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Closed communion is the practice of restricting the serving of the elements of Holy Communion (also called Eucharist, The Lord's Supper) to those who are members in good standing of a particular church, denomination, sect, or congregation. Though the meaning of the term varies slightly in different Christian theological traditions, it generally means that a church or denomination limits participation (with respect to the Eucharist) either to members of their own church, members of their own denomination, or members of some specific class (e.g., baptized members of evangelical churches). This restriction is based on various parameters, one of which is baptism.[1] See also intercommunion.
A closed-communion church is one that excludes certain individuals (it specifically identifies) from receiving the communion. This standard varies from church to church. This is the known practice of most traditional churches that pre-date the Protestant Reformation. Other churches following the Protestant Reformation have their own rules of restrictions. In current churches of various denominations, across the spectrum, the rules of participating in the Eucharist are varied.[2][3][4][5][6]
Churches which practice open communion allow all Christians to partake in the Lord's Supper, with membership in a particular Christian community not required to receive bread and wine; this in contrast to pre-Reformation churches, which hold that what is received in their celebrations ceases to be bread and wine.
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First Communion a ceremony in some Christian traditions during which a person of the church first receives the Eucharist. It is most common in many parts...
table, meaning that all may approach the Communion table. Open communion is the opposite of closedcommunion, where the sacrament is reserved for members...
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the Coptic, the Ethiopian and the Malankara, as well as the Anglican Communion, Lutheran Churches, Methodist Churches and Reformed Churches. The only...
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especially in the Catholic Church – for the Eucharist (also called Holy Communion), administered, with or without Anointing of the Sick (also called Extreme...
denomination from the Anabaptist tradition that practices credobaptism, closedcommunion, greeting other believers with a holy kiss, a capella worship in some...
state of grace, without mortal sin, to receive Communion. Singing by all the faithful during the Communion procession is encouraged "to express the communicants'...
the first of the two prayers of the priest for himself before receiving Communion. Other omissions include the use of incense at the Introit and the Gospel...
Australia." Communion tokens were also used in Scottish Episcopal churches. The issuing of these tokens is dependent on the practice of closedcommunion, in which...
times as necessary whilst the celebrant prepares the host and wine for communion. In a Tridentine Requiem Mass, the words "miserere nobis" are replaced...
Understanding ClosedCommunion, stating "Therefore, our Congregation and our Denomination practices what is called 'close or closedCommunion', meaning that...
was betrayed). From this moment of consecration to the ablution after communion, the priest does not separate the thumb and index finger in order to avoid...
Church of the East, and much of Protestantism including the Anglican communion. (The Apostles' and Athanasian creeds are not as widely accepted.) It...
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". At Holy Communion, the Collect of the Day is followed by a reading from the Epistles. In more modern Anglican versions of the Communion service, such...
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