NE China Church Holds 2022's First Communion Service

在经过三个多月的教堂“双暂停”后，2022年6月19日的主日，辽宁铁岭昌图县昌图中心堂恢复了疫情后的首次实地聚会，信徒热心的参加崇拜和奉献。此次在6月份的最后一个主日又举行了圣餐礼拜，这也是2022年的第一场圣餐礼拜。

今天的昌图中心堂，二百多位信徒们按照常态化防疫要求，来参加久违的圣餐礼拜。

在会众高唱赞美诗《爱筵我尝歌》《醒察自己》等圣诗圣乐中，陈宇长老身着圣服登上圣台，带领会众奉主名诵读圣经路加福音22章19节至20节、使徒行传2章46节至47节经文，以《圣餐与生命 》为题，分为“圣餐与舍己的生命”“圣餐与爱的生命”“圣餐与奉献的生命”等三个方面为主证道。

证道结束后，会众在《擘开生命饼歌》中，在陈宇长老的祝谢和祷告中服圣餐。

参加此次圣餐礼拜除了信徒外，还有一些新人，有的积极要求受洗归主。教会根据他们的情况在做栽培后，将在今年的8月份左右为他们施洗。

（福音时报特约撰稿人报道，感谢昌图中心堂提供的照片。）

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A church in northeast China’s Liaoning Province hosted a communion service after three months of lockdown.

The central church in Changtu County, Tieling, Liaoning, resumed its in-person Sunday service on June 19,  followed by the first communion service of the church in 2022 last Sunday.

Following the COVID-19 protocols, more than 200 churchgoers entered the church to worship God.

After hymns such as Curse He Bore, Blessing I Enjoy, Elder Chen Yu preached a sermon titled "Communion and Life", sharing three parts, including "Communion and Life of Self-Denial", "Communion and Life of Love", "Communion and Dedicated Life”, based on Luke 22:19-20 and Acts 2:46-47.

Singing the song Break Thou the Bread of Life, the congregation ate the bread and drank the cup.

Apart from believers, some newcomers participated in the service. Some non-Christians asked for baptism which will be conducted in August after the catechism class.

(The article is originally published by the Gospel Times.)

- Translated by Abigail Wu