First Degree Clergy Application

Initiates of the First Degree:  Those persons who have met the criteria for the lowest level of the Clergy as defined by the Board of Directors, and have been duly initiated by the Chief Priestess and or Chief Priest of the Temple.  These requirements shall normally include having been active in the Temple for a minimum of one year and one day, and the successful completion of the First Degree classes or their equivalent as mandated by the Temple, however neither of these accomplishments shall in of themselves automatically entitle a candidate to initiation.  Initiation into the First Degree clergy of the Temple may be given only upon the recommendation of the Chief Priestess and or Chief Priest and the approval of the Board of Directors.

1. Guidelines for Conduct:

1. All members, Dedicants, Clergy, and Officers of the Temple shall be guided in their conduct by the Wiccan Rede, the Law of Return, the Holy City Temple Rules, and the Goddess and God within each person.  It is expected that all persons involved with the Temple shall conduct themselves in a manner which is a credit to the Temple and to the Correllian Tradition.

2. Dedicants and Clergy are expected to participate in Esbats, Sabbats and classes.  If  any attends fewer than 80% of these, their status shall be subject to review by the Board