[Magdalen] Wedding?
Scott Knitter
scottknitter at gmail.com
Sat May 19 13:38:28 UTC 2018
I'm just arising and shall look for an on-demand stream from WGN (Chicago
TV channel) which would feature commentary by our own Fr Jim Dunkerley of
our parish staff.
On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 8:29 AM Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> On 19/05/2018 14:13, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> > I watched mostly on BBC through their exit and then switched to Yahoo. I
> had seen reports that no political folks or heads of state would be
> featured, but I wondered if the Obamas were there.
> > I was struck by the relative simplicity of the service—strict BCP, no
> showiness; aside from the venue and the status of the couple, it could have
> been a wedding in any Episcopal church. I really liked that.
>
> Not BCP, this side of the pond that means 1662. It was Church of England
> Common Worship. I agree that it was generally dignified and not dramatic
> - apart from the sermon which the commentators described as "powerful"
> and unlike any address at a royal wedding in recent years, if at all. I
> was also struck by how at ease Meghan's mother looked. Here she was,
> thrust onto the public stage and she didn't put a foot wrong as far as I
> could see.
>
> Roger
>
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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
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