Digital download: These five orders for an Agape or love feast originated in one of the Iona Community’s family groups. In this time of accelerating change, the Agape is coming into its own again, being a form suitable for a flexible range of groups and gatherings: a day of reflection away from the parish, a retreat, the ending of the day for a group of pilgrims who have met on the way, before someone leaves for a new task, moving house, marking an adoption … Sometimes it is found preceding or following celebrations of Holy Communion (for example, on Maundy Thursday). These orders can be associated with a meal or can be used alone.
Includes an extensive introduction on the history and modern use of the Agape.
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