How do you celebrate the Lord’s Supper?

How does your church celebrate the Lord’s Supper? Like most churches in its denomination, my church celebrates the sacrament of communion in a way that’s probably familiar to most Protestants: a plate of small squares of bread is passed around, followed by thimble-sized cups of grape juice, both of which are imbibed quickly and quietly during a reading of the appropriate liturgy, followed by a closing prayer. I have a love/hate relationship with this style of communion celebration. Let me explain. What I love about this is that it forces me to think through, and take seriously, my participation in the Lord’s Supper. My church usually reads through a preparatory exhortation about communion the week before communion is celebrated, with the goal of encouraging the congregation to spend at least some of the week leading up to the... [read full story]