The Orthodox Church calls it the Divine Liturgy and both Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians believe when the priest consecrates the bread and wine it becomes the actual body and blood of Christ. They believe that this is a way of showing how Christians sacrifice for the forgiveness of our sins is repeated during each service of Holy Communion. These Christians also think that the bread and wine feeds their spiritual life when taking part in the mass, which gains them Gods forgiveness.
The Church of England call the service the Eucharist. Unlike Orthodox and Roman Catholics they do not believe that the bread and wine turns into the body and blood of Christ however they do believe that the spirit of God is present in the bread and wine which is why they also believe that by taking it Christ’s spirit enters them.
The free churches believe that it is not necessary for services to have an order or structure to them to enable them to be able to worship, which is why they tend to use a simple name such as the Lords Supper. They believe that through remembrance of Christ’s death the Christian faith is strengthened and by sharing a meal the Christian fellowship is shown as the free churches service emphasise the shared meal and sacrifice of Christ.
The Salvation Army and Society of Friends do not celebrate Holy communion because they believe that they are in touch with God through the Holy Spirit and not the bread and wine. The do not believe that there is a special time for worship and at every meal they remember the Last Supper because they believe that Jesus is always present with them.
The Salvation Army believe that by avoiding sin and following Jesus everyone can be saved and go to heaven. These Christians see it as their duty to help the less-fortunate as well as just worshipping God at church.
Quakers sit together meditating in a room until someone fells the need to speak and express their thoughts and opinions.
Gathering together at a certain time and place shows Christians intention to practice their faith. By attending worship Christians allows themselves to open up to God, letting him into their lives and allowing Christ to help them to make sacrifices and get rid of the bad aspects of their lives.
Worshipping can affect Christians in their daily lives for instance they may make sure they have a job which does not include working on Sundays so that they are able to go to church and it could also make them more likely to find a job that involves helping people. It could also affect their attitudes to other people and help them to see things in different ways for example they might try to be more understanding of people they are not particularly drawn to. They also have to find time to meditate and pray in their daily routine. A way in which worship could affect the older Christian is that if they had children they would want to bring them up in a Christian environment and it may also influence the choice of school for their children because they would want to find a Christian school.
