May News

“When Jesus was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.” Luke 24:30&31
For the past month Pastor Flater and I have been teaching a first communion class with seven students and their parents. During this class we have been studying seven themes of communion.
REMEMBRANCE – We share communion because Jesus told us to share the meal to remember him. We remember Jesus’ life and his last meal with his disciples; we remember what Jesus did for us.
FORGIVENESS – When we share communion, we know that we are forgiven because Jesus died for our sins and rose again.
CELEBRATION – We celebrate God’s gift of love given to us in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Communion is the joyful feast of the people of God.
FELLOWSHIP – When we share the Lord’s Supper, we come to the table with our church family. We also come to the table with Christians all around the world, the saints who have gone before, the saints who will come after us.
THANKSGIVING – We come to the table with a thankful heart for the gifts that God has given to us especially in Christ Jesus.
SERVICE – The communion meal helps to nourish us for a life of discipleship. As we serve and are served the Lord’s Supper, we are empowered to do God’s work in the world.
FUTURE – When we share the communion meal, we get a foretaste of the meal that we will share when we are living together in God’s future kingdom.
Our students are learning the meaning behind the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper so that they will come to recognize the risen Christ in the breaking of bread and pouring of the wine.
Please join us on Sunday, May 4 at the 11:00 am worship service as we celebrate the first communion of our seven students: Brooke Einsweiler, Karin Kragenbrink, Josie Martin, Cole Muehring