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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The odd thing is, I think it was in use at that service, but just at the offertory.
It was discreet incense. Nothing vulgar. Incense you would want to take home and introduce to your mother.
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Since I was an international and interdenominational student at a respected United Methodist seminary (Perkins School of Theology, SMU, Dallas, TX, USA) my Worship & Liturgy studies did not cover the fine points of Anglo-Catholic ritual. How does one determine when and where to use incense? Or for that matter, all the other fine points of high Anglican Mass? Are there service manuals with instruction?
Things have a tendency to stay simple here in Mexico. We are but 12+ years weened from mother church, TEC, with the major setback of our first primate and another bishop absconding with millions of dollars and vanishing, our services are still pretty much TEC BCP in Spanish.
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David daveed – the best quick primer on TEC BCP ceremonial that I know of is Dennis Michno’s “A Priest’s Handbook,” subtitled “The Ceremonies of the Church”. I doubt it’s printed in Spanish, but you seem fluent in English, so no worries! You can probably find a copy on eBay or, barring that, Amazon.com has it for $23 US.
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