tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post500095851231090138..comments2023-02-15T03:01:27.686-08:00Comments on Helegant: Searching for meaning in worshipHeleganthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-70255120372932163072010-02-07T01:16:31.228-08:002010-02-07T01:16:31.228-08:00Thanks Sally and G. I like SofW for its flexibili...Thanks Sally and G. I like SofW for its flexibility and the creative opportunities it includes. However... there are many people who prefer churches where the 'music only' style of worship is normative, and/or to whom the word 'shall' is regarded as external control and raises suspicions of papism (to exaggerate to make the point).Heleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-10357610128653981822010-02-02T13:40:32.711-08:002010-02-02T13:40:32.711-08:00Helen, since the invention of the "Service of...Helen, since the invention of the "Service of the Word" in CW it's now really difficult to break your ordination vows. As long as you keep to the (very broad) guidelines, and there's a Mass going on somewhere in the benefice, you're fine.<br />Service of the Word is actually a real challenge to the imagination. You could end up with something that was basically a (with Gerrarrdushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837978839416558477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-13960299267660709052010-02-01T00:28:08.423-08:002010-02-01T00:28:08.423-08:00Just occasionally I suspect we do, and I think you...Just occasionally I suspect we do, and I think you are right it needs to be substance and depth over content. Worship is such a strange thing isn't it.<br /><br />The survey was comissioned by the Group for Evangelisation as a part of their Church in a spiritual age project.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-35619485332080802902010-01-31T17:44:17.265-08:002010-01-31T17:44:17.265-08:00Today, with our Candlemas service, I think we mana...Today, with our Candlemas service, I think we managed to combine the depth of liturgy with meaningful and relavnt songs, including a hymn that I like very much, so that was a treat. The feedback was positive, and make the amount of work put into a single service feel worthwhile on a very human level. Just occasionally... I think we get it right.Heleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-32084264988694937382010-01-29T14:42:47.342-08:002010-01-29T14:42:47.342-08:00Thanks for those ideas Sally - 'How' is th...Thanks for those ideas Sally - 'How' is the big question indeed. My instinctive response to the survey (do you have a reference for me?) is that I'm not surprised - integrity isn't always age-related. <br />I also think we need to allow for the 'mystery' of faith to sink into our hearts and to have the confidence to know when to leave the questions open. The parts of my Heleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-67781007038835844772010-01-29T13:35:37.918-08:002010-01-29T13:35:37.918-08:00Great post Helen, like you I find the kind of wors...Great post Helen, like you I find the kind of worship that sustained me 20 years ago often leaves me cold now, I can relate to the Spring Harvest experience because I've been there.<br /><br />Interestingly a poll amongst unchurched young people revealed that they are looking for depth over froth, and that video projectors and worship bands are really trimmings and may be unwelcome.<br /><br Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.com