The Parish of St.Andrews is part of the world wide Anglican Communion, within the Diocese of Fredericton of the Anglican Church of Canada.

The Parish maintains the historic Anglican traditions and formularies as set out in the Thirty Nine Articles of Religion, the Book of Common Prayer, the Ordinal, the Solemn Declaration of 1893 and the Declaration of Principles to the Constitution of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton.

The Parish of St Andrews is a body corporate under The Anglican Church Act (Statutes of New Brunswick, 2003 ) with the formal name of The Corporation of the Anglican Parish of St Andrews.

The Parish Corporation is composed of the Rector, Church Wardens and Vestry. The officers are the Parish Treasurer, Vestry Clerk and Chapel Wardens.

The Corporation (commonly called the Vestry) meets monthly from September through June to conduct the business of the Parish.

The Rector, Church Wardens and officers look after the day to day affairs within parameters set by the Act, the Diocese’s Canon law, Parish By-laws and directions from Vestry.

There is an Annual Parish Meeting to receive reports for the year, elect officials, approve a budget and any new initiatives for the year ahead.

The Parish sends three lay delegates to meetings of the Synod of the Diocese of Fredericton which meets bi-annually.

Services in the Parish of St Andrews follow the Book of Common Prayer, Canada 1962.

 

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