Everyone is welcome to attend a service. During the services, rituals are held and decrees are given. To give everyone a pleasant experience and not to disturb the force field, a number of rules have been established.

The place where services are held is called the sanctuary. The ascended masters tell us that rituals and decrees set up fine filigree lines of force, which can be disrupted if there is movement in the space. The chapel protocol is not meant to be a rigid rule because there are exceptions. However, to preserve the force field during a service or decree session, it is better to enter or leave the sanctuary:

• At the end of a decree (after *And in full faith...*)
• During personal calls, clap with the decrees or a song.
• When requested do so by the decedent or service leader.
• If you wish to enter a session once it has begun, sit at the back of the sanctuary, and come forward at the times indicated above.
• Wait to enter or leave the sanctuary during: (1) "The Tube of Light", (2)"The Solar Ring", (3)Invocations by the decree leader or recorded invocations by the messengers, and (4)The song "Star Spangled Banner"
• If you use the "Watch With Me," Jesus' Vigil of the Hours, the Sacred Ritual or a Ashram Ritual participate, please remain seated and do not stand unless requested to do so by the service leader.
• It is especially important not to disturb the force field during dictations.
• Please unpack cough drops and remove items from cracking bags or packages before entering the chapel
• It is not encouraged to apply unusual hand movements or mudras unless it is part of the service or activity.
• Talking in the sanctuary, either during or after services and decree sessions, dissipates the energy of the force field.
• Water can be brought into the sanctuary in tea glasses. Please bring other beverages in closed containers. Food is not allowed in the sanctuary.

 Dress code

In honor of the Christ within us, and in honor of the ascended masters, angels and beings of light present with us, we maintain a dress code that is neat, modest and clean. Please do not wear revealing clothing in the sanctuary, such as muscle shirts, sagging pants, spaghetti straps, tank tops, tight or low-cut tops or pants, shorts, short skirts or dresses or sweatpants. We appreciate your desire to keep the force field within the sanctuary sacred, both for ourselves and each other.