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Dear Ambrose: Rite I Music in a Rite 2 Service

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on October 18, 2019December 30, 2019
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Dear Ambrose:  Is it OK to use Rite I service music at a Rite II service?             #Ilovewillan Dear #ILoveWillan: The short answer is “yes.” You probably already do this without noticing if you are using […]

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  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on December 11, 2020December 8, 2020
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Dear Ambrose: I am planning ahead and looking at the Feast of the Epiphany. January 6 falls on a Wednesday and our parish won’t be able to observe the feast on a weekday. What are […]

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  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on December 4, 2020December 3, 2020
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Dear Ambrose: We are now in a new Liturgical Year. What resources can you recommend for Prayers of the People besides Formsd I-VI in the Book of Common Prayer? Signed, Tired of Form VI Dear […]

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Ask Ambrose-Take a Bite out of the Apple – Easy Recording Ideas

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020
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Dear Ambrose:  I would like to have some music in my virtual services but my very small choir is reluctant to sing into a phone or a computer.  What can I do?                         Aching for Music Dear Aching:  I […]

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  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020
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Dear Ambrose: My church is not set up to live-stream services. Is there a resource that lists live-streamed services in the country? Thanks for asking that. There are two sites that list live-streamed worship: The […]

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  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020
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Dear Ambrose: Is there an online resource with The Book of Common Prayer, Enriching Our Worship, etc? Yes there is! Go to www.episcopalcommonprayer.org. Here you will find The Book of Common Prayer (in English, French, […]

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Ask Ambrose: Burying the Alleluia

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on February 4, 2020February 4, 2020
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Dear Ambrose: I have heard that some churches “bury the Alleluia” before Lent. What gives? #dreadinglent Dear Dreading Lent, As you probably know, the Church abstains from saying or singing Alleluia during the season of […]

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Dear Ambrose

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020
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Dear Ambrose: This coming Sunday is the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, but I also see on the calendar the it is also the Feast of the Presentation. Which propers do I use? Signed, Rubric […]

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Ask Ambrose: Proper Preface for Baptismal Feasts

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on January 7, 2020January 7, 2020
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Dear Ambrose: My parish is renewing their baptismal covenant on the Baptism of our Lord.  At the Eucharist, do we use the proper preface for Baptism or Epiphany? Thanks for your question! If you have […]

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Ask Ambrose: Is Epiphany a Season?

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020
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Dear Ambrose: Is Epiphany a season? I have read church newsletters which talk about the “Season of Epiphany” but since the Sundays are counted after the Feast of the Epiphany that seems incorrect. What gives? […]

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Dear Ambrose: Is Advent Penitential?

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on November 20, 2019December 11, 2019
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Dear Ambrose In times past Advent was thought of as a penitential season and sometimes called “a little Lent.”  We don’t see much of that anymore.  When and why did that change? Signed, Expectant Dear Expectant, […]

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Ellen Johnston is one of the best teachers I have ever known. Her years as an experienced musician and detailed knowledge of liturgy infuse new life into any worship setting. She did a three part teaching series on Celtic worship with my congregation. By the end of our time together she had us all doing an Irish jig! That was a spectacular accomplishment.

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