[Magdalen] Temporarily Lutheran

[Jay Weigel]

Reformation uses the red book.  I knew the green book, but I could still
never get the hang of the service music. The only thing I know is "This is
the Feast of Victory for Our God." The rest of it is, IMO, damnably
unsingable!

My SIL Jennifer was raised Minnesota Norwegian Lutheran and went to St.
Olaf. When she married my brother she started attending the Episcopal
church, and both of their kids are baptized, confirmed, and observant
(still, in their 20s!) Episcopalians​. Jennifer has been backup organist
for most of the churches they've attended. However, she's never felt the
necessity to formally join TEC, particularly since CCM. I see her point,
and feel the same way about ELCA.

On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 11:43 AM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
wrote:

> I preferred the Green Book (LBW) I've only used the red book a couple of
> times, but everyone seemed to know the music. For non Lutherans Missouri
> Synod has the more difficult music and is more traditional. Then the
> Lutherans sing the Gloria tibi Domine and Laus tibi Christe and Deo
> Gracias.  Oddly enough RC's are returning to that as well even if the
> Gospel is not chanted.
>
> The Higher church Episcopalians sometimes sing the responses after the
> Gospel, but not the Epistle. In the old times some of these were recited
> with the Rc's and some chanted.
>
> Joe
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 8:41 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > That is a good church, Jay--Emmanuel, isn't it? When I was in Page we had
> > a lectionary group that met there for awhile.
> >
> > > On Sep 14, 2014, at 10:44 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > So I've taken up (again) going to the Lutheran church in New Market
> which
> > > is about 6 miles from our house. It's complicated, but it's closer than
> > any
> > > Episcopal church, and after all that time I put in at St. Barnabas I
> > figure
> > > I'm about half Lutheran anyway. The people are friendly and I like the
> > > pastor a lot, they have a competent, if small, choir and a good
> organist
> > > and  they seem to have an excellent outreach in the community, all
> > > positives for me. I have no idea about internal politics at this
> point. I
> > > hadn't been attending this summer but I'm making an effort to go back
> > now;
> > > I know my spiritual life needs nurturing. Today's sermon was about
> > > forgiveness so I'm sure I was supposed to be there. Now if I can just
> > > master that infernal Lutheran service music! I have never been able to
> > get
> > > the hang of it.....
> >
>