WORSHIP CALENDAR for January 2008-St Thomas-Junction Road Church
Posted Jan 30, 09:20
For information, Maundy Thursday will be 20 March, and Easter Sunday 23 March.
Communion on Sunday 27 January. Over this last year we have been experimenting with different ways of celebrating Communion. This has involved a more informal approach and has at times involved the Congregation in movement, even going into the Church Hall. The experimenting will continue up until June of 2008, before we establish a regular pattern for the future.
The experimenting has sought to find a pattern which suits both those who like the traditional formal communion, and those who would also prefer a more informal and intimate celebration. It has not been without its confusions, and it certainly has not been ‘comment-free’. But we have persevered with it to see if there are ways of involving the whole congregation.
On 27 January we will hold our Communion after the end of regular worship, in the new Memorial/prayer area, and members of the congregation will be able to choose whether to take part or not. This will undoubtedly cause a bit of disruption to the regular ‘after-Church’ activities – because the area is open to the whole church – but we hope everyone will bear with this. The Communion itself will last no longer than 10 minutes, and will be a sharing of the Common Cup.