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1.
Introduction |
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11.
Vestments |
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2.
Work |
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12.
Continued formation |
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3.
Being part of the One Church |
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Holy Orders |
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4.
Working in the community |
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Membership of the Order |
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Liturgy |
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Overseas Provinces |
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Prayer |
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Resignation from the Order |
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The Bible |
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The place of ‘the traditions of the church’. |
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9.
Language usage |
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10.
Authority within the Order |
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Introduction.
1)
St James clearly states that faith without works is dead. The
principle that faith is pro-active rather than passive runs through
the whole of his epistle. This is certainly the central theme in the
parable of the ‘Good Samaritan’ and the closing words of
Jesus, ‘Go then and do likewise,’ are more than an
invitation, even a command.
2)
Faith, founded in the love of God, is therefore the stimulus and
response to both the physical and spiritual need each one of us
encounters in our daily paths.
3)
This principle of ‘if you see the need, you must deal with
it’ is in essence the focus of the Order’s outward ministry.
4)
The equipping of each individual member to be able to respond
effectively by discerning, developing and responsibly using their own
unique God given gifts and talents is the Order’s inward
collective ministry. |
