The Monthly Feast

Each month we will gather around tables to remember, reflect, pray, sing, eat, and celebrate together, in what we have traditionally known as Communion/the Lord’s Supper/Eucharist/etc. This is done partly as a larger group through liturgy and song, as well as more intimately through intentional conversation and reflection around your table. It is a larger scale of communion and shared hospitality, derived from the gatherings of the early church. We will incorporate some elements of the biblical feasts and the modern day church calendar as we gather throughout the year. There is a great teaching from John Mark Comer you can listen to here, that will help you understand the history of the meal, our intention and invitations within the structure of our evenings, and our longings to return to the table in this lovely way.

This is a great space for those who are looking to have intentional conversation with others and draw closer with Christ together, but may not be in a time or season to commit to a small group. It is also an open space for any small groups to include as part of their rhythm of meeting together, amongst a larger gathering.

May Feast:

This month we will be doing a combination of a monthly feast and family meeting. We will be meeting at 5:30 on Sunday, May 19th, which is Pentecost Sunday. Our time of communion, feast, reflection, prayer and sharing will center around the remembrance and celebration of this day. We have much to lean into and look to start promptly at 5:30, so if you need to give yourself a little wiggle room, I’d suggest arriving at 5:15. We will gather downstairs, and be doing more of a potluck meal style this month. To sign up to bring food, you can click the link at the bottom of the RSVP page.

Questions to Reflect on and Consider with the Lord before we Gather:

As per the early church, much of the “work of introspection” in which we commonly now associate with communion, was done before the gathering, so they would come to “the table” in real spirit of thanksgiving and celebration. Here is a practice of confession to walk through and reflect on before we gather this month.