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funny communion story...i was at church a few years ago with my daughter and a girlfriend with her young son. when the bread passed her son whispered "can i have a cracker?" we said no, it wasnt a cracker. then, the grape juice. "can i have some juice?" and we said no. then we passed the collection plate, and after he dropped his dollar in the tray, he says (loudly) "hey! i didnt get a snack, and i paid for it, too!"

i couldnt breathe for ten minutes we laughed so hard! and he looked genuinely pissed that he didnt get his "snack"!!

I grew up with the grape juice & sugar cookies, not knowing that the sugar cookie bit was a holdover from old Scottish churches.

Anyhow, when my mother was young & worked after school, there was one Catholic girl, and one Presbyterian. Somehow, they got to talking about communion, and the Catholic girl told about going up to the Communion Rail for the bread & wine. My mother said that they passed around grape juice & sugar cookies, and the Presbyterian said that they got a shot & a sandwich. Somehow, this poor Catholic girl was believing this all, so the two non-Catholics got a little out of control. I don't remember the whole bit, but my Baptist mother mentioned that they meet in a swimming pool, but during the sermon, they're not allowed to play with the beach balls.


The first time I took Communion in an Episcopal Church, I couldn't believe how strong the wine was! A good friend of mine was the Rector, and afterwards I asked him, "Don, what type of wine do you all use? I am still buzzed!" He said, "Mogen David," to which I responded, "Which one, Mad Dog 20-20?"

[QUOTE=liveit07;1489784]This may help you out a little bit.......
Reconstructed Classical Pronunciation (before 300 BC/BCE)
http://greek-language.com/alphabet/iota2.jpg Iotaiee (/i/) as in meet or y as in yetshort iota as i in it; long iota as ee (/i/) in meet
http://greek-language.com/alphabet/theta2.jpg Theta thth as in thin (but not then); contrast delta aboveasperated t as in top (but not as in stop)http://greek-language.com/alphabet/theta2.jpg Theta thth as in thin (but not then); contrast delta aboveasperated t as in top (but not as in stop)http://greek-language.com/alphabet/eta2.jpg Etaeee (/i/) as in meete as in set, but held longer[/QUOTE

Did a mental patient escape? What kind of secret code is this?:confused:

[quote=pinkies up;1489916]wait a minute...wasn't this on the Da Vinci Code??:D

[QUOTE=OneTimeSBX;1489923]LMAO!!! :D

After I got confirmed in the Church of England we always had real wine. My siblings were all servers (got to serve communion) and they'd finish up the wine afterwards. Got a bit tipsy a couple of times :D Also they used wafers, not bread, so they'd stick to the top of your mouth for a fun time!

When I came to the US we joined a congregational church at the bottom of our road and communion bewildered me there. They used grape juice, loaves of bread, and they'd pass it around the sanctuary and everyone took communion at the very same time. I didn't know this the first time and stuck the bread straight in my mouth. Then I had to hold it there until everyone else was ready. That was nasty.

Anyway-real wine is where it's at if you're taking communion. Not that I do anymore. Just wanted to weigh in :D

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Not the Da Vinci code -she's speaking in tongues!

Pronunciation guidelines? Does anyone here who isn't an ITwhatever have any trouble pronouncing Greek? I can even say Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Phi correctly - and Alpha Xi is a piece of cake.

( I disliked my linguistics class - it was the only one I didn't like in grad school.)

I just happened upon this thread and I must say, Kelouis75, this is probably the most condescending thing evangelical "Christians" say when they don't know what else to say. And, believe me, I know evangelical Christians. I'm completing a degree at one of the more conservative seminaries in this country, Alliance Theological Seminary. If you'd like to seriously talk about the way you're acting, I welcome your PM.

I have always heard Gamma Phi Beta with a long I in Phi.
Is Alpha Phi with the long E instead?

Yep - and those Alpha Phis hate it when you call them Alpha "PhI "instead of Alpha "Phee".

If you really pronounce Xi the "Greek" way rather than the "American Greek" way, I am impressed. ;)

But not as impressed as I'll be if the ITEs pronounce Iota the correct Greek way.

Xi - Zee or Zi??
 

There's the whole "Alpha Xi Delta" vs. "Theta Xi" - I'm good with both, but can't remember which is "American Greek" and which is "Greek Greek". I know, I know - I have to admit I didn't study my Greek as much as I should have. I cheat and have my husband the Greek teacher help me out! :cool:

Xi is the Greek equivalent of the English X, and the "Greek Greek" pronunciation is "Ksee," with both the k and the s sounds being pronounced.

English speakers are not used to beginning words with a "ks" sound, so we have anglicized all words borrowed from Greek that begin with X, including Xi (and xylophone and Xerxes), by replacing the "ks" sound with a "z" sound.

So,
Ksee is Greek Greek
Zee is Anglicized Greek
Zi is Americanized Greek

No wonder I look at my husband funny when he's reading Greek!:)
Mystic Cat - do any of the GLOs use the "Greek Greek"?? (am now practicing . . .it's hard !)