Purity Communion Solutions
Background:
For many years it has been common practice for clergy and lay personnel before providing Holy Communion to place Communion Hosts on a bread plate. When offering Holy Communion, clergy will pick up the Communion Host from the bread plate with their hand and place it in the hand or mouth of the recipient. The recipient then dips the host in a chalice of wine before placing it in their mouth. Clergy may also use the intinction method of dipping the host in a chalice of wine and then placing it in the recipient’s mouth. The problem with these practices is the transmission of germs through the passing of the host from one person to the other and the dipping of the host in the wine by the clergy or the recipient. It is also common practice for clergy to bless young children that are in the communion line with their parents by placing the hand that they use to pick up the communion host on the head of young children. Unfortunately hair is known to carry germs and lice.
It is a known fact that germs are passed from hand to mouth, coughing and sneezing, which is why health professionals recommend washing your hands often. The fact that clergy are usually busy shaking hands and greeting the congregation before the service increases the potential of passing germs. There is also the possibility that the clergy may not be well.
The fear of passing germs during the Holy Communion is one of the reasons why as many as thirty percent of congregations will not to this fear. The embarrassment of not participating in communion prevents some congregants from attending church, resulting in less donations to support the work of the church. With church attendance on the decline, churches are looking for new ideas to increase attendance.
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October 2007 - The onset of more deadly flu strains and other microorganisms have added to this fear. The new bacterial staff infection dubbed 'Mersa' (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) that killed a Virginia student and shut down 21 Virginia schools, was found to be more widespread than first thought. A drug-resistant staph "superbug", causing more than 94,000 potentially life-threatening infections and possibly killing more Americans than AIDS, according to a new federal government study.
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The Prevalence of Bacteria; Communion Host: 2.7 million bacteria/square inch, Hands: 15,000 bacteria/square inch, Cell Phones: 25,000 bacteria/square inch, Tabletops: 21,000 bacteria/square inch. E coli Infective Dose: 10 cells, Salmonella Infective Dose: 15 cells. Recent research suggests that antibacterial hand sanitizers are not effective in killing 99.9 of germs as claimed. Handling food with gloves gives a 5.2 percent higher rise to microbial growth than hands.
Purity Communion Host Dispensers in conjunction with the Purity Wine-Infused Communion Hosts eliminates the need for the person dispensing the hosts to touch them with their hands and the need to dip the host in the chalice of wine. This will increase the number of people participating in Holy Communion and ultimately church attendance by eliminating the fear of contracting germs. It provides a germ-free, safe and sanitary way to dispense communion hosts that also protects against airborne contaminants. They are beautifully designed to preserve the holiness of the sacrament, dispenses up to 400 communion hosts without having to be re-filled, includes a revolutionary Rapid Re-load System™ for fast and easy re-loading, eliminates mess, spills, clean-up and waste. They are more efficient, reducing the time and personnel needed to provide communion by as much as 50 percent, allowing more time for other church service programs. They reduce communion costs 43 to 64 percent, depending on whether a chalice or disposable cups are currently used to dispense wine. They are also portable and ideal for ministering to the following groups of people.
- Elderly
- Sick
- Shut-in
- People that have shaky hands and/or arthritis.
- Military personnel participating in training exercises or in a combat role.
- Missionaries
For many years most religious organizations have only offered Holy Communion once per month on the first Sunday of the month. Today most churched are providing Holy Communion every Sunday and at services during the week. This creates a challenge for clergy and church administrators to find the time for other church service programs.
We have taken 5 years to research and develop a first of its kind line of communion host dispensers that are currently patent pending. We took the time to meet with a variety of church leaders, clergy and congregations to ask questions, listen to their concerns, requirements and suggestions throughout the products development. We also went to great lengths to insure that we achieved the simplest, best and most cost effective design, while at the same time preserving the holiness of the sacrament.