[Magdalen] Two to go

[Scott Knitter]

There has to be a subdeacon for a liturgy to be solemn. The celebrant,
deacon, and subdeacon move as a group, and deacon and subdeacon assist the
celebrant in some fairly unnecessary ways. :) Subdeacon chants the epistle,
helps the deacon set the altar for the offertory, and administers the
chalice along half of thw communion rail. If they had to do without,  the
deacon and MC could cover things, but it would look incomplete. Or the
service could turn into a sung high Mass rather than a solemn high one. No
deacon or subdeacon required for that.
On Apr 4, 2015 9:36 AM, "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm showing my ignorance of Anglo-Catholic liturgy here, Scott, since I'm
> not even sure what a subdeacon does, but does there have a to be a
> subdeacon at every service? Couldn't you sit out a service or two, since
> you're the only one?
>  I know we are sometimes short a position or two--LEM or acolyte, etc., and
> we either draft someone or do without, and the service doesn't suffer. And,
> of course, most of our churches don't have deacons at all, except during
> that "transition" time after seminary graduations.
> Just wondering...
>
> On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Trying not to grumble, but I really would rather not have had to serve
> > as subdeacon for every single service during the Triduum. That's where
> > two of our regular subdeacons have left us, though, by going away
> > angry over the staff changes. And another has been recovering from
> > surgery (the nerve!). Not backbreaking work by any means, but a lot of
> > time and a feeling of "too much church." Would also love to worship
> > from a pew once.
> >
> > There. I feel like I can grumble here so I won't grumble there. :)
> > Thanks...off to Saturday morning rehearsal for this evening's Vigil.
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> >
>
>
>
> --
> 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.
>