{"id":1759,"date":"2021-07-23T11:42:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjamesny.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1759"},"modified":"2021-08-12T15:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T19:26:44","slug":"the-eucharist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/the-eucharist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eucharist"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Body of Christ” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23d92829″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Since the earliest days of the church, Christians have gathered on Sunday to celebrate the Eucharist. Following Jesus\u2019 command (\u201cDo this in remembrance of me\u201d) it is the most basic action of Christian discipleship. Sometimes it is so familiar that we do it without engaging deeply with what\u2019s really going on. And yet we know that the Eucharist has a unique power to shape our spiritual lives. Research shows that participating in the Eucharist is a key catalyst for spiritual growth for Episcopalians. The more we engage with the Eucharist and seek a deeper understanding of it, the further we move along the continuum of spiritual growth toward a life centered in Christ.<\/p>\n

As a parish, St. James\u2019 is committed to twin goals this year: gathering weekly to encounter Christ in the Eucharist, and engaging daily with God in prayer and Bible reading. To support us in achieving those goals, we have planned a number of wonderful opportunities to dive deeply into the whys and hows of Christian worship this fall. We hope you will join us.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”0″ constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” class=”excerpt-row” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-8-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”3″ divider_color=”default” custom_height=”10″][vc_column_text]“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me”<\/em><\/p>\n

– John 6:54-57[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”3″ divider_color=”default” custom_height=”10″][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”0.2″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ background_image=”13020″ background_image_position=”center center” enable_bg_scale=”true” background_image_loading=”default” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#f7f7f7″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”100″ constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”100″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” id=”faq” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”The Forum | Sundays, 10:30 \u2013 11:00am” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:46|text_align:left|color:%23d92829|line_height:50px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”The Eucharist: who, what, when, where, why, how” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:30|text_align:left|line_height:36px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]At the Last Supper, Jesus commanded his disciples to \u201cdo this in remembrance of me.\u201d Christians have gathered weekly ever since to do just that. This 5-week series will explore the history, theology, Biblical roots and spiritual power of the Holy Eucharist.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_color_hover=”#ffffff” background_hover_color_opacity=”0.6″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/5″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”3px” column_border_color=”#dcdcdc” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Oct. 14: Who & What, part 1″ font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:24|text_align:left|line_height:28px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]At the Last Supper, Jesus commanded his disciples to \u201cdo this in remembrance of me.\u201d Christians have gathered weekly ever since to do just that. This 5-week series will explore the history, theology, Biblical roots and spiritual power of the Holy Eucharist.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_color_hover=”#ffffff” background_hover_color_opacity=”0.6″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/5″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”3px” column_border_color=”#dcdcdc” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Oct. 21: Who & What, part 2″ font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:24|text_align:left|line_height:28px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Rev. Zack Thompson continues our 5-week series on the Eucharist with a dive into what our 1979 Prayer Book teaches about the Eucharist: what it is, who\u2019s involved, and why it matters.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_color_hover=”#ffffff” background_hover_color_opacity=”0.6″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/5″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”3px” column_border_color=”#dcdcdc” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Oct. 28: When” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:24|text_align:left|line_height:28px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Rev. Brenda Husson continues our 5-week series on the Eucharist with part 3, \u201cwhen.\u201d Come explore how we might benefit from a recommitment to the spiritual practice of sabbath keeping.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_color_hover=”#ffffff” background_hover_color_opacity=”0.6″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/5″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”3px” column_border_color=”#dcdcdc” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Nov. 4: Where” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:24|text_align:left|line_height:28px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]The Rev. 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