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Communion for Palm Sunday and Easter
Our celebration of the Lord’s Supper
Jesus came into Jerusalem that he might celebrate the feast of God remembrance of his people, the Passover. But in God’s new covenant he did not pass over us to save us, but dwelt among us. 
We rejoice at the coming of the king, the arrival of the loving Shepherd, the entrance of the paschal [sacrificial] lamb, who came to take away the sin of the world.					
They will come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God. 	[Luke 13:29]
Invitation to the Lord’s Table:
The Lord Jesus Christ chose to humbly walk with us. He has come to dwell with us, to be with us in our lives. Through Christ we pray; In faith in Him our lives are healed; and through Him our sins are forgiven. 
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!
Jesus gave us the witness of his own words and actions, that we might speak and act, seeking understanding and purpose in God.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!
The only begotten Son of God has come, and facing the curse of our He sin conquered death, that we might know the Full measure of God’s love.
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might; heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest! 
The Institution of the Lord’s Supper:
This is the joyful feast of the people of God!
We come to this table at Christ’s invitation, given in the grace of the Loving Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. The institution of this sacrament belongs to Jesus the Christ, for it is the memorial of Christ’s life, death, and the new life we share in Him.
In the words of the Apostle Paul, we declare this sacrament of our faith to draw from this truth: 
“the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”
Yet the Apostle Paul also gives us this warning:
27Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. 29For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. 
[1 Corinthians 11:23-29]
This holy meal is a gift to all who confess with heart, and mind, and soul, the living and eternal Christ Jesus is Lord; who by God’s grace and the Holy Spirit’s power, gives us the understanding to know God in faith. Let us then, offer God our confession of faith as we together declare . . . 
Confession of faith:
I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, and suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. AMEN
Communion prayer:
Lord God of all mercy, we bring to this table our souls, humbled by your grace in all its signs. Our spirits are in need of the cleansing that can only come through Christ.
Lord, hear our prayer and set us free.
Hear our cry for mercy, for we lift our eyes to the cross and see the cost of our salvation. Know our cry for peace as we lower our eyes in shame
Lord, hear our prayer and draw us together in peace.
O Lord, this is your table, and we come seeking your presence; let nothing separate the Lord God and His people. 
Lift the gifts of your Holy Spirit - humility, goodness, kindness, self control, knowledge, perseverance, and most of all love  - as signs to the world of our faith; as we seek to be more like Christ.
Lord, this bread is made from the grain that you caused to grow and this cup is filled with the fruitfulness of the vine you have sustained. You brought them to this table and now, O Lord, we pray that by your blessing this bread and cup will be renewed as a blessing in their use in the special purpose you have for us in this sacrament.
Help us understand, that in Jesus we must recognize that we are made for more than ordinary purposes. Let feel the support of the communion of faith in the Church, as we are gathered with all who confess faith in Christ and seek His presence in their life.
O Father in Heaven, by your Holy Spirit, let us be drawn together with you because of Jesus, our Saviour and Lord; who was begotten, who was born, who lived and died, and who is risen, and who is coming again.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen
The Holy Communion of the Lord’s Supper
We are gathered by God to this table with the whole Church. We are gathered with all who proclaim Christ, name Him Lord, and in communion with all who rejoice before God in glory. 
In accordance with the teaching and direction of the good news in Jesus Christ, we do this:
The Lord Jesus - on the night he was betrayed - took bread, and after giving thanks to God, he broke it and said: “Take, eat, this is my body that is broken for you. This, you do, in remembrance of me.”
Bread distributed to all
When we break the bread it is the sharing in the body of Christ 							1 Corinthians 10:16
We eat the bread together
In the same way also Jesus took the cup, After they had sup, and said: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do so in remembrance of me”
The cup is shared
In remembrance, let us share the cup of the new covenant.
We drink the cup together
This bread and this cup are a proclamation; by them we declare the power and purpose of the Lord’s death until he comes. 
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Loving God, thank you for the assurance of this sacrament of faith, and all the blessings we have received in Jesus Christ, our Lord. We rejoice that we are renewed in our spiritual bond to the whole of your Church through Christ’s sacrifice, here recalled. O God, give us the grace to carry his words into the world in the way we live our faith, as we are lifted up in all manner of being, because of Christ, through the Holy Spirit in your love:
Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us
Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us
Jesus, redeemer of the world, grant us your peace.
Amen
Now, go out into the world in peace. Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God through him

Communion Hymn

May we rise from this table a renewed people, born anew in the waters of our baptism, and refreshed and nourished in spirit, that our lives might strongly glorify the Lord in all of who we are. 

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