tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post435884060738849235..comments2022-05-05T15:58:09.021-04:00Comments on Twenty-first Century Liturgy: "Last Words"Don Stakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572472988507238331noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-35072566300850028162012-06-12T14:34:04.335-04:002012-06-12T14:34:04.335-04:00At my ordination, before I offered the charge and ...At my ordination, before I offered the charge and benediction, I actually asked the congregation to sit and stay for the organ postlude (or is it more appropriately called a "voluntary" - an offering?), since that music is part of the worship service, too. Looking back, I'm not sure I would do that again - it is somewhat pedantic - even though I do believe that music is offered on Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363158930596606463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-55168994688188392792012-05-29T16:42:58.637-04:002012-05-29T16:42:58.637-04:00Thank you, Don, for this thoughtful piece (again!)...Thank you, Don, for this thoughtful piece (again!) and for including music as part of your discussion. The hymn at the end is so very important, as you say, and I want to add importance to what is usually referred to as the postlude or closing voluntary. I rarely encounter entire congregations who quietly listen to the music, though some individuals do. Regardless, the music can capture the Charlotte Kroekernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-15115964470339365172012-05-29T16:35:43.222-04:002012-05-29T16:35:43.222-04:00I have always felt conflicted on this matter of si...I have always felt conflicted on this matter of sitting for the postlude, since it is sending music. With the benediction, I as pastor have just spoken the words of sending people to be the church in the world. When they immediately sit down to listen to the postlude, the visual and visceral feeling of their being sent seems to lose some momentum. However, since the music is not incidental, and Donna Elianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-55702602060492363582012-05-26T08:20:50.569-04:002012-05-26T08:20:50.569-04:00Wow! The litugrical renewal of the last 30 years ...Wow! The litugrical renewal of the last 30 years has certainly challenged all of us to a more faithful understanding of worship. You nailed it with the idea that it's what we do not just assembled together but how we live in the world. The Sending Rite (as we call it in ELW) does need some improvement! The biblical charge is what's missing. This Lutheran learned something - thank youRandy Steinmanhttp://www.nj-redeemer.comnoreply@blogger.com