[Magdalen] One more liturgy post

[Grace Cangialosi]

I believe the Presentation is February 2nd. Tomorrow is  the Feast of the Holy Name, formerly the Feast of the Circumcision. (I'm glad they changed the name.)

> On Dec 31, 2016, at 1:23 PM, "Charles Wohlers" <charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> -----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
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> 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
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>> 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?=
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