[Magdalen] Here We Go Again.

[Ann Markle]

I found it very user-friendly.  Guess it just depends....

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Raewynne Whiteley <raewynne1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

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