Communion Sunday/How to prepare

➢ Remember Your Baptism: At 10:45am, go and wash your hands, remembering your baptism. 

➢ Cultivate Your Space: Set up your communion space in a way that reflects your understanding of partaking in this meal. This is your space so feel free to express your understanding of communion.

➢Prepare Yourself: Just as you took time to remember your baptism, intentionally spend time in the Word. Read over the scripture passages in advance, as a way to prepare your heart.

• Psalms 93
• Acts 3:12-19
• Luke 24:13-35

➢Select a cup, plate and elements that represent your household. The Directory of Worship states: “The bread used for the Lord’s Supper should be common to the culture of the congregation” (Book of Order W3.0413). 

Some possibilities for bread: 

• any kind of bread
• crackers 
• pita or nan
• chips
• tortilla

Some possibilities for beverage:

• grape juice
• any other type of juice
• wine
• water

➢ Taking the Lord’s Supper: As usually occurs within worship. Pastor will speak the Invitation to the Lord’s Table, The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving, and Words of Institution. Once the Words of Institution are spoken, he will extend the invitation for all to take their bread and we’ll eat it together, then everyone will drink from their cup together. By taking the elements of communion together as a community of faith we show our oneness in Jesus Christ, To conclude, as we usually do together in worship, we will together read the Prayer After Communion from the bulletin.

➢ Conclusion of Worship: The Directory of Worship states, “At the conclusion of the Service for the Lord’s Day, the bread and cup are to be removed from the table and used or disposed of in a manner approved by the session, in keeping with the Reformed understanding of the Sacrament and principles of good stewardship. This may be accomplished by consuming what remains or returning the elements to the earth.” (Book of Order W3.0414). I encourage you to eat and drink the remainder of the bread and cup elements

as being good stewards of the earth. If you prefer not to consume them, then be intentional in how you return the elements to the earth.

If you would like to read Pastor Ryan's Letter to the congregation outlining the act of taking Communion remotely click the action button below.