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  Eucharist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Typically celebrated as a means of grace meant to aid in the process of sanctification and the journey to Christian Perfection, it is also celebrated recognizing that God's prevenient grace may bring a person to conversion or even salvation through the sacrament.
In Catholic and Anglican traditions, the bread, often referred to as the "host", is usually unleavened, often in the form of communion wafers, matzoh, or pita bread, in imitation of the Passover seder.
The Lord's Supper - by Ralph Waldo Emerson, rejecting the Lord's supper as a perpetual rite
eucharist.iqnaut.net   (3207 words)

  
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Easter depends on Passover not only for much of its symbolic meaning but also for its position in the calendar; the Last Supper shared by Jesus and his disciples before his crucifixion is generally thought of as a Passover seder, based on the chronology in the Synoptic Gospels.
Early within the Church it was admitted by both sides of the debate that the Lord's Supper was the practice of the disciples and the tradition passed down.
The Nisan 14 practice, which was strong among the churches of Asia Minor, becomes less common as the desire for Church unity on the question came to favor the majority practice.
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 Easter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Easter depends on Passover not only for much of its symbolic meaning but also for its position in the calendar; the Last Supper shared by Jesus and his disciples before his crucifixion is generally thought of as a Passover seder.
Many commentators, however, have interpreted the last supper as a Passover seder at which Jesus presided.
In addition, Christ and the Apostles were observing the "Feast of Booths" when the Transfiguration occurred, indicating that He was not immediately opposed to the observance of annual holidays.
www.freedownloadsoft.com /info/easter.html   (2624 words)

  
 THE BREAKING OF BREAD - Messianic Midrasha
Bread and wine and the supper were outstanding cultural trait of the community of the Notzrim and performed important functions in the community's worship and fellowship.
Also the fact that the meeting of the Breaking of Bread was a supper in a private residence where they shared their food explains why the fellowship mentioned in Acts 2:42 was in fact an integral and inseparable component of the meeting.
In an article on Havdalah in the Talmudic Encyclopedia there is evidence of an earlier practice to set the table for a supper and break bread for the Havdalah but that the custom ceased towards the end of the completion of the Talmud leaving only the ceremony of the Havdalah.
www.netivyah.org.il /English%20Web/MidrashaArticles/breaking_bread.html   (6994 words)

  
 Easter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Gospel of John has a different chronology which has Christ's death at the time of the slaughter of the Passover lambs (perhaps for theological reasons).
The English and German names, "Easter" and "Ostern", are not etymologically related to Pesach and likely derive either from Eostremonat, an old Germanic month name, or Eostre, an alleged Germanic goddess, whom the 8th century English historian Bede stated was honored with a festival during Eostremonat.
In addition, Jesus and the Apostles were observing Sukkot (the "Feast of Booths") when the Transfiguration occurred, indicating that he was not immediately opposed to the observance of annual holidays.
easter.iqnaut.net   (3405 words)

  
 Grapevine
There will be a potluck supper to follow.
The mystery is The Last Suppers by Diane Mott Davidson.
On the way to his wedding, the groom-to-be goes to collect the priest, finding him murdered.
www.stpatskenwood.org /grapevine.html   (2796 words)

  
 Zodiac Arts - Articles - Spring Thyme by Barbara E.T. Douglass
Various spiritual traditions align with the cycles of body cleansing and use bitter herbs each spring.
Jews include them in the Seder supper to remind people of Judaic history.
If taken over a period of time, the bitter herbs would cleanse the liver.
www.zodiacarts.com /articles/Article_BETDSpringThyme.shtml   (2452 words)

  
 Holy Week
"Was the Last Supper a Seder?" Arthur Magida.
Introduction to a Christian Seder, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute
Cyber Seder, Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York.
www.textweek.com /holyweek.htm   (612 words)

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