Order of service, June 7, 2020

This week we will again have communion at home. Below is the general order of service, and below that, the order of communion “insert”. In addition to a candle, this week you should have a glass of juice or water and a piece of bread or a cracker ready. Please try to watch the service starting at 10AM Sunday so we can take communion “together” though apart.

Holy Communion

The Lord be with you, and also with you
Lift up your hearts, we lift them up to the Lord
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God, it is right to give God thanks and praise

Holy are you God for your mercy is endless.  You have filled all creation with light and life and your glory stretches throughout the heavens.

And we say together:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might
Heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosanna in the highest
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

Your Spirit calls us now, where we are, to gather all people into our celebration and in remembrance of Jesus’ life we say together Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again

Send O God your Holy Spirit upon us and what we do here that we and these gifts, touched by your Spirit, may be signs of life and love to one another and to the world

And we say together -Through Christ, with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all Glory is yours God most holy - now and forever

At this table, bread is broken and wine is poured as we remember not only the promise but also the price Jesus paid for who he was, for what he did and said and for the world’s brokenness.  We taste the mystery of God’s great love for us and are renewed in faith and hope.

Blessing the Elements
The bread of our being loved and the wine of our joy stand as reminders that miracles in faith and risk continue to happen.  In thanksgiving and remembrance, we ask you to bless this bread and this wine so that, in sharing them together, we shall be your people. 

Sharing the Elements
The bread of life we eat together
The cup of love we drink as one

Prayer after Communion
For the bread we have eaten, for the cup we have shared, for the life we have received, we thank you God. Grant that we may grow in love and understanding and that our lives may be lived in faith. 
Amen

Prayers of the People follow