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Dear Friends,

Rosalie Jalbert has informed me of a company in Rhode Island that is
making gluten-free wafers. I spoke to a representative today.

The Cavanagh Company of Smithfield, RI who make altar breads for
churches, also make a gluten-free wafer.  This wafer consists of water,
potato flour, soy flour, methylcellulose, calcium carbonate, dried
ferrous sulfate, niacin and thiamin, in the same shape as its
gluten-containing equivalent.  You may order through the Meyer Vogelpohl
Company of Cincinnati at 800/543-0264.  They clean their equipment
thoroughly before they manufacture the gluten-free wafers, and make only
the gluten-free wafers at the time, so there is no cross contamination
to the best of their ability.  If your priest, pastor, or minister will
allow a gluten-free host, ordering these "look-alikes" may be a route
you want to try.  I have not investigated prices.

For years  Annette Bentley has been pursuing getting apaproval for a
non-gluten bread for communion for Catholics. Many priets and ministers
have recognized that this is a serious problbme for their Celiac church
members and have allowed a substitute bread of non-gluten but have not
necessarily publicly announced what they were doing.

A couple of months ago, Annette received permission from her local
pastor after she had been invited to write an article for the
Eucharistic Minister on the subject, to use a gluten free wafer. She was
more than delighted that her personal problem was solved but realized
that others still face the lack of knowledge by their clergy. DON'T GIVE
UP.  She is collecting names and addresses of all individuals for the
Vatican.Annette is collecting names of celiacs to demonstrate personal
problems with regular wafers.  Please send Annette your names and
addresses andany comments to 58 Musano Ct., W. Orange NJ 07052.

Her parish priest suggested that celiacs obtain a pix and place their
communion wafer in it. Then have it placed on the altar cloth for
consecration during the Mass. This has been very simple for her as now
she doesn't have to explain to every visiting priest before Mass.

Sincerely, Janet Rinehart in Houston