As congregations consider issues around communion during the pandemic, you are encouraged to use the following resources.

• Virginia Synod Office of the Bishop Communion Guidance September 10, 2020
• Our communion practices within the ELCA are guided by: The Use of the Means of Grace.
• The Office of the Bishop has provided a Pastoral Letter on Communion – March 30, 2020.
• Worship in a Time of Public Health Concern (ELCA)
• The Metro Chicago Synod and the Lutheran Seminary of Theological at Chicago hosted a panel discussion on Pandemic Communion practices that is available on Youtube.
• Holy Communion Under Quarantine by Dr. Timothy Wengert (March 2020)