Holy Thursday
1- EMCs to seat the designated pews. Please ensure that all EMCs are aware of their seating positions:
2- RITE OF RECEIVING HOLY OILS – Please ensure all the Holy oils are kept safely at the entrance of the church before its passed on to 3 EMCs
3- For collecting ciborium from the chapel(Basement), One EMC to go down accompanied by Candle bearers(Altar Servers). Suggest EMC seated at the far end of the pew.
4- TRANSFER OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT – As appointed, please be caution on the timing to go up the Altar and the number of EMC needed. Once the ciboria with the covered veil is passed on to the respective EMC, these EMCs will walk towards to front of the Altar(at the sanctuary) by forming a semi circle at the sanctuary.
5- Once the celebrant makes his move down the sanctuary, all the EMCs with ciboria will follow in procession towards the entrance of the church & eventually turning back to the Altar of Repose(following the celebrant).
6- MIDNIGHT ADORATION – All EMCs are required to be present and to be there for the Compline at 11.30pm
7- After the Compline, the EMCs on duty together with Priest will pass on the ciboria from the Altar of Repose to the the appointed EMCs to bring them to our Church basement chapel. An additional EMC who would take the Priest's place.
8- Two EMCs to station at the chapel before the arrival of the procession of EMCs with ciboria. They will transfer the ciboria from the entrance to then altar of Repose. All the other EMCs will remain at the chapel entrance to hand over the ciboria with solemn act of reverential.