World Communion Sunday, Oct. 7

by sarah
10/06/2012

World Communion Sunday, Oct. 7, tomorrow, 8:30 and 11:00 am: Latin Music with CANTA Rhythm and Brass, and the beginning of Rev. Ritsch’s sermon series on the Book of Job: “Miles Lerman, a former partisan… World Communion Sunday, Oct. 7

Sacramental Drama

by revfritz
09/12/2012

By Rev. Dr. Fritz Ritsch

St. Stephen Presbyterian Church

Fort Worth,TX

Communion Sunday and the Baptism of Eunice Kang

Mark 7: 31-37

James 1: 17-27

Eunice Kang's Baptism — JC Kang, St. Stephen’s seminary student at Columbia, holds baby Eunice with his wife Jung and sponsors Beth and Robbie Fultz looking on, as Rev. Ritsch administers the sacrament of baptism.

Today we’re baptizing Eunice Kang, the daughter of JC and Jung Kang. JC is the seminary student we’re sponsoring at Columbia Seminary. But we’re also performing the Lord’s Supper, which means we’re performing both the sacraments that Presbyterians believe in.

Now when yours truly was in seminary, I was taught that one of the main purposes of the sacraments is drama. When I heard that, a little light went off in my head. See, I was an actor for quite a while myself. The sacraments are dramatic—of course! When we do the sacraments, we are actors in a play. Sacramental Drama