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Pie-it-Forward

June 9, 2020

An apple cranberry pie with a star-shaped crust.

by Jackie ParkerA blog entry in response to our “A Year at the Table” series. One Sunday, during the sharing portion of our worship, I revealed I was having a hard time—that the pandemic, fear for people’s health, and physical distancing were taking a toll—and with no end in sight, I was starting to feel […]

Pie-it-Forward

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: A Year at the Table, communion, community, COVID-19, fellowship, food, pie-it-forward, table

Communion during the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 2, 2020

Communion elements, an Easter wreath with flowers and candles, and a laptop in the background.

By David and Rosene Rohrer, with photo by Karin Shank Having learned from each other about the variety of ways communion is celebrated around the world, we easily adjusted to observing this important practice from our homes during the novel coronavirus pandemic in 2020.  One Sunday for our virtual service (via Zoom) we each chose […]

Communion during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Filed Under: Table, Worship Tagged With: A Year at the Table, communion, community, COVID-19, table

One Mennonite’s Perspective on Living into Communion – Feb. 16, 2020

February 16, 2020

Dr. Malinda Berry preaching at RMC on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020

Luke 22:14-23 Our guest preacher this Sunday was Dr. Malinda Berry. This was part of the weekend she spent with us teaching on our Mennonite theology of Communion and how we might create a robust and living theology of table as a local community. Communion helps us connect with each other. Malinda drew in part […]

One Mennonite’s Perspective on Living into Communion – Feb. 16, 2020

Tagged With: A Year at the Table, communion, Gospel of Luke, Living More with Less, Malinda Berry, Mennonite, table, theology

Bread as Life – Feb. 9, 2020

February 9, 2020

Melissa Florer-Bixler preaching at RMC service Feb. 2, 2020

John 6:25-40, I Corinthians 11:23-26, 12:12, 24-27 Melissa continued the series on communion, focusing today on the role of bread. How bread comes to be is significant, from the grains to the yeast that acts as leavening. In many ways, we are bread. How do we break ourselves open to be made whole?How do we […]

Bread as Life – Feb. 9, 2020

Tagged With: A Year at the Table, bread, communion, Gospel of John, I Corinthians, Melissa Florer-Bixler, table

Last Supper – Feb. 2, 2020

February 4, 2020

Melissa preaches at Fletcher Academy on Feb. 2, 2020, the first Sunday RMC met there.

Matthew 26:17-30 On this first Sunday that we held worship at Fletcher Academy, Melissa recounts the story of the Last Supper, Jesus having Passover with his friends. The account in Matthew spends more time talking about the betrayal by Judas than it does about breaking of the bread and sharing the cup. When we come […]

Last Supper – Feb. 2, 2020

Tagged With: A Year at the Table, communion, Gospel of Matthew, Judas, Melissa Florer-Bixler, passover, table

What happens after communion?

February 1, 2020

Two people sharing unique communion elements in El Salvador.

by David Rohrer Throughout history communion has been wrought with conflict. Heated debate focused on: Who can participate? Who can officiate? What’s required to prepare for communion? What elements are used? What process occurs in those who partake? Is Christ in the host (bread) or only there with his “real presence?” Is communion necessary for […]

What happens after communion?

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: A Year at the Table, Christian base communities, communion, community, El Salvador, history, Luther, peace, sara-wenger-shenk, social justice, table, Zwingli

De-mummification of Rigid Communion Ritual

February 1, 2020

Delegation around dinner table planning El Salvador itinerary

by David Rohrer Below are highlights from my reading of Laurel Marshall’s masters thesis regarding the practice of communion and baptism in Christian base communities in El Salvador: The role of liberation theology in informing communion and baptism. The emphasis on sharing and inclusiveness in practicing the communion.  Caring for one another as being a way […]

De-mummification of Rigid Communion Ritual

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: A Year at the Table, baptism, Christian base communities, communion, community, El Salvador, hospitality, Laurel Marshall, liberation-theology, table

Communion and Hospitality

February 1, 2020

by Shannon Hess Our short time in El Salvador left me with a lot to process and a lot to reflect on, much of which I haven’t even tried to begin to put into words. I can’t honestly say that I really put much thought into Communion before our congregation started asking questions and making […]

Communion and Hospitality

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: A Year at the Table, Christian base communities, communion, community, El Salvador, hospitality, table

A Year At The Table: The In’s and Out’s of Being at the Table

January 28, 2020

A Year at the Table

by Zinith BarbeeA blog entry in response to our “A Year at the Table” series.January 21, 2020 The table is an image that is integral to hospitality. It is the critical prop in “the greatest story ever told.” In our services, it reflects the meaning of the Last Supper. Hospitality at the table is a […]

A Year At The Table: The In’s and Out’s of Being at the Table

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: A Place At the Table, A Year at the Table, table, Zinith Barbee

El Salvador Delegation Photos

January 20, 2020

Group photo of those who traveled to El Salvador, along with two of the hosts, in the chapel dedicated to Oscar Romero.

Photos from visit to Christian base communities in El Salvador the week of Thanksgiving 2019 are posted on a separate site.

El Salvador Delegation Photos

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: Christian base communities, communion, El Salvador, Intercultural, Photos, table

What is this Passover Feast? – Jan. 19, 2020

January 19, 2020

Rachel Taylor preaching at RMC January 19, 2020

Exodus 12:3-13 and Mark 14:12-25 Our biblical example of communion stems from Jesus sharing the Passover meal with his disciples. Rachel reflects on how the church’s communion practice, particularly in white-dominant congregations, can deepen rather than heal racial divisions in the church as it did in the past when white slave owners required those they […]

What is this Passover Feast? – Jan. 19, 2020

Tagged With: A Year at the Table, communion, Exodus, Gospel of Mark, passover, Rachel Taylor, racism, slavery, table

Table Stories from Raleigh Mennonite Church

January 8, 2020

The five folks who were gleaning collards and broccoli in the middle of the field.

by Lois BeckA blog entry in response to our “A Year at the Table” series.January 8, 2020 Our pastor invites us to communion: “This isn’t the table of the Mennonite Church; it isn’t Raleigh Mennonite’s table. It is Jesus’ table, and he invites all of us.” The piece of bread and a sip from the […]

Table Stories from Raleigh Mennonite Church

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: Food for Thought, Neighborhood Network, Parkview Manor, Society of St. Andews, table, Urban Ministries, Yellow Dog Bakery

Children’s views on A Year at the Table

January 1, 2020

Leah’s perspective on her involvement with Food for Thought: “Food for Thought is where Trader Joe’s gets rid of all the food it cannot sell.  And we give it away to people.  I like being a part of it because it gets me out of the house.  My whole family is a part of it.  […]

Children’s views on A Year at the Table

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: A Year at the Table, Children, Food for Thought, Potluck, table

Reconciled in God through Jesus – Nov. 17, 2019

November 17, 2019

Melissa preaching

Food is political. Eating is a kind of politics. Isaiah offers this vision of the the end of all things, centering around a meal. In this passage, all things, all people, are reconciled in God. Everything bruised and damaged is made whole, but also those who bruise and damage are made whole. We’re all there […]

Reconciled in God through Jesus – Nov. 17, 2019

Tagged With: Colossians, Isaiah, Melissa Florer-Bixler, pacifism, table, veterans

St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Raleigh – Eucharistic Celebration

November 16, 2019

Pastor at St. Ambrose blessing children.

by Al RebergA blog entry in response to our “A Year at the Table” series.November 16, 2019 The Communion Liturgy at Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church is read from the Book of Common Prayer or recited from memory. Two people bring the bread and wine down the center Aisle and gives them to the Torch Bearer […]

St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, Raleigh – Eucharistic Celebration

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: A Year at the Table, communion, Eucharist, table

Reflections on Communion at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Oaxaca

November 16, 2019

People fellowship around a table of light refreshments in Oaxaca, Mexico.

by David RohrerA blog entry in response to our “A Year at the Table” series.November 11, 2019 Last summer on two consecutive Sundays, Hans, Ann, Rosene and David celebrated communion with our brothers and sisters at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Oaxaca, Mexico. The service was conducted in English. The church has no assigned priest; rather it […]

Reflections on Communion at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Oaxaca

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: communion, Mexico, table

Interfaith Meal – Nov. 3, 2019

November 4, 2019

We shared a wonderful meal with our Muslim and Jewish neighbors and drew insights from the rich table practices of these traditions.

Interfaith Meal – Nov. 3, 2019

Filed Under: Events, Table Tagged With: Christian, interfaith, Jewish, meal, Muslim, table

In Covenant with Creation – Sept. 29, 2019

September 29, 2019

Melissa preaching at RMC on August 18, 2019

Leviticus 11:1-22 This Sunday Melissa wove together an explanation for the Levitical rules for what meat was clean and unclean with both the current climate change crisis and our focus with A Year at the Table. Human lust for domination over creation is the root cause of climate change. God loves the whole world and […]

In Covenant with Creation – Sept. 29, 2019

Tagged With: animals, climate change, covenant, Leviticus, Melissa Florer-Bixler, table, Zonk

Fall Intergenerational Retreat

September 23, 2019

This was the official kick-off retreat for our year’s study of table fellowship and communion practices at RMC. We looked at some ways God called God’s people to table fellowship and reflected on the ways we’ve experienced table fellowship and communion in the past and the present.

Fall Intergenerational Retreat

Filed Under: Events, Table Tagged With: communion, community, Retreat, table

The house of slavery – Sept. 15, 2019

September 15, 2019

Isaac Villegas - Feb. 2018

Exodus 13:3-10 Isaac Villegas, pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship, brought the sermon this Sunday. The Exodus passage recalls the first Jewish Passover. The meal was a ritual, reminding them of the liberation from the house of slavery. “Love is contraband in Hell, Cause love is an acidthat eats away bars.”~Assata Shakur

The house of slavery – Sept. 15, 2019

Tagged With: Exodus, Isaac Villegas, passover, prison, table

Invited to the Table – Sept. 8, 2019

September 8, 2019

Melissa preaching at RMC on Sept. 8, 2019

Genesis 18:1-15 Melissa began her sermon talking about her many visits to A Place at the Table. Unfortunately, the first two minutes were not recorded, so we pick up from her comparison of A Place at the Table with the story of the three strangers who visit Abraham and Sarah at the oaks at Mamre. […]

Invited to the Table – Sept. 8, 2019

Tagged With: Abraham, Genesis, hospitality, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Sarah, table

Neighborhood Pig Pickin’ Potluck

August 28, 2019

Hog in a roaster

August 24, 2019Folks brought side dishes to share and we enjoyed locally-sourced, sustainably-raised pork. It was cooked in a smoker all day long with the help of one of our member’s dads who came in from western NC to help out. The weather was a bit wet, so we ate inside.

Neighborhood Pig Pickin’ Potluck

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: fellowship, pig pickin, Potluck, table

God shows up at the Table – Aug. 25, 2019

August 25, 2019

Place setting with A Year at the Table in text over the plate

Genesis 1 Melissa’s sermon was preceded by viewing a video featuring James Weldon Johnson reciting the poem The Creation. The poetry of Genesis is where we’re starting our “Year at the Table.” Our lives are dependent upon creation, just as they’re dependent upon a loving, creative God. Every time we eat, we are reminded that […]

God shows up at the Table – Aug. 25, 2019

Tagged With: Creation, Genesis, Melissa Florer-Bixler, poetry, table

Local Maronite church holds First Food Festival

August 24, 2019

Sign advertising the St. Sharbel Taste of Lebanon festival

by David RohrerA blog entry in response to our “A Year at the Table” series.August 24, 2019 Rosene and I joined our Maronite friends today for a Taste of Lebanon, the first community festival given by Saint Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church. After purchasing our za’atar pie, hummus, kibbeh, kofta, grape leaves, etc., we spoke to […]

Local Maronite church holds First Food Festival

Filed Under: Table Tagged With: Catholic, food, Maronite, Saint Sharbel, table

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