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Of more interest to me than the wafers are the various modern food-packaging-technology versions of the communion wine cups: https://www.concordiasupply.com/Ch

Of more interest to me than the wafers are the various modern food-packaging-technology versions of the communion wine cups: https://www.concordiasupply.com/Church-Supplies/Communion-Supplies/Pre-Filled-Communion-Cups https://www.concordiasupply.com/Church-Supplies/Communion-Su...

felideon 4y ago
Ah, yes, the McCommunion Cups.
- jscheel 4y ago
  Robitussin and styrofoam
cabaalis 4y ago
These are very convenient but I felt a little sad the first time my church used them. It is over the line of commercializing the act, like people selling lambs for sacrifice at the temple. I suppose my church chose it because they wanted to have communion with thousands of people. That's another issue entirely.
- walrus01 4y ago
  It reminds me of MRE packaging.
  - xani__ 4y ago
- dragonwriter 4y ago
  > I suppose my church chose it because they wanted to have communion with thousands of people. I suspect the driving force behind them (especially the last couple of years) is the issue of communicable disease with a shared cup, not convenience/scale. Churches that do shared cup tend to have to suspend it during intense flu seasons, and the COVID pandemic forced extended suspension of the practice in most churches.
barbazoo 4y ago
Interesting. I don't want to imagine the mountains of garbage this produces though. I guess the ceremony is worth it for some.
kayodelycaon 4y ago
I really hate those. Whatever they do with the juice to preserve it makes me physically sick. I hope God doesn’t mind me using decaf coffee and a sugar packet instead.
- Telemakhos 4y ago
  You might be more interested in Moravian Lovefeast (but it is not decaf).
fumeux_fume 4y ago
No more spills, stains or stress. Lol, just depression!
dirtyid 4y ago
>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Handi-Snacks_-_open.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Handi-Snacks_-_open.... Feels like this but with peanut butter replaced by grape juice. I'm bothered the Truevine Chalice checks every box except "fits in communion trays".
hrbf 4y ago
Wow. So apparently it makes more sense for a church to create tons of plastic waste (not to mention cost) instead of scaling down or simply foregoing the mass ritual, letting the priest do it for the flock. I’d like to understand how this can be reconciled with taking care of “all of creation”. And what have pre-packages portions even to do with the ritual?
- thatguy0900 4y ago
  This is an extremely small percentage of waste for anyone taking part... Feels like a big reach. Buying your kid a lunchable creates way more waste, where's the outrage of that?

felideon 4y ago

Ah, yes, the McCommunion Cups.

jscheel 4y ago
Robitussin and styrofoam

cabaalis 4y ago

These are very convenient but I felt a little sad the first time my church used them. It is over the line of commercializing the act, like people selling lambs for sacrifice at the temple. I suppose my church chose it because they wanted to have communion with thousands of people. That's another issue entirely.

walrus01 4y ago
It reminds me of MRE packaging.
- xani__ 4y ago
dragonwriter 4y ago
> I suppose my church chose it because they wanted to have communion with thousands of people. I suspect the driving force behind them (especially the last couple of years) is the issue of communicable disease with a shared cup, not convenience/scale. Churches that do shared cup tend to have to suspend it during intense flu seasons, and the COVID pandemic forced extended suspension of the practice in most churches.

barbazoo 4y ago

Interesting. I don't want to imagine the mountains of garbage this produces though. I guess the ceremony is worth it for some.

kayodelycaon 4y ago

I really hate those. Whatever they do with the juice to preserve it makes me physically sick. I hope God doesn’t mind me using decaf coffee and a sugar packet instead.

Telemakhos 4y ago
You might be more interested in Moravian Lovefeast (but it is not decaf).

fumeux_fume 4y ago

No more spills, stains or stress. Lol, just depression!

dirtyid 4y ago

>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Handi-Snacks_-_open.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Handi-Snacks_-_open.... Feels like this but with peanut butter replaced by grape juice. I'm bothered the Truevine Chalice checks every box except "fits in communion trays".

hrbf 4y ago

Wow. So apparently it makes more sense for a church to create tons of plastic waste (not to mention cost) instead of scaling down or simply foregoing the mass ritual, letting the priest do it for the flock. I’d like to understand how this can be reconciled with taking care of “all of creation”. And what have pre-packages portions even to do with the ritual?

thatguy0900 4y ago
This is an extremely small percentage of waste for anyone taking part... Feels like a big reach. Buying your kid a lunchable creates way more waste, where's the outrage of that?