The Holy Synod decided the following:

1. The application of Church laws not to rule on a Priest, except by a Clerical Council, with the possibility of temporarily stopping his work pending the presentatio...

Every priest who performs an Engagement or Crowning in a place other than within his diocese, must carry a letter from the bishop, and obtain a permit to do so from the diocese in which the Engagement...

The Synod rejected the idea of a "rotating priest", which is the idea that all priests pass through all churches in a city, periodically, free of specifying a church and a diocese for each of them. Th...

The Holy Synod relied on a selection of ritual texts (attached texts) which are:

1. Pledge of the General Bishop Appendix No. 18
2. Pledge of the Diocesan Bishop Appendix No. 19
3. Pledge of the New Priest Append...

The Synod decided that priests can join the social insurance system (as employers) so that their family can benefit from this advantage.

The Synod acknowledged that there may be a general priest (who may be installed later), and it is a useful situation to cover many needs.

1. The Synod decided that all married priests must adhere to the priestly crown [head covering], except in the case of his presence at home, so that he can wear whatever he wants on his head.
2. The Holy Syn...

The Holy Synod decided the necessity of alerting priests and fathers to not respond to the invitations addressed to them to participate in conferences organised by the evangelical community. This is b...

The Synod have observed that many of the Priests have become accustomed to praying the litanies inaudibly during the conclusion of the rites of Vespers and Matins, and the Great Litanies before the Pr...

In the meeting on 01/06/1996

There was a brief mention of the meeting between us and the Church of Sweden, which represented our Church Their Graces: Bishop Bishoy, Bishop Moses, Bishop Thomas, and als...