Requirements for Mass Officers

Any individual who as been baptized in EGC may fill the role of child.

Requirements for Priests, Priestesses and Deacons:

• Must be ordained in the EGC, or a novice under the active supervision of a bishop. Novices must be initiate OTO members in good standing, and have been confirmed in EGC.
• Must be formally authorized by their supervising bishop to celebrate each role: It is policy at Horizon Oasis that clergy will not celebrate the Gnostic Mass publicly without being authorized to do so by their supervising bishop. For those of you who have been celebrating the role for a while, I don't see that this will be an issue, but we are establishing this program for all novices. If you have not already done so, please contact your supervising bishop to discuss your participation in this program prior to the first time you perform mass in the coming year. Contact me at mass@seattle-oto.org and let me know who your bishop is, and confirm that you have established a formal supervised relationship.

• Must be either a member of the Oasis, or a guest officer with the approval of the Body Master or the E.G.C. Secretary. The Oasis recognizes the following types of membership:
  • Member - an OTO initiate in good standing of 1st degree or above.
  • Affiliate - an OTO initiate in good standing of the Minerval degree, or a non-initiate EGC member who is at least 18 years of age.
• Must be local dues current. The Oasis defines "not current" as failing to pay Oasis dues for two or more consecutive months without making other arrangements. For information about dues, see our Dues page. For information about membership in general, see our Membership page.
• More information can be found on our Novitiate Program page, and in the Recommended Reading section of our Library page.