Women already read scripture during services and help distribute Communion at Mass or to the ill in their homes.

Now she was serving as a eucharistic minister, distributing Communion at their parish church, St. Matthew's, and led the Bible study group.

The priest then receives Communion and, with the help, if necessary, of extraordinary ministers, distributes Communion to the people, who usually approach in procession.

Women already serve as readers of scripture and help distribute Communion in many parishes.

Some English practices (e.g. their way of distributing Communion) were replacing the Scottish traditions, and this caused complaints.

The practice of those priests is reprobated who, even though present at the celebration, abstain from distributing Communion and hand this function over to laypersons.

Lay Eucharistic Minister, a lay person authorized to the distribute Communion in Catholic, Episcopal or Lutheran Churches.

The priest uses this at the washing of hands before mass, before distributing Communion outside of Mass, and before administering baptism.

This is accomplished by placing the particles of the consecrated Lamb (bread) into the chalice, and distributing Communion to the faithful with a spoon.

Upon Laynez's arrival at Trent in August 1562, he defended the practice of distributing Communion under only one species.