[Magdalen] Altar Book available

[Ann Markle]

We still use paper, throughout, even the techies among us. And just the
basics in our leaflet (page #s, brief announcements, prayer list, which we
all pray aloud). We have a 3 ring binder, but I wish we had a bound altar
book.

Ann

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

On Wed, Dec 14, 2022, 12:17 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:

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