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Communion

For almost two thousand years not a Sunday has passed, perhaps not a day, that christians somewhere on this planet have not gathered at the table of their Lord.

The earliest account of the Lord's Supper is found in Paul's letter to Christians living in Corinth (I Corinthians 11: 23-34).

Bread and wine have always been symbols of the truth that human beings are dependent on something or someone besides themselves.  The elements of broken bread and poured wine are symbols of the broken body and the shed blood of Jesus Christ. One bread and one cup shows the unity of the church. We all eat from one loaf and drink from one cup because we are one body.

At First Presbyterian Church, New Castle, The Lord's Supper means several things:

• Rememberance of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ
• Thanksgiving for creation, for the good things of this life, and above all, for the love of God shown in the redemption of the world through Jesus Christ
• Communion with Jesus Christ and other Christians in the body of Christ
• Supper for the spiritual nuturing if each Christian' s faith
• Declaration of faith or a pledge of allegiance to Jesus Christ, Savior and Lord
• Anticipation of Christ's return to defeat the works of darkness and establish new heavens and earth