This Invitation is for Everyone

This is the invitation to communion from Sunday October 2, 2022 - Worldwide Communion Sunday, as well as a special service at Two Rivers Pastoral Charge to celebrate our journey as an Affirming Community of Faith.  (It probably isn't exactly as I spoke it, and it was probably different at each service - this is a part of the service that I never script out ahead of time - but you should get the gist of the invitation.)

 

This invitation is for everyone.

If you are queer, if you are straight,
If you are cis-gender, if you are transgender,
This invitation is for everyone.

If you are male, if you are female,
If you are non-binary, if you are gender-fluid,
This invitation is for everyone.

If you are young, if you are old,
If you are somewhere in-between,
This invitation is for everyone.

If you are able-bodied,
If you are differently-abled,
This invitation is for everyone.

If this is your first time here,
If you are here every Sunday,
This invitation is for everyone.

If you are joining us virtually,
If you are here in-person,
This invitation is for everyone.

This table doesn't belong to this church,
Or to the United Church of Canada -
This table belongs to Christ,
And Christ invites everyone to join the feast!

This invitation is for everyone.

This invitation is for you,
You beautiful
and beloved
Child
of
God.

Screenshot from the Invitation to Communion