[Magdalen] A brighter note?

[Grace Cangialosi]

I’m interested in knowing how you distributed communion. We’re still not having folks come forward, but are distributing the wafers in individual paper condiment cups at the point in the service where the Peace takes place. At the point in the Eucharistic prayer where the Holy Spirit is invoked, people hold the wafers up, and I bless them. We consume them together at the usual place in the service after the words “The gifts of God…”
I know people are handling this in all sorts of ways, but this was what was done at an Easter Vigil service I attended, and it seems sound. I don’t think my folks are ready to come to the rail yet.
Did Georgia put the wafers directly into people’s hands?

Is she going to be your interim?

> On Jun 6, 2021, at 2:43 PM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> At Trinity episcopal church in “little” Washington, VA today we gathered
> for communion (one kind) at the altar rail, in person, unmasked, for the
> first time since Lent 2020!
> 
> Our own list sibling Georgia DuBose was the celebrant. She preached an
> on-point sermon about (among other things) how following the example of our
> Lord, and responding to the call of the Holy Spirit is not easy, and has
> never been easy.
> 
> We were all out of practice, so the service was a community effort to
> recall the rhythms, sounds, and cadence of worship, as we each reminded
> ourselves and each other how we do this amazing event we call a worship
> service in person. It was streamed for our parishioners who are, even now,
> unable to get to a service, so all the fits and starts are recorded for
> those active participants who might not yet be embarrassed.
> 
> Nevertheless, we gathered, we worshipped, we sang, we communed, we praised,
> we had a coffee hour, we rejoiced!
> 
> Thanks be to God!
> 
> Cady
> one grand round of virtual, non-invasive hugs all around for those who wish
> to partake!