COMMUNION
In our Congregational tradition, we offer Communion (sometimes known as The Lord's Supper or the Eucharist) on the first Sunday of every month.
What is Communion?
The practice of Communion is a Sacrament: a visible sign of the promises made to us by God and through Jesus Christ. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we experience the presence of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of Communion. We gather around the table - Christ's table - to renew our relationship with Christ, remembering and offering thanks for his sacrifice for us, and offering our lives in service and praise.
Who Can Receive Communion? In our tradition, all are welcome to participate in the Sacrament of Communion. The table is open to all who wish to draw closer in their relationship with Jesus Christ.
What is a Communion Service like?
Invitation: The worship leader will invite the congregation to participate, welcoming all to the table with a reminder that this table is Christ's table.
Communion Prayer: The worship leader will then offer a prayer of Thanksgiving that remembers God's gracious acts.
Words of Institution: The words of institution remember the words that Jesus spoke on the night that he was betrayed, and then proclaim the mystery of our faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Prayer of Consecration: The prayer of consecration calls on the Holy Spirit to bless the bread and the juice and to bless those of us eating and drinking with the recognition of the risen Christ in our midst.
Sharing the Bread and Cup: Bread is distributed to the congregation by Deacons, followed by small cups of juice. We eat the bread together, a symbol of our oneness as the body of Christ. We drink the juice individually, as we receive it, to symbolize our individual relationships with Christ.
Prayer of Thanksgiving: The communion service ends with a unison prayer of Thanksgiving.
What is Communion?
The practice of Communion is a Sacrament: a visible sign of the promises made to us by God and through Jesus Christ. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we experience the presence of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of Communion. We gather around the table - Christ's table - to renew our relationship with Christ, remembering and offering thanks for his sacrifice for us, and offering our lives in service and praise.
Who Can Receive Communion? In our tradition, all are welcome to participate in the Sacrament of Communion. The table is open to all who wish to draw closer in their relationship with Jesus Christ.
What is a Communion Service like?
Invitation: The worship leader will invite the congregation to participate, welcoming all to the table with a reminder that this table is Christ's table.
Communion Prayer: The worship leader will then offer a prayer of Thanksgiving that remembers God's gracious acts.
Words of Institution: The words of institution remember the words that Jesus spoke on the night that he was betrayed, and then proclaim the mystery of our faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Prayer of Consecration: The prayer of consecration calls on the Holy Spirit to bless the bread and the juice and to bless those of us eating and drinking with the recognition of the risen Christ in our midst.
Sharing the Bread and Cup: Bread is distributed to the congregation by Deacons, followed by small cups of juice. We eat the bread together, a symbol of our oneness as the body of Christ. We drink the juice individually, as we receive it, to symbolize our individual relationships with Christ.
Prayer of Thanksgiving: The communion service ends with a unison prayer of Thanksgiving.
