In The Episcopal Church, the Holy Eucharist (also called Holy Communion or the Lord’s Supper) is the Church’s central act of worship—where we gather around Word and Table to give thanks, to remember Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, and to receive the real presence of Christ in the bread and wine. At the altar, we aren’t “earning” our way to God; we are being fed by grace—forgiveness, healing, and strength for the life of faith—so that we can be sent back into the world to love and serve. The Eucharist is also a sign of our unity in Christ: many people, one Body. For that reason, all baptized Christians are invited to share in Holy Communion, trusting that Christ meets us here not because we are perfect, but because God is faithful.