[Magdalen] Two to go

[Grace Cangialosi]

Thanks, Scott.

On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
> >
>



-- 
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.