Liturgy and music from an Episcopal/Anglican perspective.
2023 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Preview
David previews the music at the 2023 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.
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12/15/2023 • 0
063 Special groups and spaces
Our discussion of Elements of Rite by Aidan Kavanagh continues: special groups and sacred space.
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10/9/2023 • 0
062 Better Ingredients, Better Liturgy
We begin our Elements of Rite series! A multi-part discussion of the book by Aidan Kavanagh.
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9/5/2023 • 0
Elements of Rite
A new series begins! Follow along, if you wish, with your own copy of Elements of Rite by Aidan Kavanagh.
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8/21/2023 • 0
2022 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Preview
David previews the music at the 2022 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.
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12/7/2022 • 0
061 General Confusion! #GC80
A special UNEDITED episode all about liturgy issues presented to the 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church.
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6/17/2022 • 0
060 Remember that you are dust
After a Covid-induced hiatus, we return with a conversation about Ash Wednesday: how important is it to offer this liturgy? Should Eucharist automatically be included?
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3/22/2022 • 0
059 Omicron all ye faithful
We're gonna talk about Christmas carols! (But we chat about the Omicron weirdness first.)
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12/23/2021 • 0
2021 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Preview
David previews the music at the 2021 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge
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11/26/2021 • 0
058 Surges of Asperges
Ahead of All Saints' Day, the conversation turns to the Renewal of Baptismal Vows and the sprinkling of the people with holy water (also known as the Asperges).
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10/26/2021 • 0
057 A late-stage (?) pandemic chat
A conversation recorded in July 2021 about the pandemic, patriotism, and congregational song.
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9/21/2021 • 0
056 An Eastertide Wickipedia
This whole episode is about candles in the Easter season! And that's because we flame to please.
In this matchless episode, we're talking about the new fire, the Paschal Candle (and where its placed in Eastertide), the Easter Vigil, and the whole ball of wax.
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4/28/2021 • 0
Maundy Thursday & Good Friday (encores)
A rebroadcast of our Maundy Thursday and Good Friday episodes, which were both part of our Holy Week series.
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3/30/2021 • 0
Rectory Edition: A Conversation with the Rev. Grey Maggiano
Ian sits down with the Rev. Grey Maggiano to talk about liturgy during the pandemic.
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3/9/2021 • 0
018 Palm Sunday (encore)
We revisit our Palm Sunday episode, the first episode in our Holy Week series.
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2/27/2021 • 0
055 The 2020 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in Review
David meets up with Jessica Nelson and Michael Smith to talk about this year's Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College.
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1/1/2021 • 0
Another Change to This Year's Service at King's
The service will not be held Christmas Eve, but a contingency recording made of this year’s service will be used.
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12/19/2020 • 0
2020 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Preview
David previews the music at this year's Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge
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12/5/2020 • 0
054 Pandemic Perspectives: Micah Walter
In the first of a series of conversations about what we are doing with liturgy and music in the midst of this pandemic, we talk to Micah Walter, a parishioner at Grace Episcopal Church, Amherst, Mass.
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9/2/2020 • 0
053 Screaming inside our hearts
Everything is still different. In this episode, we invite you into some conversation about what it is that we are all doing with liturgy and music during this pandemic.We want to hear from you in connection with this episode. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter. You can email us at riteandmusical@gmail.com
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7/14/2020 • 0
Rectory Edition: a conversation with the Rev. Keith Voets
David sits down with the Rev. Keith Voets to talk about Ascension Day and Ascensiontide.Read more »
5/28/2020 • 0
052 Principal Feast meets principled fast
Ian has some personal news. When do you extinguish the Paschal Candle? And more on worship during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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5/21/2020 • 0
051 After Holy Week 2020
We've just been through a Holy Week like no other. David and Ian take stock.
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4/14/2020 • 0
050 The Advent of "Coronatide"
With the COVID-19 pandemic, Episcopal and Anglican churches around the world are faced with a new reality: the inability to meet together for worship. David and Ian share some initial thoughts, reflections, and their experiences so far. This episode was recorded on the Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 22, 2020.
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3/24/2020 • 0
Worship and the Coronavirus
In the last two weeks, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is changing the way Episcopal churches worship. The common cup, the Peace, coffee hour, baptismal fonts, the offering plates, etc.
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3/12/2020 • 0
049 Prayer Book Usability
Taking a look at the nitty-gritty of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. What's not laid out well? What's unclear? Getting beyond the idea of "technical fixes" to real revision.
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3/2/2020 • 0
048 Hymns we would be alway fixing
An in-depth conversation about the Hymnal 1982, mistakes and all. We also chat about psalms.
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