Communion: A Service of Unity
Sharing and Announcements
Prelude
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Congregation Hymn: "You May Sing of the Beauty"
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HS 8 |
Call to Worship
one reader in front of congregation and one in the back
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We come today to remember our Lord,
Jesus Christ, and to become one with him and each other.
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| Reader 2: |
This bread was first one complete
loaf. This wine was first contained in one large pitcher.
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| Reader 1: |
Now before us, the bread is broken
and torn into small pieces. The wine is poured into individual
cups.
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| Reader 2: |
A sacred moment will ultimately
occur when the bread again becomes one loaf and the wine, one
pitcher. How?
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| Reader 1: |
When we come humbly and reverently,
and eat to gain spiritual nourishment, the bread and wine
again become unified through us as the body of Christ.
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| Reader 2: |
This is indeed a sacred moment.
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*Hymn: "We Are One in the Spirit"
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HS 466 |
*Invocation
*Response
Disciples’ Generous Response
Scriptures: Mosiah 2:42–44 and II Corinthians 9:7–8
Reflection
God does not ask for more than we can give—it is not
requisite that we should run faster than we have strength.
Give freely from a joyous heart. Our cup truly does run over.
Blessing and Offering of Oblation/Mission Tithes
Communion Message: Ephesians 4:3–6
Blessing and Serving of the Bread
Blessing and Serving of the Wine
To make the Communion more distinctive and less likely to be
taken for granted, have no music played while it’s served.
Take it in complete reverent silence.
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*Closing Hymn: "I Love You, Lord"
Sing this a capella.
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NS 18 |
*Sending Forth: "Take My Life and Let It Be"
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HS 408 |
Read the first stanza aloud changing to plural pronouns.
*Postlude
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