Session minutes from the 1820s note that, if session set Communion for a certain Sunday, the previous Thursday was to be set aside for fasting and humiliation. In early days it wasn't grape juice used for the serv¬ ing of the Sacrament of the Supper. Session minutes of July 21, 1823 show the ses¬ sion agreed to pay the moder¬ ator, Reverend W. MacGregor two pounds, sixteen shillings out of the collection for wine. There are no records to indicate when the change from wine to selves. It was rumoured descendants of Milligan believed the set rightfully belonged to the family. However, when forty-two years passed without incident the set was placed back in the church and rededicated on Sunday, August 25, 1957. The glass cabinet which houses the communion set was dedicated in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander ( Mac - Murdo ) Miller by their son Percy Miller . With the removal of the original com¬ munion set, a replacement service was purchased. Since there are no memorial ded¬ ications recorded, it is generally accepted that the purchase was made by the session. The new set contained two tiers of individ¬ ual glasses for the serving of the communion wine. This was a move away from the two goblets shared by all. A third tier to the wine set was added in 1965 by Clarence and Doris Carr. The silver communion cup used by the minister was dedicated in later years in memory of Jean (Curtis) Miller by her son Douglas, nephews, Bruce and Russell, and niece, Frances. <r* c==»i—_ grape juice was made. Reflection Garth MacLean I remember three elders serving the communion for years. They were William H. MacGregor , William]. MacLean, and my father, James G MacLean . My mother would take the communion set home after each communion service, wash it, and store it until the next communion. My mother would bring out the set, wash it again, and bring it to the church for the elders to prepare the bread and wine. 72 United Church and Its People