Society of Saint Gregory

As a daily worshipper at one of our Northern Cathedrals, I would suggest that instead of concentrating on the choir's post-communion motet, one should rather be contemplating the sacramental gift one has just received. To be fair, I think Tsaume's original post was much more general - I think she w...

sort of Heaven's Angels (Cathedral Chapter)?

*bit of a non sequitur, but you know what I mean, and I'm not trying to excuse the fact that All Things Bright And Beautiful is still not dead. No, unfortunately. We've had it for a Baptism and a funeral in the last 7 days! I usually have to play it at weddings. Hatch, match and dispatch. The perfe...

I'm not happy with this 'high-visibility' choir, except for performance purposes Why not? but a choir that is 'all in one boat' is still regarded as "that lot - the choir clique" Well....even in the situations where that's true the fault doesn't necessarily lie with the choir. Why do something that...

with our backs to the majority I'm not surprised this doesn't give the required lead. Loudspeakers and musical instruments generally get pointed towards the congregation - singers should be able to do the same with their voices. I'm guessing your situation arises for logistical reasons / communicat...

Since we were getting so far away from the topic... People's participation in the Mass sometimes can seem better with this approach than with a well-rehearsed choir. Perhaps it is better for a throng to sing at Mass than for a few to sing instead merely because they can sing better (Sorry to pick on...

"well I spend ages planning and preparing the flowers", and ditto for a dozen other ministries Yes, I sort of agree with that. I'm doing a bit of special pleading, always a dangerous occupation. Can I justify it? The usual objection is that the church treasurer, who we hope has suitable professiona...

Yet community-driven alternatives such as teaching someone to play it, are not explored. Schools are often connected to churches. Many schools teach kids to play piano - how about adding an extra string to their bow? Absolutely - I just cannot understand why churches do not do this. I guess piano i...

Interesting point that. Is it something to do with the fact that most church money is basically our donations thrown into a common pot It isn't just about money. Being a good employer encompasses much more than having enough cash to remunerate staff at some 'market rate'. HR studies always show tha...

Benevenio wrote:My mother in law once went ... 15 minutes...

You should have put more into the collection plate that morning

why not split the difference and use sept/oct/nov? most people are back and you get a good long run down to Christ the King to get people accustomed to your new whatever

on BBC Songs of Praise, for example, composers are paid but text writers aren't How does that work then? I remember you saying you worked on the programme so I'm sure you're right that this is what they do, but the author still has the legal right to permit (or not) their work to be broadcast, and ...

ICEL might win that then - ooops

Never fear. Not only does Rome speak better English than the English, it also speaks better Welsh than the Welsh. Any imperfections of translation would be quickly ironed out.

Well, do we get to find out why you wanted to know?

Why do you ask?