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 Aug 2022)

          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 Record Information for Parish use:

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)

2021

• FAQs for Parish Registers and Electronic Sacramental Records

• Sacramental Records Instructions

• New for 2020 Sacramental Records

• Sacramental Records Entry Clarifications

• Baptismal Register

• Confirmation Register

• Martrimonial Register

• Death Register

• Statistic Census Sheet

• Baptismal Register Sample for Parishes

• Confirmation Register Sample for Parishes

• Death Register Sample for Parishes

• Martrimonial Register Sample for Parishes

• Statistics Census Sheet Sample for Parishes

• Churches with Valid, Doubtful, Invalid Baptisms

Communication

• Social Media Guidelines - USCCB

• Electronic Communication with Minors Policy- November 2020

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Diaconate

• Deacon Handbook of Policies and Procedures Updated 7/2022, replaced Deacon Faculties with 2018 version

• Deacon Ministry Worksheet PDF | MSDOC

• Deacon Funeral Instructions PDF | MSDOC

• Deacon Letter in Good Standing Request Form PDF | MSDOC

• Retired Deacon Ministry Pastors Evaluation PDF | MSDOC

• Retired Deacon Ministry Self Evaluation PDF | MSDOC

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 January for the 2022 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

Liturgy

• Library

Planning

• Library

Safe Environment

• Library

Schools

• Library

Social Action

• Library

Tribunal

• Library