HOLY EUCHARIST is a holy meal of ordinary elements, a loaf of bread and a pitcher of wine, which by God’s grace become the holy food and drink of the gathered body of Christ, the Church. We receive just a taste, just a sip. To share in this meal is to stand in continuity with Jesus who came eating and drinking, who held meals with sinners, who spoke of the kingdom of God as a wedding feast, and who interpreted his own death as a meal. For the community, the meal is the very presence of Jesus himself.
The Eucharist is the sign of our unity in Christ (communion with Christ and with one another). While the Episcopal Church, as all churches rooted in the history Christian faith, affirms that the sacrament of Baptism is the ancient and normative entry point for receiving the sacrament of the Eucharist, we also believe that anyone who desires to receive the body and blood of our Lord is always welcome at God’s table. Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, the Episcopal Church is here for you, and we invite you to explore with us what being baptized could mean for your life. Want to know more? Please see Rev. Kristin following the service.
Jesus Christ instituted this form of worship, commanded us to continue it, and promised to communicate himself to us in it under the forms of ordinary bread and wine. In the Eucharist (“Thanksgiving”), we receive and proclaim who we are – the Body of Christ – so that we may go out into the world to be the Body of Christ.