[Magdalen] Easter Vigil.

[Scott Knitter]

I attended an ecumenical Seven Last Words three-hour service in a
Methodist church many years ago. There was a sermon on each of the
seven. As you mentioned, Roger, there were hymns during which people
could enter or leave. And there was what became for me a hallmark of
Methodist worship: the hymn "The Old Rugged Cross" sung fervently and
with several of the older men weeping throughout. Same thing happened
during a Sunday service in a different Methodist church where a friend
was soloing. I thought it weird. Why the older men on that particular
hymn? I didn't see others weeping.

On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Roger Stokes
<roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> This side of the pond the custom in churches which have the full three hours
> is to have hymns interspersed as an opportunity for those who have to arrive
> late or leave early to do so discreetly.




-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA