Vicar's letter
| Following Jesus Call |
Vicar's letter |
| The most important single thing a parish priest does
is to seek to gather God's people so that together we can
follow Jesus instruction to his disciples, 'Do this in
remembrance of me'. I am aware that as we are unwell, or
as we grow older, this can become more difficult to
follow. The Church has recognised this ever since the
beginning of its existence. There has always been the
practice of communion being taken to those in their homes
who cannot come to church. While generally the practice
is for the people of God to come to the altar to receive
communion, from early accounts we know that those
administrating took communion to certain people in the
nave of the church. These are good practices for the
Church; it is good when they continue so that as we find
receiving communion in the usual way we can more easily
accept the limitation of our usual practice and do this
is a way appropriate to us. Again, for some, the week day
Eucharist’s might be a helpful way at certain stages
in our lives.
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