[Magdalen] Here We Go Again.

[Raewynne Whiteley]

I just wish they had actually sung every hymn through with minimal
accompaniment, to see if they are singable by the average congregation.  So
many are really only suitable for use with a good choir, which means a big
church, and probably a budget big enough for printed booklets including
hymns and skilled staff to make them.

And my other basic wish is to remove gendered language for people in the
BCP - a minor change, but way way way overdue.  It would be nice to have a
much wider range of metaphors for God as well, rather than the dominant
male ones, but let's start with people!


On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 10:26 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I hope they don't muck up the hymnal as badly as the ELCA has theirs.
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 7/4/2015 9:33:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > michaudme at gmail.com writes:
> >
> > One of  our Canons suggested (circa 1983) that we start
> > a group to preserve the  1979 prayer book.
> >
> > He was joking, of  course.>>>>>
> >
> >
> > I subscribe to the USA Prayer Book Society's "Mandate"
> > periodical.
> >
> > Though there are articles about the supposed superiority
> > of the 1928 USA BCP, Mandate has gradually morphed over  into
> > being just another generally conservative Anglican group
> > with opposition to OW, and GLBT rights.
> >
> > When the late Peter Toon was editor, the tone was quite
> > different.
> >
> >
> > David S.
> >
> >
> >
>