Eucharist

General outline for the Eucharist

1. Introduction
2. Prayer of Communal Confession
3. Silence (examination of conscience)
4. Words of Invitation
5. Words of Institution
6. Partake the Eucharist
7. Response

Prayer of Communal Confession Structure

• Praising God
  • Helpful to pull from psalms
• Request for Help
• Confess our sins
• Forgive us Lord
  • Forgive us Lord.
    We have sinned against you
    in thought, word and deed.
    In what we have done
    and in what we have left undone.
• Amen

Introduction

Jesus invite me to your table.
And may my life proclaim your death until you return.

Prayer of Communal Confession

Almighty God we praise you.
You hold all of creation in your hands.
Without you we would fall apart.

Lord as you sustain us, help us.
Give us courage to live as you did.

Help us see the poor as ourselves,
grant us meek hearts and gentle spirits,
and let us love widely so those weeping invite us in.
Help us turn from ourselves,
to choose love over our safety and comfort,
share your eyes with us,
to see your love for all including ourselves,
and keep us from hurting others with our wants.

Forgive us Lord.
We have sinned against you
in thought, word and deed.
In what we have done
and in what we have left undone.

Amen
Alleluia

Silence for Examination

Holy Spirit meet us with your grace and tenderness.
Assist us in examining ourselves.

Silence for Examination

Words of Invitation

Our Lord invites us to his table.
To sit with Him,
with those who came before,
and who are yet to come.
To share the eternal meal,
that Jesus began on the night He was betrayed.

Words of Institution

Year A: Matthew 26:26-29

	While they were eating, Jesus took some bread. After blessing it, He broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said,
	"Take, eat. This is My body."
	Then he took a cup, and when he had giving thanks, He gave it to them, saying,
	"Drink from it, all of you. For this is my blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
	"I tell you, I will not drink again the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it with you, anew, in my Father's kingdom."

	And when the hour came, Jesus, with his apostles, reclined at the table. Then He said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you that I shall not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." 
	And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves. For I say to you that I will no longer drink the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."
	And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it. Then gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." And in the same way, after they had eaten, He took the cup, saying, "This cup, which is poured out for you, is the new covenant in My blood."

Partake the Eucharist

Jesus invites us to share this meal. Together, let us partake.

This bread is the body of Christ.
It has been broken for you.
Take and Eat.

pause to partake

This cup is the new covenant in Christ’s blood.
It has been poured out for many.
Take and Drink.

pause to partake

When we eat this bread and drink this cup,
we proclaim your death, Lord Jesus, until you come again.

Responatory

℣ His body broken.
℟ Broken for us.

℣ His blood shed.
℟ Shed for us.

℣ Gods promise kept.
℟ Kept for us.

℣ Gods eternal presence.
℟ Present with us.

℟ Christ has Died.
‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎Christ has Risen.
‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎Christ will come again.

Amen
Alleluia