This week we prayed the collect for Proper 28 and discuss the Eucharist. We discuss how the Eucharist is a Sacrament, the Biblical roots and meanings of the Eucharist, and more! Join us as how we discuss how we can make a spiritual discipline out of receiving the Eucharist. 

Notes:

1. The collect this week was Collect for Proper 28, from Book of Common Prayer (BCP), p. 236.

2. Our catechism is a great introduction to the Eucharist. See page 859 of the BCP for the section on this sacrament!

3. The Eucharist, as the principal act of worship in the Episcopal church (BCP 13), is what most Episcopalians experience week to week at church. So it is important for us to study it and understand what it is, so we don’t approach it as a matter of routine, but as something sacred.

4. Fr. Chris referred to 1 Corinthians 11:27 -  “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord.”

5. The Road to Emmaus story is another powerful scriptural story about the presence of Christ in the Eucharist in Luke 24. See also Acts 2:42.

6. We talk about the Israelites receiving the manna from heaven as another way to look at the Eucharist— a topic we’ve recently covered in Bible studies at St. John’s!

7. We also talk about what it might mean to come to church and not receive, for various reasons! 

8. We celebrate the Eucharist at St. John’s at 8:000 & 10:30 on Sundays and 12:10 on Wednesdays! All are welcome!

Join us next week as we discuss Sabbath, and in two weeks as we tie off the season with a discussion of how to make a rule of life!