[Magdalen] Suzie and Center Aisle

[Jay Weigel]

Well, Sally, we don't suck our fingers after that! And in that church we
have little individual plastic cups for communion wine (ick, but YMMV, and
at least it's wine) so I don't see a problem.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This looks set to start up That Discussion about fingers and germs again,
> but I really like to imagine it, Jay1
>
> Sally
>
> On Monday, June 29, 2015, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In the Lutheran church I attend, the baptismal font is up front on the
> way
> > to the communion rail and always contains water. Many people (not all,
> but
> > certainly all the misplaced Episcopalians!) dip their fingers in the font
> > and make the sign of the cross on their way to communion.
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 2:35 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com
> > <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for sharing, that was lovely.
> > >
> > > I was struck by the comment about making the waters and grace of
> baptism
> > > more visible in  our churches - such a simple point but so relevant.
> > >
> > > We are very far from the "here is some water, why can't I be baptised"
> > > question that is the climax of my favourite story in Acts. Instead,
> > baptism
> > > involves an entire fal-de-rol, a special service, and I guess for an
> > older
> > > catechumen, a process of teaching first. It's just not available to
> > people
> > > in the same way that Communion is.
> > >
> > > Even my Pentecostal friends whose chuch makes a huge deal of adult
> > baptism
> > > and performs a lot of them, has to prepare a great big baptismal bath
> and
> > > set up a service for that purpose.
> > >
> > > Perhaps our churches should have an inner courtyard with a fountain or
> > > water pool, like the house churches of the early Christians that have
> > been
> > > excavated in Asia Minor.
> > >
> > > Sally D
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Monday, June 29, 2015, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was a bit overwhelmed by the power of Susan's message.  How
> wonderful
> > > > that she was the one to be there for that young lady.  Grace and
> Sophia
> > > was
> > > > there -- indeed it's hard to say where it was not.  The grace that
> > called
> > > > that lady to make her bold move. The grace imparted to Susan in the
> > > immense
> > > > privilege of being the one to answer that call.
> > > >
> > > > We are used to an economy of scarcity, but the divine economy is one
> of
> > > > abundance, like the loving mother who opens the screen door of her
> back
> > > > porch and calls all the kids in for milk and cookies. And the cookies
> > and
> > > > milk will never ever run out.
> > > >
> > > > I don't understand the Eucharist at all, and am beginning to realize
> > > that I
> > > > shouldn't worry about that. It's still there. Period.
> > > >
> > > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> > preserved,
> > > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Grace Cangialosi <
> gracecan at gmail.com
> > <javascript:;>
> > > > <javascript:;>>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have just finished reading and commenting on Susan Buchanan's
> > opinion
> > > > > piece in Center Aisle, the Dio. of Virginia's General Convention
> > > > > newsletter. It is beautifully written and makes a strong case for
> > open
> > > > > communion. I commend it to you:
> > > > >
> > > > > centeraisle.net
> > > >
> > >
> >
>