[Magdalen] VTS Chapel,

[Ginga Wilder]

I attended a memorial service in the new VTS chapel this past July.  The
chapel is quite modern but beautiful.  A raised altar is central with
seating in the round 3/4 way around and the organ and choir on the far
wall...this lines up directly with the baptismal font which is located in
the entrance.  I know very little about church archeticture, but found The
Chapel for the Ages a fine worship space.

Ginga

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 12:27 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 10/9/2015 10:59:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> scottknitter at gmail.com writes:
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> Perhaps  this is to allow for the vestments and the people in them to
> add the  missing color and life? This seems to be what happens at St.
> Mary  Magdalene, Toronto, whose sanctuary looks positively whitewashed
> and very  empty until Mass starts and people come  in.>>>>>>>>>>
>
> This is a valid design feature.  The famous poured concrete  Abbey
> at Saint John's University in Minnesota by Marcel Breurer was
> purposely left gray and plain, and the intention was to give the
> color via the liturgies.
>
> However, with the low church history of VTS, there will probably
> not be any Solemn Masses with deacon/subdeacon/celebrant,
> though I think they have graduated to chasubles.
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> David Strang.
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