The Mystery Worshipper from the Ship of Fools has been.
I think it is a fair reflection of what we hope to be. What do you think?
Mystery Worshipper
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13 responses to “Mystery Worshipper”
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That’s a great review of the service. I remember the sermon and the car alarm. It was annoying. it seemed to be the only negative experience Kingfold had.
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I was more than a little amused to recieve a copy of my report in with the Order of Service this morning – many thanks! You were very quick off the mark in seeing that the report had gone up – I was going to send you a card to let you know it was published, but you beat me to it!
And I liked the crack at the end “If you’re the mystery worshipper, welcome back.” I should probably tell you that I’ve been back more than once since I submitted that report, and on each occasion people have been very welcoming, but without being over-bearingly so. There’s a fine balance between being welcomed and being suffocated by attention because you’re new/a visitor, which is highly off-putting. Your congregation seem to have got it about right, I think. -
I read Kingsfold’s report, too. It’s been nearly 9 years ago, but I was welcomed
nicely at St Mary’s and was invited to lunch after the service by a member – invited to her flat to enjoy a simple meal with other St Mary’s members. Glad to see this genuine hospitality continues! -
And we even sang Kingsfold this morning too….
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We came for the first time, with friends on Palm Sunday last year and have never looked back!
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Don’t think you should have lost marks for the car alarm going off. A film reviewer wouldn’t give a movie a poor review because of projection problems.
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“And we even sang Kingsfold this morning too….”
Funnily enough, I noticed that. I enjoyed it! -
As one of the regular thurifers, I do hope Kingsfold will not be put off be the occaisional Sundays that we do have incense at Sung Eurcharist.
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Just read the report by the previous Mystery Worshipper – Diapason – for Easter Festival Evensong in 2007. As a Sunday when we had a ceilidh.
You can also read it at Ship of Fools.
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Oh no, I’m not going to be put off by incense – I love the stuff and have even been know to swing a thurible myself. I know you use incense from time to time but it wasn’t in use at that particular service.
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