![]() ![]() ![]() In the church of his boyhood, children stayed in the church during the communion but were expected to allow the trays with the communion bread and the communion wine (usually grape juice) to be passed by them. Following a pattern particularly prevalent in Presbyterian congregations or congregations with Presbyterian background, the pre-communion hymn was often a signal for those who were not members of the church, including children, to leave the sanctuary.Īs the Session of the Saltcoats congregation discussed the matter there was considerable ambivalence until one elder, Frank Blackwell, told his story. In the early 1960s many congregations were considering whether or not it was appropriate for children to partake of the bread and wine at services of communion. Walter Farquharson Copyright © 1995 by Walter Farquharson ![]()
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