Tag: Communion

  • What if we can never commune again?

    What if we can never commune again?

    Stay-at-home orders have left many Christians without regular communion. But what if we can no longer share communion safely?

  • (un)communed – the Eucharist in lockdown

    Prayer God of Hope, be with me, with us today. Inspire us, encourage us, stir us up that we might know you better. That we might love you better. That we might see you, among these friends, today. Amen. Introduction The format is simple. Some teaching, some talking, some summarizing, some homework. Discussion When has…

  • The Path to One Table

    The Path to One Table

    Episcopalians don’t only focus on what we believe or why.

  • One Table

    One Table

    Receiving communion is an act of learning about God.

  • Freaky-Cool

    Freaky-Cool

    It isn’t the right time he insists. But she ignores him and rats him out. So of course he’s going to do it. The revelation of GOD defies expectations Epiphany 2C |  John 2:1-11 The revelation When Jesus is baptized in the great big river by the prophet named John, and he comes out of…

  • Shouldn’t sacraments be alike?

    Shouldn’t sacraments be alike?

    A Should’ve Asked Question When we bring new people into the faith, we often ask them to memorize a short phrase from the back of the Book of Common Prayer. A phrase that many of us can rattle off with little trouble. At least the first half of it, anyway. We sit, Prayer Books in hand…

  • What you don’t understand about Sacraments

    What you don’t understand about Sacraments

    The old argument goes children need to understand the sacrament before they receive it. I am still surprised to hear this. As a priest, I hear it from people of all sorts. When they do suggest such a thing to me, I simply ask them Even after they were baptized as infants? The look I…

  • You aren’t supposed to understand the sacraments

    Each Sunday I am privileged to worship and share in Holy Eucharist with a people committed to serving GOD. It is an awesome responsibility and brings feelings of great joy, humility, gratitude, and occasionally frustration every single time. We gather in word and song and prayer, lifting our bodies and our hearts and voices to…