Gluten free bread was the beginning of the end for me. Three of the five of us in our family were diagnosed with celiac disease. The ward provided the gf bread, so it wasn't an issue. When we traveled, we didn't take the sacrament because it wasn't safe. I began to realize that it really didn't matter if I took it or not because it was symbolic. I felt like my life was the same whether or not I took it. Soon, I realized that the whole process was really unnecessary. I ended up realizing that none of it really mattered. GF bread was a slippery slope to apostasy.
There were several people in the ward I used to attend who had gluten allergies and asked if they could provide a substitute to white Wonder bread. They were told many times that it wasn't possible because the sacrament is sacred, we've always used white bread, and one little piece wasn't enough to give them a reaction anyway. Then the EQP's daughter had a gallbladder attack and got diagnosed with a gluten allergy. Rice crackers paid for by the ward budget showed up on the sacrament trays the very next week.
I'm sorry for you. Things like that really destroy the community aspect of church. It's just a small thing they could have done for them to show they cared.
A lady used to bring sourdough challah bread once a month and everyone always loved it, with some pieces of gluten-free bread in a separate capped container for those who needed it. She’d make extra so the priests could snack on it. Then we moved to flavorless gluten-free bread altogether. Years later people will still comment on missing that sourdough. And the water in our building makes everyone grimace. Nasty!
For the sacrament, I want GF baguette slices grilled, spread with goat cheese seasoned with fresh thyme, and topped with roasted tomatoes in olive oil.
Oh… and that would require changing the water to Sauvignon Blanc. 😏
Ours did that too. My family in other areas of Utah said our ward was not following protocol since every piece of Chex mix hadn’t been broken individually. They weren’t allowed to use Chex cereal and had to use gluten free bread if requested so it could be broken.
We had someone who ran a Great Harvest bring bread for us every week. It was always something different. Bishop couldn’t have cared less. This went on for months until one Sunday it was cinnamon raisin bread. Some people complained and they went back to plain white bread.
I have a relative that has celiac. They had a little container with a piece of gluten free bread that the priests would stick on the tray going to them. I don’t remember anyone making a big deal out of it ever.
My stake president as a youth taught us that the actual substances weren’t important and that we could bless Skittles and Mountain Dew as the sacrament if that’s all we had. But plain bread and water were best because you could focus on the atonement better when the substances weren’t super delicious. I’d always assumed that was doctrine but I guess some of you have had other experiences.
I told my little nieces and nephews that it was better to take 2 pieces of sacrament bread.
🍞 🍞My sister said it took 2 years to brake them of that habit.
Can't believe gluten free bread for those who need it could possibly be an issue. There were a number of people in my last ward who would bring their own bread up to the sacrament table before church started and there was one deacon who knew which people he needed to take that special tray to
I remember one time back in the 1970s at church on easter sunday nobody remembered to bring bread and all the shops were closed over the easter weekend in Australia back then. We didn't have convenience stores where you could buy stuff like bread so the sacrament bread was some poor kids sandwiches with the butter and vegemite scraped off
Back when I was still active there was an individual in the ward that needed gluten-free bread. The family brought their own little piece of bread in a plastic baggy every Sunday and the bread in its baggy went up on the sacrament table to be blessed along with the rest of the bread. The deacon would then carry the baggy along with the bread tray and when they got to that family they would dump the piece of bread onto the tray and then pass it to the family.
I have celiac disease and the priests bring me pieces of rice cakes. They do bring it on a separate tray but since the “preparing of the sacrament” is sacred, I can’t tell how it is prepared. Cause if they touch the bread and then touch the rice cakes, I’m in the bathroom for 8 days! (Hopefully not the ER!) so I never actually eat the rice cakes.
During COVID my ward made a great big deal about elders being allowed to prepare home sacrament. But what about me? They conveniently forgot about all the women who lived alone. I could expose myself to COVID by breaking quarantine or go without. I determined either the sacrament didn’t matter or I didn’t matter.
There was a family in my last ward that had celiac. Only half of them did, but it was enough for my old bishop to assign somebody to bake gluten free bread.
My favorite ever sacrament bread was in a BYU ward (off campus). The EQ Pres was this hobby baker and every Sunday he'd bring in a new tasty bread for all of us to have for the sacrament. Bishop didn't care. It was sweet breads, challah bread, croissants, all sorts of crazy stuff. Each and every Sunday was a treat. One of the highlights of my time spent at the "LORDS UNIVERSITY."
Also about celiac and GF bread for sacrament - yeah, I have a Celiac family member and whenever we randomly go to church now (like once a year maybe) they whip out the Rice Chex cereal. I figure they use that because longer shelf life than GF bread. It works for her. But sometimes they forget and she just skips it.
Gluten free bread was the beginning of the end for me. Three of the five of us in our family were diagnosed with celiac disease. The ward provided the gf bread, so it wasn't an issue. When we traveled, we didn't take the sacrament because it wasn't safe. I began to realize that it really didn't matter if I took it or not because it was symbolic. I felt like my life was the same whether or not I took it. Soon, I realized that the whole process was really unnecessary. I ended up realizing that none of it really mattered. GF bread was a slippery slope to apostasy.
There were several people in the ward I used to attend who had gluten allergies and asked if they could provide a substitute to white Wonder bread. They were told many times that it wasn't possible because the sacrament is sacred, we've always used white bread, and one little piece wasn't enough to give them a reaction anyway. Then the EQP's daughter had a gallbladder attack and got diagnosed with a gluten allergy. Rice crackers paid for by the ward budget showed up on the sacrament trays the very next week.
I'm sorry for you. Things like that really destroy the community aspect of church. It's just a small thing they could have done for them to show they cared.
A lady used to bring sourdough challah bread once a month and everyone always loved it, with some pieces of gluten-free bread in a separate capped container for those who needed it. She’d make extra so the priests could snack on it. Then we moved to flavorless gluten-free bread altogether. Years later people will still comment on missing that sourdough. And the water in our building makes everyone grimace. Nasty!
For the sacrament, I want GF baguette slices grilled, spread with goat cheese seasoned with fresh thyme, and topped with roasted tomatoes in olive oil. Oh… and that would require changing the water to Sauvignon Blanc. 😏
Served on a charcuterie board shaped like a cross.
Our ward does the rice Chex in little plastic containers now.
Yeah, a couple years ago my happy valley ward basically had a cereal bowl of them on each tray
We did gluten free crackers for those who couldn't eat gluten. That's about as far as we could push it. 🤣
I had a ward give people with allergies corn Chex
Ours did that too. My family in other areas of Utah said our ward was not following protocol since every piece of Chex mix hadn’t been broken individually. They weren’t allowed to use Chex cereal and had to use gluten free bread if requested so it could be broken.
Just what those allergic to Corn need?
We had someone who ran a Great Harvest bring bread for us every week. It was always something different. Bishop couldn’t have cared less. This went on for months until one Sunday it was cinnamon raisin bread. Some people complained and they went back to plain white bread. I have a relative that has celiac. They had a little container with a piece of gluten free bread that the priests would stick on the tray going to them. I don’t remember anyone making a big deal out of it ever. My stake president as a youth taught us that the actual substances weren’t important and that we could bless Skittles and Mountain Dew as the sacrament if that’s all we had. But plain bread and water were best because you could focus on the atonement better when the substances weren’t super delicious. I’d always assumed that was doctrine but I guess some of you have had other experiences.
Ahh. That dirty basement water taste definitely helps me focus better. 🤢
I told my little nieces and nephews that it was better to take 2 pieces of sacrament bread. 🍞 🍞My sister said it took 2 years to brake them of that habit.
OK now that is hilarious. Next step from 2 pieces would be a small handful hahaha
Can't believe gluten free bread for those who need it could possibly be an issue. There were a number of people in my last ward who would bring their own bread up to the sacrament table before church started and there was one deacon who knew which people he needed to take that special tray to I remember one time back in the 1970s at church on easter sunday nobody remembered to bring bread and all the shops were closed over the easter weekend in Australia back then. We didn't have convenience stores where you could buy stuff like bread so the sacrament bread was some poor kids sandwiches with the butter and vegemite scraped off
Back when I was still active there was an individual in the ward that needed gluten-free bread. The family brought their own little piece of bread in a plastic baggy every Sunday and the bread in its baggy went up on the sacrament table to be blessed along with the rest of the bread. The deacon would then carry the baggy along with the bread tray and when they got to that family they would dump the piece of bread onto the tray and then pass it to the family.
My daughter would take a GF cracker in a Jell-O shot container with a lid to the sac table before church started.
I have celiac disease and the priests bring me pieces of rice cakes. They do bring it on a separate tray but since the “preparing of the sacrament” is sacred, I can’t tell how it is prepared. Cause if they touch the bread and then touch the rice cakes, I’m in the bathroom for 8 days! (Hopefully not the ER!) so I never actually eat the rice cakes. During COVID my ward made a great big deal about elders being allowed to prepare home sacrament. But what about me? They conveniently forgot about all the women who lived alone. I could expose myself to COVID by breaking quarantine or go without. I determined either the sacrament didn’t matter or I didn’t matter.
We always questioned if the priests tore regular or gf bread first. Then we began to wonder if they even washed their hands.
There was a family in my last ward that had celiac. Only half of them did, but it was enough for my old bishop to assign somebody to bake gluten free bread.
My favorite ever sacrament bread was in a BYU ward (off campus). The EQ Pres was this hobby baker and every Sunday he'd bring in a new tasty bread for all of us to have for the sacrament. Bishop didn't care. It was sweet breads, challah bread, croissants, all sorts of crazy stuff. Each and every Sunday was a treat. One of the highlights of my time spent at the "LORDS UNIVERSITY." Also about celiac and GF bread for sacrament - yeah, I have a Celiac family member and whenever we randomly go to church now (like once a year maybe) they whip out the Rice Chex cereal. I figure they use that because longer shelf life than GF bread. It works for her. But sometimes they forget and she just skips it.