Sacrament Education through the World Communion Offering

Four-Part Communion Resource Deepen your experience of Communion through better understanding.  We have created a four-part series of resources that you can use with your congregation to help enhance your congregation’s understanding of communion. This series was created by the Rev. Dr. Eileen Lindner and the Rev. Jon Brown to use as part of the Season of Preparation, which is the time leading up to World Communion Sunday.

Part 1 — Take Offering — Gathering the gifts of God’s creation focuses on the rhythm of communion. Featuring a section of worship liturgy, different activity suggestions, fun facts and where to find additional resources.

Download Part — 1 Take

Part 2 — Bless Thanksgiving — Giving thanks for God’s grace focuses on what blessing means and reviews various examples from the Bible of God’s blessings. Liturgy to use in worship and activity suggestions are included.

Download Part 2 — Bless

Part 3 — Break Breaking bread — Lifting up the body of Christ focuses on what it means when we break bread during communion and Jesus’ first experience of this with his disciples. Liturgy to use in worship, activity suggestions and three bread recipes are included.

Download Part 3 — Break

Part 4 — Give Communion — Sharing the bread of life with all focuses on partaking of the elements and why this is an important communal act. Liturgy to use in worship, hymn suggestions and activities you can include are available in this session.

Download Part 4 — Give

We hope you find these resources helpful as you prepare for World Communion Sunday and receive the World Communion Offering. Thank you for supporting this Offering so that resources like these can be free for all.

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