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Your Turn / Re: Easter Vigils

« on: April 03, 2010, 08:11:52 AM »

Although there is no Eucharist offered, the Easter Vigil is done very well - very reverently.  Fr. Kind is an awsome liturgist.  Any of you Twin Citians would be most welcome.  Service begins quite early at 7:30 pm.  Begins outside with a procession into the church following the Service of Light outside.  (No champagne afterwards).

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Your Turn / Re: Vestments, Ecclesiastical Customs, etc.

« on: April 02, 2010, 10:16:17 PM »

Our Pastor always looks mighty dapper wearing his cope at Easter Vigil.

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Your Turn / Re: On the Eucharistia

« on: April 02, 2010, 07:37:33 PM »

With regard to the Eucharistic prayer, I'd say, "IT'S OK to PRAY".  (or is there a trademark on that?)

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Your Turn / Re: Fabulous Article by Dr. John Stephenson

« on: April 02, 2010, 07:35:51 PM »

Don't forget there's the option of skipping Sundays after Michaelmass.

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Your Turn / Re: Easter Vigils

« on: April 02, 2010, 07:32:26 PM »

Our congregation kinda-sorta has an Easter Vigil.  It consists of the Service of Light (Exsultet), the Service or Readings - several readings with Chanted responses to each (or at least most), the rememberance of Holy Baptism.  It concludes abruptly with the reading of the Easter Gospel.  BUT, no Mass is offered.   Pastor says maybe some year.  University Lutheran--LCMS, Mpls.

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Your Turn / Re: Holy or Maundy?

« on: April 02, 2010, 07:21:20 PM »

If it is "Green Thursday", why is the liturgical colour WHITE?

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Your Turn / Re: Questions About Translations

« on: December 10, 2009, 09:57:36 PM »

I find the Orthodox Study Bible to have some very interesting and helpful footnotes.

(Plus, the Old Testament/Dueterocanotical books use the Septuagint!)

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Your Turn / Re: Holiday Recipe Thread

« on: November 28, 2009, 12:55:24 PM »

me love cookies!

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Your Turn / Re: Miscellaneous Questions

« on: November 22, 2009, 07:28:11 PM »

Isn't today now called "The Reign of Christ" Sunday in the ELCA?

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Your Turn / Re: Who Should Be Nominated For LCMS President?

« on: November 10, 2009, 10:31:57 PM »

Fr. Weedon for Archbishop of the LCMS! 

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Your Turn / Re: Paul Manz enters into Life Everlasting

« on: November 02, 2009, 08:58:19 PM »

did he always like to bang on the organ keys?

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Your Turn / Re: Study done comparing ELCA LCMS attitudes

« on: October 11, 2009, 01:54:17 PM »

Politically, at least, there is something to the idea that the ELCA has become Methodist; the LCMS has become Baptist.

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Your Turn / Re: Sacred to Secular Employment

« on: August 19, 2009, 01:24:09 PM »

For some reason, politics seems to be a field ex-ministers get into.

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Your Turn / Re: What Should The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Be Renamed?

« on: June 24, 2009, 03:36:07 PM »

In the event of a schism in the LCMS:

The Gnesio-Lutherans can be:
Evangelical Confessional Catholic Liturgical Episcopal Synod in America
(or ECCLESIA, for short.)

The other party can be:
American Brotherhood of Lutherans Acting Zeolously for Evangelization
(A B L A Z E)

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Your Turn / Re: What Should The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Be Renamed?

« on: June 20, 2009, 05:59:05 PM »

I'd love to see the following as the name of the church body formed if/when a schism occurs in the LCMS:

Evangelical Confessional Catholic Liturgical Episcopal Synod in America
(or ECCLESIA, for short.)