BE IT KNOWN that, having passed by a 2/3 vote in both houses, the 4th General
Convention of the Reformed Anglican Catholic Church adopted the following guidelines as its basis for an intercommunion relationship in accordance with Title A, Canon 2.4 of the RACC Canons.

BE IT FURTHER KNOWN, that the Board of Trustees of the American Catholic Church of New England at their September 8, 2007 meeting has voted in favor of the relationship using these guidelines and subsequent action at the June 2008 ACCNE Synod concurred:

• Both the American Catholic Church of New England and
the Reformed Anglican Catholic Church recognize the catholicity and independence
of the other and maintain their own.

• Each church agrees to admit members of the other to participate in the Sacraments.*

• Intercommunion does not require from either Church the acceptance
of all doctrinal opinion, sacramental devotion, or liturgical practice
characteristic of the other but implies that each believes
the other to hold all the essentials of the Christian faith.

• Each Church agrees to participate in the formulation and distribution of
shared Social Justice and Humanitarian statements and to the extent possible
to work together toward a more just and caring society that honors both
human beings and the planetary environment as gifts of God.

*'Both Churches have pledged to assist each other, guided by their respective governing documents, noting any pre-existing limitations regarding the consecration of future bishops..' "

THEREFORE, on Friday, June 27, 2008, during the ACCNE 2008 Synod and in the context of the service of Evening Prayer, the Bishops and other representatives of both churches, first praying together, signed this document establishing intercommunion.