[5] One of the Betawi cultural rituals that have survived, although undergoing changes, is bebaritan or what is currently known as the sedekah bumi or earth's Almsgiving.

[2] The majority of the inhabitants are Betawi people who speak Malay and consist of a mixture of various cultures and descendants.

[2] Guru Nathanael himself did this after he was fired from his position as an assistant teacher at the Kampung Sawah Protestant Church.

[2] Bebaritan is an animist ritual performed by residents of Kampung Sawah to beg for safety to denghaeng, dedemit, or watchmen from an area considered haunted.

[5] In 1936, for the first time, an earth alms ceremony was held among members of the Parish of Santo Servatius Kampung Sawah.

[2][5] At that time, Pastor Oscar Cremers blessed the rice harvest as a form of gratitude from the residents of Kampung Sawah.

[5] The ritual is then also carried out in the form of giving offerings from church members who are present when the eucharist is held.

[5] The members of St. Servatius Parish hand overproduce in the form of coconut, durian, jackfruit, rambutan, cassava, rice, and so on at church mass.

[2] The kinship aims to serve and promote devotion to Saint Servatius whose relics will be placed in the church.

[2][5] The ceremony closed with a group meal in the churchyard and at the Servas (short for Servatius) warung, which is located opposite the church.

[5][2] The inauguration was carried out in conjunction with the earth alms ritual which is a hallmark of the parish of Saint Servatius.