[Magdalen] End of an Era.

[Scott Knitter]

I don't think it was an official change, other than that the 1979 BCP emphasizes the Holy Eucharist as the main Sunday and holy day liturgy. But it's still possible and not unrubrical to have MP as the main service, and the BCP even provides for this by giving OT lessons in Eastertide as alternatives to Acts as the first lesson.

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> On Apr 1, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I was of the understanding that a GC changed that back in the '80s. But when did that ever mean 'real' compliance...
> Lynn
> 
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> On Apr 1, 2015, at 8:50 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Actually, Jay, believe it or not, there are still quite a few churches in VA that do the twice a month MP-HE rotation at their main service. If there is an early service, it's always HE, but that was always the case.
> Also, some churches save on supply clergy by having laypeople lead MP when the priest is away.
> 
>> On Apr 1, 2015, at 8:30 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Which is the case with most Episcopal churches in the US these days. I
>> don't know of any which have MP as the main service on Sundays any more. I
>> believe most ELCA churches have also moved in that direction in the last 25
>> years.
>> 
>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>> On 01/04/2015 04:12, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> David, what do you mean by a 'Eucharistic orientation'?
>>> 
>>> I assume he means having the Eucharist rather than Morning Prayer as the
>>> main Sunday service.
>>> 
>>> Roger
>>>