[Magdalen] Epiphany

[Roger Stokes]

On 05/01/2015 21:42, Jim Guthrie wrote:
>
> Have we not picked up on the fact that no two parishes do everything 
> alike in TEC yet?

That is the pain for clergy who guest in different parishes.  TEC allows 
fewer options but it can be a right pain this side of the pond.  "It's 
normal Order X, Father" - yes, but with which options? What is missed 
out?  Where do you have hymns?  What am I expected to sing or allow time 
for the organ to give the congregation the note? Are you keeping the 
feast of St Mildred of Patagonia as you have a special devotion to her?

I recall way back when I was in seminary we had a visiting preacher for 
the main college Eucharist on the Friday evening.  He had prepared his 
sermon on the readings for the previous Sunday not realising that we had 
a daily Eucharist and were using what was then called the Daily 
Eucharistic Lectionary.

In the C/E we have the option to observe the Epiphany on the Second 
Sunday of Christmas when there is one as there was this year as it does 
most years.  Some years ago it was realised that there is a problem when 
6 January falls on a Sunday and the Baptism of Christ was observed the 
following Sunday, putting us out of sync with others following RCL.  Now 
if Epiphany falls on a Sunday then the Baptism of Christ is observed the 
next day (or not at all) so getting round this problem.

Roger