[Magdalen] Altar Book available

[Scott Knitter]

Our choirmaster conducts from an iPad (behind us, upstairs) and some of the
choir members sing from an iPad as well. Our interim rector preaches from
an iPad. Most churchgoers, though, hold a bulletin and pick up a hymnal
(the hymns are the only part of the liturgy not printed in the bulletin).
It's possible to download the bulletin just before Mass, but I haven't seen
anyone in the pews using a device this way. Not that no one does; I just
haven't seen it, and I tend to try to keep custody of my eyes during Mass,
especially at the Gospel when we're all facing the deacon at mid-nave and
it's tempting to gawk around at everybody.

On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 5:54 PM Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> The church I am currently attending is all computerized! Everyone uses
> iPads....the priest, the deacons, the altar servers, everyone! And the
> whole service is up on screens on either side of the church. Some people
> follow on their phones. There are books in the pows but nobody uses them.
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:33 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Jo, I'm afraid I had to laugh at your question about whether any churches
> > still used paper altar books!  I'm not aware of any churches in our area
> > that *don't* use them!  I'll be starting to do supply again in February,
> > and I sincerely hope I don't have to supply in a church that doesn't use
> > them--I'd be completely lost!
> > The other evening I went to a community program of Christmas music from
> > many different groups.  One group of young people was reading all of the
> > music off of iPads--it was one of the strangest things I've ever seen!
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:17 AM Jo Craddock <jocraddock at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > While not active, anymore, I still regularly read and pray with The
> > > List. My family is well; Rodger and I are semi-retired and both largely
> > > out of the day-to-day "church business." We've been to more church
> > > weddings/funerals than Sunday services, since COVID began, sadly, as
> our
> > > semi-retirement work often includes Sundays. I'm still remotely on call
> > > for a few small churches with streaming church set-ups, web management,
> > > etc.
> > >
> > > We are downsizing...no plans to move, yet, but clearing out what we
> > > wouldn't take with us, at least. Years ago, I retrieved from the trash
> > > pile, a slightly damaged Altar Book that had been dripped on during a
> > > ceiling leak. It was helpful to me in creating service leaflets, but I
> > > have no use for it, anymore. Does anyone on The List still use a paper
> > > Altar Book? I've offered it to some smaller parishes in my area, but
> was
> > > declined due to RiteWorship, iPads, etc. <grin> I thought I'd offer it
> > > here - postpaid - before it goes to the recycle bin. ISBN 0-89869-006-4
> > > in maroon, padded, three-ring binder; 302 pps. It does have the water
> > > drip damage on a few pages (no print damaged), and some penciled-in
> > > notes on several pages.
> > >
> > > May the blessings of the Season abound to you and yours, and with
> > >
> > > Peace,
> > > Jo
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Grace Cangialosi
> > Ruckersville, VA
> >
> > * "Service is what prayer looks like when it gets up off its knees and
> > walks around in the world"*
> > *                                              Michael J. Graham, SJ*
> >
>


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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA