[Magdalen] Psalm - Whither Goeth Thou?

[Marion Thompson]

I have a high regard for the Scottish Episcopal Church and look forward 
to enjoying its warm embrace again soon.  I think St. Michael and All 
Saints in Edinburgh is wonderful.

Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift ....

On 3/15/2015 2:08 PM, Ferdinand von Prondzynski wrote:
> Jim Guthrie wrote:
>
>> Nearly everyone wants to keep the lights on, after all -- with an
>> ever-shrinking
>> number believing they'd rather shut their doors than do something other
>> than
>> "What we've always done."
> In my experience, the really terrible thing is not those who do ‘what
> they’ve always done’ (though sometimes that can be bad and lifeless), but
> those who introduce something they regard as up-to-date but which reflects
> musical and other tastes from their own youth, now long past and of no
> interest to today’s youth. Folk Mass anyone? Not for me, at least.
>
> There is absolutely nothing wring with traditional music, liturgy or
> ritual if it fits the place and engages the people. When it doesn’t, it’s
> bad. But I’ve come to realise that many young people actually regard
> plainchant as rather cool.
>
> As for TEC - my apologies, I was being facetious. I knew that. I just hate
> it as an acronym. Indeed I don’t think any church should casually be known
> by an acronym.
>
> Of course, as everyone here will know, ‘The Episcopal Church’ is here in
> Scotland. The US denomination is merely its child.
>
> Ferdinand
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