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Index:
 
  Pr8/OT13/P+4
   (June 28)
  Sts Peter & Paul
   (June 29)
  Pr 9/OT14/P+5
   (July 5)
  Pr10/OT15/P+6
   (July 12)
  Pr11/OT16/P+7
   (July 19)
  Ste. M Magdalene
   (July 22)
  St James Elder
   (July 25)
  Pr12/OT17/P+8
   (July 26)
  Pr13/OT18/P+9
   (Aug 2)
  Transfiguration
   (Aug 6)
  Pr14/OT19/P+10
   (Aug 9)
  Assumption Mary
   (Aug 15)
  St Mary
   (Aug 15)
  Pr15/OT20/P+11
   (Aug 16)
  Pr16/OT21/P+12
   (Aug 23)
  St Bartholomew
   (Aug 24)
  Pr17/OT22/P+13
   (Aug 30)
  Pr18/OT23/P+14
   (Sept 6)
  Pr19/OT24/P+15
   (Sept 13)
  Holy Cross Day
   (Sept 13/14)
  Pr20/OT25/P+16
   (Sept 20)
  St Matthew
   (Sept 21)
  Pr21/OT26/P+17
   (Sept 27)
  Michael/Angels
   (Sept 29)
  Pr22/OT27/P+18
   (Oct 4)
  World Communion
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Movies/Scenes Representing Eucharist/Communion

bulletThe Matrix (1999)
bulletNeo is taken to the Oracle who meets (and feeds) people in her kitchen. She gives Neo a cookie and commissions Neo, though he does not learn the truth about his identity.
bulletSmoke Signals (1998)
bullet"A great feast scene with eucharistic overtones."
bulletSoul Food (1997)
bulletMen in Black (1997)
bulletThe final scene from "Men In Black" was helpful in a communion sermon on remembering and forgetting.  Sometimes a "neurolizer" would be very helpful as we seek to put painful memories behind us so we can move on in life in healthy ways. (Holly Boardman)
bulletSling Blade (1996)
bulletKarl [as Christ figure] accepts an invitation to dine at the home of Vaughan, along with Vaughan’s companion and a mentally handicapped woman from the dollar store. The parallels with the Lukan portrait of Jesus are obvious. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus is always sitting down at a meal, going to, or coming from a meal. In first century Palestine, the Pharisees are often portrayed as declining to dine at the table with certain people, using this as the ultimate insult in their culture. Social and religious ostracism were part of the conventional wisdom of the day. By contrast, Karl, like Jesus, dines with people whom conventional religious wisdom would label "sinners." ("The Messianic Figure in Film: Christology Beyond the Biblical Epic," Matthew McEver, Journal of Religion and Film, 1998.)
bulletPhenomenon (1996)
bulletIn our Contemporary Worship Service we knew there were some who would need to be taught about Communion and we used the scene from "Phenomenom" where John Travolta shares the apple with the youngsters, explaining how once you eat the apple it becomes a part of you. One child takes a bite, but the other is reluctant, and then dives in. (submitted by Buzz Trexler, Knoxville TN)
bulletEat Drink Man Woman (Yinshi nan nu) (1994)
bulletAlive (1993)
bulletThere is a scene in the movie "Alive" in which plane crash survivors reluctantly resort to eating bits of flesh from victims in order to live. Not for the squeamish, but still tastefully done (no pun intended). The first to cross this taboo does so almost prayerfully. In fact, the whole movie is full of spiritual references. (S. Doyal)
bulletLike Water for Chocolat (Como agua para chocolate)  (1992)
bulletJesus of Montreal (1989)
bulletA brief scene where the actors cut up a pizza and share some wine. (submitted by Kurt Hansen)
bulletEmpire of the Sun (1987)
bulletWhen Jim is finally rescued by soldiers he holds up a can of condensed milk in a reverent pose, as if it were a chalice. (submitted by Michael Clark, Hamilton, Canada)
bulletBabbette's Feast (1987)
bulletpastor's memorial banquet seats 12, creates reconciled relationships among community.
bulletPlaces in the Heart (1984)
bulletFinal Eucharist scene - reconciliation and interconnectedness between characters in the story.
bulletPapillon (1973)
bulletCoconuts as symbol of liberation, integrity, friendship, Sabbath. Shared with Papillon by Degas and by others.
bulletM*A*S*H (1970)
bulletM*A*S*H (film version) stages a last supper a la DaVinci before the psuedo-suicide of the dentist. (submitted by Darrel Manson)
bulletCool Hand Luke (1967)
bulletI don't have a one to one relationship for this analogy, but the scene after Luke comes out of the box for a week, and his stomach is shrunk so that he can't eat his rice, when prisoner after prisoner takes a scoop of his rice so that he won't have to be punished anymore gives me a strong feeling of the communal aspect of the Lord's Supper. Take and eat, this is my body... (Tim Ihssen)

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