tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post4120004326643724193..comments2023-09-21T08:53:42.554+01:00Comments on blethers: Daily Prayer - once a week?Christine McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-85723023719121929642007-08-14T23:52:00.000+01:002007-08-14T23:52:00.000+01:00You have a point, Jimmy - but it's not the fault o...You have a point, Jimmy - but it's not the fault of the liturgy. It's the people, I'm afraid, every time.Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-15313383414850637612007-08-11T17:06:00.000+01:002007-08-11T17:06:00.000+01:00A problem I find with liturgical worship and a ser...A problem I find with liturgical worship and a seriously good choir is that it can all become cosily esoteric.<BR/>I don't advocate dumbing down Christian worship but I do feel there is a robust simplicity innate in the gospel that could be obscured by educated middle class taste.<BR/>This has led to many churches losing their way and no longer being able to engage their local community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-62335477851476469562007-08-07T22:47:00.000+01:002007-08-07T22:47:00.000+01:00Looking forward to four days of both and, me spike...Looking forward to four days of both and, me spikey friend!Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-14821727334794831652007-08-07T16:52:00.000+01:002007-08-07T16:52:00.000+01:00Seems to me it's not a case of Matins or the Eucha...Seems to me it's not a case of Matins or the Eucharist. It's a case of both and! Our Daily Prayer is a good discipline to get into, and Matins and Evensong give us the framework to do some good prayin' even when we don't really feel like it or feel a bit "dry". The Eucharist now.... that has to be central to at least our Sunday worship, if not our daily worship. The action of taking, blessing, breaking for renewal and so that we can go out sharing Jesus with the world is the pattern of our Christian lives, and should be seen as essential to us all. If Christ does not feed us Eucharistically, if not daily then at least weekly, then we lose something important in our faith journey. Or is that just the spike in me talking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-5681015951841130882007-08-07T14:47:00.000+01:002007-08-07T14:47:00.000+01:00"there'd be no focus. It'd be like the C of S serv..."<I>there'd be no focus. It'd be like the C of S services I grew up with</I>"<BR/><BR/>No focus? Good grief, no wonder the C of S is in trouble if this is typical of people's experience!<BR/><BR/>"<I>...only without the 40 minute sermon.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Only 40 minutes? :-)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614417017549146281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-48832266979803013962007-08-07T10:01:00.000+01:002007-08-07T10:01:00.000+01:00On Matins - de gustibus non est disputandum!On Cur...On Matins - de gustibus non est disputandum!<BR/><BR/>On Cursillo - quo citius, eo melius.<BR/><BR/>And on posting so late at night - we'll never last the pace!Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-2489789651971397552007-08-07T00:54:00.000+01:002007-08-07T00:54:00.000+01:00I think Matins has its place. At Holy Trinity Ayr...I think Matins has its place. At Holy Trinity Ayr we have it on the 2nd and 5th Sundays of the month - therefore it's invariably once a month. Also we have mid-week Eucharists at both Maybole and Ayr so that everyone can enjoy Eucharist at a time that suits them. On the Cursillo note - ROLL ON THURSDAY!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com