The Young Rite: Ordinations for All

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Ordinations

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Ordinations

Ordinations for all
The requirements for ordination candidates, both men and women, are that they have been baptised and confirmed.

Respect for life
We believe that persons wishing to follow a spiritual path should practise a clean lifestyle and have an inherent respect for life with as natural result that they have a vegetarian diet, do not consume alcohol or use drugs (other than those prescribed for medicinal purposes), do not smoke and have pure (committed, one-on-one) sexual relationships. We require our celebrants and bishops to practise this lifestyle. However, this lifestyle is a recommendation for all. Although no guarantee, it is seen as a minimal outward sign of commitment to a genuine respect for life that is in our view essential in the search for truth.

Everyone decides for themselves
All may request ordination, whether they intend to become a celebrant or not. Ordination is entirely voluntary and each individual may decide for him/herself if they wish to receive the next ordination. Each ordination brings with it the commitment to perform certain tasks to assist in the mundane running of the order. People wishing to become celebrants are additionally required to follow a liturgical training.

Membership
Membership of the order is by ordination. Every member is free to honourably terminate their membership of the order at any time without providing any reason whatsoever. We wish to not limit anyone's freedom. This also means that our members are free to take part in whatever organisations they deem fit, including participation in services of other churches.

Liturgical training
By receiving the ordination to the priesthood in the Young Rite does not automatically mean that one is allowed to celebrate at public occasions. Those persons wishing to celebrate are required -in addition to the ordination to the priesthood- follow a full liturgical training and receive an Authorisation for public celebration.

Ordinations are ordinarily conferred on fixed days in the church calendar:

Ordination to: Festival

Cleric Epiphany

Doorkeeper All Saints

Reader Transfiguration

Exorcist Assumption of Our Lady

Acolyte Candlemas

Subdeacon St Michael and All Angels

Deacon St Alban

Priest Whitsunday

The above ordination calendar will be effective as of Epiphany 2008.

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