Communion at 11:00

In the United Methodist Church, there are two sacraments:  baptism and communion.  A sacrament is a way in which we believe God communicates an inward and spiritual grace through outward and visible signs.  God imparts to his children grace through participation in the Lord's Supper (another term for communion...yet another term is "Eucharist," which simply means "Thanksgiving.")  

In the Roman Catholic tradition, communion is always a part of the worship gathering.  For many Roman-Catholics-turned-Protestants find it odd that Methodists don't have communion each week.  On the flip side, many long-time-Methodists find it odd to have communion more than once per month.  It is as if they believe that Jesus communicated to his disciples that they should "do this in remembrance of me [on the first Sunday of every month only]."  On the contrary, John Wesley (the founder of Methodism) urged the frequent practice of communion so that the grace of Jesus Christ could have every chance to impact God's children.

It is our desire to allow every opportunity for God to move in our worship gatherings - every way for God to communicate the grace that we so desperately need.  Thus we have begun offering weekly communion in our 11:00 worship gathering.  

What do you think?

Finally, a NEW POST!

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