[Magdalen] End of an Era.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

It always makes me sad when the lay Eucharistic ministers stand with the 
acolytes(young people of the parish)   near the altar during the offertory 
and the acolytes never sing or  speak (with plenty of BCPs available). I've 
wondered if they've had the fear of God put into them about paying attention 
to their duties and that's the reason, but I also think that's not it 
either. Maybe one day I'll ask.


Lynn

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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

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From: "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 1:28 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] End of an Era.

>>Literacy is one of the crowning achievements of the modern era.
>>It pleases me to know most of us *can* follow by reading along.
>
> (why bells are unnecessary and merely an a local affectation <g>]
>
> I for one, learned to read at a much higher than Kindergarten/1st grade 
> level by the time I was  years old because I **did** follow along the the 
> BCP.
>
> It should be noted that the popularity of hymnbooks came along because it 
> was not only imperative for children  to learn to read, but music became 
> necessary so children could follow and sing the hymns and chants. A 
> wonderful book titled "Abide With Me" -- a history of hymns -- the author 
> points out that the anticipation of a new hymnal might mean a line outside 
> the bookstore in the middle of the night.
>
> Nowadays, that's for Steven King and Harry Potter, and schools and 
> churches don’t bother to teach music because it's a "frill." Especially in 
> the couch-potato evangelical churches where aside from Just As I Am at the 
> Altar Call and maybe Amazing Grace now and then, music is something that 
> entertains and requires no audience participation.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie