareness and Support Committee

Religious

• Men Religious (May 1988)
• Women Religious (May 1988)

• Policies for the “Agreement of Services,” for Religious who serve in any Diocesan or Parish Agency
• 2017-2018 Religious Service Agreement
• Financial Guidelines
• Compensation Schedules for Religious

April 10, 2017

• Admission Policies
• Language Policies
• Internship Assignments
• Seminary Affiliations

• Guiding Principals
• Education and Prevention
• Procedures for Reporting Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment Complaints
• Investigation of Unlawful Harassment or Unlawful Discrimination Complaints

Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting

• Definitions
• Reporting Child Abuse – The Reporting Law
• Clergy
• Penitential Communication Exemption
• Making a Report

Detection of Child Abuse

• What to do when Abuse or Neglect is Suspected
• Whom to Call
• Remedial and Disciplinary Procedures
• Media and Information
• Pastoral Response
• Amendment of Policies

Registered Sex Offenders

• Megan’s Law Sex Offender Registry
• Registered Sex Offenders On Parole
• Registered Sex Offenders Off Parole
• Registered Sex Offenders within Parish Community
  • Self-Disclosure
  • Third Party Disclosure
  • Pastoral Concerns

• Definiciones
• Procedimiento
• Educación y Prevención
• Procedimiento para Reportar las Quejas de Discriminación Ilícita y el Hostigamiento
• Investigación de las Quejas de Hostigamiento o Discriminación Ilícita
• Reporte del Abuso y Negligencia de los Niños
• Reportando el Abuso de Niños – la ley de Reportar
• Clero
• Exención de la Comunicación de Penitencia
• Haciendo un Reporte

Detección del Abuso de Niños

• Qué Hacer Cuando se Sospecha el Abuso o Negligencia de Niños
• A Quien Llamar
• Procedimientos de Remediación y Disciplinarios
• Medios Informativos e Información
• Respuesta Pastoral
• Enmienda de las Normas

Delincuentes Sexuales Inscritos

• Registro de la ley Megan Para el Delincuente Sexual
• Delincuentes Sexuales Inscritos En Libertad Condicional
• Delincuentes Sexuales Inscritos que ya No Están en Libertad Condicional
• Delincuentes Sexuales Inscritos Dentro de la Comunidad en Parroquia
• Restricciones para Empleo Y Voluntarios
• Divulgación por sí Mismo
• Divulgación por una Tercera Parte
• Preocupaciones Pastorales

Rev. Jan. 2005

• Introduction
• Precautions for Clergy in Relation to Sexual Misconduct
• Fraternal Charity
• When an allegation is Brought to the Attention of the Bishop
• If Guilt is Determined Regarding Current or Recent Sexual Abuse of a Minor
• If an Allegation is Made Against a Cleric Belonging to a Religious Community
• If the Allegation is Unsupported but it Determined Preventive Measures Could Have
• Avoided the Accusation
• Administrative Guidelines
• Victim Outreach and Assistance Coordinator for Pastoral Care of Those Abused Sexually
• Diocesan Review Board
• If a Priest Realizes He Needs Support and Assistance in this Area
• Support for an Accuse Cleric Asked to Take an Administrative Leave from His Assignment
• Notification of Host Diocese
• If a Priest Refuses to Follow Direction of the Bishop After the Bishop Determines that
• There is Reasonable Suspicion of a Serious Allegation
• Return from Leave of Absence and Reassignment Policy
• If There is no Possibility of Return to Ordained Ministry
• Cleric Responsible Financially for His Own Legal Fees
• Fingerprinting of Priests
• Access to and Disposition of Information

• Introducción
• Precauciones para el Clero en Relación a la Mala Conducto Sexual
• Caridad Fraternal
• Cuando una Alegación ha sido Presentada al Obispo
• Si se Determina la Culpabilidad actual o Reciente con Relación al Abuso de un Menor
• Si una Alegación es Hecha en Contra de un Clérigo Perteneciente a una Comunidad Religiosa
• Si la Alegación no es Comprobada pero de ella se han Determinad Medidas de Prevención que Pudieran Haber Evitado la Acusación
• Pautas Administrativas
• Coordinador del Programa de Asistencia para Victimas para el Cuidado Pastoral de Aquellosque han Sido Abusados Sexualmente
• Diocesan Review Board (Mesa Directiva de Revisión Diocesana)
• Si un Sacerdote se da Cuenta que Necesita Asistencia y Apoyo en esta Área
• Apoyo para un Clérigo Acusado a Quien se le ha Otorgado una Licencia Administrativa de su Nombramiento
• Notificación a una Diócesis Anfitriona
• Si el Sacerdote Rehúsa a Seguir las Instrucciones del Obispo Después que Este Determina que
• Existen Sospechas Razonables de una Alegación Seria
• Normas para el Proceso de Reasignación y Retorno de su Licencia Administrativa a la Diócesis de Fresno
• Si no Hay la Posibilidad de Regresar al Ministerio
• El Clérigo es Responsable de Sus Gastos Legales Financieros
• Proceso para que los Sacerdotes Cumplan el Requisito de Proporcionar Sus Huellas Digitales

• Within the Church, Who is a Member of the Clergy who Must Report Child Abuse?
• When Must Child Abuse be Reported?
• Are There Exemptions From Reporting?
• How Do Those Obligated go About Reporting?
• Immunity from Liability for and Confidentiality of Reporting.