Representation In The Episcopal Church

Vatican two had many effects on how we view liturgy. One of the most important developments was the call for “full, conscious, and active participation” in the liturgy. I will show how a true understanding of active participation is required to truly worship God at Mass. There was much confusion after Vatican II. It lead to two common misunderstanding about active participation. The first was that participation was more active if everyone shared in all the roles. The other was that multiplication of actions and sounds increase participation. I have seen the effects of these misconceptions my whole life and it has been a struggle to try and lead people to a true understanding of participation.

Pius touched the lives of many individuals as he believed his presence on earth was a symbol of Jesus among us. He accepted many for their individuality and way of life. Pope Pius X believed all had the right to receive the Eucharist as one of the famous quotes reads "Frequent and daily communion, as a thing most earnestly desired by Christ our Lord and by the Catholic Church, should be open to all the faithful of whatever rank and condition of life so that no one who is in the state of grace and who approaches the Holy table with a right and devout intention can lawfully be hindered therefrom". According to the Vatican II the Eucharist is the " source of the summit of the Christian life. The Eucharist is believed by the Vatican to be the whole spiritual good of the church containing all the goodness we need in our lives. The breaking of the bread Symbolises blessing and

The Eucharist or communion has been celebrated for over 2000 years in the church; however, the frequency of the practice varies greatly across churches. For example, the non-denominational church that I grew up in, celebrated communion every Sunday with consistency and the focal point of each service. (It was so routine I could quote what was going to be said.) Now, I am part of a church that celebrates communion once per month as a conclusion to the sermon. Another major difference between the two churches is who is welcome to participate in communion. For instance, my first church greatly expressed that only those who profess Christ could partake and must not receive communion in an unworthy. Evidently, the church’s view of Atonement (Penal Substitution) influenced a memorial view of communion. Also, the leader’s interpretation of 1 Corinthians 11:29 influenced this approach to communion. As our weekly reading pointed out, “Most who take the Memorial View do not have a place for grace in their theology beyond salvation” (Peterson 3). Therefore, during

The topic of this paper is The Church Committee. When I first got the topic I was not sure what it was, but after I researched it I was very surprised. The Church Committee Report consists of 14 public reports. They were written in 1976 and 1975 when recommendations for reform were debated in congress and some cases were carried out. The reports contain information on the formation, operation, and the abuse of the US intelligence agencies. The six books covered committee writings on various topic investigated. There are seven volumes which contains public hearings and exhibits.

Some of you might wonder how can I talk about church, even though today’s scripture talk about Holy Communion. So this is how United Methodist stated on Holy Communion, “. .We believe the Lord 's Supper is a representation of our redemption, a memorial of

Often held as a rite of passage and entrance into the Christian church, baptism is much more than just symbolic ritual. Baptism was commanded by Jesus Christ in the Great Commission recounted in the book of Matthew. Even though we are simplistically called to be obedient by being baptized the Christian church has long debated the aspects of this ordinance. Denominations are divided on the basic meaning, types and modes of baptism even two thousand years after the founding of the Christian church. Just as the other ordinance, the Lord’s Supper, congregations find themselves at odd with tradition, biblical interpretation and even individual understanding. However, the simple message of this awe inspiring act can be explained out of the

Communion scenes and passages are not always set up or established along a biblical or holy basis

Christians have been celebrating the Lord’s Supper for almost two thousand years. In this paper I will refer to the Lord’s Supper as an ordinance of the church. “An ordinance is an outward rite prescribed by Christ to be performed by His Church.” There are quite a few varying interpretations among the different churches on how the Lord’s Supper is to be practiced. I Corinthians 11:23-34 provides Christians with the scriptural meaning and reasons for observing the Lord’s Supper, also known as communion. Many consider the Lord’s Supper of little or no value and some consider the ordinance as more of a ritual. In some modern churches, preaching the Word is emphasized the most and communion is only observed once a month or

I am a member of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, where the culture and worship is built around the motto, “God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Human kind Our Family.” This motto fits Christians around the world. However, for the AME church this motto encompasses a great summary of the principles of what our church stands for. Simply put, we worship God on all levels; we love all of God’s people and believe that without God’s love, the world would be lost. It is also our belief and duty to embrace our culture and rely specifically on the history of the church to fulfill our duty to worship God. We wholeheartedly recognize that “the relationship between Christianity and culture is such an important

As I gazed around the church I was able to see love and an abundance of warmth generating from the elder parents to the young within the chapel. The service although I was unable to understand it, promoted an overwhelming feeling of acceptance and respect from those around me as we engaged in the reading of the scriptures, songs being sung and the blessings being given to all those asking. The parishioners beamed with an elation of learning the word of Christ, and did not make me feel as if I were an outcast; those seated around me apologized for their children, and guided me to receive the message from the priest. The emotional response I have for the people of the church was an elated since of hospitality and acceptance, which I thought would not be give; a preconceived idea. From the moment I arrived I was able to feel as if I belonged in the church family, the feelings of inadequacy faded. I found that being engaged within this experience has challenged me as an individual to become more open to those I am the most uncomfortable, have little knowledge, or preconceived images of, in other words judge from the inside not from the outside, take a leap and learn whole heartedly about those I know nothing about. The challenges I faced where to put aside whatever misconceptions and prejudices I have from my personal beliefs, values and experiences and be

The article Johnathan Edwards and the Closing of the Table is based upon Edwards’ view of the practice of the Eucharist (Holy Communion). Crisp argues within hist article that Johnathan Edwards’ beliefs should be studied and “offer a challenge to contemporary theologians to think about these matters more organically (Crisp, 49).” Crisp gives an analysis of Johnathan Edwards’ beliefs on communion, the process, and the requirements to obtain communion. He states that Edwards’ believed that there had to be a confession of faith included with the communion service, and that only when they gave an outward piece of evidence that they were converted from their sins that they should and could obtain communion (Crisp, 55).

This could help our churches today stand out in this society were the people are very individualistic and this could help the society come closer to being more of a community culture. This is important to keep Eucharist in our churches but it might be very undermined today because today’s churches only make it a small part of the service where in the early church it was a very big part of the service. All together this could be something very difficult to install in our churches today but could be something that might change not just the thought process of a church but could change the all of society. Because if one starts to change the thought process of a few then sooner or later they will continue to change the though processes of others and soon all of society. This could help our society start to care for the poor, widowed and orphaned because this meal includes these people in the partaking of this

Two practices important to Christian worship usually take place in churches. These practices are (1) baptism and (2) the Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper. The ceremony of baptism celebrates an individual's entrance into Christianity. The Eucharist represents the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus shared with His disciples. Worshipers share bread and wine in the Eucharist as a sign of their unity with each other and with Jesus.

This separation of the laity from the actions of the Eucharist led to decreased partaking of the Eucharist which in turn led to canon law mandating that the laity take the Eucharist at least one time per year. While the priests were hidden by the screens the laity was busy “at best with their individual meditations and prayers.”

The Communion Christians have always regarded the Holy Communion as being one very important element towards achieving discipleship since the very beginning. However, the question in every Christian’s mind is “what are we doing?” it is, therefore, important to discuss what the holy communion means about theology. The Holy Communion has several names given to it. Among them are: the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper, Divine Liturgy, and the Mass. Inside the New Testament, there are also varying details given there concerning what entails the Holy Communion on accounts given by Christ himself.[1] The Holy Communion does not compare to Baptism which is another sacrament that is non-repeatable. It is repeatable to some certain degrees as it can be done on a daily basis such as those performed by the Catholic Church. In other instances, it can be conducted on a much infrequent celebration such as the ones that happen in Reformed Churches. Referring to Baptism, there are differences in the practice and its significance, and sometimes the understanding of what it means to be baptized. This has gone ahead to become e a hindrance to churches having a common celebration, but at the same time, there is some spiritual benefit that accrues to the people that partake in it. In the same way, the Eucharist possess the same characteristics. Nature of the Union of Christ and Church The Holy Communion is not just a matter of people ingathering in unity. The purpose of having the communion is so