Swine Flu

[aephi alum]

The local Roman Catholic diocese has encouraged people attending Mass not to hold hands during the Lord's Prayer, not to shake hands during the Sign of Peace, and to receive Communion wafers in their hands rather than orally. Also, parishes have been encouraged not to offer Communion wine, unless someone (say, someone with celiac disease) requests it.

I'm just glad I don't work in NYC any more... I would still use mass transit and go to the office if I still worked down there, but I'm just as glad I don't have to.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

The local Roman Catholic diocese has encouraged people attending Mass not to hold hands during the Lord's Prayer, not to shake hands during the Sign of Peace, and to receive Communion wafers in their hands rather than orally. Also, parishes have been encouraged not to offer Communion wine, unless someone (say, someone with celiac disease) requests it.

I'm just glad I don't work in NYC any more... I would still use mass transit and go to the office if I still worked down there, but I'm just as glad I don't have to.

I'm kind of floored about the wine thing. The old line from the Catholic church was that you could not possibly become ill from drinking the Blood of Christ, He simply wouldn't allow it.

ETA: So the school district near me had closed for two days while waiting for test results on one student. Those results came in the first day but since they had already announced the closure for both days, they stayed closed the second day. Now another school district not so close to me has announced it is closing for 7 days while awaiting test results. So if these test results come in say, on Tuesday,and they are negative for swine flu, those kids sit home all week for nothing? Logic people, logic. Make it a day by day thing until you know for sure. What's the point of closing for 7 days for a "suspected" case. Do you know how many illnesses have the same symptoms as the H1N1 virus? Every flu/upper respiratory virus I've ever had does!

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I'm kind of floored about the wine thing. The old line from the Catholic church was that you could not possibly become ill from drinking the Blood of Christ, He simply wouldn't allow it.

You're not exactly becoming ill from drinking the Blood of Christ. You're (potentially) becoming ill from drinking from a chalice that someone with swine flu (or a cold or whatever) has just drunk from. Viruses don't care about transubstantiation.

ETA: Just had a weird image of a priest handing out Communion and attended by two altar servers - one holding a paten, and the other holding hand sanitizer...

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I'm kind of floored about the wine thing. The old line from the Catholic church was that you could not possibly become ill from drinking the Blood of Christ, He simply wouldn't allow it.

ETA: So the school district near me had closed for two days while waiting for test results on one student. Those results came in the first day but since they had already announced the closure for both days, they stayed closed the second day. Now another school district not so close to me has announced it is closing for 7 days while awaiting test results. So if these test results come in say, on Tuesday,and they are negative for swine flu, those kids sit home all week for nothing? Logic people, logic. Make it a day by day thing until you know for sure. What's the point of closing for 7 days for a "suspected" case. Do you know how many illnesses have the same symptoms as the H1N1 virus? Every flu/upper respiratory virus I've ever had does!

What district Dee? I haven't heard of any others. This is out of hand. It'S A FLU.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

What district Dee? I haven't heard of any others. This is out of hand. It'S A FLU.

Utica High School is closed for the whole week. Plymouth-Canton district for at least two days.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Utica High School is closed for the whole week. Plymouth-Canton district for at least two days.

I think Lanse Crues as well.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I think Lanse Crues as well.

And LC North too. Richmond district is also.

The high schools that close, well that's not a big deal. I work with a lot of parents from the Plymouth-Canton who are scrambling for child care, having to take time off from work, etc. because that whole district is closed and you can't leave elementary kids home alone.

My kids keep hoping for a closure, but I have pointed out to them that they have used a few snow days so if they get a closure, they'll probably have to go extra days at the end! That's definitely not fun.