How often do Christian denominations celebrate the Eucharist?

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Eucharist is a Catholic sacrament. Non Catholic Christians celebrate ‘communion’ either once monthly or once a quarter. But there are some lessor denominations that celebrate it weekly. I know of none that do it daily. **The non-catholic communion is purely symbolic and an added part of the normal service. In the Catholic Church it is the sole focus of the service.

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First, welcome to CAF, and congratulations on your recent “swim”.

If you’ve read the thread, then you know that Lutherans and (most) Anglicans do not consider it symbolic, and for Lutherans it is not (or at least should not be) considered an added part, as it is indeed the center of worship.
Whether or not Lutheranism is a “lesser” denomination I guess depends on one’s view of “lesser”.

Jon
 
First, welcome to CAF, and congratulations on your recent “swim”.

If you’ve read the thread, then you know that Lutherans and (most) Anglicans do not consider it symbolic, and for Lutherans it is not (or at least should not be) considered an added part, as it is indeed the center of worship.
Whether or not Lutheranism is a “lesser” denomination I guess depends on one’s view of “lesser”.

Jon
It is the central part of Anglican Mass, to be sure.

GKC
 
All of the nearby Anglican parishes, including an Episcopal, list on their front signs the times of “The Eucharist”. 👍

Jon
You will also find it listed as the Mass, here and there.

GKC
 
=Bran Stark;7800281]Oh it’s not ironic in a bad way. After all my own signature is hardly from a Christian source… I just like to point out little things which amuse me.
All I meant was that there’s plenty of high church Anglicans who believe in some form of “real presence” or another (though few indeed will use the terminology of transubstantiation), and I seem to recall reading that CSL was among their number.
While being a step in the right direction; there is ONLY One Possible Truth; and it is articulated, and practiced in the CC.

Eucharist Is Christ because God say’s it is; God makes it happen and God can only be perfect and TRUE.👍

Let us pray for uninty as it is God’s will and Desire,

Pat
 
Digression: no, Protestants do not have a valid Eucharist, even if they think they have the Real Presence. Valid Holy Orders are needed for a valid Eucharist, and the Church has clearly stated that Anglicans do not have valid Orders in Apostolicae Curae. And if the Anglicans don’t have valid Orders, certainly other Protestants don’t. The Orthodox certainly do have valid orders, as well as the Oriental Orthodox, and some other small groups like sedevacantists.

That said, the service involving bread (or rice cakes etc…) and wine (or grape juice etc…) is celebrated very differently in different Protestant groups.
Some call it the Eucharist and have it daily (rare), several times a week, or weekly (common).
Some call it Holy Communion and have it monthly (very common).
Some call it the Lord’s Supper and have it quarterly (very common).
Some have it sporadically, no set schedule.
Some normally never have it at all (like the Salvation Army).
And all of these can be mixed and matched.

Same goes for the belief; some High Church Anglicans believe in Transubstantiation; many Baptists and non-denominationals believe it’s only a reminder; and everything in between.
Same goes for the ritual: And Anglican service can look much like a High Mass; I’ve been to non-denominational places that only pass around a tray with bread and juice with no ritual whatsoever, not even the words of institution.
 
The Presbyterian church I went to celebrated it once a month and on special occasions. The Baptist church I went to celebrated it once a quarter (four times a year). The pastor there thought once a month was too often. In my mom’s Baptist church, they celebrated it twice a year. None of these churches would call it the Eucharist. They call it Lord’s Supper or Communion.
There is a reason that they don’t call it the “eucharist”…it is because what they are doing is not Holy Communion in the sense that it is within the Catholic Church. In other words…these denoms do not have the real presence and they do not claim to…as far as know. It is hard to be definitive because there are so many denoms…thousands. They don’t have it and I wanted it and that is why I am here.🙂
 
I grew up as a Baptist and we had communion once a month…however the Catholic church is the only church that actually celebrates the Eucharist, to everyone else (as far as I know) it’s a symbol.
God bless…🙂
 
Digression: no, Protestants do not have a valid Eucharist, even if they think they have the Real Presence. Valid Holy Orders are needed for a valid Eucharist, and the Church has clearly stated that Anglicans do not have valid Orders in Apostolicae Curae. And if the Anglicans don’t have valid Orders, certainly other Protestants don’t. The Orthodox certainly do have valid orders, as well as the Oriental Orthodox, and some other small groups like sedevacantists.

That said, the service involving bread (or rice cakes etc…) and wine (or grape juice etc…) is celebrated very differently in different Protestant groups.
Some call it the Eucharist and have it daily (rare), several times a week, or weekly (common).
Some call it Holy Communion and have it monthly (very common).
Some call it the Lord’s Supper and have it quarterly (very common).
Some have it sporadically, no set schedule.
Some normally never have it at all (like the Salvation Army).
And all of these can be mixed and matched.

Same goes for the belief; some High Church Anglicans believe in Transubstantiation; many Baptists and non-denominationals believe it’s only a reminder; and everything in between.
Same goes for the ritual: And Anglican service can look much like a High Mass; I’ve been to non-denominational places that only pass around a tray with bread and juice with no ritual whatsoever, not even the words of institution.
Bbigam,
I am very much aware of the Catholic views about the validity of the Anglican Eucharist. I’ve certainly heard it enough in two years on CAF.

The Catholic Church is, of course, free to believe the Anglican Eucharist is not valid. I respect your right to that belief.

However, just as you may claim our Eucharist is not valid regardless of what we believe; I may claim that our Eucharist is valid regardless of what you believe.

This debate has gone on for centuries by great Christian theologians. It won’t be settled here.

Peace, 🙂
Anna
 
=Bran Stark;7814026]Haha if we’re talking about the name of the service, than I think Anglicans are the only group, Protestant or Catholic, to call it the “Eucharist”.
I see what you’re going at here, but I think Catholics tend to assume that rejecting transubstantiation leads directly to a simple Memorialist position. And this is hardly fair. Even if you don’t believe in any Real Presence in the consecrated elements, there is still quite a difference between Spiritual Presence and simple Memorialism.
YOUR POINT IS VALID TO A point…

Only the Churches with true and proveable Apostolic Succession can and DO make Jesus Really Present in His Glorified Body; Blod, Soul and Divinity; THE ENTIRE RISEN CHRIST.

All other ceremonies are some cort of commeration; not an actual sacrifice as is Mass.
Therefore God’s Presence is the very same as “whereever two or three are gathered in my name.”… Not that this is a bad-thing; rather wholely incomplete as compaired to Catholic
Holy Communion. The difference might be more understandable in this analogy: Thinking you won 100 BILLION dollars verses actually WINNING IT…

God Bless,
Pat
 
All of the nearby Anglican parishes, including an Episcopal, list on their front signs the times of “The Eucharist”. 👍

Jon
Yup just checked the website of a nearby Episcopal and it gives times for Holy Eucharist too. Celebrated at each of their 3 weekend services and 2 weekdays. I guess just because someone else might not believe they do, doesn’t mean the churches in question or the folks receiving do not believe it. 👍
 
Bbigam,
I am very much aware of the Catholic views about the validity of the Anglican Eucharist. I’ve certainly heard it enough in two years on CAF.

The Catholic Church is, of course, free to believe the Anglican Eucharist is not valid. I respect your right to that belief.

However, just as you may claim our Eucharist is not valid regardless of what we believe; I may claim that our Eucharist is valid regardless of what you believe.

This debate has gone on for centuries by great Christian theologians. It won’t be settled here.

Peace, 🙂
Anna
Who could argue with that? 👍
 
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