[Magdalen] Cat's Away.

[Grace Cangialosi]

Because I'm never sure how the term is being used, what do you mean by "continuing" churches? The ones who split off, claiming to be the real Episcopal Church, or the ones who stayed?

> On Aug 16, 2017, at 11:04 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> 
> The mice do play.
> 
> Re:  August 15th -
> 
> The crazy, but in retrospect amusing, scenarios with which
> I've been involved are remembered from time to time.  I was
> thinking yesterday of one such shenanigans about 40 years ago
> when the Feast of the Assumption/Saint Mary the Virgin (your choice)
> fell on a Sunday.
> 
> It so happened that this was during the interim between Deans
> of Christ Church Cathedral, Eau Claire (Wisconsin/USA).  The
> assistant (Leo Combs+) was left in charge for this period.  He
> was a very nice fellow and who later became bishop of one of the
> "continuing" churches headquartered out of Richmond, VA.
> 
> He was also liturgical putty in the hands of several of us "spikes"
> in the Cathedral parish, and we proposed a Solemn High Mass
> and festival procession about the Cathedral during the main
> Eucharist slot on that August 15th.  There was ample warning
> orally the Sunday before, and notification in the cathedral  newsletter
> in advance of this liturgically elaborate worship style.
> 
> Nonetheless, a fair percentage of the congregants for that Mass
> appeared to be stupefied as the augmented splendor unfolded
> that Sunday.  There were smells, bells, and lots of plainchant.
> 
> In the end, the head altar guild lady, a no-nonsense woman, but with
> a sense of humor told me, "The only thing missing from this liturgy
> was a banner bringing up the rear of the procession, stating,  "Courtesy
> of David Strang Productions."
> 
> 
> David S.