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9. Prayer by a member. 10. Text and sermon and spiritual choruses by conduc- tor. (The Conductor can also seek spiritual choruses from the members during the sermon period). 11. Prayer by a member. 12. More spiritual Choruses. 13. Blessing of the Love Feast (while the feast is being served) 14. Choirs render their songs; vision, prophecy, dream . and testimonies. 15. Closing hymn. Psalt:n 23. The Lord's prayer. Doxology. 16. Benediction by the conductor. 17. Al I sing; ''hear our · prayers 0 Lord .................. '' 18. Closing by conductor. ORDER OF CHILD BLESSING Child blessing often takes place in the morning prayer. For, according to the directive of the Holy Father, that, a child must be blessed on the eighth day from his/her birth. For this reason, we cannot fix a day of our own for a child ·blessing_ It is blessed according to the completion of the eighth day from his/her birtti.

The Conductor announces the commencement of the child blessing after around the Altar of morning prayer. The parents and other relafions of the child kneel before ttie Altar. .,.. A sister carrie~ ·the child kneeling before the Altar. Someone reads the ·first Bible Lesson: Luke 2:22. Song by the Choir. (In the absence of any choir,. hymn could be sung by congregation. All kneeling. Prayer by two sisters and two brothers, started by a sister, and followed by a brother, a sister again, and ends up by a brother. Someone reads the second Bible Lesson: Eph. 6: 1-4. The choir and the congregation sing hymn - S. F. H. 186. (All kneeling down while singing). The conductor comes down from the pulpit to the Altar. ). The child is presented to·the conductor. (a) He places him/her on the Altar, turning the Child each time onto the four corners of the World with silent sanctification. (b) Sprinkling of Holy water on the forehead. Rubbing of Holy oil on both hands and legs and making sign

of cross on the forehead. The child is given holy water to drink.. (c) Lift up the Child, bow three times before the pulpit, and hand over the child to the sister. (d) The Conductor moves back to the pulpit. i. Someone reads the Golden Text: 1st Tim. 2: 15. ~. A short sermon by the Conductor. 3. 1st spiritual song: ''Eyen Erong uwa (3times) amana mfin emi'' Members of the family and the parents of the child dancing pass the Altar three times, and get back to their seats. 4. 2nd spiritual song:. ''Eyen amana ono nnyin (2 times) Ekom Edidem Ubong Ekondo, eyen amana one nnyin The whole congregation thank the Father by dancing pass the Altar beginning from the choristers. 5. Someone conducts feast song. 6. Testimony from the parents of the child. 7. Announcement by the Leader's Representative. 18. Admonition and closing by Conductor. NOTE: The congregation must not stop singing the hymn S. F. H. NO. 186, till the conduc;tor finishes the

blessing of the child on the Altar and gets back to the· pulpit. If the verses of the hymn should get finished 1 they must repeat it again from the first verse. ORDER OF MORNING DEVOTION: 5. 00 A.M. 1. The conductor jingling the bell first, kneeling down and pray s'3ilently. He jingles it the second time. 2. Someone stands up and conducts hymn. 3. All standing and sing, but, kneeling during the last stanza of the hymn. 4. The conductor standing U:J, he/she offers prayer. 5. All continue to kneel and recite Psalm 1. 6. A member stands up and prays. 7. All continwe to kneel and recite Psalm. 121. 8. Hymn. 9. All standing and sing, but, kneeling during the last stanza, 10. Someone stands up and pray·s. 11. ·silent prayer: All standing,