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By: JR Rozko

JR Rozko — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:03:25 +0000

Thanks for the comment JC, very helpful to have some of the background to the workings of community and practices at Willow.

By: JC

JC — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:17:08 +0000

Just thought I would add a little insight about your Saturday night experience at Willow. Willow Creek does communion during the first mid-week New Community service of the month. What you saw on Saturday was for those that could not attend the New Community service. Normally, that is explained a little better that Gene did Saturday. I think what you are describing about embracing the Lord’s Table in your last comment, is something that is done in the Willow’s monthly neighborhood gatherings called "The Table".

Disclaimer, I’m just a member of Willow, not a spokesperson.

By: JR Rozko

JR Rozko — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:32:00 +0000

Sam, yeah, it was pretty crazy. My cousin seemed to think something went wrong because she had never seen that before, but who knows. I would still like to see churches embrace the Lord’s Table as just that, an actual table where a full meal is shared by people who otherwise would never be that intimate with one another as opposed to a symbolic thing with bread and wine/juice, but if we’re gonna do it that way, let’s at least give it some time and consideration, right?

By: Sam Andress

Sam Andress — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:10:22 +0000

Communion to go? Did I hear that right? Did they at least have multiple options for the type of bread and wine? This is quite telling. Sounds like life on the vine (like us at mountainside communion) understand communion to be the point and picture of who we are as God’s people…

By: Sam Andress

Sam Andress — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:09:03 +0000

Communion to go? Did I hear that right? Did they at least have multiple options for the type of bread and wine?

By: JR Rozko

JR Rozko — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:14:56 +0000

Hey Grete – welcome to the blog! It was pretty great – we went through a whole series of things related to gathering around the body and blood of Christ – acknowledging our brokenness, confessing sin, a liturgical response, and actually offering the bread and cup to each other instead of taking it individually. they have really thought through they way the "how it’s done" of church practices shapes people spiritually – truly beautiful.

By: Grete Howland

Grete Howland — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:46:25 +0000

Wow, an hour-long communion celebration? Where do I sign up! It might be a strange way to put it, but knowing that such a thing happens somewhere is really encouraging. Thanks JR!