Footwashing Tonight!

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Neck

I agree they used to break the sop.

They used to take bread break it and pass it along.

Dipping it into a common bowl of broth.

I don't know about you.

I am not about to break the sop with anyone...

When I was at the Vineyard, they used unleavened bread (matzo) and grape juice. Each person who "served" communion had a little tray of broken pieces of unleavened bread in one hand and a cup of grape juice in the other. The person being served took a piece of broken matzoh (or some times broke off a piece) and then dipped it into the grape juice. Left over grape juice and matzo were disposed of later.

I remember one man telling me about taking communion in Africa. There was a common cup that everyone drank from. Since he was a guest he was the last person to drink from that cup. He said there were a lot of "floaters" in it and it was hard to get down and keep down.