Public Worship with Communion by Extension

  Notes
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   Public Worship with
Communion by Extension
        
1
   Explicit permission must be obtained from the bishop for the use of this rite. This permission should relate to specific pastoral circumstances, thus emphasizing the exceptional nature of this ministry. See also the Guidelines issued by the House of Bishops.
     
2
   In parishes or cures in which Public Worship with Communion by Extension has been authorized, care should be taken to ensure that a Sunday celebration of Holy Communion continues to take place regularly in each church. Public Worship with Communion by Extension will normally take place on Sundays and Principal Holy Days. Exceptionally, the rite may be appropriate on other occasions.
     
3
   This service is led only by a person specifically authorized by the bishop; this may be a deacon, Reader or other lay person who has received appropriate training. Those who have permission under Canon B 12 may share in the giving of communion.
     
4
   If the minister is a deacon, Reader or lay worker authorized under Canon E 7, the appropriate vesture is worn.
     
  5
   Care should be taken to ensure that those who play any part in the administration of Communion by Extension treat the elements in a seemly and dignified manner and observe the rubrics in the rite provided.
     
  6
   Proper provision must be made for the consecrated bread and wine to be brought to the church from the celebration of Holy Communion in a seemly and dignified manner. They should be placed upon the Holy Table and covered with a clean white cloth.
     
  7
   Proper care should be taken to ensure as far as possible that the consecrated elements are adequate to meet the needs of the congregation. If the bread and wine prove insufficient for the number of communicants, there can be no supplementary consecration in the course of this service.
     
   
  General Notes
     
  Preparation
     
    Careful devotional preparation before the service is recommended for every communicant. A Form of Preparation for public or private use is provided.
     
  Communicant members of other Churches
     
    Baptized persons who are communicant members of other Churches which subscribe to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and are in good standing in their own Church shall be admitted to Communion in accordance with Canon B 15A.
     
    The following Notes to the Order for the Celebration of Holy Communion in Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England also apply to Order One: 1-16, 19, 21, 22.
     
    For General Rules for Regulating Authorized Forms of Service, see here.