The Lord's Supper is known and observed in Christian communities around the world. It is familiar and traditional, filled with substance and mystery. It began as a meal centered around Passover, then a fellowship meal with an element related to the death of Christ, and still later separated from the full meal; it became an ordinance. The practice of celebrating the meal varies from group to group and culture to culture, but it will contain the fruit of the vine and bread in its basic form. S