[Magdalen] Tenebrae

[Jay Weigel]

Our service was not that long, and the kids in question weren't all that
young. We're talking kindergartners here. I think they expected the bang,
but it hadn't ever been THAT kind of bang before! It even startled me, and
I knew it was coming.

On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm not convinced that this is an appropriate service for children. It's
> long and dark and I doubt they capture the nuances.  And, if they haven't
> been prepared beforehand for the bang, what's the point of their being
> there?  Of course there will always be some who are 'old enough' to
> understand what's going on, but I do wonder.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>
> On 3/31/2015 1:19 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
>
>> We did one once that featured a sudden loud BANG on tympani. Scared the
>> bejesus out of some kids present, who screamed the house down.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 10:17 AM, Marion Thompson <
>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com
>>
>>> wrote:
>>> The best one I ever attended was when I was in seminary at Trinity.
>>> Trinity is built of stone and has  lofty windows and ceiling soaring
>>> over a
>>> large choir/sancuary space. Our organ scholar, Chris Ku, stood alone,
>>> illuminated by a single candle, and chanted the lamentations.  High
>>> behind
>>> us the most excellent choir chanted the psalms, especially Psalm 51,
>>> Miserere mei.  The increasing darkness, the bang.  Unforgettable.  I
>>> personally love mystery and atmosphere and pure singing, intimations of O
>>> magnum mysterium.
>>>
>>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/31/2015 9:46 AM, Eleanor Braun wrote:
>>>
>>>  Our church is doing Tenebrae tomorrow (Wednesday) evening.  It will be
>>>> the
>>>> first time I've gone.  This service was designed by our youth -- I'll be
>>>> very interested to see what it is like.
>>>>
>>>> Eleanor
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Ian Gomersall <ian.gomersall at gmail.com
>>>> >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   Dear All
>>>>
>>>>> I realise Tenebrae may not be in some people's Holy Week schedule but I
>>>>> do
>>>>> think its worth considering including at least one year, in a form
>>>>> suitable
>>>>> to the church its set in.
>>>>>
>>>>> Last night we had Tenebrae and it was very much appreciated by those
>>>>> who
>>>>> attended - and we had, for a wet Monday evening, a surprisingly large
>>>>> (for
>>>>> us) number.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have a look at: http://wp.me/ptISx-1nQ
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd be interested to know other people's thoughts on it, and what
>>>>> worked
>>>>> /
>>>>> wasn't so good about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes
>>>>>
>>>>> Ian
>>>>>
>>>>> *Ian Gomersall*
>>>>>
>>>>>   .
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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