[Magdalen] Here We Go Again.

[Raewynne Whiteley]

Oh, and I tried the Rite stuff or whatever it's called.  Apart from being
able to make clear digital copies of music, I thought it was very clumsy.
Not at all impressed, especially for the price.

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:25 AM, Raewynne Whiteley <raewynne1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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:
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>> >
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> >
>> >
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