The prayer’s focus on the goodness of creation, the calling of Israel, and the incarnation of Jesus Christ make it very appropriate for this time of the year.
Last Sunday, when I was celebrant and preacher and still thinking about this issue, I noticed that almost all of the congregation in the nave was standing for prayer.įor many years now, we have used Eucharistic Prayer B from the beginning of Advent until the First Day of Lent. This does not reflect our baptismal theology, and, it’s not a good look. During the service, we both realized that we priests were standing during the Great Thanksgiving, but the lay servers were not. Father Jay Smith and I were assisting priests. Two Sundays ago, January 31, Father Pete Powell was celebrant and preacher. We have not thrown them away.) This notice has appeared in all service bulletins since we reopened for public worship on July 1, 2020: The members of the Congregation should feel free to stand, sit, or kneel, as they wish, and as they are able, throughout the celebration of the Eucharist. (There are some cushions left in the chancel that were bought about ten years ago. They could no longer be repaired and cleaned they are gone. The arrival of COVID-19 meant that the seat cushions and kneeling cushions in the nave pews needed to go.
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