Weekly Communion

MrHollow · May 14, 2007

Is this a rarity, or is it pretty common? When we were at service yesterday I noticed that the Book of Service had a section in the settings for if there wasn't communion, but the church we have been attending has it every week. So just figured I'd find out whats up on this.

DaSeminarian · May 14, 2007

MrHollow said:
Is this a rarity, or is it pretty common? When we were at service yesterday I noticed that the Book of Service had a section in the settings for if there wasn't communion, but the church we have been attending has it every week. So just figured I'd find out whats up on this.

Before I answer this, do you like the idea of weekly communion?

synger · May 14, 2007

Our church ofers communion every week, but it alternates between the two services. So one week the 8:30 service takes communion, and the next week the 10:30 service does.

I come from a tradition that only had communion once a quarter. I much prefer having it weekly (or bi-weekly, if I must).

DaRev · May 14, 2007

We have weekly communion here, although it's a fairly recent change. I think a number of churches have or are changing to weekly administration of the Lord's Supper. Jesus said, "As often as you eat..."

filosofer · May 14, 2007

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The historical practice of celebrating the Lord's Supper has been every worship service on every Sunday up to the 1600's. Once Enlightenment and rationalism began invading the churches, then the LS was relegated to less often ("What so special about it?"). Of course, Reformed influence fit within this view ("it is a memorial only..."). Sadly Lutherans followed the trends rather than the historic practices.

I'm glad to see the Lutheran Church move in this weekly direction, done by teaching and urging, not by sole decision of the pastor. As Luther wrote, let the laymen bang the door down beggin for the LS. At every congregation I served, just by teaching Bible study, over a period of two years, the people were asking "Why can't we have the LS every worship service?". My response was: "we can." People truly appreciated it. The only complaints came from a few who were worried that the budget would increase for the additional wine.... hmmm.

In Christ's love,
filo
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MrHollow · May 14, 2007

Luther1521 said:
Before I answer this, do you like the idea of weekly communion?

Oh, it in no way bothers me. I was just curious from what I had seen in the book of service. I'm wondering whether there will be communion at the Day of Ascension service. We're making out first potluck at the church

Flipper · May 14, 2007

I would donate the wine if we could have LS every week.

dinkime · May 14, 2007

we have it the 2nd, 4th and 5th (if there is one) Sunday of the month -- and the wednesdays that coincide -- and then on certain holidays, etc

i wish we had it every week...

TCat · May 15, 2007

My church offers it every week but rotates the services so that traditional service gets it every other week and contemporary gets it the other week. It is also offered every Thursday night at service.

latebloomer · May 15, 2007

My congregation offers communion almost every week, but not every service. 1st and 3rd Sundays it's at the 8:00 service and at the 6:00 Saturday service the night before, and at the 10:30 service 2nd and 4th Sundays. No communion if there is a 5th Sunday in the month. We don't always have a Saturday evening service--sometimes it gets bumped due to weddings. This is a change within the last year or two. Used to be only at the 1st Sunday at 8:00 and 2nd Sunday at 10:30.

latebloomer

Aibrean · May 16, 2007

our is 1,3, and 5 Sunday I do believe...so sometimes it ends up being a couple in a row.

C.F.W. Walther · May 16, 2007

Ours is "weakly"---very "weakly"---once a month.

walloffire · Oct 13, 2007

You can bet that the apostles had weekly communion!!! (If not MORE often, and yes, with REAL wine. Jesus didn't have TWO cups, only the 1). Oh gee, what if one of the disciples was an alcoholic!!?! And here Jesus gave them wine. But, like its written:

Mat 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Nothing that enters the mouth can defile you. Nothing.

Mat 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

RadMan · Oct 13, 2007

walloffire said:
You can bet that the apostles had weekly communion!!! .

Man I'm glad you cleared that up. I didn't know anybody from the early apostolic church but now I do.

Tofferer · Oct 13, 2007

Why are all of these old threads being brought up again?

porterross · Oct 13, 2007

Tofferer said:
Why are all of these old threads being brought up again?

Tofferer · Oct 13, 2007

porterross said:

LOL!

Yep! I guess they have nothing better to do than to drag up old news. I think I will go off to pillow fight and hit something.

mrshoperose · Oct 13, 2007

What does it mean to "be a troll"?

ctay · Oct 14, 2007

porterross said:

LOL Cute. I remember those!!!

Lupinus · Oct 14, 2007

Ack nekkie troll! Put some cloths on that thing will ya

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