Chapter 11

Policies

Diocesan Policy Handbook

Note: Date following each entry indicates effective date of the policy.

Diocesan

  1. Diocesan Organizational Chart – 10/19/2023 – (Español)
  2. General Plan; Unity in Communion and Mission  – 02/01/2008 – (Español)
    Chart: Vatican II Theology of the Church (Español)
  3. Presbyteral Council – Constitution & Bylaws – 11/03/2021
  4. Diocesan Pastoral Council – Constitution & Bylaws  – 06/30/2011
  5. Diocesan Finance Council – Statutes – 03/23/2016
  6. Deans – Duties & Responsibilities  – 01/26/2024
  7. Personnel Board – Constitution  – 05/13/2016
  8. Diocesan Tax  – 11/18/2022
    1. Annual Catholic Appeal Portion
    2. Parish Income-Based & Priests’ Pension Plan Portion
  9. Special Collections  – 05/15/2024
  10. Theme Sundays  – 09/16/2009
  11. Parish Funds on Deposit  – 04/29/2020
  12. Loans to Parishes  – 05/05/2021
  13. Policy on Insurance  – 03/28/2018
  14. Sexual Misconduct  – 02/02/2023 – (Español)
  15. Volunteer Workers  – 09/20/2016
  16. Building and Renovation  – 02/01/2011
  17. Building and Renovation for Worship Space  – 10/01/2019
  18. Policy on Hiring of Lay Employees  – 05/06/2022
  19. Policy on Financial Incentives  – 03/01/2000
  20. Policy for Developing a New Parish  – 11/08/2000
  21. Approval of Media Outlets  – 07/01/2001
  22. Policy on Sexual Abuse by Church Ministers  – 08/01/2003 – (Español)
  23. Code of Ethical Standards for Church Ministers  – 02/02/2023 – (Español)
  24. Policy on Safe Environment Programs  – 02/09/2024 – (Español)
  25. Statutes of the Diocesan Review Board  – 11/02/2006 – (Español)
  26. Prohibition of Parish Commercial Development Ventures – 12/01/2005
  27. Fraud Policy – 03/21/2007
    1. Fraud Report Form – 03/21/2007
  28. Prohibition of Parish-based Separately Incorporated Entities – 11/19/2008
  29. Conflict of Interest – 12/01/2005
  30. Emergency Loans to Employees and Parishioners – 02/02/2016
  31. Parish Facilities Sacred Space Policy – 12/01/2005
  32. Electronic Communications with Minors Policy – 02/02/2016 – (Español)
  33. Parish and Schools Usage and Facilities Policy – 09/01/2024
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Parish

  1. Parish Administration  – 11/01/2006 – (Español)
    1. Parish Pastoral Council Charter – 11/01/2006 – (Español)
    2. Parish Finance Council Charter – 09/11/2008 – (Español)
  2. Parish Financial Report  – 01/22/2009
  3. Parish Chart of Accounts – 05/13/2015
  4. Parish Columbaria – 07/01/1995
  5. Parish/School Administrative & Financial Reviews – 11/01/2010
  6. Parish Financial Policies – 09/05/23
  7. Parish Budgeting – 08/2016
  8. Sample Job Description and Pay Ranges – 12/22/2021
  9. Injury and Illness Prevention Policy and Procedure – 06/30/2011
  10. Policy on Visiting Priests, Deacons and Religious – 05/05/2020 – (Español)
  11. Parish Personnel Policies – 05/18/2012
  12. Naming of Parish and School Buildings and Facilities – 04/29/2020
  13. Guidelines For Parish Based Lay Apostolic Groups And Movements – 05/28/2024 – (Español)

Clergy

  1. Pagella of Faculties – Sample and Related Forms – 12/01/2008

Priests

  1. Continuing Education/Ongoing Formation – 02/01/2003
  2. Compensation  – 05/15/2024
  3. Vicar for Clergy – 01/01/2021
  4. Reserve Military Chaplains – 07/01/1995
  5. Norms for the Retirement of Priests – 02/11/2022
  6. Incardination – 01/24/2018
  7. Last Will and Funeral/Burial Arrangements – 08/2016 (Sample Last Will) – 10/01/1995
  8. Priest Assignment Requests – 05/13/2021
  9. Sabbatical  – 02/01/2019
  10. Ministry To Acute Care Hospitals By Diocesan Assigned Chaplains And Parish Responsibilities – 01/23/2024

Permanent Deacons

  1. Ongoing Formation of Deacons – 12/07/2021
  2. Assignment of Deacons  – 01/02/2013
  3. Compensation of Deacons – 11/16/2018
  4. Appropriate Attire and Title – 12/17/2024
  5. Leave of Absence and Retirement – 01/02/2013
  6. Granting Faculties to Deacons Incardinated in Other Dioceses – 01/02/2013
  7. Incardination and Excardination – 01/02/2013
  8. Determining & Filling the need for Diaconal Ministry – 01/02/2013

Religious

  1. Compensation of Women Religious – 05/15/2025
    1. Addendum: Agreement for Services Form – 07/08/2024

Priestly Formation

  1. Financial Aid – 03/23/2010

Pastoral Center

  1. Pastoral Center Personnel Policies – 10/12/2012
  1. General – 07/01/2013 Attachment: 111a Parental Guardian Consent Form Attachment: 112a Driver Information Sheet Attachment: 113a Statement of Accident Attachment: 120a Certificate of Awareness Staff Attachment: 120a Certificate of Awareness Volunteers
  2. Catechetics – 11/16/2020
  3. Youth & Young Adults – 05/08/2024
  4. Evangelization – 04/18/2007
  5. Catholic Schools (cf. Manual for Catholic Schools) – 1995 – (for a specific policy, contact the Office for Schools, 858-490-8241)
  1. Confirmation – Celebration of the Sacrament – 12/8/2018 – (Español)
  2. Extraordinary Ministers of Communion – 12/19/2006 – (Español)
  3. Liturgical Ministry of Server – 05/01/2003 – (Español)
  4. Color Corps – Knights of Columbus – 1991
  5. Readers – 11/27/2002
  6. Masses Outside a Roman Catholic Church or Roman Catholic Chapel – 10/30/1997
  7. Guidelines for Lay Presiders – 11/1/2000
  8. Guidelines for Catholic Funeral Rites – 10/21/2004 – (Español)
  9. Rite of Eucharist Exposition & Benediction – 02/01/2000
  10. The Use of Blessed Oils – 07/01/2002
  11. Weddings in Catholic High School Chapels – 04/01/2007
  12. Celebrations of the Eucharist and Quinceañeras – 05/22/2009 – (Español)
  13. Dance in the Liturgy – 02/06/2013
  14. Perpetual Exposition – 03/01/2014
  1. Political Activity – 05/22/2014
  1. Guidelines for Marriage Preparation – 03/22/2022
  2. Canonical Aspects of Marriage – 10/13/2010
  3. Guidelines for the Wedding Liturgy – 10/13/2010 – (Español)
  4. Directions for Priests and Deacons Regarding Marriage – 10/13/2010

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About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pulido’s coat of arms is divided into four quarters with wavy horizontal lines from top to bottom. The blue and white lines represent the Blessed Virgin Mary. They also suggest water, which alludes to Jesus washing the feet of His disciples and to the waters of baptism. The red and gold lines represent the Holy Spirit and fire. The colors also can be seen as referring to the Blood that (along with water) poured from Jesus’ side at His crucifixion, as well as to the bread (gold) and wine (red) transformed into the Eucharist. At the center is a roundel featuring a symbolic representation of the “mandatum” (washing of the feet), which he believes exemplifies service to all humanity. The roundel’s outer edge is a line composed of small humps; it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima, where Bishop Pulido served as a priest before being named a bishop.

About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pham’s coat of arms depicts a red boat on a blue ocean, which is crisscrossed by diagonal lines suggesting a fisherman’s net. This symbolizes his ministry as a “fisher of men,” as well as how his own father had been a fisherman. The boat is also a symbol of the Church, which is often referred to as the “barque of Peter.” At the center of the sail is a red beehive (a symbol of the bishop’s baptismal patron saint, St. John Chrysostom, who was known as a “honey-tongued” preacher). The beehive is surrounded by two green palm branches (an ancient symbol of martyrdom; the bishop’s ancestors were among Vietnam’s first martyrs). The eight red tongues of fire around the boat are a symbol of the Holy Spirit and a representation of the diversity of ethnic and cultural communities. The red of the boat, the beehive and the tongues of fire allude to the blood of the martyrs.

About the Coat of Arms

The coat of arms combines symbols that reflect Bishop Bejarano’s spiritual life and priestly ministry. The main part of the shield shows four wavy vertical lines on a gold background. These represent flowing waters. This alludes to his chosen motto and also symbolizes the graces that come from the Divine life to quench our thirst for God. The upper third of the shield is red because it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Order of Mercy, of which the Bishop’s patron saint, Raymond Nonnatus, was a member. The central symbol resembles a monstrance because St. Raymond is often depicted holding one. The Eucharist is Bishop Bejarano’s inspiration for his vocation. It was through the Eucharist that he received his call to the priesthood at age seven and which keeps his faith and his ministry going. It represents the call to offer oneself as a living sacrifice. The monstrance is flanked on either side by an image of the Sacred Heart, alluding to the mercy of God and echoing the idea of a sacrificial offering of oneself united to the sacrifice of Christ, and of a rose for Our Lady. It is an allusion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and highlights the bishop’s Hispanic heritage.

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