As we began to rub our hands together with pieces of ash, our hands took on the look and feel of the effort that has defined our work to receive an equal seat at the table of Christ in the Catholic Church.
The Christian journey, celebrated at the one table of Christ, is a movement toward wholeness and unity.
The common religious ritual that forms both liberal and conservative churches is communion -- the act of taking part in the table of Christ.
Whether we believe in transubstantiation or a table of remembrance, we recognize that in taking communion, the body of Christ is present because we Christians become the living body of Christ.
Under Anglican law, an altar must function as a table, in remembrance of Christ's Last Supper.
It showed a life-size figure of Christ at a table set with a decorative cloth, surrounded by his disciples: John resting his head upon Christ's chest, eyes closed; Judas, a bulging moneybag tucked into his belt, raising one leg to step over the bench, making a dash for the exit.
The Rev. Reeda Allen, a Disciples of Christ minister, officiated.
Mary was a friend of Christ.
Mr. Parker was a parishioner of Christ the King Catholic Church.
The Rev. William McDonald, a Disciples of Christ minister, officiated.
The Rev. James Brown, a Churches of Christ minister, officiated.
