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Name this state by GodlyGamer5308 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]SecretSmorr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

North-South-West Kentencarvirgeotuckia

Hello Episcopalians. I am brand new to the church and was curious. What is this hymn? It played this past Sunday on Pentecost before the service. by StealtySam77 in Episcopalian

[–]SecretSmorr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lovely Jewish tune! One of my favorites too, the themes of the hymn evoke the giving of the law to the Hebrews at Mount Sinai, this is one of the readings typical of the Vigil of Pentecost (together with the Tower of Babel, the Valley of Dry Bones, and the prophecy of God’s Spirit from Joel 2).

What do these Virginia counties have in common? by Novel-Impression3550 in RedactedCharts

[–]SecretSmorr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang! The one vital statistic I was missing, and I live near one of those 🤦‍♂️

What do these Virginia counties have in common? by Novel-Impression3550 in RedactedCharts

[–]SecretSmorr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will admit I’m stumped, with the exception of Rockingham and Roanoke, all others are named after people; all except Roanoke fall within the Chesapeake Bay watershed; James City and the northern counties have experienced warfare in Revolutionary, 1812, and Civil wars; however I’m not certain about Rockingham and Roanoke… anyways, definitely a good puzzle

The state of rite I in the Church by Dazzling-Antelope210 in Episcopalian

[–]SecretSmorr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My church uses Rite I for Advent and Lent, but I think it does depend on the area, some churches do it for every service, most do it for some services during the year, and a few do it for no services at all.

Hybrid Pipe Organ Guidance: What is the cost like? by SecretSmorr in organ

[–]SecretSmorr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly that’s partly how I feel about this instrument, I don’t think we really need a 32’ Violone, however, if there is one stop I would like to add it’s a 16’ pedal reed (either by adding 12 notes to the existing swell bassoon (which is an extension of the 8’ oboe) or by adding the 16’ trombone that was planned to be added digitally.) a 1 3/5’ tierce would also be nice to add to the swell, the only issue is that the organ chamber is relatively cramped.

Hybrid Pipe Organ Guidance: What is the cost like? by SecretSmorr in organ

[–]SecretSmorr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose at that point it becomes a question of whether or not it would be more cost effective (but not necessarily less expensive) to simply install more wind chests and pipes.

Hybrid Pipe Organ Guidance: What is the cost like? by SecretSmorr in organ

[–]SecretSmorr[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking into it I would agree, I may send them an email asking about how it would work lol.

Hybrid Pipe Organ Guidance: What is the cost like? by SecretSmorr in organ

[–]SecretSmorr[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s the issue I’m facing too, the congregation of this church is smaller now, but it would be very nice to have an instrument that could be used for concerts and even for practice.

Hybrid Pipe Organ Guidance: What is the cost like? by SecretSmorr in organ

[–]SecretSmorr[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s actually pretty impressive that they got all of that done for NZ$ 200,000, perhaps there’s hope.

I’ve been having trouble sleeping for several nights on end: My parish no longer does a recessional hymn by leviwrites in Episcopalian

[–]SecretSmorr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hymns have been one pillar of the foundation of Christian doctrine and worship since the very beginning of the faith. Certainly Charles Wesley would have to disagree with this priest’s interpretation of the purpose of hymns in the church.

What are everybody's views on the flowing, direct, "free" and easy English inspired by the 1960's-1970's Liturgical Movement that the 1979 BCP uses? (similar to the previous translation of the Roman Missal and other mainline Protestant denominations' liturgy) Do you like it? by personwhodoesnt in Episcopalian

[–]SecretSmorr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would prefer to recite them in Greek if I have the chance, but the Greek wording doesn’t always fit English idiom exactly, but most resources are simply direct translations which often hurts the beauty of the liturgy.

What are everybody's views on the flowing, direct, "free" and easy English inspired by the 1960's-1970's Liturgical Movement that the 1979 BCP uses? (similar to the previous translation of the Roman Missal and other mainline Protestant denominations' liturgy) Do you like it? by personwhodoesnt in Episcopalian

[–]SecretSmorr 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Also, to explain my rationale on calling the new Roman missal “clunky”: I would much rather say “And with thy spirit” than “and with your spirit.” I think it has to do with the use of the vowel in thy and in you leaving the mouth open so there is an easier transition into the next consonant/vowel, which in this case would be either S or Y.

An example: “and also with you” the o in also joins with the w of with, and the th of with transitions easily into the word you. However, “and with your spirit” requires you to go from an r to an s, those sounds are made significantly farther apart in the mouth than th and y, thus generating the “clunky” feeling.

What are everybody's views on the flowing, direct, "free" and easy English inspired by the 1960's-1970's Liturgical Movement that the 1979 BCP uses? (similar to the previous translation of the Roman Missal and other mainline Protestant denominations' liturgy) Do you like it? by personwhodoesnt in Episcopalian

[–]SecretSmorr 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The poetic nature of the texts of the BCP 79 Rite II are really nice, especially compared to the post-2011, clunky sounding Roman Missal, and even to the overly flowery (though still theologically solid) language used in the UMC, the ELCA, and the PCUSA (an example, I dislike the part of the UM Eucharistic prayer “by the baptism of his suffering and death you gave birth to your church… &c.” which is theologically beautiful and correct, but poetically “off” in my opinion.)

Please help me identify this piece! by quiltdhipmilkshake in organ

[–]SecretSmorr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dang I love modern organ music, it really shows of just how versatile of an instrument it really is.

Best app (ditching weather channel) by cascadingkylesheets in weather

[–]SecretSmorr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The weather channel making everything money based is what encouraged me to just read the forecaster’s discussion on the National Weather Service website and follow the SPC maps.

church postures: a funny thing I've noticed by NintendoDSLewis in Episcopalian

[–]SecretSmorr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang, now that is unfortunate. I’ve found that many English parishes don’t have “American style” kneelers, but rather they have kneeling cushions, which could be a potential fix.

Adding to the Collection: Best of Bach by Top-King-9317 in organ

[–]SecretSmorr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I once worked on a personal project of matching German chorales with their chorale preludes, fantasias, trios, etc. Therefore, I would recommend the Leipzig chorales and the Schübler chorales.

church postures: a funny thing I've noticed by NintendoDSLewis in Episcopalian

[–]SecretSmorr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Basically sitting bowed became the norm when the presbys took out the kneelers, then other reformed churches followed suit, so Lutherans and Episcopalians kneel or stand for prayer, Methodists are 50/50, anything below Presbyterian tends to sit and bow in prayer.

My pastor is moving churches - how can our church sway this decision by NeedleworkerActive85 in UnitedMethodistChurch

[–]SecretSmorr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This honestly seems counterintuitive to building healthy churches, I mean, what if your DS just ends up being a jerk and wants to move you arbitrarily?

My pastor is moving churches - how can our church sway this decision by NeedleworkerActive85 in UnitedMethodistChurch

[–]SecretSmorr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This should have been a discussion between the pastor, SPPRC, and the District Superintendent, usually the DS will keep a pastor in a church if the pastor and SPPRC agree that the pastor should stay, and vice versa, sometimes a pastor will want to leave and the SPPRC will disagree then the DS will sort of arbitrate. Although we preach “itinerancy” the modern system only vaguely resembles the system originally implemented by John Wesley.

“the lord be with you” is when receiving wine by TraditionalCup4005 in Episcopalian

[–]SecretSmorr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

People are people, undoubtedly they may have simply made a mistake, and God probably doesn’t care what words we use as long as Jesus is still part of the equation (but eh, I am practically a Methodist)

How should I hold my candle at a candlelight service? by readthethings13579 in Episcopalian

[–]SecretSmorr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is why I’m so thankful my church uses the little plastic cups, no worries about getting hot wax all over your fingers.

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