[Magdalen] Something cringe worthy...

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Roger - it is common here in the states to make the first half of the 
service very baptismally oriented... following the Epistle/Gospel, and going 
right into the baptism following Gospel, with the whole congregation 
participating in the Rite, speaking for 'the people', followed by the peace 
and into the liturgy of the table, with no confession or creed before, 
having participated in the promises of the Rite.

Lynn


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From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 5:39 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Something cringe worthy...

> On 21/05/2015 21:54, Jon Egger wrote:
>> ...from Trinity's weekly email.  I wish I were making this up:
>>
>> "We will also be performing a baptism for J**** S**** at the 8:00 am 
>> Sunday
>> service, so please give a warm Trinity welcome to J**** and his mother,
>> A****."
>
> I have a query about this, why is this happening at the 8.00 a.m. service 
> rather than the mid-morning one?  I know that in England we moved away 
> from it in many places because of the number of babies to be baptised but 
> the principle (right from the 1662 BCP) is that baptisms should be in the 
> context of the main Sunday service.
>
> Folowing on from Lynn's comment I would end the sentence after "8.00 am 
> Sunday service".  The second sentence could then read "Please give a warm 
> Trinity welcome to J**** and his family."
>
> Roger