tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post1994015161244534340..comments2023-10-18T14:53:28.622+01:00Comments on Forest Murmurs: The Ordinariate at GainfordFr Michael Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-71208316269349563442013-05-24T15:37:46.866+01:002013-05-24T15:37:46.866+01:00Catholic Coffee, you`ve got me wondering about you...Catholic Coffee, you`ve got me wondering about your identity since I saw your post on Fr Blake`s blog about Lumen Gentium 15 and 16. Not many at St Mary`s on a Sunday morning will have that kind of knowledge!Fr Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-90334462830402909892013-05-19T18:50:26.643+01:002013-05-19T18:50:26.643+01:00Catholic Coffee I`m glad you liked it. The music g...Catholic Coffee I`m glad you liked it. The music grouup are much appreciated. You may however gather that it is not the kind of music that fills me with enthusiasm but it`s what we can do on a Sunday. I don`t choose any of the music.Fr Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-62113726819866427042013-05-19T14:39:11.260+01:002013-05-19T14:39:11.260+01:00Fr., the music today at St. Mary's was great -...Fr., the music today at St. Mary's was great - an example of how modern music can be inspiring and worthy of what we celebrate in Mass. And "<i>Walk, walk in the light (The Spirit lives to set us free...)" </i> is one of the good ones!Catholic Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166685109746487264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-2783123295849369082013-05-12T21:15:18.429+01:002013-05-12T21:15:18.429+01:001569 they have indeed. Catholics seem happy to acc...1569 they have indeed. Catholics seem happy to accept good church music as a feature of Anglicanism but prefer `Colours of Day` in their own churches.Fr Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-20506862069894599652013-05-12T21:13:12.176+01:002013-05-12T21:13:12.176+01:00Tom I`m sorry you are no longer in H & N! Ther...Tom I`m sorry you are no longer in H & N! There just don`t seem to be any available Catholic organists or choir directors who come my way. I`ve given up on trying to do anything with music at parish Masses but enjoy bringing choirs in for the occasional EF Masses which very few parishioners attend. It`s all very disappointing. Fr Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-58047241098702944832013-05-12T20:46:17.041+01:002013-05-12T20:46:17.041+01:00Father,
I have felt for a long time, that Anglica...Father,<br /><br />I have felt for a long time, that Anglican churchgoers have a lot to teach us. It is even more remarkable when we think that they do not have the treasure of the Real Presence in their churches.<br /><br />As an Ushaw student in the early 60's, a couple of us used to sneak into the back of Durham Cathedral to listen to Evensong. Of course, admitting as much to Mgr Grant etc at Ushaw would have had severe repercussions, so we said Nowt!1569 Risingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-71660597322420073142013-05-12T19:33:23.055+01:002013-05-12T19:33:23.055+01:00Hello Fr
I'm originally from the H&N Dioc...Hello Fr<br /><br />I'm originally from the H&N Diocese but now I live in Yorkshire and I'm the organist at St.Anne's in Keighley. The style of liturgy you describe sounds quite similar to ours - the Altar servers are very well drilled and know exactly what they should be doing. There is always incense at the 11am Mass which is wonderful. The Master of ceremonies runs quite a tight ship I would say. We sing all of the Mass and have stuck to the Missal chants in English and Latin since their introduction which the congregation now sing quite well. I am also battling to get the choir to start singing the propers taken from the Simple English Propers which is a free resource and these have worked well. I would recommend having a look at them.<br /><br />However, old habits die hard, and I am regularly fielding off requests for hymns like Shine Jesus Shine and more Marian hymns.<br /><br />I think I am slowly but surely winning the choir over to doing things properly but the congregation may take more time.<br /><br />It can be done with a bit of energy and enthusiasm (i'm 25) and a choir who are willing to give chant a real go and a supportive PP.Tom Carrnoreply@blogger.com