Postulancy Application
Part 1: Due July 31st
Submitted by you
P1 Application for Postulancy
Click here to complete the application for postulancy. Below is a list of the application components:
1. Application for Postulancy
2. Work History
3. Statement of Reasons for Seeking Holy Orders
4. Digital Photograph of nominee
5. Educational history
6. Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
Submitted by others on behalf of you
The nominee is responsible for coordinating this documentation.
P2 Recommendations
Click here to submit this form.
Letters of recommendation are to be submitted from three lay people and one clergy person (not in charge of the sponsoring congregation).
P3 Local Discernment Committee
Click here to submit this form.
The LDC will give a written evaluation of the nominee with recommendation to the Vestry or Bishop’s Committee and vocations office. Once submitted, the evaluation is automatically shared with the clergy in charge of the sponsoring congregation.
P4 Clergy Recommendation
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The clergy with oversight addresses the nominee’s application for postulancy and call to Holy Orders.
P5 Congregational Endorsement of Application for Postulancy and Attestation
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Based on the evaluation and recommendation of the LDC, and other relevant information it may have, the Vestry or Bishop’s Committee must decide whether to endorse the application of the nominee for Postulancy. If endorsed, they complete the online form.
Part 2: Due Oct 31st
Submitted by you
P6 Behavior Screening Questionnaire
Complete this form which is required by Church Pension Fund and email it to vocations@diocal.org.
Submitted in coordination between you and others
P7 Psychological Evaluation
After submitting Part 1 of the postulancy application, the vocations officer will email you contact information for a psychologist who will perform a psychological evaluation. It will be your responsibility to fill out any tests or forms required by the psychologist and to schedule and complete an interview.
Note that the P7 is the evaluation sent by the psychologist to the vocations office and bishop.
The sponsoring congregation is responsible for paying for the psychological evaluation. The diocese will pay the provider and bill the congregation for reimbursement.
P8 Medical Evaluation
The nominee undertakes a complete medical evaluation using the forms required by the Church Pension Fund, which are available here.
The nominee is responsible for paying for the medical evaluation.
P9 Background Check
The Vocations Office will request a background check from Oxford Documents. The nominee must promptly provide information requested by Oxford Documents. The reports from Oxford Documents will be kept in the individual’s confidential file.
P10 Interview with COM representative
A representative of the COM schedules an initial interview with the nominee. The COM representative submits their assessment.
Vocations Conference
When part 2 of the application is completed, the nominee is invited to the annual Vocations Conference, typically held around the second weekend in November. The Vocations Conference gathers all nominees with the Commission on Ministry and other interested parties for a time of prayer, reflection and group interviews. Following the Vocations Conference, the Commission on Ministry makes its recommendation to the bishop.