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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-22-06 05:15 PM
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16. I'm influenced by both Reformed liturgy and Disciples tradition
Edited on Mon May-22-06 05:18 PM by mycritters2
I've served in both the UCC and the DOC, so I have a pretty snake-belly low liturgical style. I'm Zwinglian in terms of my sacramentology, and as I said eariler, stress the mystical union of the Body of Christ as the Church Universal, more than any action on the elements.

My communion services always use an invitation, a consecrating prayer, the Words of Institution, the sharing of the elements, and a prayer of Thanksgiving. The order may vary occasionally. That is, sometimes the Words precede consecration, sometimes they follow, sometimes they are included in the prayer (as in the Book of Worship). Sometimes I use the great acclamation, sometimes not, but a sanctus in its place--rarely both (people whine if worship runs too long, ya know!).

I suspect that I'm a bit looser with the communion liturgy because of two things: again, my experience with the Disciples who have little formal liturgy (lay elders consecrate the elements--I just sat there and received like eveyone else! And I enjoyed that!); and my sense that communion is about community more than anything to do with the elements. I want it to be a strengthening of community--a communal meal--more than a fixed liturgy. Still, I'm a traditionalist enough that my services meet the standards of the COCU document nearly all the time.

And then there's the fact that I don't want the liturgy to become repetitive or rote. So, I do what little I can to keep it fresh, while meeting my own sense of what should be included.

So, again:
Invitation to the Table
Consecrating Prayer/Words of Institution
(Great Acclamation/Sanctus)
Sharing
Thanksgiving

Does this answer your question?

On edit...I think I've responded to the right person but wrong sub-thread. I keep doing that!! Sorry!
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