Communion

Recently, the Anglican Communion and the Episcopal Church have been in a lengthy and complex disagreement regarding the role of the lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual members of the church body and to what lengths the church should go in order to “accept” all the different sexual orientations within its congregation. The Anglican Communion and the Episcopal Church have completely disagreed on the Communions core doctrine during this debate and have not come even close to creating a resolution

forms one of the branches of Western Christianity, having fully declared its independence from the Holy See at the time of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement. (Sentamu, 2012) The Anglican Church of Southern Africa is the province of the Anglican Communion in the southern part of Africa. This diocese is made up of both “low” and “high” churches. The former referring to parishes that do not

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

together it is an act of communion. Communion can mean many things like; a hidden meaning of desire and lust for a more intimate feel, or just a friendly gathering to show unity and friendship, and the dinner can be tied together with ‘The Last Supper’. A communion doesn’t only happen in church, as that is the most common meaning, but communions can happen anywhere and mean anything. Thomas C. Foster says on page 8 of his ‘How to Read Literature Like a Professor’, that communion is an act of sharing

people eat and drink together it is an act of communion. Communion can mean many things like; a hidden meaning of desire and lust for a more intimate feel, or just a friendly gathering to show unity and friendship, and many more. A communion doesn’t only happen in church, as that is the most common meaning, but communions can happen anywhere and mean anything. Thomas C. Foster says on page 8 of his ‘How to Read Literature Like a Professor’, that communion is an act of sharing and peace, since if you’re

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

Sacramentality, mediation, and communion – three properties of Catholicism that are central to its understanding. Like Catholicism, these three properties are universal and can be found in the writings of Catholic authors dating back thousands of years ago. From the first written Scriptures found in the Bible to the modern day works of writers like Flannery O’Connor, these three properties can be found portrayed in works of both fiction and nonfiction. However, these properties are not always easy

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM AND COMMUNION The Sacrament of Baptism is a gift of grace that brings us into union with God, church, and the Christian community. God’s plan since the foundation of the of the earth was to enter into a covenant relationship with all inhabitants, in order to bless them. The New Testament Covenant is established through Jesus Christ and consist of baptism by water and the spirit. Mark 16:16, the one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe

to take over the organizational aspect of the Communion Team. Even though I made it clear at the time that I did not feel led to become the Spiritual Leader of the team, I have somehow "evolved" into part of that as well. God rarely consults me prior to such events seeking my approval! (fortunately!) At different times, I included the majority of you in emails (Brady mostly, of course) as I proceeded to attempt to organize and smoothly run Communion. As you may be aware, it has been anything but

acts of communion. In chapter two, Foster explains the importance of the meaning behind people coming together and eating or forming a communion in stories. “And in literature, there is another reason: writing a meal scene is so difficult, and so inherently uninteresting, that there really needs to be a compelling reason to include one in the story. And that reason has to do with how the characters are getting along.” (Foster 8). In “The Kite Runner” Hosseini tends to use the act of communion often