[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: Communion at Zoom masses

[Jean Leahy]

Thanks, Bill, for following through on this and passing on our presiders
comments,

Jean

On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM Sharon McCarthy via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> 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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