[Magdalen] physically distanced communion

[Ginga Wilder]

Thanks, Ann.  Nothing quite like learning experientially.  I am sure the
wonderful people of St. Sam's and Magdalen's got exquisitely tired of my
complaining about every little loss I experienced.  With the vaccines on
the way to the arms of US citizens, my prayer is that the little light I
see in this dark tunnel includes our being able to worship together in one
place again.  I yearn for that joy.

Ginga




On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 10:40 AM Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> Our Cathedral has been using these little packets (available through
> Concordia) for some time. I don't know why our diocesan partnership hasn't
> made this generally known; I only found out through a friend who received
> it there, and brought me one,  then I called the Dean. We'll distribute
> them Christmas Eve, and Ash Wednesday, probably. My Warden wants me to do
> it weekly, and we might go to that. We've ordered a small FM transmitter
> (doubt that we'll have it by Xmas Eve), which will allow me to do drive in
> parking lot services. It sure isn't how I ever imagined church,  but maybe
> we needed something to get us unstuck a little from old ways, and from
> bricks and mortar. I think this is a little like what Ginga experienced
> years ago, and she tried to tell us how revitalizing a necessity like this
> could be. For me, at least, her prophetic words fell on deaf ears at the
> time. I can't say I'm grateful for 2020, and of course I love our old forms
> and ways, but I love the church more, however necessity may reconfigure it!
>
>
> Ann
> The Reverend Ann Markle
> Buffalo,  NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2020, 2:49 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Churches who were approved to meet outdoors were permitted to distribute
> > Communion in one kind, but that worship has now been suspended, except
> for
> > either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.  They never were on board with the
> > whole idea of “virtual” communion using pre-consecrated elements. We’re
> all
> > supposed to be fasting from Communion , since everyone can’t receive.
> And,
> > frankly, “spiritual communion” doesn’t do it for me or my congregation,
> so
> > I’m not doing that, either. We do HEII up through the Peace and then end
> > like Morning Prayer.
> > We don’t have an organist, so on Christmas Eve, when we’re going to Zoom
> > live from the (empty) church, I’ll play some Christmas carols at the
> > beginning and end and between readings. I’ll send all the words with the
> > Order of Worship and readings. Not perfect, but at least it won’t be from
> > my kitchen!
> >
> > > On Dec 21, 2020, at 1:19 PM, Suzie Buchanan <buchanan.suzie at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I am sorry to hear that the Diocese of VA isn't particularly on board
> > with
> > > how to provide consecrated communion to people.  I know that for my own
> > > parish, being able to receive communion once a month has made all the
> > > difference in getting through this year.
> > > I receive the email newsletter from the Diocese of Vermont, and thought
> > > others might be interested in their diocesan-wide provision for
> > communion.
> > > They're using the pre-filled wine/wafer sets, but doing it through
> > parishes
> > > all across the diocese at the same time.  Here's the link to their
> > > communication about the first time they tried it - 1st Sunday of
> Advent.
> > > It went so well that they're going to do it again for Christmas Eve.
> > >
> >
> https://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=f5c66956-f18e-4f9c-8e3f-c12b3e78cebb&preview=true&m=1115977133568&id=preview
> >
>