[Magdalen] Saint Michael and All Angels.

[Georgia DuBose]

That's what I did when I was a lay Eucharistic minister: left from the
church to go see the people and share the Body of Christ. Why is that
problematic? I thought it was a blessing and a privilege to be able to
do so.

Georgia+

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 3:37 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> I remember when they first floated the idea of licensing lay people
> to bring communion to shut-ins. It was more than thirty years ago,
> I bet. Between a hundred and fifty and two hundred people showed
> up (this is a big diocese).
>
> They were hammering us with restrictions, and when they got to the
> rule that the communion had to happen immediately after the main
> service of the day, could not be put off until evening or Monday.,
> a woman who resembled Mrs. Santa Claus (wire-rimmed glasses,
> sturdy little body with a relaxed bust line, white bun and flowered dress)
> had had enough. She stook up and yelled
>
> HOW LONG DOES THE BLESSING LAST?
>
> We all left angry. And I remember thinking: what was the diocese
> thinking? The most devout and committed laypeople showed up
> at that meeting. And the agenda appeared to be to control and
> infuriate them all.
> -M
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Why in God's name would a bishop send him to us?  Just another
>> breathtaking example of episcopal insensitivity.
>>
>>