THE BROTHERHOOD INDEX ORDERS OF SERVICE
Order of Service for Individual Member
An order of devotion for an individual member or family away from a bethel.
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ORDER OF SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBER~ It is of great importance that all distant members, that is _those members who are living at places where there is no branch of 8 rotherhood to keep prayer twice at 5. 00 a. m. and 7. 00 p.m. daily in their homes. This will enhance that spiritual affiliation which is assen- tial in an organisation such as ours. Such members should follow the order of service as stated below:- 1. Psalm 1: 1 to the end. 2. Hymn. 3. Prayer. 4. Read Psalm 121 5. Closing Hymn.· 6. Psalm 23. 7. The Lord's prayer 8. Doxology: (Evening) ''O Olumba behold us her .... '' (Morning) ''In the morning''. 9. Benediction. 10. Hear our prayer 0 Lord,. we beseech Thee ...... . 11. Spiritual choruses. . .
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The above can be used by a brother or a sister and his/her family. ORDER OF WATCH AND PRAY r l ·Brotherhood of the Cross and Star observes vigil night on , Wednesday as a very important occasion. c 1This is ir1 remembrance of the sufferings of our Lord Jesus , Christ in Getsamane the night before His Death. When he prayed until His sweat turned to blood pleading with the Almighty Father to take away the death fro.m Him. It is conducted after the normal prayer on Wednesday starting from 12.00 .mid-night - 3. 00 a. ·m. or till dawn. 1. The conductor jingles the bell, he kneels down. He prays silently. He jingles the second time. 2. Someone stands up to conduct f1ymn. 3. All standing and sing, but kneeling during the last stanza. 4. Prayer by the conductor. 5. Al I continue to kneel and recite Psalm 1 6. Prayer by a member. 7. Someone reads Matt. 26: 1 to the end (kneeling) 8. Hymn or song (s) by Choir (s)