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Traditionally, Lutherans have Holy Communion every Sunday (or Saturday evening), festival and Holy Day. Due to some movements within the Church in some places of the world, particulary Finland and the central United States, communion was practiced less frequently. Some congregations began to practice the sacrament either every other week or once a month unless it was a holy day. Bishops and district leaders, for the last few decades have been encouraging these congregations to return to the traditional practice of weekly Communion. Many have, and some are attempting to return to this norm. The resistence comes from some laity who believe that the Eucharist becomes "less special" when it is offered too frequently. One way that congregational leaders and pastors have tried to compromise is to offer communion every week at alternating service times, so that it is at least available every week. The historic Christian and Lutheran liturgies are formulated to include the sacrament of Holy Communion as one of it's two main events 1.Hearing of the Gospel and 2. Sharing of Holy Communion. The emerging realization, at the earging of Church leaders, is that most Lutherans would be greatly offended if the Gospel reading was only offered every other week or once a month. So, as time goes on, more and more Lutheran parishes practice weekly Communion.
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What Sundays are Communion?
Unlike other denominations, Catholics actually take what Jesus said take my body and eat. This is done every as well as every mass. ---- It depends on the church. Many protestant churches have communion every second Sunday. Remote areas without a permanent pastor may only have communion once a month, depending on whether they can get a pastor to visit.
Can c of e take communion at child's first communion?
Nobody can take Holy Communion in a Catholic Church, you may only receive Holy Communion from the priest, and then only if you have been baptized in the Catholic Church and previously made your first Confession and First Holy Communion. Bottom line? An Anglican may not take communion in a Catholic Church.
Taking your Holy Communion?
Catholics do not take communion, they receive communion.
Is it a sin not to take the communion?
It is not a sin to not take communion. The sin is to not attend mass. Most people do take communion when they come of age if they decide to continue with the religion.
What day can you take communion?
You can take communion any day even if you aren't Catholic.
Do you have to be baptized to take communion?
Catholics do not 'take' communion, they 'receive' communion. Yes, you must be a baptized Catholic to receive communion in a Catholic Church. Also, you must have undergone instruction and received your First Holy Communion.
Do you take or make communion?
Receiving Communion means we are uniting with Christ. So the correct statement would be make communion with Christ.
Do apostolics take communion?
Some do and some don't if the apostolic church is a literal communion they do if they are a spiritual communion apostolic church then they don't.
What type of bread is used at holy communion?
it is called the host, it is the body of jesus christ it is given out when you do your communion. you take the bread when you had your communion.
What age do church of England children take communion?
In England the children take their first communion when they are roughly ten years old.
What churches do not take holy communion?
Catholics do not TAKE Holy Communion, they may only RECEIVE it from a priest or a licensed Eucharistic Minister.
How often should you take Communion?
You may never "take" Holy Communion, you may only "receive" Holy Communion. You should receive Holy Communion as frequently as you can, while you are in a state of grace, and have been fasting. You may not receive Holy Communion more than twice a day, and the second time only if you have been to an entire Mass. If you are not in a state of grace, or are not fasting, or have already received Holy Communion that day, you should never receive.
