The body of Christ (metaphorically speaking)

Communion today: it's held at St. Cuthberts on the last Sunday of the month during the 11AM service; on the first three Sundays of the month during the 9.30AM service; on the second Sunday of the month during a short ceremony after the main 11AM seervice and on the first Sunday of the month during the 6.30PM evening service. The communion ceremony can be traced back to the Last Supper as recounted in the Bible. Paul the Apostle also writes about it, showing that it was celebrated by the earliest Christians. Over the centuries, different theological traditions have come about regarding communion. Roman Catholics believe in 'Transubstantiation' I.E. the elements of bread and wine actually take on the nature of the body and blood of Christ and are thus held to be sacred in of themselves. Crumbs cannot be wasted and any left over wine must be consumed by the clergy (hic). Personally I disagree with this, like much R.C. theology. Protestant denominations range from regarding the elements as purely symbolic to Christ's spirit being present in them once blessed. St. Cuthberts Church of Scotland and falls somewhere in between those two! Left over blessed bread gets put out in the graveyard and the squirrels make short work of it.