The Cup of Salvation: A Manual for lay Eucharistic Ministries

by Beth Wickenberg Ely

Overview

Designed specifically for laity, this manual offers practical tips and theological underpinnings of this Eucharistic ministry.

In the Episcopal Church, the term Eucharistic Minister is used to denote someone who assists the priest with administering the Eucharist, often handling the wine. Ely offers historical perspective on this ministry, a theological overview, practical tips, plus an invitation to engage in the spiritual dimensions of serving one's local congregation as a Eucharistic Minister. She concludes the book with a chapter on how to establish this ministry in a local parish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780819228147
Publisher:	Church Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/01/2012
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	507,214
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Beth Wickenberg Ely is a former journalist, award-winning sportswriter, and editor. She currently serves as canon for regional ministry in the Diocese of North Carolina and is the author of A Manual for Eucharistic Visitors, also from Morehouse Publishing.

The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry is the Episcopal Church’s 27th Presiding Bishop. He was the Bishop of North Carolina from 2000 to 2015. Bishop Curry has a national preaching and teaching ministry and is a regular on TV and radio and a frequent speaker at conferences around the country. His books include Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus; Following the Way of Jesus: Church’s Teachings for a Changing World; and Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times.

Table of Contents

Foreword Michael B. Curry, Bishop of North Carolina vii

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 Eucharist 1

Chapter 2 Chalices 17

Chapter 3 Canons and Their History 32

Chapter 4 Sacramental Theology 43

Chapter 5 Decently and in Order 56

Chapter 6 Spiritual Formation 89

Chapter 7 Some Questions and a Few Answers 95

Bibliography 113