Comments on: Could this be a typical Sunday evening? http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/01/29/could-this-be-a-typical-sunday-evening/ The Revd Gareth J M Saunders' weblog Wed, 3 Dec 2008 23:16:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Gareth J M Saunders http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/01/29/could-this-be-a-typical-sunday-evening/#comment-10666 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:48:42 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/01/29/could-this-be-a-typical-sunday-evening/#comment-10666 I used to love Choral Evensong at the cathedral in Inverness -- once I'd settled into enough not to worry about what the choir would say if I sang a bum note or two. It was one of the few services that I could relax into and really worship God during, rather that worry about what was coming next. I was a bit tongue-in-cheek on that post, a bit frivolous. But there is an important observation: when us Anglicans are doing the beautiful, Choral Evensong thing -- and even the Sunday morning thing too -- there are thousands of people 'out there' not going to Church, and many of them I'm no doubt do have a spiritual longing. How do we reach them? And I do think that it is important that as Christians we venture into their world from time to time to engage them there. As it happens, last Sunday, we didn't. Because it was too expensive. Hey ho! Next time. I used to love Choral Evensong at the cathedral in Inverness — once I’d settled into enough not to worry about what the choir would say if I sang a bum note or two. It was one of the few services that I could relax into and really worship God during, rather that worry about what was coming next.

I was a bit tongue-in-cheek on that post, a bit frivolous. But there is an important observation: when us Anglicans are doing the beautiful, Choral Evensong thing — and even the Sunday morning thing too — there are thousands of people ‘out there’ not going to Church, and many of them I’m no doubt do have a spiritual longing. How do we reach them? And I do think that it is important that as Christians we venture into their world from time to time to engage them there.

As it happens, last Sunday, we didn’t. Because it was too expensive. Hey ho! Next time.

]]> by: Richard http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/01/29/could-this-be-a-typical-sunday-evening/#comment-10661 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:12:28 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/01/29/could-this-be-a-typical-sunday-evening/#comment-10661 Actually, I would prefer to be at Choral Evensong. But then again, I'm a member of an Anglican church choir, so it's a slightly different experience for me than the rest of the congregation. To me, evensong is a really special service. When you sing it, you feel part of a very special tradition of daily observance (in our cathedral churches anyway) -- one that is not only hundreds of years old, but uniquely Anglican. There's also a marvelous selection of music written exclusively just for evensong, composed by church musicians over the ages. My favorite part of the service is singing the appointed psalm(s) of the day to Anglican chant. To me, that is a Gold Class experience! Actually, I would prefer to be at Choral Evensong. But then again, I’m a member of an Anglican church choir, so it’s a slightly different experience for me than the rest of the congregation.

To me, evensong is a really special service. When you sing it, you feel part of a very special tradition of daily observance (in our cathedral churches anyway) — one that is not only hundreds of years old, but uniquely Anglican. There’s also a marvelous selection of music written exclusively just for evensong, composed by church musicians over the ages.

My favorite part of the service is singing the appointed psalm(s) of the day to Anglican chant. To me, that is a Gold Class experience!

]]> by: Rich http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/01/29/could-this-be-a-typical-sunday-evening/#comment-10628 Sun, 29 Jan 2006 20:27:14 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/01/29/could-this-be-a-typical-sunday-evening/#comment-10628 Cinema Owners Alamanac states: Gold Class. A film meets Gold Class standard when a) the film has been out more than 7 nights so viewer numbers may be low. Hype it up to Gold Class to maximise profits. b) you are not sure it's actually any good, so just stick in there to con the punters and make as much cash as possible. Cinema Owners Alamanac states:

Gold Class.

A film meets Gold Class standard when
a) the film has been out more than 7 nights so viewer numbers may be low. Hype it up to Gold Class to maximise profits.
b) you are not sure it’s actually any good, so just stick in there to con the punters and make as much cash as possible.

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