Tweeted Communion

Plans are under way for the first tweeted com munion service on Twitter, the internet social-networking site.

The online service, which is being organised by the Revd Tim Ross, a Methodist minister, will take place on 14 August at 22.00 BST. Twitter-users can take part by finding TimRossMinister, clicking on the “follow” button after his name, and being ready with bread and wine (or fruit juice). Mr Ross will post a eucharistic prayer in the form of seven “tweets” (the short mes sages shared by Twitter users), culminating in the instruction to take the bread and the wine.

The idea for holding such a service on Twitter came about after Mr Ross signed up to the site and picked up about 200 fol lowers. He said: “The extremely brief nature of tweets means that creating a communion prayer for Twitter has been a particular challenge. Sharing in this unique event offers Christians from all denominations the opportunity to show that, despite the doctrinal differences of their individual denominations, they are one in their determination to show the love of Christ to the world.”

He said that he hoped Twitter com munion would become a monthly or bi-monthly event.

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