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Church makes u-turn on grape juice at Communion

by Cara Bentley

The church had previously replaced wine with juice to welcome recovering alcoholics.

It's returning to wine as the vicar, Fr Paul Kish, seeks to follow Church of England canon law that says the drink used should be the "fermented juice of the grape".

Fr Paul Kish was quoted by the Daily Telegraph as saying: "We can't use grape juice.

"The point being at the Last Supper when Jesus says 'do this in remembrance of me' - we need to do the same."

Wine was removed in 2013 under the previous vicar because of their close link with a Christian alcohol and drug rehabilitation charity, the Kenward Trust.

Fr Kish added: "It has taken a fair bit of time, careful questioning and discussion with the bishop.

"We are not making a decision, simply falling in line with what we should be doing."

Those who do not wish to drink wine in Communion at St Peter and St Paul's will be offered bread only.

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