| The Distribution
of Holy Communion at Home or in Hospital |
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| to the Sick and Housebound | |||
| An Outline Order (Order One) | |||
| For Notes, see here. | |||
| The Greeting | |||
| This may be | |||
| Peace to this house and to all who live in it. | |||
| Words of Introduction | |||
| These or other suitable words may be used | |||
| The Church of God, of which we are members, has taken bread and wine and given thanks over them according to our Lord's command. These holy gifts are now offered to us that, with faith and thanksgiving, we may share in the communion of the body and blood of Christ. | |||
| [Prayer of Preparation] | |||
| Prayers of Penitence | |||
| These may include this invitation to confession | |||
| [Come to me, all who labour and
are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.] |
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| God shows his love for us in that when we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Let us then show our love for him by confessing our sins in penitence and faith. |
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| The Collect | |||
| Reading(s) and Prayers | |||
| [Laying on of Hands and Anointing] | |||
| The Lord's Prayer | |||
| Invitation to Communion | |||
| [Prayer of Humble Access] | |||
| Giving of Communion | |||
| Prayer after Communion | |||
| This may include the following varied form | |||
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Almighty God, | ||
| we thank you for feeding
us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Strengthen us in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen. |
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| The Grace or a Blessing | |||
| The Distribution
of Holy Communion at Home or in Hospital |
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| to the Sick and Housebound | |||
| An Outline Order (Order Two) | |||
| For Notes, see here. | |||
| The Greeting | |||
| This may be | |||
| Peace be to this house, and to all that dwell in it. | |||
| Words of Introduction | |||
| These or other suitable words may be used | |||
| The Church of God, of which we are members, has taken bread and wine and given thanks over them according to our Lord's command. These holy gifts are now offered to us that, with faith and thanksgiving, we may share in the communion of the body and blood of Christ. | |||
| [Prayer of Preparation] | |||
| The Collect | |||
| Reading(s) and Prayers | |||
| Prayers of Penitence | |||
| These may include this invitation to confession | |||
| [Come unto me, all that travail
and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you.] |
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| God shows his love for us in that when we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Let us then show our love for him by confessing our sins in penitence and faith. |
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| [Laying on of Hands and Anointing] | |||
| [Prayer of Humble Access] | |||
| Invitation to Communion | |||
| Giving of Communion | |||
| The Lord's Prayer | |||
| Prayer after Communion | |||
| This may include the following varied form | |||
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All
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Almighty God, | ||
| we thank thee for
feeding us with the body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer thee our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Strengthen us in the power of thy Spirit to live and work to thy praise and glory. Amen. |
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| The Grace or a Blessing | |||
| Notes to the
Distribution of Holy Communion at Home or in Hospital |
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| to the Sick and Housebound | |||
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The Distribution of Communion to the Sick and Housebound | ||
| ¶ | Ministers may be either ordained or lay persons authorized by the bishop to assist in the distribution of Holy Communion. | ||
| ¶ | When the consecrated bread and wine are to be conveyed directly from a celebration to those not present, they are given to the ministers at the distribution or at the end of the service. The ministers may receive communion either at the celebration or with those to whom they take the elements, or on both occasions. | ||
| ¶ | When Holy Communion is distributed at other times to those absent from a celebration, the minister may receive with them but need not do so. | ||
| ¶ | Words of introduction linking the consecrated elements with the celebration at which they were consecrated must be used. | ||
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Prayers of Penitence | ||
| These may be omitted when the service has been preceded by a penitential rite. | |||
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Seasonal Material | ||
| Seasonal or Sunday provision may be used in place of that provided here. At Christmas, Easter and Pentecost some at least of the seasonal provision for the Festival should be used. | |||
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Laying on of Hands and Anointing | ||
| The form here may be used at the Prayers/Prayers of Intercession (Order One) or between the Absolution and Comfortable Words (Order Two). | |||
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Anointing | ||
| Canon B 37 provides that the priest should use 'pure oil consecrated by the bishop of the diocese or otherwise by the priest himself' and that the anointing should be made on the forehead with the sign of the cross. In some circumstances it may also be appropriate to anoint on the hands. | |||
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Reception of the Consecrated Bread and Wine | ||
| Communion should normally be received in both kinds separately, but where necessary may be received in one kind, whether of bread or, where the communicant cannot receive solid food, wine. | |||
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Spiritual Communion | ||
| Believers who cannot physically receive the sacrament are to be assured that they are partakers by faith of the body and blood of Christ and of the benefits he conveys to us by them. | |||
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Residential Homes | ||
| These forms may be used in residential homes where pastorally appropriate. | |||