Pandemic Communion Elements

 The church where we attended today had communion. There were tables holding an individual serving of the bread and juice before the entrance to the sanctuary. A sign said if one wanted to participate in communion to pick one up before going inside. 

This is my first encounter with using a "packaged" individual serving of the elements.

One peels back the clear top layer to access the wafer.

Then a sealed foil top is peeled back to get to the juice. I was worried the juice might spill while opening the container, but it peeled back easily and could be "resealed" before disposal.

This concession to the pandemic virus worked quite well. No passing and touching of containers by multiple people. It was quicker too since everybody that wanted to participate had their serving right next to themselves.

I could see how this setup would work well in a military war zone, for homebound people, at hospitals. I didn't see an expiration date, but I am guessing these are shelf-stable for months.