Book V: Book of Community and Bread

Chapter 1: The House of Common Table

1:1 Each local congregation shall keep a Common Table. 1:2 The Common Table includes shared meals, emergency funds, and practical aid. 1:3 No one asks first, “Do you deserve help?” 1:4 First ask, “What do you need today to stand up again?”

Chapter 2: Duties of the Assembly

2:1 Welcome the lonely. 2:2 Visit the sick. 2:3 Teach digital literacy. 2:4 Protect children from exploitative systems. 2:5 Offer legal and mental health referrals. 2:6 Organize reskilling circles for displaced workers. 2:7 Keep transparent ledgers for all charitable funds.

Chapter 3: Economic Rule for the Faithful

3:1 Keep a Mercy Budget: at least 10% of shared resources for direct relief. 3:2 Keep a Renewal Budget: at least 10% for education and reskilling. 3:3 Keep a Commons Budget: at least 10% for open tools and public knowledge. 3:4 Leaders may not privately enrich themselves from charity funds.

Chapter 4: Liturgy of Bread and Bandwidth

4:1 Once each week, gather and share a meal. 4:2 Before eating, each person names one gratitude and one burden. 4:3 After eating, each person commits one concrete action of service before next gathering. 4:4 Access to information is treated like clean water: a public necessity.

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