Canon 309

Under the authority of the local hierarch and with due regard for

the legitimate statutes and acquired rights, the rector of the

church must see that the Divine Liturgy, sacraments and divine

praises are celebrated in the church according to the prescriptions of the liturgical books and law, that obligations are

faithfully fulfilled, that its ecclesiastical goods are carefully

administered, that the maintenance and the good appearance of

sacred furnishings and buildings are provided for and that nothing whatever is done which is in any way out of harmony with

the sanctity of the place and the reverence due to a house of

God.