[Magdalen] Temporarily Lutheran

[James Oppenheimer]

Never will forget the Reformation Sunday, a few years ago, when a pickup
choir did Bach's Cantata (what else could we do on Reformation Sunday?)
"Ein' Feste Burg" at the local German-language Lutheran Church.  It's a
small, aging congregation.  They were very grateful.  I was grateful to
have the opportunity to sing the work as it was intended (minus the seven
hour sermons, of course!).  My, what a marvelous work -- and what a bear of
a piece!



James W. Oppenheimer
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's Reformation--can't get more Lutheran than that, except Luther Memorial
> (which is the big originally German Lutheran church in Madison, WI)
>
> 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.....
> >
>