[Magdalen] One more liturgy post

[Charles Wohlers]

I wouldn't consider the rector's instructions "to the n'th degree", as 
readings for the Feast of the Presentation are supposed to be used tomorrow.

Lee does supply regularly at a parish near here, and their custom is to send 
her a copy of the bulletin a few days in advance for her comments/approval. 
Of course, she will have looked up the readings some days before that so as 
to be thinking about sermon topics.

All of which reminds me - I'd better go over the readings myself, as I may 
be reading them tomorrow. The "LEM scheduler" has me with a new person - I'm 
supposed to be the experienced one, even tho I've done it there only twice 
(albeit many, many other times in other places).

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: Lynn Ronkainen
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2016 12:47 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] One more liturgy post

I have often heard sermons that begin with a verse or several and the
disclaimer from the preacher: "This is sometimes read on this day although
it was not today ...."  then your intro + sermon.

I'm fascinated that a supply priest would be instructed to the n'th degree
on readings - is that usual in most places, dioceses etc??

peace
Lynn

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From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2016 11:33 AM
To: "Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen] One more liturgy post

> I'm supplying tomorrow at a church that I know well. They're having only 
> one service, which will probably be sparsely attended.
> The rector said we need to observe the Feast of the Holy Name instead of 
> Christmas 1 and gave me the choice of the two epistle readings. I chose 
> the Phillipians 2 passage for that, but I'm really disappointed that we 
> won't have the Prologue to John's Gospel. I love preaching on that 
> passage, and it seems to me that we need all the light we can get right 
> now.
> The other appointed readings are singularly uninspiring (sorry, but that's 
> the way it feels!).
> I have occasionally departed from assigned readings, reading the 
> substitution at the beginning of my sermon.
> Your thoughts?=