[Magdalen] Here We Go Again.

[Grace Cangialosi]

Charlie Price, one of the editors and contributors to the 1979 BCP (The General Thanksgiving on p. 833 was the best known of his contributions and parts of Eucharistic Prayer C),
once said that the biggest mistake we made was not putting a date on the front of the BCP, as we do with the hymnal.
He said putting a date on the front helps people realize that the book wasn't always the way it is now and will, in fact, change over time.

It was fifty years between revisions last time, which was one reason there was such turmoil over it.

I'd love to see us move in the direction of the New Zealand PB. It's not authorized for our Sunday use, but many clergy use it for the Daily Office or for midweek and other more informal services.
As for the hymnal, some churches have folks juggling between three books now, sometimes in the same service! When I can select the music, I make it a point to use just one book for the entire service. It would be nice to have one book with more variety, especially for smaller churches that can't afford more than one set.

> On Jul 4, 2015, at 6:04 AM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
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> Dare I suggest it's about time for this revision?  Both publications are over a generation old.  The 17th century revisers of the BCP recognized that words change their normal meaning (and I would add associations) over time so periodic revision of the language of our liturgy is advisable.
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> Such a revision would also bring the opportunity to reflect the broader understanding of the Church and the world that applies now than was the case when the 1979 edition was promulgated.  There have been some good new hymns wriutten in the past 30 years (and some dire ones to be fair) so some churches have a separate supplemental hymnal or include the text of a new hymn in the service bulletin. When I was in the US last month I noticed in one church a separate book of hymns in the African-American tradition . Is that what is wanted todayor have them in one book so you can choose between different styles in the same service?
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> Roger
> 
>> On 04/07/2015 08:55, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
>> >From the final GC release of the "Living Church" magazine.
>> (Yes; I still subscribe!):
>>    _Planning for BCP Revision_
>> (http://livingchurch.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7ced8d836c23908f3154a3db7&id=93110ead85&e=e6bae77766)
>> By G.  Jeffrey MacDonald
>> The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music will prepare a  plan for a
>> comprehensive revision of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.
>> 
>> The  House of Deputies concurred with the House of Bishops on Thursday to
>> begin the  process, which could lead to a revision that would “utilize the
>> riches of our  Church’s liturgical, cultural, racial, generational,
>> linguistic, gender and  ethnic diversity in order to share common worship.”
>> David Strang.
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