Yes I do. I fail to see how a non believer can take part in this ceremony


1. Corintians chapter 10

23 For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;

24 and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me.

25 In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.

26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till he come.

Good old Catholic punishment, guilt and humiliation? I'm pretty sure Christ didn't teach anything of the kind and actually said something about not judging others and not chucking stones.
Cool bloke, shame about his power hungry followers.

What type of wine do they use for communion, is it low alcoholic, or something with more alcohol like a good rich burgundy of lighter like a beaujolais, or is it a job job produced especially for the church?

The wine is about 7-10% ABV and because it's supposed to be pure without anything added to it (flavours, preservatives ....etc.) you aren't supposed to just be able to pop round to your local supermarket and buy it in bulk from a religious wholesaler

http://altarwine.com/
http://www.victorychurchproducts.com...FQEOaQodQScBTQ

Usually the diocese has a pre-purchase agreement with a particular seller and have pre-purchased so many gallons at a discount price. I think it's usually delivered in boxes rather than bottles because it's easier to store

Thanks for that info. I always wondered what they used.

You could do a communion with a can of pop and a kitkat ( other biscuits are available)

There's a great horror film from about 1978 called Communion where a young girl's stabbed to death by someone in a yellow raincoat on the day of her First Communion. Check it out as it's good.

Unlikely The rules for Communion are

First Communion for children is still a big thing here in Ireland. In fact one of my local Dunnes Stores (department store with a supermarket and clothes and household goods) was already selling white Communion dresses! People tend to go all out for parties and amongst lots of people it's seen more as a social event or rite of passage than a sacrament. Preparation is done at school during class time. I'm not Catholic so didn't go through the whole Communion and Confirmation thing but loads of my friends did.

How horrid and stigmatizing.
Never mind I'm sure that Cheetah person will be along soon to tell us them's the rules and we need to respect them!

They use non alcoholic communion wine at my local church - it isn't very nice. It's syrupy and strong like undiluted ribena or something.

Why did you go?
Had you been in the pub for a few hours ?

the Methodists do that, or did, they used to be teetotallers ......

I'm not confirmed and usually only go to midnight mass but I wouldn't feel right to take communion. Yes I could and really no one would know, but for me personally it wouldn't be right. If you don't believe as the OP said, I'd be embarrassed as well. I'm not sure why you'd want to partake. I usually go to the front and put my hands behind my back so they know that I only want a blessing.

Not quite, there is also a wheat free version of host for those who are gluten intolerant.

Really curious who invites you to go for communion? I have never seen anybody standing if they are not going to take communion in either Anglican or the Catholic church. There are also many people who take communion that have re-married. I sense a fair degree of embroidery going on here.

In the Catholic Church you're only supposed to remarry if you've had your previous marriage annulled and are thus unable to take Communion

http://www.churchmilitant.com/news/a...-and-remarried
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edwar...ried-divorcees

Our Village Priest doesn't even believe in Vatican 2. I did the whole thing, divorced without an annulment and got re-married in a German Town Hall to a Lutheran

I presume it's the same in most Churches in that it's not a free for all up the front, one of the Sacristans invites your row up front

I am fully aware of the rules, but we all know people still take communion and it is highly unlikely the priest would refuse or make a fuss.
I have never seen the congregation invited in a formal way, everybody that practices knows the protocol, the same throughout Europe and the USA. As I have never seen people who do not take communion stand.

As you say those are the rules and my villages priest follows them and his Sacristan's know his rules

The only rule is that it is a communion with oneself and god. It's precisely what it says on the tin, communion.