Peter and Joyce Cowan of Pembroke caught the show in California and they laughed so hard they decided to buy the Canadian performance rights. Now they and six colleagues are using the musical as a fund raiser. Friday tickets are almost sold out with Saturday tickets going fast. Reserve now, don't be disappointed, call Bonnie Frost at 836-5769 . Two medical studies commissioned by the Anglican Church of Canada in the past fifteen years concluded that the relative risk of transmitting infection by drinking from a communion cup is low, and neither study recommended discontinuing the practice.
Some people think dipping the bread into the cup is safer than drinking from it.
Hands and fingers are much more likely than mouths and lips to carry germs, and those who dip may well pose more of a risk than those who do not. Rev. Parker suggested people who want to avoid the possibility of catching something from the cup might consider taking the bread, eating it, and then simply acknowledging the chalice. Rev. Parker concluded by suggesting laying aside notions of self protection and taking communion with confidence in Christ results in spiritual benefits that far exceed any other risk, real or imagined. My faith is fairly strong that He would never let this happen. The fact that we all believe in Jesus Christ continues to impress upon me the importance of faith in our destiny.