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How often is too often when celebrating the Eucharist? |
When you examine this issue it becomes easy to see why some of the mainstream denominations don't share Holy Communion but once every quarter on the calendar year. Church leaders know the importance of the Eucharist, whether its viewed as literal or figurative to his body and blood, but fear if the plate and glass is shared every Sunday the grandeur that is the Eucharist will be reduced to a weekly religious duty or chore.
However, this reduction of the value in the Eucharist only occurs if the partaker allows it to happen. Leaders should not fear how often their church observes the Holy Feast because it is ultimately up to the person taking the wine/ juice and bread how significant the event will be. Events such as Bible reading, hymnal singing, and Sunday Schools carry on weekly without the fear of becoming a "religious chore", thus, why can't celebrating the Eucharist be as well?
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