[Magdalen] Calendar question

[Ann Markle]

My understanding has been that traditionally, as with All Saints' and
Ascension, the observation would be moved to the Sunday AFTER the actual
feast day itself.  There are two St. Jameses, so perhaps that's the reason
for the two possible dates?  Why not just observe on the Sunday following
July 25?

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 9:20 PM, Jo Craddock <jocraddock at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's still a wild and crazy ride at St. James, Baton Rouge, where we expect
> our interim to be in place for another year, but where we've also raised
> $2.2M to make emergency (50 years in the making) repairs to our 1894 brick
> and soft pink mortar church (
> http://stjamesbr.org/documents/CampaignIntroductionBrochureFINAL.pdf for
> any interested), and I've been limited to skimming the list every 24-48
> hours for news and prayer with and for you.
>
> But, where better to turn with an Anglican question?!
>
> Page 16 of the BCP states that ".,..the feast of [a church's] patron or
> title may be observed on, or be transferred to *a* Sunday, except in the
> seasons of Advent, Lent, and Easter."
>
> I read that *a* as, potentially, *any* ... e.g. St. James' day is July 25,
> but we could observe the feast of St. James on Sunday, September 10, or May
> 28, if desired.
>
> Does anyone have experience moving a feast date so liberally?
>
> Thanks, and
>
> Peace,
> Jo
>