Chapter 3
Instructor: Rev. Casey Carbone
Guest(s): Ruling Elder Ben Low
In This Lesson
A table of welcome, love, and grace.
We take time to examine the Sacrament of Communion more closely. What do we believe happens at the table? Who can come to the table? And what words should we use when presiding at a table that welcomes all?
Assignment(s):
Read “Presiding at the Sacraments” pages 1-2, 12-19.
Answer the questions raised privately for your self-reflection on the Sacrament of Communion.
Read the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s article on the Lord’s Supper.
Consider the Following Self-Reflection Questions:
In what was is the Table a place of welcome?
In what ways has the Table been a place of exclusion?
What does it mean to you for Christ to be present in the Sacrament of Communion?
What does it mean to you to preside at a Table that welcomes all?
Read “BASIC MOVEMENT OF THE SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY” from the Book of Common Worship pages 33-47.
