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Help With the Feast
Sal-OM everyone,
I hope all of you are doing wonderfully (all thanks to
God). As you know, the Feast of Tabernacles is
about a month away. During the Feast, we usually
read more often on Paltalk, in the afternoons as well as
mornings. Therefore, we are asking for volunteers
for these extra slots. Ananda Ma's normal reading
time will also be open to volunteers during the Feast;
this is because Ma and Sarah-ji have agreed to be
backups for all the time slots. You can see the
2009 Feast schedule here:
http://www.maitreya.org/fot/2009/Index.htm (click on
each day to see specifics). The open slots look
like this:
(____). There are 9 in total.
The AM readings will be from the book of THOTH
we are reading for that Feast, which this year is The
Holiest Book. The PM readings are reader's
choice from any Mission literature, but should be
related to the theme of the year's Feast (this year, the
Seventh Seal) or the Seal of the Day. Even if you have
never read before, we would love to hear your voices.
We are always a community united in dedication to the
Mission, even if separated by a few miles :).
There are a few other special events which we need
volunteers for as well:
On the 7th day, October 8th, we need a Moderator for the
Talent Night. Hosanna was the moderator last year,
so if you have any questions about it, you should
contact him.
On the 3rd and 5th days, October
4th and 6th, Maitreya will be available to answer
questions in Paltalk. If there are no questions,
or while we are waiting for a new question to be asked,
someone will read from Mission literature.
Therefore, we need readers for these days. Since
each session is 2 hours long, we are hoping to have
multiple readers, maybe one for every hour or half an
hour.
Finally, on the Welcome day, October 1st, we need
someone to give the Welcome to the Feast. This is
a longer piece, written by you, which introduces the
Feast, discusses the Seal that this year's Feast focuses
on, outlines the schedule, etc. Radah gave a
beautiful Welcome last year, which you can read here:
http://www.maitreya.org/fot/2008/welcome_message.htm.
If anyone is feeling inspired about the Mission this
year, this is a great way to express it. Also, of
course, there will be time for testimonials after the
Welcome is given, for anyone who has something to share.
If you would like to volunteer for any of these, please
contact me at
noor@maitreya.org. It would be the most
helpful if you send a list of everything you are
willing/able to volunteer for; that way there is more
flexibility in the schedule and we can spread it all out
evenly. We would ask that you send this in before
September 20th. Together we can make this a great and
Godly Feast! ATTG and Sal-OM.
Noor
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