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Wednesday: 10:00 am - Holy Eucharist - Rite 1
Sunday: 8:00 am - Holy Eucharist - Rite I Sunday: 9:15 am - Sunday School (Sept. thru May) **Months having 5 Sundays: The 1928 Book of Common Prayer is used for both services on the 5th Sunday. |
The Eucharist
(also known as Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper) is a rite or act of worship that Christians
perform in order to fulfill the instructions that we believe Jesus gave his disciples at His
last meal with them before being turned over to His executioners.
The apostles teach that Jesus, at His Last Supper, asked certain actions to be completed "in remembrance
of him". These actions are recounted by Paul the Apostle: "The Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed
took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, 'This is my body which is for you. Do this
in remembrance of me'. In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant
in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
The phrase "the Eucharist" may refer not only to the rite but also to the "bread" and
"cup" consecrated in the rite and, in this sense, Christians speak of "receiving the
Eucharist", rather than "celebrating the Eucharist". The word Eucharist is derived
from the Greek
We, as Episcopalians, receive the Eucharist in the form of wine
and bread. All baptized Christians may receive Holy Communion in the Episcopal Church. It is no
longer required that a person be confirmed in the church. |
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| The 1979 Book of Common Prayer (BCP) provides the services of Morning and Evening Prayer, the Holy Eucharist, and the Burial Office in both traditional language and contemporary language rites. Although the structure of Rite 1 and Rite 2 liturgies are essentially the same, the options and requirements of the rites differ in certain respects. The traditional language rites are known as Rite 1, and the contemporary language rites are known as Rite 2. The BCP also presents the collects for the church year in both traditional and contemporary language. The Rite 1 liturgies reflect the language and piety of the Elizabethan era and the first BCP (1549), although the structure of these liturgies also reflects the influence of modern liturgical scholarship. The Rite 2 liturgies reflect more fully the influence of the liturgical movement and contemporary theology. |
 Yes, the Gospel is read at each and every service. Sermons are scripture based, as well. St. James' is currently using the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, as it promotes an easier understanding of the scripture language. The Revised Standard Version (RSV) is an English translation of the Bible published in the mid-20th century. It traces its history all the way back to William Tyndale's New Testament translation of 1525 and the King James Version of 1611. The RSV is a comprehensive revision of the King James Version (KJV), the Revised Version (RV) of 1881-85, and the American Standard Version (ASV) of 1901, with the ASV being the primary basis for the revision. |
(transliterated
as "eucharistia"), which means thankfulness, gratitude, or a giving of thanks.