Lunar Communion Sunday (July Sunday nearest July 20 annually)

from Church Website [ Webster Presbyterian Church, 201 W. NASA Parkway, Webster, TX U.S.A. ]: Webster Presbyterian Church was nationally known as the Church of the Astronauts while John Glenn, Buzz Aldrin, Jerry Carr, Charlie Bassett, and Roger Chaffee were active members during their service with NASA. On July 20, 1969, when the first Apollo mission landed on the moon, ruling elder Buzz Aldrin, as an act of thanksgiving, celebrated Holy Communion as an extension of the WPC congregation with the chalice and elements given to him by the church before he left Earth. WPC members were unique participants during the historic service as they gathered for communion in the same hour. Lunar Communion Sunday continues to be celebrated annually at Webster Presbyterian Church on the Sunday nearest the anniversary of the first moon landing. - - - - - - - - - - more information about the Astronaut Connection of this local church at ___________ http://www.websterpresby.org/history.asp