Community Church

By Johan Dodge

Reverend

Community Church is celebrating holy Communion, the Lord’s Supper, Eucharist this week. The ritual has many names and almost as many different understandings. Whatever name or understanding you have for it, you are welcome to come receive the elements at 1 p.m. in front of the church. The elements are sealed cups with juice and a wafer. I will be leading liturgy every 15 minutes from 1–2 p.m. to keep the crowd size small. Wear a mask and maintain distance. There will not be chairs so either bring a walker with a seat or plan to stand for a few minutes. Because the elements are already blessed, you may also take elements to share with friends and neighbors.

On Sunday morning the church will move from the Gospels to the Epistles. Epistles are letters written by people to specific communities in various places. This week, we are looking at Paul’s letter to the Christians in Philippi in Greece. We will be looking at Paul’s words in relation to something we are all enduring at the moment — Adaptive Change. Someone who won the lottery never says, “no thanks, I like things just as they are.” As