[Magdalen] End of an Era.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

David, what do you mean by a 'Eucharistic orientation'?
Lynn

My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

--------------------------------------------------
From: "Cantor03--- via Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 8:17 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] End of an Era.

>
>
> In a message dated 3/31/2015 3:37:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jguthrie at pipeline.com writes:
>
> Are they  all viable? i.e. can they handle the cost of compensating clergy
> no
> more  than 25% of pledge and plate, and all routine operating expense  and
> maintenance at no more than 30-35% of pledge and plate?
>
> Or are  the dominos continuing to fall?>>>>
>
> Saint Clement's and Saint John the Evangelist have endowments and
> apparently lots of old money.  They are both of the low church 
> persuasion.
> Both have become Eucharistic parishes in the past twenty years, and
> have good, partially paid choral forces.
>
> Despite the fact that the two churches are only a half a mile apart,
> I think they will survive, at least for the foreseeable future.
>
> Saint Mary's OTOH, is newer, doesn't have the resources the other two
> parishes have, and is probably in trouble.
>
> The closing Saint Paul's-on-the-Hill, being ultra high church from  the
> onset, and has found its unique Eucharistic orientation become fairly
> commonplace.  True, not many other MN parishes have the complete
> smells and bells, but when you have the Eucharist nicely celebrated
> with all the good music, that becomes less important.  There  were
> people coming to St. Paul's from a hundred miles away.  Not any  more.
>
>
> David Strang.
>
>