Local Study Groups (Rang) Any
Comhaltacht Draiocht member may start a local study group known as a
Rang. These classes are generally open to the public and listed in
public membership information sections of this site. Each Rang is
provided a mentor from among Comhaltacht Draiocht Clergy who will
assist the organizer in class structure and planning and to generally
advise the organizer and members of the Rang.
Any member wishing to organize and host a Rang may do so
simply registering the new Rang with Comhaltacht Draiocht Registration using the link below:
Or you may contact us physically by sending the following
information to the address listed below.
The registration must include:
The publicly publishable name of the host organizer.
Publicly publishable contact information.
Comhaltacht Draiocht Registration
P.O. Box 388
East Bridgewater, MA. 02333-0388
Local Congregations (Pobal)
A
local congregation of Comhaltacht Draiocht is known as a Pobal
(pronounced Pobəl) and may be established by as few as five Comhaltacht
Draiocht members and may choose any of a variety of internal structures
so long as there is a local representative appointed for each of the
two governing bodies of Comhaltacht Draiocht.
The
Comhaltacht Draiocht governing body which manages the establishment and
maintaining of the Pobal is known as the Comhairle Cheannais and is
made up of the assembled administrative leaders of the Pobal.
The Comhairle Cheannais customs governing the establishment
of a new Pobal is as follows:
It
is our custom that a group of five or more Comhaltacht Draiocht members
may present to the Comhairle Cheannais an application containing a
group name, identity statement, mission statement and basic set of
group customs for recognition as a Pobal. The proposed name, identity
and mission must be in accord with the identity and mission of
Comhaltacht Draiocht. The proposed customs must be in accord with
Comhaltacht Draiocht customs and include requirements for membership in
the Pobal how the Pobal is structured, how leaders in the Pobal are
selected and removed. When an application is received it will be
examined to insure that all requirements are in order, and if found not
to be in order recommendations will be sent to the applicants to assist
them in meeting the requirements and when the application is in order
the Comhairle Cheannais shall within thirty days issue a charter to the
new Pobal.
A
preexisting local congregation may apply for recognition as a Pobal so
long as it meets the requirements and is free to maintain affiliations
with other Druidic spiritual and fraternal organizations.
Comhaltacht
Draiocht is an international religious fellowship and as such has not
been established as a corporation under the business or tax laws of any
particular nation. A Pobal of Comhaltacht Draiocht remains subject to
the laws and regulations of its local and national community and is
considered legally and financially independent of Comhaltacht Draiocht
and other Pobal. It is recommended that each Pobal organize itself
under local and national laws to insure that it may freely, legally and
independently manage its own financial and legal affairs.
Application for the establishment of a Pobal may also be
sent electronically by way of the Comhaltach-Draiocht Registration page: Or physically to:
Comhaltacht Draiocht Registration
P.O. Box 388
East Bridgewater, MA. 02333-0388 |