[Magdalen] End of an Era.

[Grace Cangialosi]

I have to agree with Scott.  When I'm a member of the congregation I
generally refer to the BCP for a familiar service--and I never follow the
printed text of the readings.  However, when I'm leading worship, I always
have the text in front of me, just in case.
Even when I give the absolution, which I do from the chancel steps and have
well-memorized, the BCP is open on my left palm.

I do wish, however, that the congregation didn't have their noses buried in
the printed page all the time...

On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well, there's the longtime priest who ran us off the rails at Evening
> Prayer by saying the Nicene Creed by heart....too bad the rest of us were
> trying to say the Apostles' Creed.
>
> And I think the person leading a service does well to follow the printed
> text even for very familiar prayers....the mind can go blank most
> unexpectedly.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Apr 2, 2015, at 11:04 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > It's easy to go for overkill on the printed word in the BCP's for
> > Anglicans of all types.  Anglicans are always looking down at  their
> > printed worship aids.  Even clergy will read the Nicene Creed
> > off their open Prayer Book.
>



-- 
Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

It's a good thing Mary didn't have to wait for a Doctrine of the
Incarnation
before she said "Yes" to God.