[Magdalen] End of an Era.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

As that happened when I still lived in the dio of Central NY, perhaps it 
'came down' from the bishop. I distinctly remember our priest telling us 
that 'we had to' change our every other week HC scheme.

Lynn

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From: "Scott Knitter" <scottknitter at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:27 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] End of an Era.

> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> 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
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> 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
>>>>