This blog is a place for women to share their thoughts and reflections, and to learn from one another, about what Communion in church means to us and how we understand it. It is part of a post doctoral research project into the use of social media and web-based resources to encourage open, accessible discussion to resource the… Read More Welcome!
Fliss’ comment about receiving Communion, her description of “my time” (posted on ‘Circle of Communion‘) reminded me of how much the women I interviewed spoke about peace and Communion as a point where they could pause in life. “I think it always brings me to a stop” – the word ‘stop’ was surprisingly common. Coming to a ‘stop’ at the… Read More Communion: A Time to Stop
As I write this, all three of the women who have contributed thoughts to this blog have reflected in the significance of sharing Communion in a circle – both positively and negatively. Take a look at Sandra, Demi and Ferial’s really insightful reflections on the previous posts Communion in our Community & Standing Together. Circles often came up in… Read More Circles of Communion
I might have expected queuing for Communion to be rather negative! …standing in a suppliant line to receive a gift from a powerful, often male, figure. But repeatedly I found women had subverted this to make the experience a positive and empowering opportunity for social interaction! They talked of being all together, smiling to one another,… Read More STANDING TOGETHER: Loving the Communion queue!
“At heart level I think the most valuable thing of the Communion … is being with people and passing bread and wine between us and acknowledging our community” The women I interviewed emphasised the huge importance of relationality and community to the value of Communion in their lives. Human connectedness was at the heart of so… Read More Communion in Our Community
In my study many of the young women I spoke to felt excluded through their experiences around Holy Communion (Mass, Eucharist Lord’s Supper – I have chosen to use Communion for simplicity). Not being allowed Communion because of age was a big issue; sometimes because women looked younger than they were, sometimes because they weren’t… Read More Young Women feeling excluded or alienated from Communion
Women In Communion 