[Magdalen] Psalm - Whither Goeth Thou?

[Kate Conant]

I'd say all of us have some sort of bias.  I happen to enjoy not wearing a
robe as part of the choir at Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox
Church.   There are however a number of churches that have robes. At our
church only those at the altar wear vestments/robes (priest, altar boys and
assistants).

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Your bias is showing.  If you don't like it or don't understand the
> rationale, leave it alone.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On 3/13/2015 2:11 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>
>> Typically the lay person has to be sanitized when coming into the worship
>> space. They have to put on robes of some kind to show everyone that they
>> are not just lay people, but laypeople who actually have an approved part
>> in the actual service.
>> <<<<<     >>>>>>
>> The robe nonsense is buttressed by the number of folks who really want to
>> look like pretend priests.
>>
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> In a message dated 3/13/2015 12:20:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> gapetard at stsams.org writes:
>>>
>>>
>>> I do  agree with this. Our liturgies are clerical/professional enough and
>>> need
>>> the participation of all. Yes there are the layfolk in the sanctuary
>>> assisting, but in a way that makes it look more clerical. We need more
>>> vocal
>>> participation by all. And more movement, but that's another  question.>>>
>>>
>>> Not to disagree with you here, but I only point out that experience  in
>>> the USA is that the average churchgoer really doesn't want to
>>> sing/stand/kneel
>>> or other kinetic activity when coming to church.  USA churchgoers in
>>> general
>>> want to sit on their derrieres and be entertained.
>>>
>>> It's easy with this in mind to see how the Evangelical mega-churches
>>> pack
>>> them in.  When you watch their worship, it's all clergy and  choirs, with
>>> quiet congregation smiling and relaxing.
>>>
>>> Not my cup of tea.  However, trying to get average Americans to
>>> participate
>>> actively is to swim upstream.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David Strang.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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