Communion

[ray]

Hello! All, I need some advice about communion. I have changed churches because change was needed. Anyway, I'm also changing commounion from every Sunday to once a month. Despite how often I should take it and all those areguments I already know............ I'm faced with a delima with a new church have been attending for just about 2 months now. This coming Sunday would be the first Sunday I have the chance to take communion at this church. My delima since this church only offers it once a month is that they serve it at the evening service only apperntly. I would think with a huge church 400 plus member that they would try to have communion at both morning service. I can't make the Sunday evening service and I feel like I'm being denied an important part of church and that is communion. My delima is I don't know if I should stay a this church or move to a church that offers communion on Sunday mornings.

Thanks for your help and advice,

ray

[Dad Ernie]

Greetings Ray,

If you feel this is important for you to do, I think you ought to find a church more in line with your thinking - according to your faith be it unto you.

But have you considered the REAL meaning of what "communion" is? The "symbols" we use fall far short of explaining what real communion is. You may want to read what the scriptures say about this, and perhaps find a good Messianic Jew explanation of what these things mean.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[Fr Chuck]

There are some churches that only do it once a year even, so once a month is about a norm for alot of protestant churches. Most only view communion as an act to do in rememberence but not at the higher value that other churches put it.

Catholic, Anglican, Orthodox churches.

With that, Communion can and is an important part of the doctrine of a church, if you are not feeling right about a churches doctrine, you need to find out more about how and why things are being done a certain way.

[SkilletRocksMyFace]

It is said in scritpure that whenever two or more gather together, there the father is also.

You don't need a fancy church serimoney to take "communion" you can break bread anytime anywhere with anybody. If fact I did this last summer because I couldn't make it to church due to work, so right after church I would go and meet with my girlfriend's family and break bread with them.

goodluck.

[Trinity]

Here is the verse to be exact

Matthew 18

20For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."

Jesus said that if you gather with two people or more in his(JESUS') name that HE(Jesus) will be with them.

So yes you can do it anywere because Jesus will be with you.

[ray]

Yes it is true you can take communion any time and anywhere when two or more are gathered in his name. So, now what do single people like myself do. I do not have a significant other currently in my life and I have no one that would meet with a lone to partake in such a wonderful memorial to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Thank you everyone for great advice so far,

God Bless

ray

[Khristeeanos]

Yes it is true you can take communion any time and anywhere when two or more are gathered in his name. So, now what do single people like myself do. I do not have a significant other currently in my life and I have no one that would meet with a lone to partake in such a wonderful memorial to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Thank you everyone for great advice so far,

God Bless

ray

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You could do it all by yourself. In fact, I say it would be better because there will be no one else to distract you.

And you could take longer to pray and ask God to forgive your sins and meditate on what taking communion really is all about.