Petition Text: 22225-DI-NonDis-O

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Whereas, it has been our practice for two centuries to use what the ritual printed in our hymnals has referred to as "the pure, unfermented juice of the grape" for Holy Communion; and

Whereas, this terminology was inadvertently omitted when the present hymnal was adopted;

Therefore, be it resolved, that the 1996 General Conference restore this phrase to our ritual by ordering that the words "The pure, unfermented juice of the grape shall be used during the service of Holy Communion" be added beneath the heading of "A Service of Word and Table I," "A Service of Word and Table II," and "A Service of Word and Table III."

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Petition Text: 22225-DI-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference