http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2009/11/21/purity-solutions/ "Seven whole days, not one in seven, I will praise thee" -- George Herbert (1633) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:20:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2009/11/21/purity-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-3016 mibi52 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:32:55 +0000 http://www.sevenwholedays.org/?p=1705#comment-3016 Scott, since we had a death in the parish due to H1N1, we implemented some procedures to inhibit the spread of the virus - we also had a major outbreak in our schools, and we meet in one of those schools. We do the "elbow bump of peace" - it's a pretty casual group of folks - and for the past few weeks, we've used Presby-style little cups in trays. The elimination of the hugs and handshakes probably did more to eliminate the spread of the virus than the shift from the common cup, but the intent of both temporary changes was to ease the minds of those who were rightly shaken by the death of one of their own. We're going back to the chalice next week, since the outbreak has subsided here (about 400 miles south of you), but it seemed like the right thing to do from a pastoral standpoint. Can't say I'd go as far as the "Purity Solutions" method...those things look like something from a bad 50's sci-fi movie. Scott, since we had a death in the parish due to H1N1, we implemented some procedures to inhibit the spread of the virus – we also had a major outbreak in our schools, and we meet in one of those schools. We do the “elbow bump of peace” – it’s a pretty casual group of folks – and for the past few weeks, we’ve used Presby-style little cups in trays. The elimination of the hugs and handshakes probably did more to eliminate the spread of the virus than the shift from the common cup, but the intent of both temporary changes was to ease the minds of those who were rightly shaken by the death of one of their own. We’re going back to the chalice next week, since the outbreak has subsided here (about 400 miles south of you), but it seemed like the right thing to do from a pastoral standpoint. Can’t say I’d go as far as the “Purity Solutions” method…those things look like something from a bad 50’s sci-fi movie.

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