The Anglican Church is described in various ways: as an
incarnational community; as a resurrection community; as a Eucharist community
and so on. Each is, of course, true in its own way.
As an incarnational community we believe that Jesus was
born, that in a unique way he embodies God and that his community is called to
be like him.
As a resurrection community we believe that Jesus rose to
newness of life on the third day after his death and that his followers are
called to embody his life in our community.
As a Eucharistic community we believe that by sharing in
bread and wine (his body and blood) we can grow more deeply into being a truly
incarnational, resurrectional and Eucharistic community. The very word by which
we call ourselves, “Christ-ian” means, “Christ-like.” A bold and daring claim
no matter how you look at it.
Our central act as a community in worship is the Holy
Eucharist and it is appropriate to take time to think about what it means to be
in communion with one another (and God). That is why we’ve planned three
sessions to “quietly explore the Holy Eucharist” together. It is not intended
to be a top-down kind of study group where the party-line is drilled into us.
It will be a chance for us to talk, think and ask about the substance, meaning
and call of the Holy Eucharist.
At 7:00 pm on Tuesday evenings, from October 30 to
November 13 whoever wishes to gather and explore this important question is
welcome to come to the Parish Hall. If you can only make one or are only
interested in one of the specific topics, by all means, come to that one. If
you can make it to two or all three, that’s great too.
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