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* Responsible for proper organisation of church and parish.
* Supervises order and correctness of divine services.
* Ensures that temple with all its possessions (e.g. sacramental items, icons, vestments, service books, etc) are cleaned and orderly.
* Keeps the official church seal.
* Keeps and issues extracts from metrical books (with details on baptisms, marriages, funerals, etc).
* Assists in establishing a school; acts as school's director.A rector:
* Sees to establishment of parish library.
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==Role==
''This is paraphrased from the ROCOR regulations[http://synod.com/synod/engdocuments/enov_rectors.html] to give an idea of what is required of rectors. Many of these regulations would apply across traditions.''
A rector is:
* Head of the parish, responsible to the Diocesan Authorities.
* President of Parish Council and at each meeting.
* Sees that The parish's representative to Diocesan Authorities in communications about all decisions parish matters.* Being the director of the parish school (if one exists) A rector is responsible for:* Proper organisation of AGMs, EGMs church and parish.* Assisting in establishing a school (if one does not exist) A rector supervises:* Order and Parish Council Meetings are carried outcorrectness of divine services.* Supervises order Order and correctness of church correspondence.* Supervises preservation Preservation of church documents. A rector ensures that:* Represents parish in communications The temple with Diocesan Authorities in all parish mattersits possessions (e.g. sacramental items, icons, vestments, service books, etc) are cleaned and orderly.* Sees to development All decisions of charity AGMs, EGMs and Parish Council Meetings are carried out.* Charity work in the parish is developed.* A parishlibrary is established. A rector keeps:* The official church seal.* The metrical books (with details on baptisms, marriages, funerals, etc), and issues extracts as required. A rector directs:* Directs The religious-moral education of youth.
* Organises missionary circles.
* Cares for development of good morals in parish; discusses matters of Christian faith and morals as often as possible with parishioners.
* Battles all influences which may corrupt Orthodox Christian people, and attempts to keep all people in the Church.
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