World Communion Sunday

Dear Beloveds,

This Sunday marks a special day in the Christian calendar—we celebrate World Communion Sunday together. On Sunday morning, churches across the world will be partaking in sharing the Lord’s Supper as a worldwide event.

On this day, we not only recognize our faith, but that this faith unifies us with every believer all over the world.

A couple weeks ago, Pastor Matt quoted Father Gregory Boyle in his sermon. I am a huge fan of Father Boyle, and studied his ministry as I was working on my dissertation. Much of Father Boyle’s work is reflected in one word: kinship. What does it mean to share kinship with one another?

Many times, when we think of kinship, our minds go to that of sharing origins with one another, or even the sharing of similar characteristics.

But Father Boyle challenged the idea of conventional kinship, and said it can be found in unexpected places and people. We can have kinship with people who are quite different than us, who are from different cultures, who do not live near us, eat the same food, or speak the same language.

It is God and God’s love that brings us into a kinship with one another. It is our faith in this God, and living out our lives the way that God asks us to that brings us into a special kinship with one another.

This is what God’s spirit does; God brings us into the company of others who were once strangers and calls us to make them family.

I hope that you will join us on Sunday as we remember this together!

With great love for you,

Pastor Grace

"If we went searching for eternal life in kinship with each other, we would find it.” --Father Gregory Boyle