What Sundays Are Like
Getting there
The Table meets inside First United Methodist Church of Sachse, at 1520 Blackburn Rd. Service is at 5:00 pm.
Enter the parking lot through the main entrance — there’s a sign. The building entrance is on the same side as the lot, so you won’t have to walk around looking for it.
What it looks like inside
No dress code. People come in jeans, t-shirts, whatever’s comfortable. Some dress up. No one’s looking.
The service
Service is about an hour. There’s music, a talk, and communion. You can sit anywhere. You don’t have to stand up, introduce yourself, or sing if you don’t want to.
Communion
Most Sundays, toward the end of the service, there’s communion. People go up by rows, front first. At the front there’s bread, then juice or wine (you pick one). Some take both the bread and a drink. Some take only the bread. Some just go up for a quiet moment. None of it is unusual.
Before the bread and cup are offered, the pastor reads this invitation:
This is the table.
Not of the church, but of the Lord.
It is made ready for those who love him,
and for those who want to love him more.So come — you who have much faith, and you who have little.
You who have been here often, and you who have not been here long.
You who have tried to follow, and you who have failed.Come, because it is the Lord who invites you,
and it is his will that those who want to meet him should meet him here.Come to the table.
You don’t need to be a member, baptized, or sure about anything to come up. If you’ve been away from church for a long time, or never been to one, or had reason to leave the last one you were in — the liturgy is explicit that you’re included.
If you’d rather stay in your seat, you can. People do.
Kids and noise
Kids are here. They make noise. No one turns around.
People
No one will follow up unless you want them to. You can come in, sit in the back, and leave. That’s a complete visit.
If you need to leave
You can leave at any point. No one will notice, and if they do, they won’t say anything.
If you’re LGBTQ
Full affirmation isn’t a program here. It’s the baseline. Nobody will make a thing of it. You’ll just be here.