The Statutes of The Priestly Order of Companions of Jesus
1. This Monastic Order of Priests, following the traditions of the Order of St. Francis of Assisi, is an integral part of “The Anglican Episcopal Church International”, herein after called AECI and is be known as “The Priestly Order of Companions of Jesus”, herein after called the Order.
2. The Order shall be administered by the Lord Abbott, who shall be the Metropolitan Archbishop, and the Grand Prior assisted by a Secretary. Each Provincial Archbishop (or bishop of a Missionary Province) shall act as Prior of the Order for that Province and may appoint members as they see fit and maintain a record of the same.
3. Membership of the Order shall be open to all Ordained Priests of AECI, but the Lord Abbott may, at his sole discretion, invite Ordained Priests or Ministers from other Christian denominations, who are of like faith and doctrine to become members of the Order. Members may use the initials CJ after their name.
4. Members of the Order are required to set aside some part of each day for personal Prayer and the study of God’s Word, as revealed in Holy Scripture, and in helping others less fortunate than themselves.
5. As members of the Order, we believe that the Holy Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, and that they contain all that is necessary for Salvation.
6. We hold to the Holy Orders of Bishops, Priests and Deacons, and we believe that in accordance with the teaching of the Bible and the Church that all who hold these Orders must be men of high moral character.
7. As members of the Order, we are dedicated to mission and evangelism in the power of the Holy Spirit.
8. As members of the Order, we are committed in the traditional liturgy of the Anglican Church as contained in the Book of Common Prayer, and to the use of the Authorised King James version of the Holy Bible in public Worship, and to the Articles of Religion.
9. As members of the Order, we hold to the Two Sacraments, Holy Baptism, and Holy Eucharist. In particular, we affirm the necessity of Baptism which brings us “into Christ” and may be completed by the laying on of hands at Confirmation (if that decision has not already been made at Baptism), and the Eucharist which unites us to the all-sufficient Sacrifice of Christ Jesus on the Cross and the Sacrament in which He feeds us with His most Holy Body and Blood in a heavenly and spiritual manner.
10. We accept as a simple but complete statement of our faith and beliefs the content of the Nicene Creed, the Apostles’ Creeds and the Creed known as the Creed of St. Athanasius.
11. The Order does not collect any oblations from its members.
++Stuart
Metropolitan Archbishop –AECI and Lord Abbot of the Order – 19 April 2016
1. This Monastic Order of Priests, following the traditions of the Order of St. Francis of Assisi, is an integral part of “The Anglican Episcopal Church International”, herein after called AECI and is be known as “The Priestly Order of Companions of Jesus”, herein after called the Order.
2. The Order shall be administered by the Lord Abbott, who shall be the Metropolitan Archbishop, and the Grand Prior assisted by a Secretary. Each Provincial Archbishop (or bishop of a Missionary Province) shall act as Prior of the Order for that Province and may appoint members as they see fit and maintain a record of the same.
3. Membership of the Order shall be open to all Ordained Priests of AECI, but the Lord Abbott may, at his sole discretion, invite Ordained Priests or Ministers from other Christian denominations, who are of like faith and doctrine to become members of the Order. Members may use the initials CJ after their name.
4. Members of the Order are required to set aside some part of each day for personal Prayer and the study of God’s Word, as revealed in Holy Scripture, and in helping others less fortunate than themselves.
5. As members of the Order, we believe that the Holy Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, and that they contain all that is necessary for Salvation.
6. We hold to the Holy Orders of Bishops, Priests and Deacons, and we believe that in accordance with the teaching of the Bible and the Church that all who hold these Orders must be men of high moral character.
7. As members of the Order, we are dedicated to mission and evangelism in the power of the Holy Spirit.
8. As members of the Order, we are committed in the traditional liturgy of the Anglican Church as contained in the Book of Common Prayer, and to the use of the Authorised King James version of the Holy Bible in public Worship, and to the Articles of Religion.
9. As members of the Order, we hold to the Two Sacraments, Holy Baptism, and Holy Eucharist. In particular, we affirm the necessity of Baptism which brings us “into Christ” and may be completed by the laying on of hands at Confirmation (if that decision has not already been made at Baptism), and the Eucharist which unites us to the all-sufficient Sacrifice of Christ Jesus on the Cross and the Sacrament in which He feeds us with His most Holy Body and Blood in a heavenly and spiritual manner.
10. We accept as a simple but complete statement of our faith and beliefs the content of the Nicene Creed, the Apostles’ Creeds and the Creed known as the Creed of St. Athanasius.
11. The Order does not collect any oblations from its members.
++Stuart
Metropolitan Archbishop –AECI and Lord Abbot of the Order – 19 April 2016