Holy Communion is also called The Holy Eucharist, The Great Thanksgiving, The Lord's Supper, Mass, and no doubt by other names as well.  Call it what ever you want.  At. St. Edward's you are likely to hear all of these names at some point.

Since the beginning of the church shortly following Jesus' resurrection Holy Communion has been the main form of Sunday worship. The service has an easy to follow structure that has four parts.  Our 10 am service bulletin has the entire service in it along with notes that explain the flow of the service.  If you would like a DVD of a recent service please send an email to our Parish Administrator who will happily mail you one.  Write "Free DVD" in the subject field.

So what is Holy Eucharist?  It is a sacrament. It is the way that God has chosen to feed our souls and encourage our faith as we journey though life together.  In some mysterious way that we experience but do not fully understand, Jesus is present to us as we receive the bread and wine.  Here is a more scholarly explanation that explains what Anglicans (including Episcopalians) and Roman Catholics agree and disagree on about the meaning of Holy Communion. 

The official teaching of the Episcopal Church is that anyone who is baptized as a Christian is welcome to receive communion in an Episcopal Church.   It does not matter if you were baptized in a Baptist, Lutheran, or any other Christian Church.  You are welcome to share in Holy Communion.  We also welcome anyone who desires to be united with God through Jesus Christ but has not yet been baptized.

How to Receive Holy Communion like you have been doing this all your life!.