From time to time, the Dallas Chancery Office receives requests for various documents including our DOS Uniform Parish Bylaws. In an effort to make this and other documents available, this section of the DOS website will be adding useful documents that have been approved by His Eminence, Archbishop DMITRI as well as those approved by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America.

You are welcome to download and use these documents as needed.

We will be adding additional documents and links in the future.

The DOS Tithe Form is now available in .pdf format.

 

DOS Uniform Parish Bylaws .pdf version

DOS Uniform Parish Bylaws .doc version 

Please note that an official addition to the DOS Uniform Parish  Bylaws  has been made (but not included in the above copy) to include that in a mission, the priest-in-charge may appoint the mission council, with the approval of the Diocesan hierarch.

Here are some helpful links to the Internal Revenue Service and how to apply for a Employee Identification Number (EIN) and the process to apply for a Federal Tax Exempt Status. This information is very useful for new missions and mission stations.

Additionally, the OCA website has some helpful information on this subject.

If you have any other questions, please free to contact Milos Konjevich, DOS Treasurer at 214-522-4149.

OCA Clergy Guidelines .doc version

OCA Clergy Guidelines .pdf version

In addition to the OCA Clergy Compensation Guideline document, we have provided links to US Census Bureau data and a stand-alone site that lists information on every city in the USA including Median Income data based on 2000 US Census Bureau information. Such data will be useful to determine clergy compensation based on the median income in which a parish is located.

OCA Clergy Compensation Guidelines .pdf version

Useful US Census Bureau Income Statistics:

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income05/statemhi3.html

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/medincearnersandstate.html

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/medincsizeandstate.html

All Cities in the USA data which includes median incomes

http://www.city-data.com/

The Orthodox Church in America has a new feature to its website featuring Rubric resources. Although it is still being added to, we are pleased to link this information to our DOS website as a resource for our clergy and laity.

Rubrics

His Eminence wrote his reflection On Confession for the DOS website and The Dawn, however he also wishes it to be part of the Parish Resource section and understood as a Spiritual Directive to the clergy of the DOS. The article can be downloaded and reprinted here.

On Confession

On Confession .pdf