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]]> http://www.transmissioning.org/ritual-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-4696 Isaac Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:01:18 +0000 http://www.transmissioning.org/?page_id=48#comment-4696 I had the exact same experience, Richard. The first time I entered an Episcopal Church, I was handed a) a bulletin, b) a hymnal, c) a book of common prayer, and d) a cardboard cutout with the eucharistic liturgy printed on it. Needless to say, I experienced the octopus effect! I love high liturgy, but it needs to be done gracefully and with intentionality or else it feels like following a very complicated recipe... I had the exact same experience, Richard. The first time I entered an Episcopal Church, I was handed a) a bulletin, b) a hymnal, c) a book of common prayer, and d) a cardboard cutout with the eucharistic liturgy printed on it. Needless to say, I experienced the octopus effect!
I love high liturgy, but it needs to be done gracefully and with intentionality or else it feels like following a very complicated recipe…

]]> http://www.transmissioning.org/ritual-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-4694 Richard Wright Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:09:46 +0000 http://www.transmissioning.org/?page_id=48#comment-4694 In my Episcopal Church, one often feels like an octopus, trying to follow the ritual order in the Book of Common Prayer; trying to find the right page in the hymnal and trying to search in the Sunday bulletin for some guidance about the ritual order.... all at the same time. Visitors are often "put off" because they don't understand, nor can they keep up with the intricacies of the ritual, much less juggling books and paper around. It took me a good year to understand what the hell was going on and to feel comfortable with the Episcopal "way." After five years I feel comfortable in dispensing with a lot of the paper, because I've committed much of it to memory. What keeps me coming to church is the "communitas" and my commitment to the people. Ritual should be some of the "glue" that helps keep us together as a worshiping community . However, I feel that it is often a barrier. We need a radical reexamination of the way we "do business" in our ritual life in the church. We're stuck in a rut and we're fearful of trying something different. I applaud your courage to shift position and look beyond the horizon of "doing business as usual." There's more of the mystery of God to discover than what tradition has taught. In my Episcopal Church, one often feels like an octopus, trying to follow the ritual order in the Book of Common Prayer; trying to find the right page in the hymnal and trying to search in the Sunday bulletin for some guidance about the ritual order…. all at the same time.
Visitors are often “put off” because they don’t understand, nor can they keep up with the intricacies of the ritual, much less juggling books and paper around.
It took me a good year to understand what the hell was going on and to feel comfortable with the Episcopal “way.” After five years I feel comfortable in dispensing with a lot of the paper, because I’ve committed much of it to memory.
What keeps me coming to church is the “communitas” and my commitment to the people. Ritual should be some of the “glue” that helps keep us together as a worshiping community . However, I feel that it is often a barrier. We need a radical reexamination of the way we “do business” in our ritual life in the church. We’re stuck in a rut and we’re fearful of trying something different.
I applaud your courage to shift position and look beyond the horizon of “doing business as usual.” There’s more of the mystery of God to discover than what tradition has taught.

]]> http://www.transmissioning.org/ritual-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Mike Morrell Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:57:45 +0000 http://www.transmissioning.org/?page_id=48#comment-660 Wow, this is great! I'm going to add this particular section to my <a href="http://zoecarnate.com/#altwor" rel="nofollow">alt.worship</a> section! Wow, this is great! I’m going to add this particular section to my alt.worship section!

]]> http://www.transmissioning.org/ritual-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Mary Winkelpleck Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:54:59 +0000 http://www.transmissioning.org/?page_id=48#comment-53 Very nicely done! Very nicely done!

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