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The Canons of the Church of England 7th edition provides a comprehensive and essential guide to all the legal aspects of running a church. This edition includes the First Supplement to the Seventh Edition, incorporating the changes which made it legal for women to become bishops in the Church of England; and the Second Supplement, introducing a new Canon to enable the Church of England to deal more effectively with safeguarding issues. The Canons also address: * The approved forms of services and service books * Orders of ministry * Doctrines of the Church of England * Government of the Church of England * Legal requirements relating to baptism, marriage and funerals * The role and responsibilities of Churchwardens and PCCs * Church property maintainence * Record keeping * Other uses of church buildings e.g. for entertainment * The admission of children to communion * Synods * The Ecclesiastical courts * Clergy housing * The admission of licensing of lay workers An essential reference companion and guide for all clergy, churchwardens, synod members and all involved in diocesan and national church governance.

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