[Magdalen] Saint Michael and All Angels.

[Georgia DuBose]

Yeah, Chad, I get that. However, if the idea is to make the absent
person as much as possible a part of the worshipping Body of Christ
from which the Eucharist is sent, then it seems like a good idea to
offer it with some dispatch. How does Lee handle this?

Georgia+

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Charles Wohlers
<charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
> I think the issue is the timing. That is, define "immediately after". Can
> the LEM stay for coffee hour? Can the communion sit in his or her car or
> home until the evening? etc.
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Georgia DuBose
> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:10 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Saint Michael and All Angels.
>
>
> 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.
>>>
>>>
>