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THE BROTHERHOOD INDEX GUIDE TO UNIFORMITY

Feast

Arrangements for preparing, blessing and sharing feasts in the bethel.

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days st1ou Id be done according to the comprehen- sive directives in the Hand Book of B. C. S. The 7. 00 p.m. service on Wednesdays, the reading of John 17: 1 - end should be read in place of Psalm~ 15. Any service conducted b\t 12 mid~night on A, Wednesdays is authomatical ly watch and pray. It must_ be conducted in order ·of vvatch and pray in the comprehensive Hand Bookr It is vvise to make feast during the watch ar1d pray service. ADOPTION OF ~·fINUTES: T't1e adoption of minutes of meetings should be done before prayer. FEAST: Every bethel ought to have a feast commi- ttee. The Feast Committee is to select those to buy and cook the feast. The mother is to act as an over- all Supervisor, to make sure that things are done properly. Whenever the mother is told about a feast, she must in turn inform the Leader's Repre- sentative for proper announcement. Tt1ere is no rule as regards order of buying feast. The buyers can put on white or any dress and can eat or fast during the time of buying and cooking the feast. However, during the preparation of feast one must be in spirit and love one another~ They should not sing carnal songs. They s.hould not engage in carnal conversations, ciiscussion and sf1ould not quarrel. There should be no answering of ''It is'' when feast
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recitation is t:>eing read. There is no fixed amount for celebrating feast but the celebrant should know that it is very Good to give enough money.. Child blessing feast is not compulsory, but it is good to celebrate it. It is not good to cook the bethel feast _outside and bring it to the bethel, while there is a pJace to r:ook it in the bethel. Un1ess there is no place in the bethel, then it can be cooked outside. The procedure of serving feast in this Kindom is one way. The feast should be shared equally, and every- body must kneel down before taking the feast, irre- spective of rank. The sharers are not suM pposed to kneel down before serving becase they represent the Holy Father. Do not sprinkle holy oil or holy water on feast before blessing it. Just bless it with few words as ' earlier stated. Ordained ones should not be served with special plates of feast. Everybody should take feast from the same p Iates. It is not only the ordained ones that are -i:o bless. feast.
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The right person to give feast money to, is the Bethel Mother who will in turn inform t,.,e Full Time Wor- ker in charge and Bethel Leader's Representatives. They will therefore arrange for suitable date and proper arrangement. COURT CASE: The Holy Father does not permit his children to take others to court. But has permi- tted them to go if someor1e takes them to court. 1 Corinth 6: 1- 7. MATTERS: If the State Executive cannot resolve any issue between members, the final Council is a1 Calabar. They can come or send for the warring parties, Matt. 18: 15- 17. PROMISING NOTE: Members or those who made promise during launching can be reminded but not by force. Some will pay while some might have for- gotten about it. POSTS: Posts given to brethren by the Holy Father Himself are neverchanged without the.consent of the Holy Father. Elections in the bethels, areas and zones should not be done by one person. It is done by the whole members of the bethel. One person has no right to appoint somebody to any post, irrespective of the rank. Majority carries the vote.
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