Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Eucharist

  • (un)communed – the Eucharist in lockdown

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    1 min read

    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…

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  • The Path to One Table

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    9 min read

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

  • One Table

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    10 min read

    Receiving communion is an act of learning about God.

  • What Happens In the Eucharist?

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    5 min read

    I have a sacramental view of faith. So I believe that it is about vibrant living. That what is behind the sacraments is that we live and breathe and have our being. And not so much magic priestly hands or enlightenment-fueled intellectualism. Both are total crap. What matters is that we’re in this together. I…

  • Unworthy

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    6 min read

    Unworthy (Day 24 of A Simple Lent)  |  Tuesday Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord. What does Paul mean by “unworthy manner” and what does that have to do with Communion? I had never given…

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  • Epiklesis

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    6 min read

    The epiklesis is the magic moment of the Great Thanksgiving. It is the great crescendo of the service of Holy Eucharist. It is the “shhh, everybody, shh! Here it is!” moment of the preparation of the table for communion. The prayer, which begins in a great gathering, tells of the great story, and reminds us…

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