in
intercommunion with the
Celtic Christian
Church
Intercommunion is based upon a mutual
acknowledgement of valid apostolic orders and sacraments, as well as a common
belief in the first seven ecumenical councils and the Nicene Creed.
Churches and religious orders who have
concordats of intercommunion with the Celtic Christian Church make their worship
services available to one another's members as needed. Clergy from each Church
may celebrate the sacraments together and for either congregation as needed or
desired. Particular rites are honored and may be celebrated for one another as
well.
Concordat of Intercommunion
We, [Name of Official Representative and the
Church], and Bishop Joseph A. Grenier, Presiding Bishop of the Celtic
Christian Church, do hereby enter into a Concordat of Intercommunion
between our two faith communities, each a part of the Mystical Body of
Christ.
We share a common Faith in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church
founded by Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and a common sacramental
system consistent with traditional Catholic belief, recognizing
particularly the preeminence of the Eucharistic Liturgy (Mass) as the
core and center of Catholic life.
We accept the validity of each other’s Apostolic
Succession and Sacramental Orders, and we recognize at the same time the
diversity of our separate jurisdictional disciplines and devotional
practices.
Therefore we do hereby sanction. approve and encourage joint
participation of our church memberships at the Eucharistic table, and we
foster and encourage joint celebration of the Eucharist by those in Holy
Orders, preserving the discretion of the local authority.
Further, we hereby affirm that each Church will work with the other in a
Christ-centered relationship, characterized by mutual love,
collaboration in ministry, prudence and the observance of the highest
ethical and moral standards.
And we affirm that each Church will honor unity with diversity and the
primacy of conscience, always based on respectful and prayerful
dialogue.
Given this [date of signing]
Churches or religious orders interested in
intercommunion may contact
Bishop Joseph A.
Grenier, The Celtic
Christian Church, P.O. Box 299, Canadensis, PA 18325-0299, or call 570-595-2705.
The Celtic Christian Church currently
rejoices over intercommunion with the following Churches:
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The Catholic Apostolic Church of North America
The Most Rev. Anthony Santore,
FRC, Presiding Bishop
E-mail:
bishoptony@cacina.org
The Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch—Malabar
Rite
Archbishop
Richard A. Gundrey, Presiding Bishop
The Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of
America
The Most Rev. Peter Brennan, Presiding Bishop
E-mail:
Ddamdg@aol.com
The Independent
Catholic Union
Bishop Bruce D.
Campbell, Presiding Bishop
The Lindisfarne Community
The Most Rev. Jane Fitz-Gibbon, Abbess The Most Rev. Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, Abbott
Old
Catholic Church in America
The Most Reverend Patrick Trujillo, D.D. F.C.M.
E-mail:
poetpat@optonline.net
The Celtic
Christian Church
