A chalice is a goblet used for holding a drink which is to be drunk during a religious ceremony. The chalice is required to hold wine during the Eucharist, better known as Holy Communion among various communities. These are Roman Catholics, Lutheranian community etc. Precious metal is used to make Individual Communion Cups which are often encrusted with jewels. The gold goblet is symbolic of family and tradition.
In Western world community, stems of chalices are made narrow and attached to the cup to make it easier to lift. In Roman Catholicism, cups maybe to be tulip-shaped, sometimes narrow also, as generally the priests only received the sacred wine during Mass prayer. The chalices made presently are generally bigger in size.With time, the bowl diminished in size to provide better stability the base became large .It is necessary among some religious communities that a the inside of the chalice(goblet)be made of pure gold. Presently though chalices are made of clay, glass, wood, among various materials.
Communion cups are in majority of the churches, the most common supplies required to be bought for congregation among the communities. Several kinds of communion cups are available including wafers, fillers, trays, and various other supplies.
The beautiful communion cups (made of Plastic, Glass or Silver) are very important items required to celebrate the traditional church Communion.Portable ones are also available as also disposable items for the customer's convenience. With the idea of serving as an important item in the community service in church, the individual communion cups are very artfully prepared. Disposable plastic cups are the generally the preferred choice for community gathering and are purchased in copious amount by most churches.
Many Prefilled Communion Cup and wafer sets are also available in the market. These sets comprise cups which are already filled with grape juice, with the wafer being placed at the top of the cup. These are favourable for use in larger church settings as time required to fill thousands of plastic cups with juice before the onset of church services is not wasted. These may also be used in religious events taking place in remote locations which lacks arrangement for serving. . Pre-filled communion cups are a recently invented and save a lot of effort and time .Cups can be made of glass and plastic (which is more common) and these are normally small-sized. These are mainly used in Protestant Churches in various locations of the country.Cups placed in trays are passed from person to person for easy accessibility. These cups maybe filled with half an ounce or maybe an ounce of grape juice (wine may also be served). These cups are convenient to use and hygienic also.
In Western world community, stems of chalices are made narrow and attached to the cup to make it easier to lift. In Roman Catholicism, cups maybe to be tulip-shaped, sometimes narrow also, as generally the priests only received the sacred wine during Mass prayer. The chalices made presently are generally bigger in size.With time, the bowl diminished in size to provide better stability the base became large .It is necessary among some religious communities that a the inside of the chalice(goblet)be made of pure gold. Presently though chalices are made of clay, glass, wood, among various materials.
Communion cups are in majority of the churches, the most common supplies required to be bought for congregation among the communities. Several kinds of communion cups are available including wafers, fillers, trays, and various other supplies.
The beautiful communion cups (made of Plastic, Glass or Silver) are very important items required to celebrate the traditional church Communion.Portable ones are also available as also disposable items for the customer's convenience. With the idea of serving as an important item in the community service in church, the individual communion cups are very artfully prepared. Disposable plastic cups are the generally the preferred choice for community gathering and are purchased in copious amount by most churches.
Many Prefilled Communion Cup and wafer sets are also available in the market. These sets comprise cups which are already filled with grape juice, with the wafer being placed at the top of the cup. These are favourable for use in larger church settings as time required to fill thousands of plastic cups with juice before the onset of church services is not wasted. These may also be used in religious events taking place in remote locations which lacks arrangement for serving. . Pre-filled communion cups are a recently invented and save a lot of effort and time .Cups can be made of glass and plastic (which is more common) and these are normally small-sized. These are mainly used in Protestant Churches in various locations of the country.Cups placed in trays are passed from person to person for easy accessibility. These cups maybe filled with half an ounce or maybe an ounce of grape juice (wine may also be served). These cups are convenient to use and hygienic also.