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- It was not until the mid-19 th century that churches offered Eucharist more regularly. And it was not until the last century that the churches of the many traditions of Christianity began to celebrate weekly communion. Today in Anglican churches weekly communion is the norm.
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For the vast majority of Anglicans, the Eucharist (also called "Holy Communion", "Mass", the Divine Liturgy, the "Lord's Supper", or The Great Thanksgiving), is the central act of gathered worship, the appointed means by which Christ can become present to his church.
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Here is the text of the first, positive part: This part of Article XXVIII affirms what has already been stated about the nature of sacraments (see Article 25 [XXV]), in that the supper is both a sign and sacrament. It makes clear that Anglicans hold what is called a “receptionist” theology. That is, we believe that God uses the sacraments to convey...
But this is where the writers and rewriters of the Articles got nervous. They knew that the Roman Catholic Church believed, and required its members to believe, in something called “transubstantiation,” and so this Article goes further: The Article describes “transubstantiation” as the belief/teaching that the bread and wine actually change substan...
The actual practice of receiving the Eucharist(which means “thanksgiving”) has a varied history. Christians in the early days gathered every day for a love feast, followed by the ceremonial meal of bread and wine, usually in the evening. Over the centuries as clergy began to dominate worship and people increasingly saw the bread and wine as objecti...
Check out the following posts: 1. Holy Communion: A Rookie Anglican Guide to the Eucharist, by Joshua Steele 2. An Anglican Sunday Worship Service, by our founder 3. Why Every Church Should Have Weekly Sunday Communion Like the Anglicans Do, by our founder 4. How to Receive Communion, Pt. 1, by our founder 5. How to Receive Communion, Pt. 2, by our...
At a celebration of the Eucharist, the community gathers, asks God’s forgiveness for its sins, listens to readings from the Bible including a reading from one of the Gospels. A sermon may be preached and the community prays together.
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Aug 27, 2018 · Holy Communion can be a bit confusing. So many moving parts! And why do we shake hands in the middle? Read this guide to learn more about the Eucharist.
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Jul 19, 2023 · With absolute unanimity the liturgical tradition reproduced these seven actions as four: (1) The offertory; bread and wine are ‘taken’ and placed on the table together. (2) The prayer; the president gives thanks to God over bread and wine together. (3) The fraction; the bread is broken.
Anglican eucharistic rites produced in the second half of the twentieth century. In particular, the Church of England’s experimental Series 3 Eucharist, first produced in 1973, underneath the heading ‘The Taking of the Bread and Wine’ came directions that ‘the offerings of the people may be collected and presented :::the
This sacrament is called the Eucharist because it is the Church’s sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. It is also called the Lord’s Supper or the Holy Communion because it is the meal of fellowship which unites us to Christ and to the whole Church.
