Draw near with faith, members of the Church of England who have been confirmed in accordance with the rites of that Church or are ready and desirous to be so confirmed or who have been otherwise episcopally confirmed with unction or with the laying on of hands except as provided by Canon B16 [sc. notorious offenders]; baptized persons who are communicant members of other Churches which subscribe to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, and who are in good standing in their own Church; any other baptized persons authorized to be admitted under regulations of the General Synod; and any baptized person in immediate danger of death (you may receive communion in your pew). Receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ which he gave for you, and his blood which he shed for you.
Eat and drink in remembrance that he died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.
Anyone else is welcome to come forward for a blessing.
Thursday, 25 June 2009
An Aside
As an aside, and it may be worth including as an example of how awkward things can get if legality takes preference over everything else, this was the tongue firmly in cheek suggestion from one poster on Ship-of-fools in reference to the invitation to communion
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I would be happy for this to be the pre-introduction!
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