[Magdalen] physically distanced communion

[Judy Fleener]

I am one of the people who takes Communion to others.  I have 7 people on
my list.  I don't enter their houses.  I hand them a small bag with a
consecrated host, a sheet of prayers and other material or hang it on their
door handle..  We will also have the opportunity for folks to pick up their
Christmas Communion in one kind only. I really appreciate being able to
receive my Communion in this way.  Our priest reads Morning Prayer every
morning on facebook live and we do the evening office or Compline on zoom
every week night.  I appreciate the efforts of our clergy a great deal.

On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 1:29 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> > > >
> > >
> >
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> > >
> >
>


-- 
Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan