[Magdalen] Speaking of mishaps...

[Lynn Ronkainen]

... and the white vinyl/felt (think like a plastic table cloth, only usually 
both sides are a bit more substantial) is the size of the whole top of the 
altar optimum, or at least the depth, squared off.

Lynn

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2016 8:00 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Speaking of mishaps...

> Well, that's a good idea, Lynn; I'll look into it. Be of the churches 
> where I supply has a square of plastic that is placed under the corporal. 
> That wouldn't have helped much this morning, though, as the chalice tipped 
> toward the outside of the table, away from me.
>
>> On Jun 26, 2016, at 7:08 PM, "Lynn Ronkainen" <houstonklr at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Grace, instead of clear heavy plastic, use instead the vinyl with 
>> 'felt'-like backing, 'felt' side 'up. It can be usually purchased at 
>> JoAnnes or ordered online.  This slows and contains the spills most 
>> effectively.
>>
>> Lynn, in the biz of 'dressing altars', sort of.
>>
>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>
>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have 
>> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You 
>> gave me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
>> by Richard Rohr
>>
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>> From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2016 2:08 PM
>> To: "Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>> Subject: [Magdalen] Speaking of mishaps...
>>
>>> I guess it was bound to happen, but for the first time in 27 years, I 
>>> knocked over the chalice on the altar this morning! I caught it before 
>>> the whole thing spilled, but still...
>>> I just proceeded as if nothing was amiss, while the LEM went to the 
>>> sacristy for paper towels.
>>> The bad thing was that there was no plastic under the fair linen, as I 
>>> had thought, so the wine went through to the top of the altar, which is 
>>> very old plywood.
>>> In the future, there will be a sheet of plastic underneath...=
>>