[Magdalen] One more liturgy post

[Scott Knitter]

Merry Brismas!

Holy Name is one of the feasts that trumps a Sunday.

On Dec 31, 2016 1:25 PM, "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
> >
> > 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
> >
> > website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >
> > When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> not a
> > single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> > attributed to Erma Bombeck
> > "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> > by Richard Rohr
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > 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?=
> >
>