World Communion Sunday

Dear Beloveds,

This Sunday, we celebrate a very important event for the church universal - World Communion Sunday! In recent years at our church, we have emphasized this beautiful tradition; this is truly a special day that is celebrated during worship around the world on the first Sunday of every October.

If you are new to our church and have never celebrated World Communion Sunday, I do hope that you can join us this Sunday. It captures a special moment in time when churches globally will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper together—what an amazing and profound event to share with Christians everywhere!

World Communion Sunday stands as a symbol for all of us to remember together that though there are so many things that may divide us, the love of Christ binds us together and makes us one. On this Sunday, we take the time to remember that though we come from different places, cultures and denominations, our shared faith and our trust in the living Christ transcends all these differences.

At our church on Sunday, we will have a bit of a different communion table set before us. The table will have breads from around the world; they will represent places of both poverty and richness, places of both peace and of suffering, places that speak different languages and experience contrasting cultures, and yet--- we all believe in the same risen Christ.

Whenever we come together in communion, and especially on this World Communion Sunday, we take hold of the hope that the world can have a vision of unity that is not just rooted in our human effort, but also in the saving grace of God’s love through Jesus. We celebrate God’s great mercy to us, and the Good News that calls us to love and serve one another.

Hope to see you on Sunday!

With great love for you,

Pastor Grace