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The grace of the Lord be with you??

World Communion Sunday is Oct. 7.
This is one of 7 special Sundays held by the denomination. An offering from this Sunday will provide scholarships to United Methodist students.
On World Communion Sunday, churches are encouraged to emphasize that the body of Christ shares the sacrament in rich diversity while affirming there is ?one body, one Spirit, one Lord.?
The following greetings were used at the last General Conference in Pittsburgh, illuminating the global nature of The United Methodist Church. You may wish to use one or more of them during your World Communion Sunday celebration.

Spanish
La gracia del Se?or Jesucristo sea con ustedes.
Y tambien contigo.

Swahili
Nehema ya Bwana Yesu Kristu iwe nanyi.
Iwe nanyi vile vile.

French
La gr?ce du Seigneur J?sus Christ soit avec vous.
Et aussi avec vous.

Portuguese
A gra?a do Senhor Jesus Cristo seja convosco.
E convosco tambem.

Korean
English Transliteration:
Joonim-eui Eunhae-ga Yeoruboon-que Hamque-hasigil Bimnida
(The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.)
Danshin-egedo Hamque-hasigil Bimnida (And also with you.)

Russian
English transliteration:
Blagod`at? G`ospoda Iis`usa
Khrist`a da preb`udet s V`ami.
(The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.)
E s V`ami t`akzhe.
(And also with you.)

English
Whatever languages are used, we suggest that you conclude the greeting with the dialogue in English ritual text that includes the final two lines.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
And also with you.
The risen Christ is with us.
Praise the Lord!