[Magdalen] Sermons

[Lynn Ronkainen]

It's been interesting to read about pre-Eucharist noise/talking. None of the churches I've attended regularly or visited consistently have chatter in the nave. Most do have doors closed into nave until service is about to start. My experiences have been of quiet and people kneeling or sitting pre service. 
Lynn



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On Aug 8, 2016, at 7:29 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

The atmosphere before church at Reformation Lutheran is decidedly chatty.
In addition, the choir is rehearsing up front. That stops when the pastor
strides up the aisle (and he's a tall guy, so he does stride!) and makes
announcements. After announcements, silence ensues and there is an organ
prelude. It's usually pretty short. However, I have about a 10-minute,
generally peaceful, drive in, which is usually sufficient to organize my
mind.

On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 12:05 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes...reminds me of something Dorothy Sayers wrote:
> 
> ""It is the dogma that is the drama, not beautiful phrases, nor
> comforting sentiments, nor vague aspirations to loving kindness and
> uplift, nor the promise of something nice after death but the
> terrifying assertion that the same God who made the world lived in the
> world and passed through the grave and gate of death. Show that to a
> heathen, and they may not believe it; but at least they may realize
> that here is something that a man might be glad to believe." (Creed or
> Chaos?, 25)
> 
> On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 10:19 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen
> <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>> Not only is it the True Body and Blood, but the Eucharist IS
>> Calvary itself, not recreated, not just remembered, but the event
>> itself which has no temporal constraints.
>> 
>> When I stop to remind myself of this it is often overwhelming.
>> 
>> Jumping about in a bedlam before Eucharist.doesn't seem the
>> best way to go.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>