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"Wonderful are Your works, O God" (Psalm 139:14)


Greetings,

    The symbol of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is both very simple and and very profound:
      a cup,
        a chalice,
          a cross.
        A living reminder of Christ:
          of His cup,
            His chalice,
              His cross.
    It is known by many different names:
      the Holy Eucharist,
        the Lord's Supper,
          Communion.
    Whatever name we call it, it means the same thing, expressed in many different ways:
      His body, broken for us,
        His love, poured out for us,
          His life, always present with us.

      We commune every week as the fundamental expression of who we are: the symbol of our community, the expression of our oneness with God and with each other. Christian unity is the focal point, Christian unity is the core, Christian unity is the heart of our denomination's origins, of out Church's history, and of our present identity. Our unity is our witness for Christ. Out unity is our message of love, our unity is our mission to our divided world.

      We do not stress one narrow set of doctrines, because doctrines, as instructive as they are, do not make us one. We do not emphasize one single belief system, because beliefs, as essential as they are, do not make us one. We do not acknowledge one bishop or prelate over us, because human authorities, as powerful as they are, do not make us one.

      We emphasize communion with Christ because Christ and Christ alone, makes us one. His table is the center of our sanctuary. His cross is the center of our lives. His cup is the nourishment of our hungry hearts. His communion with us empowers us to live as his communion cup, pouring out our lives on behalf of the world.

Please join us in our celebration of Christ's love.

Your brother in Christ,

Larry Hastings

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