This service marks the institution of the Lord’s supper, the last meal that Jesus shared with his friends before he was arrested, tried and executed. In keeping with that commandment of love, and in imitation of the example set by Jesus, we share the option of washing one another’s feet. At the conclusion of the service, the altar may be completely stripped of all its furnishings, all the church decorations removed, leaving behind only a simple table with the sacrament reserved from the Eucharist, covered in a veil, and lit with a candle.