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)”

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 shedContinue reading “A Christmas Eve Communion Liturgy”