World Communion Sunday

Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year A

World Communion Sunday was started in 1940 as a Presbyterian-led initiative of the Federal Council of Churches toward ecumenical celebration of Communion by some Protestants in the United States on the same Sunday at a time when most U.S. Protestant denominations celebrated Communion infrequently (quarterly at most), and rarely on the same schedule.

Resources and Articles

Seasonal/Secular

​Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15)
http://www.hispanicheritagemonth.org/

World Communion Sunday (October 1, 2017)​
http://www.umcgiving.org/ministry-articles/world-communion-sunday

​Offertory Prayer

Most Gracious God, you hold each person’s life as more precious than we can imagine. When we turn aside from following your way, you urgently call us back to your way. Send your Spirit to give us a new heart to live as faithful people who show forgiveness to others. We dedicate our lives and our money to help share your good news with our neighbors. We pray through Christ your Son, who gave his life for the sake of the world. Amen. (Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32)

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