Serving Communion

Serving Communion each Sunday has created a new opportunity to serve in the worship. Logistically we need to have two stations to keep the congregation moving (but not hurried) through the service. Each Sunday we need 3 volunteers to serve communion; one person to assist Rev. Rainey and two others to serve the bread and juice at a second station. I have begun to ask volunteers through word of mouth. I have received two types of reactions: 1) Yes, I would love to! Thanks for asking. and 2) Who me?

Yes you! My response fell into the second category. "Who me?"..."Why me?"... "I am not qualified?"... "Don't you have to go to seminary or something to serve communion?" I have come to find out what it takes to serve communion is an understanding and appreciation of the sacrament and a willingness to be in that moment with each person receiving it. A sacrament is an actual physical encounter, not only with the grace that comes from God, but with God. Jesus is the incarnation of God; He gave meat or physical substance to a God we cannot see or touch. The sacraments do the same for us today. They give physical substance to what it means to receive God’s grace through the sacrament.*

Having served communion these past few weeks I have come to enjoy the experience and to be with each person as they receive God's grace. It is an experience that I should not keep to myself. If you are interested in volunteering to serve communion please contact John McDaniel or Rev. Bob Rainey. It is the type of volunteering that you will want do again and again.

*before you go thinking "wow John's spiritual awareness really has sharpened lately". I lifted most of the second paragraph from Rev Rainey's serving communion reference write up. Which is available to each person to serves communion. :)