I learned in church today

[Moliere]

We had this issue in our branch in Omaha. We streamlined the process by the celiac sufferer providing her own small piece of bread inside a plastic bag. She would give the bag to the teachers before the meeting and it would be placed on the tray that would be passed to her. Then she could just take the bag when the tray gets to her and the tray moves on. it worked pretty well.

Does having the piece of bread enveloped inside a plastic bag have any impact on the efficacy of blessing on the bread? Seems like it might not fully get blessed unless it is exposed to open air

[Katy Lied]

Can I do the bread in a plastic baggie if I just don't like the smell of the hand cleaner/sanitizer that the priests use prior to tearing the bread?

[BrutusBuckeye]

Does having the piece of bread enveloped inside a plastic bag have any impact on the efficacy of blessing on the bread? Seems like it might not fully get blessed unless it is exposed to open air

I was thinking the same thing.

[Uncle Ted]

Can I do the bread in a plastic baggie if I just don't like the smell of the hand cleaner/sanitizer that the priests use prior to tearing the bread?

This is a great idea. We could just go with the individually wrapped soup crackers...



And skip the sacrament hymn.

[TripletDaddy]

I was just thinking about sac this past Sunday. I decided that I dont like the passing style wherein all the passers gather in the back and feed each other Sac like a free-for-all. I prefer the passers to gather in the back, approach the blessers in an orderly manner, hand their trays to the blessers, and take some Sac from the blessers. That is how I learned to do it so I guess I am partial to that approach.

on my mission, they had a horrible style. The passers would approach the blessers, take a tray and keep it raised while the blessers knelt and said the prayer. Didnt like that style at all.

[hostile]

We didn't get that letter today. I wonder if our ward is more progressive?

I got an email forwarded from the bishop that was forwarded from the SP that was forwarded from the Area Authority. No letter over the pulpit.

[TripletDaddy]

I got an email forwarded from the bishop that was forwarded from the SP that was forwarded from the Area Authority. No letter over the pulpit.

I didnt give the ward my email or cell phone number when we moved here. Looks like that decision has come back to haunt me, as now I won't ever know the Church's most recent position on gay marriage.

[thesaint258]

I was just thinking about sac this past Sunday. I decided that I dont like the passing style wherein all the passers gather in the back and feed each other Sac like a free-for-all. I prefer the passers to gather in the back, approach the blessers in an orderly manner, hand their trays to the blessers, and take some Sac from the blessers. That is how I learned to do it so I guess I am partial to that approach.

on my mission, they had a horrible style. The passers would approach the blessers, take a tray and keep it raised while the blessers knelt and said the prayer. Didnt like that style at all.

We did a hybrid growing up. There were two rows of passers. The row closest to the table would give their trays to the blessers, then take the sacrament. The front row would then turn around, take the trays from the back row, who would then take the sacrament, then give the trays to the blessers. It was all very orderly, but I don't think I've seen any other wards do it that way since.

[TripletDaddy]

We did a hybrid growing up. There were two rows of passers. The row closest to the table would give their trays to the blessers, then take the sacrament. The front row would then turn around, take the trays from the back row, who would then take the sacrament, then give the trays to the blessers. It was all very orderly, but I don't think I've seen any other wards do it that way since.

Wow, sorry dont like this style, either.

[wuapinmon]

We have a family with Celiac sufferers. There's a separate tray with just Rice Chex on it for them. It works well. No one even notices anymore.

[RC Vikings]

I was just thinking about sac this past Sunday. I decided that I dont like the passing style wherein all the passers gather in the back and feed each other Sac like a free-for-all. I prefer the passers to gather in the back, approach the blessers in an orderly manner, hand their trays to the blessers, and take some Sac from the blessers. That is how I learned to do it so I guess I am partial to that approach.

on my mission, they had a horrible style. The passers would approach the blessers, take a tray and keep it raised while the blessers knelt and said the prayer. Didnt like that style at all.

I worry about the brain power of a deacon when I watch them pass. Their will be two people on one side of the bench and two on the other side and yet the deacon will hand the tray over and expect the person to go all the way across the bench to hand it to the people on the other side of the bench. They get locked in a certain pattern and have a hard time adjusting to something out of the norm.

[cougjunkie]

I was just thinking about sac this past Sunday. I decided that I dont like the passing style wherein all the passers gather in the back and feed each other Sac like a free-for-all. I prefer the passers to gather in the back, approach the blessers in an orderly manner, hand their trays to the blessers, and take some Sac from the blessers. That is how I learned to do it so I guess I am partial to that approach.

on my mission, they had a horrible style. The passers would approach the blessers, take a tray and keep it raised while the blessers knelt and said the prayer. Didnt like that style at all.

We also took the Sac from the blessers as a youth front row would take it and then step back as the row behind the stepped forward and would take the sacrament. My ward now however has the Deacons give the sac to one another after they approach the table and line up, they turn to the row behind them and pass back and forth. It is a bit awkward.

I was wearing a sweater over my white shirt and tie on Sunday, we only had 1 priest so I went up to help bless. The Stake President (who was presiding) asked me to remove my sweater before blessing. I thought that was interesting.

[Joe Public]

We had this issue in our branch in Omaha. We streamlined the process by the celiac sufferer providing her own small piece of bread inside a plastic bag. She would give the bag to the teachers before the meeting and it would be placed on the tray that would be passed to her. Then she could just take the bag when the tray gets to her and the tray moves on. it worked pretty well.

In a similar situation, we placed a piece of a tortilla chip inside an empty water thimble cup and set it toward the edge of the tray. That tray was taken to the lady first.

We also took the Sac from the blessers as a youth front row would take it and then step back as the row behind the stepped forward and would take the sacrament. My ward now however has the Deacons give the sac to one another after they approach the table and line up, they turn to the row behind them and pass back and forth. It is a bit awkward.

I was wearing a sweater over my white shirt and tie on Sunday, we only had 1 priest so I went up to help bless. The Stake President (who was presiding) asked me to remove my sweater before blessing. I thought that was interesting.

The white shirt, like the bread, must be exposed to open air for the blessing to be effective.

[TripletDaddy]

If someone asked me to remove my sweater before I passed Sac, I would simply tell them no and explain that there is no reason to make such a request. If they had a problem with it, I would excuse myself and sit down. This kind of nonsense wont ever change unless people do something to change it.

I would have no problem requiring attractive sisters to remove their sweaters before Sacrament, however.

[RC Vikings]

I would have no problem requiring attractive sisters to remove their sweaters before Sacrament, however.

What if it was a USC cheerleader sweater?