The Lord’s Supper

The promise that we proclaim, the good news that we hand on, the mystery that we consider is that, through bread and cup of wine shared in his name, Christ gives us himself and makes us participants in the new covenant that he established on the night when he was handed over and ratified by dying on the cross and rising from the grave.  Through actions as basic as eating and drinking and a meal as simple as a taste of bread and a swallow of wine, Jesus makes us participants in the meal he instituted on the night before his death.  In this meal, the church celebrates Christ’s body and blood given and shed on the cross and a foretaste of our portion of Christ’s resurrected life.  Through this meal we proclaim the Lord’s death and participate in the new covenant.

Good Friday Offering:
The Good Friday Offering was first gathered in 1922 as an intentional response by the Episcopal Church to the devastations of WWI, the Spanish Flu pandemic, and political and social unrest affecting Armenian Christians and others throughout the Middle East. This effort to establish strong relationships with indigenous Christians in the Holy Land continues to bear fruit. We are all aware that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected virtually every person in one way or another and may take years to recover from.

For those who are able to give, the Good Friday Offering is a reminder for our Anglican brothers and sisters in the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East that the Episcopal Church stands in solidarity with them in Jesus' Name.
As we have in the past, we will have an alms plate set aside for donations during Holy Week. You may contribute individually during this time (mark your check Good Friday Offering), or if you wish, please  visit www.episcopalchurch.org/goodfridayoffering, for further instructions.

Fr. Chris+