Communion Service
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You may find it helpful to refer to the Communion Instructions page for
information about establishing a home sanctuary, the meaning of the symbols and
description of the rituals associated with this communion service.
When the service is practiced with a
partner, the words in italics are read or sung by both
participants, while the remainder is said by the person undertaking the
role of 'officiant.' We are most grateful to Bentley Kalaway for recording the hymns for this communion service and offering them for the benefit of those practicing it. Simply click on the hyperlinks at Hymn 1, Hymn 2, etc. to hear how they may be sung. For a PDF copy of this communion service, click here. |
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The Holy Communion Hour
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
God of Hosts! Heaven
and earth are
full of your glory Glory
be to thee, O God Glory
be to thee, O God Most
High, Most High Amen,
Amen. God
is a Spirit God
is a Spirit And
they who worship Him, Must
worship Him, Must
worship Him, In
Spirit and in Truth. WORD
OF THE ASCENDED CHRIST TO
JOHN OF PATMOS: I
AM Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the ending the
first and the last the
Lord which is,
which was,
and
which is to come. INVITATION
TO COMMUNE: All
you who truly seek after God and
earnestly desire the coming of
the Kingdom of Heaven upon Earth, Draw
near! Let
us commune together on
the Bread and Wine of
Eternal Life and Truth revealed
in Jesus, our Lord. Let
us ascend to the Hill of the Lord, and
let us rise up to His Holy Place, whose
Truth is from Everlasting, and
his Grace manifest to every generation. Unto
you, O God, we will offer the
sacrifice of thanksgiving, in
the Courts of your house, in
the midst of the City of your Peace. PAUL'S
PRAYER: O God,
who made the world and all things We know that You do not dwell in temples made with hands, nor are worshipped by human hands, for You do not need anything, seeing
that You give to all life and breath and all things. You
have made us all of one blood to
dwell upon the face of the Earth to
the end that we might seek after You, if
perhaps we might find You; though
You are not far from any one of us, for
in You we live and move and
have our being, for
we are Your offspring, Your children. CONCERNING
THE DWELLING PLACE OF GOD AND HIS COMMUNICATING WITH US, THE WORD OF THE
LORD: By
the Prophet Isaiah: "I
dwell in a high and holy place, with
those who are of a humble and
contrite spirit." By
the Prophet Habakkuk: "God
is in his Holy Temple; let
all the Earth keep silence before
Him!" By
the Apostle Paul: "The
Temple of God is holy, which
temple you are!" God
is in his Holy Temple, Earthly
thoughts be silent now, As
with reverent hearts and simple In
his Inner Courts we bow. THE
LORD'S PRAYER: Our
Father in
heaven, Holy
is your Name! Your
kingdom come. Your
will be done on
Earth as it is in Heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread, bread
of Earth and bread of Heaven. Forgive
our wrongs, as
we forgive others, and
do not leave us in temptation but
deliver us from evil. For
we rejoice that
yours is the kingdom, the
power and the glory, forever
and ever. Amen.
(meditate a few moments on the Kingdom Prayer) THE
PROCLAMATION OF THE LORDSHIP OF CHRIST OVER THE GATES OF
ETERNAL CONSCIOUSNESS: Lift
up your heads, O Gates, and
be lifted up, O Everlasting Doors, and
the King of Glory shall come in. (Who
is the King of Glory?) The
Lord of Hosts, even
the Hosts of the Heavenly; He
is the King of Glory. Let
us commune with Christ! For
it is our joy and privilege to
enter into that Blessed and
Holy Communion, Where,
in the Name and Sign of Christ, with
Cherubim and Seraphim and
all the angels and citizens of heaven, we
acknowledge You, O God, our
Heavenly Father, forever
exalting You and saying... Holy!
Holy!
Holy! Holy
you are, O God! Holy
in Heaven above, Holy
in Earth beneath, Holy
in all your works. You,
who are exalted in Heaven, even
the heaven of heavens, be
exalted in Earth also, and
your purposes fulfilled in
the children of Earth. Amen! THE HOLY INVITATION TO THE MARRIAGE
BANQUET OF CHRIST: The
Spirit and the Bride say "Come!" and
let whoever hears say "Come!" and
let whoever is thirsty come, and
all who will, let them come, and
take of the waters of Life, freely. CALL
OF THE HOLY SHEPHERD: Come
to me, all you who labour, and
are heavily burdened, and
I will refresh you.
Be
present at our table, Lord. Be
here and everywhere adored. Let
manna to our souls be given, the
Bread of Life, sent down from heaven. THE
HOLY CONSECRATION: O
God, whom
Jesus taught us to call Father! In
his name we meet at this table, and
as symbols of Eternal Life and
Truth revealed in Him, we
consecrate this bread... rejoicing
now and always to
walk the Way of Life in
fellowship with Him. Amen! PRAYER FOR THE OVERSHADOWING OF
CHRIST'S PRESENCE: We
do not presume, O
Heavenly Lord, to
come to this, your table, trusting
in our own fitness or power, but
in your great love, and
the overshadowing of your Spirit, through
whom we are, here especially, enveloped
and surrounded as
by a cloud of light, so that our souls may be cleansed, our minds instructed,
and
our health renewed, that
we may forever abide in You, and
You in us. Amen! THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST CONCERNING
THE INCENSE OF THE SANCTUARY: And
the smoke of the incense, with
the prayers of the saints, ascended
up before God out
of the hand of the angel.
Now
as the perfume of sweet flowers And
the odor of fragrant woods Our
most worthy desires and noblest thoughts Ascend
to the Father in Heaven In
the presence of the angels And
the spirits of the blessed. CONCERNING
THE LIGHTS OF THE ALTAR, THE
WORD OF THE LORD: I
am the Light of the World. Those
who follow me Shall
not walk in darkness, but
shall have the Light of Life. You,
who are the Light of the World, shine
in our hearts, so
that we may manifest your
light before all. CONCERNING
THE BREAD AND WINE OF
PARTAKING, THE WORD OF THE LORD: I
am the Bread of Life; the
words that I speak to you, they
are Spirit and
they are Life. This
is the Bread which
comes down from heaven, from
which you may eat and not die, but
have eternal life. I
am the vine, you
are the branches; Our
Father is the vinekeeper. As
the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless
it abide in the vine, neither
can you, unless
you abide in me. By
this our Father is glorified: that
you bear much fruit; through
this you become my disciples.
CONCERNING
THE LIVING PRESENCE OF THE LORD JESUS IN
OUR MIDST, THE
WORD OF THE LORD: If
any say to you, "Look
here", or "Look there, is the Christ!" do
not be misled, for
the Kingdom of Heaven is within. If
you love me, you will keep my words, and
my Father will bless you, and
I will come to you, and
will manifest myself to you. Listen,
I stand at your door and knock; if
you hear my voice and open the door, I
will come in to you, and
will dine with you, and
you with me. Even
so, Come, Lord Jesus!
Thee
we adore, O living Savior, Thee. Who
in this sacrament dost deign to be. The
glory of thy countenance unveil, As
here thy presence we devoutly hail. THE
HOLY PARTAKING: In
token of the Word of Life revealed
from Heaven, I
eat this Bread, and I pray: Your
living Bread, O Christ, heal,
comfort, and guide me to
my perfecting in the glory! In
token of the Love of Christ and
the fellowship of heaven, I
drink this Wine, and I pray: Your
Living Wine, O Christ, make
my heart glad, and strengthen me in
the purposes of the Holy One, unto
the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven upon
the Earth! Amen.
Fountain
of Truth, O Word from God above. Cleanse
us, unclean, with your most holy Love. Increase
our faith, O Lord, that we may know, the
Joy and Peace, that from your chalice flow. THE
HOLY OFFERING: In
token of the Word of Life revealed
from Heaven, we
offer this bread to
those in need, sorrow, sickness or
other adversity, who
seek Christ's help, and
we pray: Christ's
living Bread, heal, comfort, and guide you to
your perfecting in the glory! Amen! In
token of the Love of Christ and
the fellowship of Heaven, we
offer this wine to
those in need, sorrow, sickness or
other adversity, who
seek Christ's help, and
we pray: Christ's
Living Wine, make your hearts glad and strengthen you in the purposes of the Holy One unto the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven upon
the Earth! Amen! Blessed
Master, we
remember your words that
we do not live by bread alone, but
by every word that
comes forth from God, and
we ask your continual help, that
we may be faithful stewards of
that heavenly food. Amen. Gracious
Lord, we
rejoice in your power to
transform water into wine, tears
into joy, death
into life. And
we pray that
as we have freely received we
will always freely minister your grace unto
all who seek. Amen. PRAYER
OF THANKSGIVING: Spirit
of Everlasting Life, we
thank you that
you feed us as we need, rather
than as we ask, And
we rejoice that
through this communion with Christ, we
more clearly discern your truth and
receive help to show it forth more
effectively. Amen! SONG
OF THE ANGELS AND HOLY ONES: Glory
be to God on high, and
on earth peace, goodwill
toward all. We
give you thanks, O
Heavenly Father, for
the revelation of your glory in
the universe around us and
in us, your children. We
bless you for all prophets and teachers, especially
our Lord, Jesus Christ. Son
of Man and Son of God; most
worthy to be honoured and obeyed in
all ages and realms, being
filled with your Spirit, O
Father Eternal. You,
who bring Light to
the darkness of Earth, Shine
in our hearts! You,
who lead us still in
the Everlasting Way, Illumine
our path! Angel
Guardians of our souls, and
servants of the Holy, accompany
us and help us, instruct
us and direct us, until
we have come to
the stature of the Perfect One. Amen! Creator
Spirit, by whose word, the
Earth to light and life is stirred, Come
visit here, each seeking mind, and
pour your grace on humankind: From
sin and sorrow set us free and
make us temples worthy thee.
Fairest
Lord Jesus, Lord
of all nature, O
thou, of God and Man the Son, You
I will cherish, You
I will honour, You're
my soul's glory, joy and crown. CLOSING
PRAYER: Beloved Lord and Master, we thank you for the joy and blessing of this communion with you, and
for all those in the heavenly realms who
minister to us here on earth in
your name and for your cause. We
pray for greater awareness of
unity and contact with them, so the thoughts and desires of this meditation may be received by all who
seek a
fuller understanding and deeper experience, for
their strengthening and encouragement, and
for the regeneration of your word in
the Earth. Amen!
THE
HOLY DEDICATION (spoken or sung): God
be in my head, and
in my understanding; God be in my eyes and in my looking; God be in my mouth and in my speaking; God
be in my heart, and in my seeking; God
be in my life, unto
Christ desiring. THE
HOLY BENEDICTION: So
shall the peace of Christ abide
with us, and
Holy Spirit lead us in
Eternal Truth. Amen!
Postscript: At the close of the service, Mrs. Park would conclude, as she did her daily prayers, with the following: By
the light of God's truth; (*Two participants may say "Together, we serve.")
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Olga's understanding of her mission and purpose:
"After
waking at 7 a.m. as I contemplated at the speaking of my spiritual Lord
and Master to me, I received clear understanding of his special "My
Christ commission is to offer prayer and praise at the Golden Altar, the
symbol of which is the golden censer that was placed in my hands by the
Teacher at that experience of Holy Ordination (see An
Open Door). It is my understanding now that it will be my
fulfillment in the Heaven Life and I say, “So be it!” October
11, 1981 (Olga
was 90 years old)
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