[Magdalen] Epiphany

[Lynn Ronkainen]

I liked the comment someone made on this thread (Mike M?) about a good 
reader leaving us with 'the word' and not so much of themselves.

At my previous church a new member, formerly of the 'troupe' 'Friends of the 
Groom' when they had lived in Cincinnati OH,  became a reader.  The theatric 
reading was a bit over the top with dramatic pauses, pitch and tone 
changes... I would be tired after hearing this person read. I remember one 
dire reading - perhaps when John the Baptist looses his head?  We could all 
visualize the gore.  Not good.

L

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From: "Cantor03--- via Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 10:39 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Epiphany

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> In a message dated 1/6/2015 10:49:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jguthrie at pipeline.com writes:
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> They  often have to read the shop-a-tree-for-Christ version because the
> reader  is
> frequently unintelligible.>>>>
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> I've concluded that I must live in a charmed world, because I
> just haven't seen a lot of sloppy scriptural reading, lay and clergy
> alike in either of the two denominations with I have strong  familiarity
> (TEC, RCC).  True, some would not win the forensics prize for
> highest quality delivery, but habitual mumblers, and stumblers
> I haven't encountered.
>
> Actually, I get entertained by the variety of accents one hears
> here in the USA Northeast.  By comparison, the Upper  Midwest
> of my younger years is much less exciting and uniform in
> the accent area.
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> There's, for example, what I privately call my dream team layreaders,
> consisting of a woman with a strong Greater New York - New  Jersey
> suburban accent paired with a fellow with a strong Bostonian accent.
> They cause the congregation to sit up and listen to what are to the
> local coal-crackers (and Upper Midwesterners) different and  remarkable
> sounds.
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> David Strang.
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