NAVMC 2610-AH — Lay Leaders' Handbook

NAVMC 2610-AH governs the authorization, preparation, training, duties, equipment, and worship services of Marine Corps lay leaders.

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  • Publication number: NAVMC 2610-AH
  • Title: LAY LEADERS' HANDBOOK
  • Date: 1 Jan 1971
  • Proponent: 02000 Telecommunications
  • Status: New

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NAVMC 2610-AH contains sections on Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Eastern Orthodox, and other faiths, along with ministry to sick, wounded, and dying personnel. It also includes lay leader resources and a bibliography.

Topics covered

  • Lay leader authorization
  • Lay leader mission and tasks
  • Lay leader equipment
  • Lay leader preparation and training
  • Faith-specific worship services
  • Ministry to sick, wounded, and dying
  • Lay leader resources

Questions and answers

Who is ultimately responsible for Sunday observance and divine services?

According to Navy Regulations, the commanding officer is ultimately responsible for the observance of Sunday and the conduct of divine services.

What does worship help a person do?

Worship helps us "see life steadily and see it whole" because we know God and give Him honor above all else.

What happens when a person does not worship God?

Life has consistently demonstrated that if a man does not worship God he worships something else or someone which time proves to be unworthy of standing in God’s place.

What can make a person alive to life and alert to claim all it has to offer?

Only the worship of God, recognized at once as omnipotent, omniscient and the embodiment of all that is Love can make one alive to life and alert to claim all it has to offer a real man.

What responsibilities are described in the Marine’s Prayer?

Protect those in whose love I live, give me the will to do the work of a Marine and to accept my share of responsibilities with vigor and enthusiasm.

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