Inspired Clay
What Makes Our Communion Celebrating the Lord's Supper should be the highlight of any worship service. Inspired Clay communion trays can help bring a fresh perspective to the Lord's Supper by encouraging your members to serve each other as they remember the cross. Testimonials
"We used to allow 7-8 minutes for communion in the services each week. When we changed to IC trays we cut our serving time in half. Now we can serve communion in 4 minutes."
Features • Each piece is individually handcrafted * Based on weekly communion
Trays So Different?
"We have used these trays exclusively for many years and chose to go with them again when we opened our second campus in 2007. They encourage a sense of true communion and serving one another."
Theresa Craig…First Impressions Director
Central Christian Church of the East Valley...Arizona
Average weekend attendance...7,500
Save Dollars... Time...Volunteers
Peter Miele…Worship Pastor
Chandler Christian Church...Arizona
Average weekend attendance...2,500
"IC trays are easy to care for and long lasting. One person can easily set up 40 trays in about 20 minutes. We also save a lot of money every month and help protect the environment by not having to dispose of thousands of cups each week."
Theresa Craig…First Impressions Director
Central Christian Church of the East Valley...Arizona
Average weekend attendance...7,500
Other Benefits
• Naturally flexible for a variety of settings…Worship…
Small groups… Retreats
• Attractive styling
• No special equipment to buy
• Stoneware is durable, sanitary and easy to maintain
• Inscription can be customized for your congregation**
• Made from stoneware clay (heated to 2264 degrees F)
• Tough durable finish
• 10” wide x 4” tall... weighs approx. 38 ounces filled...
comparable to a traditional cup tray
• Attractive styling and finish
• Color and lettering are fired into the clay and are very durable
** At an additional cost
Does This Sound Familiar?
If you’ve ever been in charge of getting the bread and juice ready for communion each week, you know what a daunting task it can be. Depending on the size of your church, getting all those little cups positioned, filled and ready to go each week can be unpleasant, time intensive and tedious. First you have to recruit the team. Then you have to train them how to set cups in the slotted trays and then fill each cup with just the right amount of juice… one at a time. Of course there’s also the guessing game of how many cups to prep and fill…will the attendance be heavy or light that day?
After consulting the stars and the ushers from last week, you decide on a number that allows you some wiggle room in case the Smith family reunion was somehow overlooked. You think you’re all done until you open the fridge only to discover that leftovers from the last ministry event have taken up every square inch of shelf space. So now you have to remove the obstacles without sparking a reaction that could split the church. You pick up the phone and gracefully explain to the ministry leader, once again, that you need refrigerator space this week for the communion trays. You then explain, yet again, how juice is likely to turn a little sour before it’s time if it isn’t refrigerated.
Then there’s the waste…you can’t save the unused, filled cups for next week. Then there’s the little matter of collecting and disposing of used and unused cups after the services. The time and money wasted each week is amazing. And even if you have a large congregation and have $3,000 to spend on a bulk-dispenser for the juice… the storage, training, manpower and money lost each week is extremely high. There is a better way...