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This Sabbath…
Due to our circumstances, we will be joining together in the Lord’s Supper virtually.
What is communion? There are two components:
a) Foot washing (Ordinance of humility) John 13:1-17
b) Lord’s Supper 1 Corinthians 11:23–30
If you are able to do foot washing, by all means, do so. There are some who live alone or some households where people are quarantined from each other. (If you are able and desire to do so with your family – please do. But we are not requiring for everyone to do so).
The communion is an open service available to members and non-members who feel the need to express their love and desired commitment to God.
If you have any questions or would like to arrange a pick-up or drop for communion kits (this option is available for seniors and sick/shut-in only), please email admin@mtvernonsda.org or call 914-664-8586. |
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PHYSICAL PREPARATION
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Unleavened Bread – How to make it? (recipe)
*You can also purchase Matzah or arrange to pick up from the church or for a drop off on Friday.
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Directions
Sift flour and salt together. Pour the water into the oil, but do not stir. Add this to the dry ingredients and mix with a fork until all the flour is dampened. Roll out between two sheets of waxed paper to the thickness of thick pie pastry.
Place on an ungreased, floured baking sheet, and mark off with a sharp knife into bite-size squares, being careful to prick each square to prevent blistering.
Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 15 minutes. Watch carefully during the last five minutes to prevent burning. (This recipe serves 50 persons. Adjust according to the size of your family, if you make more – set aside what you will use for the service).
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Wine – (Kedem/Concord Grape Juice)
How much wine and how much bread for each person? Small portions – not for physical sustenance but for spiritual sustenance (1 Cor. 11:20-22). Principles are important but spiritual application is primary.
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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION
Have the physical items – but more than that… prepare spiritually—which includes heart-searching, repentance, confession, reconciliation, and unity of faith. (Ephesians 4:3, 4)—this is required before we can participate in the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper (1 Cor 11:18-20; 27-29).
This does not mean that we earn our salvation through this practice but rather because we have been saved – we get to enjoy fellowship dinner with Jesus in this meaningful and deep way. By partaking of the bread and wine, we show our repentance of sin and acceptance of Christ as our personal Saviour. The communion supper commemorates the suffering and death of Jesus and strengthens the church as a body, preserving her in meekness, love, and unity. |
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