This lasted until 1885, when emphasis of the divine services shifted towards the liturgy of the word under the influence of Dutch Calvinism. Today, only a few aspects of the Catholic Apostolic tradition remain in the New Apostolic liturgy. The Church does not use its own publications during services and members are discouraged from bringing their Bible, as they could be distracted from the sermons. Internal circulars and documents explaining the church's guidelines, which come from the Chief Apostle and are considered to have the same authority as the Biblical epistles, are supposed to provide the correct meanings of the Bible. They are not available to ordinary members, only to elders. According to religious anthropologist Thomas Kirsch, elders are seen as the "source of denominational knowledge", and members are connected to their religion's headquarters "through chains of referentiality in the form of textual quotations". The remission of sins (absolution) is conducted in every single divine service, in the name of Jesus, by an apostle or by a lower minister under order of the apostle. Mistakenly, many New Apostolic Christians assume that absolution belongs to the sacrament of Holy Communion or is even a sacrament on its own. Chief Apostle Leber clearly stated in 2009 that this special mission of absolution is bound to the apostle ministry, but not that other Christians or human beings would have no access to God's forgiveness. The forgiveness of sins, with or without absolution, is eventually a sovereign decision of God himself. This is the outline of a New Apostolic divine service: Before the divine service: Musical contributions are played (e.g. organ or instrumental music, choral singing) Announcements may be read to the congregation by a minister Brief silence for inner preparation of each participant The participants begin to sing the Opening Hymn. Meanwhile, the ministers leave the vestry and enter the church hall, heading towards the altar. The officiant leading that particular divine service stands behind the altar During the divine service: Free prayer by the officiant The officiant reads out the biblical word for the sermon Choir, musicians or the participants sing Sermon of the officiant Further musical contribution Other ministers chosen by the officiant preach Celebration of Holy Communion: The Lord's Prayer is prayed by all participants Absolution – forgiveness of sins by officiant Officiant's constituted prayer of intercession The officiant consecrates the wafer (hosts consisting of bread and wine) and gives