The Heathen Kinship
2.
The different guilds within The Heathen Kinship shall have the power
to elect leaders, set guild by-laws, and establish their own training programs,
as long as they do not violate the Heathen Kinship by-laws, creed, or code.
4.
There must be a specific curriculum made available to all members, which
explains exactly what they will need to do to gain membership inside the various
guilds or councils. Similarly, all
Novices and prospective Novices should also know what steps need to be taken to
become a full member.
5.
Any Guildhall may be set-aside/disbanded by a majority vote of the Folk,
with the exception of the Council of Gothar.
This Council cannot be disbanded, but all actions may be questioned,
as this body exist for the betterment of the Folk.
Any Council or Guild member may be discharged from their duties by an
80% vote of the Folk, or by their resignation.
Those discharged shall be discharged for a period of not less than six
months.
6.
Any Member may address grievances with any one Member or decision of the
Councils / Guilds. Any Member may
call a Moot or wait until Thing to address these concerns.
It is hoped that differences between individuals can be solved through
personal mediation.
7.
The overall goal of the Heathen Kinship is to bring back the awareness
of the Old Gods to the general public. To provide a place and format for
Asatruar to honor the gods by following the traditions of the Great Blessings
of the Year, and to provide a happy, healthy, heathen environment that is family
oriented and attuned to today’s concerns.
8.
Acceptance to The Heathen Kinship as a Novice is decided by a majority
vote by the Council of Gothar.
9.
Acceptance to The Heathen Kinship as a Full member (Folk) is decided by
an 80% vote of a quorum of the Folk.
10. Full
Members in good standing or bad may be removed from the Heathen Kinship by a
vote of no confidence meeting or exceeding 80% of a Quorum of the folk at any of the 8 Great Blessings of the year, providing
prior discussions and mediation attempts have been made.
11.
Full members are considered NOT to be in good standing if they attend
less than 50% of the Eight Great Blessings of the Heathen Kinship.
Members not in good standing lose their rights to vote. The Secretary will be responsible for tracking who may vote.
12.
President – Handles all corporate matters including, but not limited
to, organizing finances of the church, planning financial goals and milestones,
appointing representatives to organize functions involving press
releases and other exterior functions that are not covered by the IrminGodhi/Gydhja.
13.
Vice-President / Secretary – These offices shall be combined and will assist
the President and Treasurer in record keeping and maintaining formal meeting minutes.
Maintains calendar of social events, membership forms, bylaws, and all
paperwork pertaining to the church.
14.
Treasurer- maintains balances of all church accounts.
Keeps records of weekly income from donations and makes deposits of funds.
Organizes accounts in regards to all “guild” incomes.
IrminGodhi/Gydhja –
Presiding Godhi/Gydhja over the Council of Gothar.
Council of Gothar –
The Gothar is the collective body of Godhi and Gydhja whose
sphere of control relates directly to all matters spiritual:
Proper performance, observation of the blessings, blots, and rites performed
by The Heathen Kinship or for members of the Kinship.
Godhi/Gydhja –
Priest of Asatru. Appointed by Council of Gothar to members in good standing who have completed all the training curriculum for Godhi or Gydhja as set forth by the Council of Gothar.
Drighten –
Folk Member, who is empowered by the Thane Guild, to run the Thane Guild. This individual will set forth the directives & missions of the Thane guild, as well as certify and set training standards / titles for the members of this Guild.
Storbaendr –
Folk
Member, who is empowered by the Baendr’s Hall, to run the Production Guilds.
This individual will set forth the directives & mission of the Production
guilds, as well as certify and set training standards / titles for the members
of this Hall.
Folk –
A Member in good standing, who has completed the novitiate
training, taken the Oath of membership, and participates in the Great Blessings
of the year. Members in bad standing
will have their voting privileges suspended, until such time as they are determined
to be members in good standing by the High Rede.
Novice –
An applicant for membership in the Heathen Kinship.
One must be a Novice for at least a year before being accepted as a Full
Member. This is designed so that
the Novice will have a chance to make sure that they fit with the group before
becoming an actual member. During
this time the Novice will have all the privileges of a full member except voting
& holding any official position on any council
or offices.
Novices may start a probationary Guild, at their time
of membership—the founding novice—or novice in charge will assume Mastery of
said Guild. The Novice may attend
any and all meetings open to a full member, and they will be afforded the right to offer their opinions
without the privilege of a vote. In
this way we hope that the Membership and the Novice will get to know each other
personally, for better or worse, before Oathing as a Full Member.
Quorum –
A quorum shall consist of no less than 75% of the voting membership present, but only if reasonable efforts have been made to notify all of the membership of the upcoming meeting.