The Lord's Supper

[DaveW]

***PLEASE NOTE: I don't want to get into how often, close/closed/open, or any other such issues. *****

What I was wondering, is what process or format does your church follow with the actual supper?
Can you give a description of it please?

Just wondering how different people 'perform' it (for want of a better word).

Thanks folks.

[Salyan]

We have it whenever pastor feels like it, as far as I can tell. It works out to 4 or 5 times a year. It's always at the end of the the evening service, so there's not too many visitors to worry about, and so we can have the day to get right with God. Pastor's family makes a sweetened unleavened bread (very tasty), someone takes the Welch's out of the freezer, and I usually fill the communion cups. We practice ''close" communion, and pastor always takes time to explain that to people and give the congregation some time to think and prepare. We seem to take it pretty seriously, too - there are sometimes Members who choose not to partake for whatever reason, and it's common enough not to attract any attention. He then quotes from the gospel account, breaks a large piece we leave on top for that purpose, and the appointed deacons/men pass it out. We wait and partake together. He likes to sing a hymn after too. Then we go downstairs , pour the leftovers back in the bottle , wash the cups, and watch all the kids too young to join in eat the leftovers.

[John81]

We partake of the Lord's Supper on the first Sunday of each month near the end of the service. Our pastor speaks about what the Lord's Supper is, who it's for, and typically something for us to reflect upon. The bread is passed out, as well as the cups, by the deacons. Our pastor says a few more words or a prayer and we partake together.

[prophet1]

We partake of the Lord's Supper on the first Sunday of each month near the end of the service. Our pastor speaks about what the Lord's Supper is, who it's for, and typically something for us to reflect upon. The bread is passed out, as well as the cups, by the deacons. Our pastor says a few more words or a prayer and we partake together.

We, uniquely, have an unleavened fry bread ( Tribal favorite) that we make ourselves.

Anishinaabe

[Ukulelemike]

We normally do it the first Sunday of each month chosen thus by church vote. We use, for the bread, either matzah or sometimes, like wheat thins. The matzah I will usually have whole and break it as we pray over it. We use Port or a nice red wine...no, seriously, we use purple grape juice, the fruit of the vine, as the Bible calls it. I have thought about not using the tiny cups, especially having a smaller church, but it is a symbolic thing, so amounts don't matter. I will be doing a presentation of Christ in the Passover this Sunday and we will OBserve the Lord's Supper after it.

[prophet1]

We normally do it the first Sunday of each month chosen thus by church vote. We use, for the bread, either matzah or sometimes, like wheat thins. The matzah I will usually have whole and break it as we pray over it. We use Port or a nice red wine...no, seriously, we use purple grape juice, the fruit of the vine, as the Bible calls it. I have thought about not using the tiny cups, especially having a smaller church, but it is a symbolic thing, so amounts don't matter.I will be doing a presentation of Christ in the Passover this Sunday and we will OBserve the Lord's Supper after it.

Amen. I spend this weekend, every year, reminding Christians that we celebrate the Resurrection every Sunday morning, by assembling then.
Easter is the one time a year, we should celebrate Passover.
Thank God, when I, by faith, applied the Blood of Jesus to my heart, Death passed me over.
Then I was baptized in the Red Sea, Burying Egypt, stripped of it's power over me, for good. I accepted my commission at Sinai, God's Word becoming my guide. He has fed me with manna and clothed me.
I crossed over Jordan, not content to wander, but to Rest in Jesus's easy work.
Now I show up to the battles in Canaan, to watch how God will fight them.



Anishinaabe