[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: Communion at Zoom masses

[Sharon McCarthy]

Thanks Paul for clarifying.
Let’s follow the direction of the church .

Sharon

On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM William Watson via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Responses from Paul and Ron...
> -As expected, looks like we will stay with our current practice-we don’t
> want to put our priests in a difficult position.
>
> Also, note Paul’s comments about inclusions for Liturgy of the Word.
> Bill
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Ron MacDonell <ron.macdonell.sfm at gmail.com>
> *Subject: **Re: Communion at Zoom masses*
> *Date: *November 24, 2025 at 11:07:15 AM EST
> *To: *Paul <ckedobw at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *William Watson <bill.watson at utoronto.ca>, "Lohale, Fr. Prakash" <
> plohale at archtoronto.org>
>
> Thanks, Paul, for outlining the theological reasoning and the practical
> implications concerning the question.
>
> One thought that comes to mind is Pope Francis' call to become "digital
> missionaries" in our increasingly digital world. How this would be worked
> out is a new frontier for Church...how to listen to the Spirit....how to
> grapple with electronic communication in the religious world and how to
> appoach the question of AI and its role in humanity. Many questions for us
> and for future generations!
>
> Thanks,
> Ron
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2025, 21:04 Paul M <ckedobw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sure, you can pass the note onto the community
>> Paul
>>
>> Sent from Gmail Mobile
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM William Watson <bill.watson at utoronto.ca>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the clarification, Paul. We thought the same but I wasn’t
>>> sure if the Archdiocese/Rome had changed the policy since Covid.
>>>
>>> We certainly don’t want to put you in a difficult position. I suspect
>>> there will be more discussion at Mass on Sunday.
>>>
>>> Would you mind if I sent your note around to he community?
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my I-Phone
>>>
>>> William J. Watson, MD,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 24, 2025, at 10:07 AM, Paul M <ckedobw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> Hi Bill,
>>>
>>> I would not be comfortable with that idea if a priest is the celebrant
>>> as it is not a valid communion and furthermore if the Archdiocese found out
>>> about this practice, it would put me (and the Sunday Community) in a very
>>> difficult position.
>>> Also, I understand that there are some in the community who, when there
>>> is no priest available, wish to include in the liturgy the Offertory and
>>> the Eucharistic Prayer. This is also invalid. When there is no priest
>>> available, the community is supposed to have a Liturgy of the Word, which
>>> only includes:
>>>
>>> Opening Prayers
>>> Penitential Rite
>>> Liturgy of the Word and reflection on the readings
>>> Creed
>>> Prayers of the Faithful
>>> The Lord’s Prayer
>>> Sign of Peace
>>> Closing Prayer.
>>>
>>> There can be no Offertory or Eucharistic Prayer as that is reserved for
>>> Mass only and is the purview of the ordained priest only as opposed to the
>>> “priesthood of the faithful.”
>>>
>>> I hope this answers your question.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM William Watson <bill.watson at utoronto.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Paul, Ron and Prakash,
>>>>
>>>> We had a brief discussion today at our zoom mass about the possibility
>>>> of having communion at our weekly mass. We have discussed this issue before
>>>> but didn’t come to any decision.
>>>> One of my Anglican friends who is a former minister said they have been
>>>> having Eucharist during their zoom masses for some time. Congregants would
>>>> have a small piece of bread while the priest reads the Eucharistic prayer
>>>> at the time of the consecration.
>>>>
>>>> There seems to be a lot of interest and concern in our group and we
>>>> would like your input and feedback on the idea. We may have a further
>>>> discussion with group after mass next week.
>>>>  If it’s not acceptable to you all, then we will can the idea.
>>>>
>>>> Looking forward to hearing from you.
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
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