This library contains policies, procedures, guidelines, documents etc. arranged by department.
PDF documents contain bookmarks for easy navigation within each document.
Each document can also be searched.  Individual forms that are found within documents are also provided as separate links.
 

•• For fillable Forms (fillable PDFs) please CLICK HERE. 

Bishop

• Appointment of Lay Director Request Form

• Letter in Good Standing Request Form

• Parish Manual: Handbook of Policies and Procedures  (PDF -updated Nov 2017)

          Parish Manual page    page of downloadable PDFs of the contents of the tabs

• Priest's Wellness Document

• Policies Relating to Sexuality and Personal Behavior (updated May 2018)

  • redlined May 2018

  • Spanish May 2018

  • Vietnamese

• Speaker Approval Form (English)

• Speaker Approval Policy and Procedure (English)

• Speaker Approval Form (Spanish)

• Speaker Approval Policy and Procedure (Spanish)

• Retreat Centers

Parish Councils & Finance Councils

• Parish Councils & Finance Council Policies (updated June 2016) redline

Sacramental Records

Sacramental Records Handbook of Policies and Procedures

• Sacramental Records Handbook of Policies and Procedures

• Sacramental Record Request Form (pdf)

• Notification to Church of Baptism (pdf)

2019

• Sacramental Records Instructions

• Baptismal Register

• Confirmation Register

• Martrimonial Register

• Death Register

• Statistic Census Sheet

• Confirmation Register Sample for Parishes

• Statistics Census Sheet Sample for Parishes

• Churches with Valid, Doubtful, Invalid Baptisms

Communication

• Recommended Technology Guidelines for Pastoral Work with Young People

• Social Media Guidelines - USCCB

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Diaconate

• Deacon Handbook of Policies and Procedures updated 10/2015

• Deacon Handbook of Policies and Procedures (redlined) updated 10/2015

Evangelization

• Envangelization Resources

Faith Formation

• Guidelines for Faith Formation and Youth Ministry Programming for the 2020-2021 Year

• Marriage Preparation Policy updated 12/2016

Finance

• Accounting Guidelines for Parishes

• Chart of Accounts - May 2019

• Internal Controls - October 2019

• M Ritzinger Scholarship Application - submission starts this December for the 2020 year

Human Resources & Risk Management

• Risk Management Library

• Employer Manual and Staff Handbook Information

  • Employer Procedure Manual for Diocesan Entities in the Diocese of Davenport

  • Staff Handbook for Entities in the Diocese of Davenport (revised 7-30-2015)

  • Staff Handbook for the Diocesan Chancery (revised 1-12-2011)

• Liquor Liability Instructions

• Time Off Monthly Report - Hourly Staff

Liturgy

• Library

Planning

• Library

Safe Environment

• Library

Schools

• Library

Social Action

• Library

Tribunal

• Library