Often churches which have the “common cup” use silver or gold chalices, which naturally have anti-microbial properties. They will also often turn the chalice after each user, and then wipe it with a cloth (sometimes soaked in strong alcohol) to cleanse it further.
For those who find this gross, many churches also offer individual cups.
There is a lot of variation here, some churches only do individual cups, some only do common cup.
Often churches which have the “common cup” use silver or gold chalices, which naturally have anti-microbial properties. They will also often turn the chalice after each user, and then wipe it with a cloth (sometimes soaked in strong alcohol) to cleanse it further.
For those who find this gross, many churches also offer individual cups.
There is a lot of variation here, some churches only do individual cups, some only do common cup.