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Sherman A1

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Wed Mar 4, 2020, 04:14 PM Mar 2020

No Handshakes Or Communion Cups -- St. Louis Archdiocese Tries To Prevent Coronavirus

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is encouraging clergy members and congregants to consider changing certain religious practices to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus.

Archbishop Robert Carlson sent a letter to church leaders on Monday, urging them to avoid using shared cups to distribute the sacramental wine — and to thoroughly disinfect all sacred vessels before and after Mass. The new precautions are part of an effort to keep worshippers healthy, as more cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, are diagnosed in the U.S.

Maria Lemakis, multimedia manager for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, said clergy members are not required to follow these recommendations.

“It's really up to the pastors whether or not they want to suspend temporarily the chalice from being offered at Masses,” Lemakis said. “Parishioners certainly have the option to only receive the Holy Eucharist in the bread.”

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/no-handshakes-or-communion-cups-st-louis-archdiocese-tries-prevent-coronavirus

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No Handshakes Or Communion Cups -- St. Louis Archdiocese Tries To Prevent Coronavirus (Original Post) Sherman A1 Mar 2020 OP
May sound crass but small Dixie cups? mwooldri Mar 2020 #1
My parish has NOT followed as of this past weekend benld74 Mar 2020 #2

mwooldri

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1. May sound crass but small Dixie cups?
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 09:26 PM
Mar 2020

Not exactly environmentally friendly but is probably a bit more sanitary...

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