Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Communion wine changes over swine flu?


From England-

CHURCH leaders in Notts are believed to be considering a move to stop serving communion wine from a chalice because of swine flu.

Churches in the Church of England's Southwell & Nottingham Diocese may instead switch to using a pipette to drop Holy wine onto communion wafers before distributing them to parishioners.

It is believed that the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, the Right Rev George Cassidy, has recommended the move as part of measures to protect congregations against the spread of the virus.

It is thought to be the first Anglican diocese in the country to consider making the changes. Last week the Catholic Diocese of Plymouth, which covers Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, wrote to churches asking them not to serve communion wine at all because of swine flu.

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/homenews/Communion-wine-changes-swine-flu/article-1126657-detail/article.html

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