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Leftover wine/Grape Juice and communion bread can be used to go to people who are Christians that live in nursing homes, are shut ins at home. The bread can be saved for the next communion but it is recommended to see the Christians who cannot attend church.
Answer
It very much depends on the tradition of the particular church.
In churches where the Communion service is seen as simply a memorial of Christ's death and resurrection, and where the bread and wine are seen as symbolic, then the bread afterwards remains as simply bread, and can be used for any purpose, from being consumed at the service, or taken home, or even fed to the birds. The wine can either be consumed at the end of the service or returned to the bottle. In these churches the presence of Christ in the church is seen as more spiritual (in the Holy Spirit) and pervasive rather than physical.
However, in churches where there is a greater emphasis on the sacramental nature of the bread and wine things are different. In churches (especially Roman Catholic churches) that believe in transubstantiation (that the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ) then any leftover bread and wine still retain the essence of the Body and Blood of Christ. These are then either consumed in total at the end of the service, or reserved in a special cupboard called a tabernacle (if placed on the altar) or aumbry (if it is placed in a wall). In this way, people who believe in transubstantiation regard the presence of Christ, as a physical one rather than spiritual, in the consecrated bread and wine kept within the church.
What else can I help you with?
What are the symbols of communion?
the brad and wine
What is it called when you receive the bread and wine of Jesus?
Communion.
What are the two earthly elements in the Holy Communion?
Bread and wine.
What is the Term for dipping bread into wine at Holy communion?
intiction
What is the thing called which holds the bread and wine?
In the Christian Eucharist, also called Communion and The Lord's Supper, the wine is in the Chalice and the bread is on the Paten.
What comes to us in communion?
In communion Catholics receive the body and blood of Christ under the form of bread and wine.
What is a altar used for?
analter is a table where they place the bread and the wine in a holy communion
What is bread and wine called in the catholic and Church of England services called?
Communion
When does the Church of England use the altar?
During the giving of communion, (bread and wine) and the preparation for it.
What is the difference between Catholic Holy Communion and Pentecostal Communion with respect to a child's first holy communion?
Quite simply, the bread and wine received at a Pentecostal church would not be Holy Communion.
What offerings are brought to the altar during a catholic wedding?
At a wedding mass at communion, bread and wine
What is the significance of wine and bread in the communion ceremony?
In the communion ceremony, wine and bread symbolize the body and blood of Jesus Christ, representing his sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins. This ritual is important in Christian faith as it commemorates Jesus' last supper with his disciples before his crucifixion.
