Monthly Archives: January 2010

The North American Academy of Liturgy

Posted on January 6, 2010 by rank liturgist

This group begins meeting the evening of 1/7/10, with denominational pre-meetings throughout the day on 1/7.  It’s an interfaith (primarily, if not completely, Christian and Jewish) association of scholars, denominational officers and other folks vested in the study of liturgy … Continue reading →

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Alice, Icon of Christ

Posted on January 5, 2010 by rank liturgist

Tomorrow I will gather with my parish family and we will remember and celebrate Alice’s life.  On the Feast of the Epiphany.  Epiphany is all about Christ being revealed to all people – so we tell stories of foreign magi … Continue reading →

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pastor, administrator, referee, convener, liturgist

Posted on January 5, 2010 by rank liturgist

And then there are those days where you put into use just about everything you have within you.  Early morning administration, drop-in pastoral care and stewardship, grief counseling, burial service planning, staff management, web revision, congregational development, vocational discernment, special … Continue reading →

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Institution, Induction, Installation

Posted on January 3, 2010 by rank liturgist

Soon enough, and it can’t really be soon enough, the bishop will pass through our humble parish and conduct a service entitled ‘Celebration of a New Ministry’ to institute formally my service as rector of this congregation and to allow … Continue reading →

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Eucharistic Intimacy

Posted on January 2, 2010 by rank liturgist

When Aquinas began writing about the change in the substance of bread and wine to become the Body and Blood of Christ, he said that this idea of ‘transubstantiation’ was a fitting or apt way to talk about it for … Continue reading →

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Name, Blood, and Identity

Posted on January 1, 2010 by rank liturgist

The Feast of the Holy Name — or, once upon a time, The Feast of the Circumcision — of Our Lord immerses us in a moment in Jesus’ history, but one which has implications for our own history as well. … Continue reading →

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