The Lord’s Supper Continue reading
Communion
Communion Liturgy for Epiphany 5B
Invitation to the Meal
This is the table where we both learn to serve and to be served. Both giving and receiving grace are part of our call. Continue reading
A Communion Liturgy for All Saints’ Sunday
Invitation to the Meal
We come to this table, not because it itself is so special,
but because it is an echo of another table,
a table that stretches as far as the eye can see Continue reading
Communion: Led by the Spirit (Lent I)
Invitation to the Meal
We come to this meal today, as Lent begins. We will return to it as Lent concludes. Between now and then we will wander far, and find ourselves at many tables. But no matter where we go, or whom we meet, we remember that we are always welcome here. Whether we are full of faith or running on empty, whether we are come with eager footsteps or more tentatively, we are always welcome to feast on God’s grace. Continue reading
A Christmas Eve Communion Liturgy
The italic sections of this liturgy are from the hymn Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, which uses the text of a second or third century Syriac communion liturgy. The entire liturgy may be spoken, but it is also effective to sing the stanzas of the hymn.
The Invitation
Tonight, heaven and earth meet.
Tonight, a backyard shed is holy ground.
Tonight, strangers gather as family. Continue reading
A Communion Liturgy for an Installation Service
Invitation to the Meal
Friends, tonight we are celebrating a church that has answered God’s call:
God’s call to look to the future with hope,
and to serve God with grace and joy. Continue reading
Communion Liturgy for a Baptismal Day
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
The Invitation
It is appropriate that on a day when we have baptized two new daughters of God, we come together at this table, the family table of the Lord. Continue reading
Communion Liturgy for Proper 14C
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. (Hebrews 11:1-3:)
An Advent Communion Liturgy
John the Baptist stood by a river in the wilderness, crying, “Come! Come and experience God’s grace.”
Christ stands at a table in the upper room, crying, “Come! Come and experience God’s grace.” Continue reading
Carol Holbrook Prickett 