Yes, in many Christian denominations, authorized individuals such as priests, pastors, or deacons are typically responsible for giving communion during a church service.
Yes, there will be a communion and foot washing service offered during the upcoming church gathering.
In church during service
Communion is usually held during a church service. Some churches have communion one day a month. Others have it only on special times. Ask your church when you will have one.
Yes, The dates for communion are set by the session, the ruling body of the local church, based upon input from the pastoral staff. Communion is normally held during a worship service on Sunday. Not all worship services will have communion.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe only times that a Catholic Church would have a Communion service would be if a priest were not available. In my diocese the rules are that a parish may have a Communion service on one Sunday out of the year if it is impossible to get a priest. The Vatican forbids Communion services during the week, and on a regular basis. There had to have been a priest there before the Communion service to consecrate the Sacred Hosts.
Kneeling in church during certain parts of the service is a sign of reverence and humility towards God. It is a way to show respect and submission during prayers, particularly during moments of confession, repentance, and receiving communion.
In the Christian Methodist Church, the Holy Communion is consecrated by an ordained minister. The minister performs the sacrament during a worship service, invoking the Holy Spirit and reciting the words of institution. This act signifies the church's belief in the real presence of Christ in the elements of bread and wine. The congregation participates in the communion as a communal expression of faith and remembrance.
While First Communion usually takes place in May, there is nothing that forbids it during Lent.
The church of England is the official established church in England and the mother church of the worldwide angelican communion.
The original question is, “ Are underage kids offered wine during a communion? ” The answer depends upon the church the congregation belongs to, the practices of the congregation that is conducting the worship service, and possibly the jurisdiction in which the worship service is taking place. I will first address the jurisdiction issue.
Officially, if you are not confirmed a Roman Catholic then you are excluded from receiving communion (mass) in the Roman Catholic Church. However, the Church of England is very different. Most CofE clergy will allow anyone who normally takes communion in their own church (whatever denomination) to take communion in a Church of England if they are, say, visiting. Very few clergy these days only allow confirmed Anglicans to take communion, and these tend to be in the churches with a more Catholic tradition akin to the Roman Church. In some more progressive Anglican churches, clergy will allow anyone to take communion as long as they come in faith, whatever denomination and whether confirmed or not. As a confession (!!) I have myself, as a member of the Church of England, received communion in a Catholic Church without the priest knowing that I was not a Catholic, at one time even at a mass presided over by Pope John Paul II. No doubt, had he known, I may well have been refused. I regarded, and still do, the receipt of communion a matter that resides solely between myself and God and so it should not have any dependence upon a man-made Church rule but on God's loving grace and a personal faith.
During the giving of communion, (bread and wine) and the preparation for it.