ABSTRACT
The ecclesiological discourse in Parish concerned developing a thriving layled church. The genius of this congregation was to be based on such an ecclesiology. Perhaps the most underdeveloped area of debate about Extended Communion in the wider literature is the ecclesiological dimension. In the latter half of the last century, there was a great shift in the Church of England to making the Eucharist the central service. One bishop justified Extended Communion by the doctrine of economy. Economy is similar to the pragmatic argument mentioned by a number of people above or the discussion of responding to need. All of this might be seen to strengthen Eucharistic ecclesiology and thus leave no space for Extended Communion. However, the danger is to stress Eucharistic ecclesiology to the point of making all other services redundant. Therefore it is important to hear Sacrosanctum Concilium, which says, The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed.
