{"id":46,"date":"2016-09-22T17:01:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T23:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worship\/?p=46"},"modified":"2016-10-07T15:18:51","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T21:18:51","slug":"liturgygram-why-the-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worship\/46\/","title":{"rendered":"LiturgyGram: Why the Bread?"},"content":{"rendered":"

LiturgyGrams are brief snippets of worship information, drawing from the ELCA’s Worship FAQ’s and The Use of the Means of Grace<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bread and wine ready for a Eucharist celebration at Valparaiso University’s Chapel of the Resurrection.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

Ever wondered, “Why the bread?”<\/p>\n

Bread is one of the elements of Holy Communion, being the body of Christ.\u00a0 Different assemblies use different varieties of bread for communion, including unleavened loafs, leavened loafs, and wafers, but in all cases bread is shared. Communion practice follows the example of the Last Supper, as recorded in Matthew 26:26-29, its parallels, and 1 Corinthians 11:23-24.<\/p>\n

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Congregations of the ELCA\u00a0express unity but not uniformity in their communion practices. Congregations do use bread and wine, as set forth in the ELCA\u2019s set of priorities for the practices of word and sacraments, The Use of the Means of Grace<\/em>, which states:<\/p>\n

In accordance with the words of institution, this church uses bread and wine in the celebration of the Lord\u2019s Supper (Principle 44).<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Wondering what kinds of bread are used and in what form? Various options and their rationale are discussed in this\u00a0Worship FAQ.<\/a><\/p>\n

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