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The sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are central to the worship of the Church.  Much of our tradition language, however, has communicated a narrow sense of who exactly is allowed to participate in the sacramental life of the Episcopal community of faith.  We often say that “all baptized Christians are invited to receive the bread and wine of communion.”  It is unfortunate that the statement does not get “unpacked” for the person who participates in worship, particularly the visitor who desires to be a part of a worshipping community.

Our practice is to invite all to receive the bread and wine of Holy Communion.  The sacramental understanding that precedes this invitation is that we are all children of God and that the rite of Baptism, like the water that is used in it, is an “outward and visible sign” of our “inward and spiritual grace.”  That particular understanding carries an assumption of baptism by the Holy Spirit.  It may be a more liberal view of participation in the sacramental life of the church, but it does not exclude, we hope, anyone from the grace and forgiveness inherent in the sacraments that our Savior instituted. 

This view, though perhaps a liberal one, does not dismiss the requirements of the Baptismal Covenant.  Particularly important to our participation in the baptismal life is the renunciation of the things which “destroy the creatures of God,” and the commitments to “strive for justice and peace among all people” and to “respect the dignity of every human being.”  For the full text of the rite of Holy Baptism and the Baptismal Covenant, visit :

                          http://www.bcponline.org/Baptism/holybaptism.html

What We Believe
Nicene Creed
Human Sexuality
Participation:
Baptism & Communion
Sacramental vs Confessional