This communion liturgy was written to honor World Communion Sunday, which celebrates Christian diversity and unity across the globe. It is interspersed with Eres Santo by Per Harling, which is a Sanctus (a tradition developed in Antioch) written by a Swedish composer and translated into Spanish and English.
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Good News: A Communion Liturgy
This communion liturgy was written to accompany Acts 16:25-34, with a particular emphasis on the sharing of God’s good news.
At the Welcome Table: A Communion Liturgy
This communion liturgy was written to accompany the African-American spiritual “The Welcome Table,” with its focus on justice, abundance, and dignity.
Seventy Times Seven: A Communion Liturgy
This communion liturgy was inspired by Matthew 18:22, when Jesus urges Peter to almost limitless levels of mercy.
It Was Love: A Communion Liturgy
This communion liturgy was inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, the famous Love Hymn of Corinthians.
Ritual: A Communion Liturgy
Invitation to the Meal We come to this table,again and again,continuously. Sometimes this meal is tedious,a ritual we must get through before we can eat our real lunch. Still we come. Because sometimes this meal becomes for us—somehow, by some miracle—the very presence of Christ in our midst. The table is set, as it always is,forContinue reading “Ritual: A Communion Liturgy”
A Communion Liturgy for New Year’s Day
Invitation to the MealFriends, the year may be new, but the story is old and worth retelling:Christ gave his life that we might live our ownknowing we are loved, forgiven, and freed.
And With All Your Mind: Communion Liturgy
This Communion Liturgy was written to accompany the sermon series “And With All Your Mind: A Series on Faith and Mental Health.”
Communion Liturgy: I Wonder as I Wander
This communion liturgy is set to I Wonder as I Wander, composed by John Jacob Niles based on a melody he heard sung by a young girl named Annie Morgan in the Appalachian region of North Carolina. The tune and lyrics are in the public domain. The italicized verse is verbatim from the original song,Continue reading “Communion Liturgy: I Wonder as I Wander”
Sabbath Communion Liturgy
Friends, Jesus invites us to this table. No need to set the table. No need to worry about the dishes. Just stop and sit a spell, and relax into the promises of Christ. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done this week, or what didn’t get finished. You are welcome here, and wanted here, and JesusContinue reading “Sabbath Communion Liturgy”
It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Communion Liturgy
This Communion Liturgy was written to accompany the sermon series “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Spiritual Wisdom from Fred Rogers.”
Commissioned: A Communion Liturgy for Luke 10:1-10
Invitation to the TableGod sends us outbut before that,God gathers us inaround this tableone last mealto fuel up for the road ahead.
Second Chances (Communion Liturgy for Easter 3C)
Invitation to the Table See what God has done: what we thought would be the Last Supper God has turned into the Everlasting Supper
Communion Liturgy for John 12:1-8
Invitation to the Table Jesus was often found at the dinner table. Eating with friends, eating with sinners, eating with hypocrites and holy men, eating with disciples and traitors. And now he joins us here, at this table, to eat with us. All are welcome at this table, because Jesus welcomes all. The Great PrayerContinue reading “Communion Liturgy for John 12:1-8”
Easter Communion Year B
Friends, this is the joyful feast of the people of God. It is here that we celebrate with our risen Christ and all who have their life in him throughout the ages. It is here that we taste God’s goodness, here that we know we are welcomed and loved. Whether you have much faith orContinue reading “Easter Communion Year B”
Responsive Communion Liturgy for Maundy Thursday
The Lord’s Supper
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.
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
In Remembrance (A Maundy Thursday Communion Liturgy)
Tonight, at this table, we remember we remember another table, in another place and time not a sanctuary but an upper room where friends gathered to celebrate their sacred meal the Passover and to remember what God had done for them. We remember the beginning before the beginning where there was nothing chaos and voidContinue reading “In Remembrance (A Maundy Thursday Communion Liturgy)”
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 weContinue reading “Communion: Led by the Spirit (Lent I)”
Deep Well Worship 