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Swine Flu Scare – Don’t Share Chalice, Say British Archbishops
Chalice is a cup used in the celebration of the Christian Eucharist, a ritual commemoration of Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, at which (according to tradition) he gave them bread with the words, “This is my body,” and wine with the words, “This is my blood.”
The Archbishops have written to Bishops in the Church of England setting out the new measures following Department of Health advice not to share "common vessels" for food or drink.
The letter said it aimed to offer guidance at a national level about how church worship could "best take into account the interests of public health during the current phase of the swine flu pandemic".
Some bishops have already taken the step in a bid to limit the spread of the virus.
For those still wishing to offer both bread and wine, the Archbishops recommended allowing the priest to dip communion wafers in the chalice before handing them out to communicants.
However presiding ministers are reminded in the letter to wash their hands thoroughly before undertaking communion.
It said: "The Department of Health have recently advised us that 'in a pandemic it makes good sense to take precautions to limit the spread of disease by not sharing common vessels for food and drink'.
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