[Magdalen] physically distanced communion

[ME Michaud]

Judy, I’d love to join you on FB.
Is that possible?
Since I’m not a member of the parish, I mean.

Reading the office alone sometimes makes me feel even lonelier.
-M


On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > https://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=
> f5c66956-f18e-4f9c-8e3f-c12b3e78cebb&preview=true&m=
> 1115977133568&id=preview
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
> Judy Fleener, ObJN
> Western Michigan
>