Communion - Wording?

What is your minister going to say specifically? If he covers what the guests need to know in his announcement, then do you need a heads up in your program? I was raised Catholic so I don't know what people don't know about communion.

Do you have a large amount of guests who don't know how communion works? If not, then you might be able to reach out to them individually. If so, then I think you could ask your minister to go more in depth with his announcement.

Hi there!! Have you thought about adding the communion to the program and writing a very brief overview of what it is? This will allow others who don't share the same faith as you all to have an idea of what will happen and they should know that it is totally optional. It may even be helpful to write brief instructions on what to do if they are not participating.

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We had my FIL's funeral mass on Saturday, and they offered communion. The priest said if anyone is not Catholic, to cross their arms over their chest when they go up and he'd give you a special blessing instead of the communion wafer. I'm Jewish and there were several other guests there that I saw crossing their arms, it all worked out fine. Maybe your minister can do something similar.

At my friend’s wedding - they’re Catholic - they did communion but it was only for Catholics so the rest of us just sat and chilled. Which I was totally cool with. I would’ve felt very uncomfortable having to go up and receive communion or some type of blessing in a faith that is not my own. So I guess it’d depend on what yours entails.

I'm not sure what you should put in the program. i think in general people are used to attending events in churches other than their own (weddings, funerals, etc.). I think if your minister gives a heads-up, you probably don't need to mention it in your program as well.