From Wikipedia:
A U2Charist is a communion service, or Eucharist, accompanied by U2 songs in lieu of traditional hymns and sometimes as part or all of the service music. The music can be played from a CD or, in less common cases, performed by a live band.
The U2charist was initially started in the U.S. Episcopal Church but has been adapted by several other denominations. It is typically a liturgical service (including communion) that features the music of the rock band U2 and a message about God’s call to rally around the Millennium Development Goals. The U2charist is held by supporters to be a great opportunity to reach out to people in their congregations and larger communities, especially young people, with U2’s messages of global reconciliation, justice for the poor and oppressed, and the importance of caring for your neighbor.
About U2, and The “U2Charist”
Bono, the lead singer of U2, has always been outspoken on issues of social justice, and since the Live Aid concert in 1985 has been involved in efforts to eradicate hunger. Bono founded DATA (Debt, AIDS, and Trade for Africa ) to continue to address the realities of extreme poverty and global AIDS, and to educate and empower people to action. The climax of U2’s recent Vertigo tour was Bono’s invitation to the audience to sign the ONE Declaration. (“We’re not asking for your money. We’re asking for your voice.”), an effort to rally Americans to use their voices together to bring about change, namely for an additional one percent of the federal budget to be dedicated to fighting extreme poverty and global AIDS. Bono was recently named Person of the Year (along with Bill and Melinda Gates) for his tireless work on behalf of the poor and people living with HIV/AIDS.
