[Magdalen] Religion Without God?

[Marion Thompson]

It goes without saying that those who needed it brought to them would 
receive in that manner, as at my present church.

Marion, a pilgrim
On 12/29/2014 7:36 PM, Jon Egger wrote:
> After the able have had communion, we go out to give it to those who
> request it being brought to them.  Russ and I give each other communion
> after everyone else has received it.  I like the idea of bringing the less
> abled communion when the able are being given it.
>
> +++
> Grace & peace,
> jon
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 5:44 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> At my longtime church we had a second station at the front of the nave for
>> those who were less-able, or not able, to negotiate the stairs up to the
>> chancel.  What a place for stairs that church was! About 9 different levels
>> hither and yon.  An elevator was built to service the three basic levels
>> and a serious ramp.  It was all very complicated.
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>
>> On 12/29/2014 5:59 PM, Jim Guthrie wrote:
>>
>>> From: Jon Egger
>>>
>>>   What Russ+ does is bring communion to the pew for the regulars who have
>>>> step problems.  Any new people, in a chair or with a cane...I ask them if
>>>> we may bring communion to them.  It's always comforting to such visitors
>>>> to
>>>> know they don't have to deal with our steps.
>>>>
>>> First, sometime during the administration, or last as in the differently
>>> abled are an afterthought?
>>>
>>> If there's an assistant or Deacon, it might be appropriate to bring the
>>> communion down while others are doing the steps.
>>>
>>> An even better idea is to remove the first 2-3 rows of pews and set up a
>>> table altar with no steps and no ramp necessary. Rare is the TEC parish
>>> where every seat is needed and filled every Sunday.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Jim Guthrie
>>> .
>>>
>>>