Holy Orders
The Holy Orders of the St.Thomas Christian Church
HOLY ORDERS
The St. Thomas Christian Church administers Holy Orders to all qualified
candidates regardless of gender, marital status or nationality. In
general, minimum age for reception of Holy Orders is twenty-one.
Determination of qualification for orders is the responsibility of the
Bishop administering the sacrament and the Dean of the Seminary.
Completion of curriculum requirements is not a sufficient condition for
ordination, but is a necessary condition.
Candidates are expected to be of good character, to express general assent
to the tenets and principles of the St. Thomas Christian Church and to
abide by common procedure with respect to their functioning as clergy.
ACOLYTE
The acolyte participates in liturgical services assisting the minister or
priest in his/her duties.
MINISTER
The minister performs all clerical duties in accordance with his/her
office. As part of the sacramental ministry, the minister offers all
sacraments, excepting Holy Unction. The minister offers Holy Eucharist
while using the reserved sacrament . Other traditional sacraments
administered by the minister are Baptism, Healing (Reconciliation),
Matrimony and Burial.
PRIEST
The priest is ordained by a bishop who has been consecrated by other
bishops, in an unbroken line of succession going back to the original
apostles. The priest becomes part of the central core structure of the
church. On both inner and outer planes, the church structure is a
receptacle and sanctuary for Divine force, while the priest is a
transformer and transmitter of that force into physical existence. The
priest administers all the traditional sacraments including Holy
Eucharist, Baptism, Healing (Reconciliation), Matrimony, Burial and Holy
Unction.
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