Sarah and I received a phone call yesterday in which we were both offered a job leading The Macrina Community this summer. Their priest is going on sabbatical for the summer, and we will be leading worship and handling the other responsibilities as well. Macrina is a project of the Episcopal Diocese of California – I think in many ways it has the feel of a “church plant” or a Presbyterian New Church Development. They’re doing some really creative things with the liturgy and so it will be a great chance to explore some different approaches to worship and to lead a small ministry.
Sarah and I both think it will be a great opportunity to do some really creative ministry, and it will a great chance to explore doing ministry together and learning from the Anglican tradition. If anyone has read Sara Miles’s book “Take This Bread,” she talks about her conversion and involvement with St. Gregory’s Church in San Francisco. Macrina is connected with St. Gregory’s and Macrina’s current priest worked at St. Gregory’s for awhile. I loved reading about the worship and ministry of St. Gregory’s in Sara’s book, so it is cool to think that we’ll be working in a similar type of community. We’ll be starting June 15th and the position runs through September 8th.
Do any of the Episcopal/Anglican readers of this blog have some suggestions for creative liturgical resources?
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Wonderful. I look forward your report/stories from this adventure. I hope you get plenty of chances to collaborate with Sarah Miles. She is a dear friend, soak up on her passion and wisdom.
Peace,
Eliacin
Very cool. St. Gregory’s is about five blocks from MBCC. SG is quite the ministry and Sara is a trip!
I (kinda) go to an Episcopal church in the Diocese of N. California and could put you in touch with a guy named Carlton Allen who has some innovative ideas. Our church has tried liturgical dance (normally, mostly humorous) and pop music (u2 only, of course), but I think a better way to go would be to write a postmodern lectionary and prayer book.
That’s excellent news, though. Much better than the other gig, it sounds like.
.02 from a house church guy who’s increasingly drawn to (open-source) liturgy and who loves St. Gregory’s worship (Jasmin and I were able to experience a little bit at St. Luke’s in Atlanta recently when Sara and Paul Fromberg did a full-immersion worship & justice workshop) – check out All Saints Company, an worship consultancy started by the founders of St. Gregory’s. Also see my extensive alt.worship directory.
Wonderful news! I worshipped at St Gregory’s when St Macrina’s was founded. Best blessings there!
For your own benefit, you both should read:
Praying Shapes Believing: A Theological Commentary on the Book of Common Prayer
&
Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An Introduction to Its History, Faith, and Worship
Before looking for creative resources, I think it will be important for you to take seriously the differences between the Anglican tradition and your own.
I was going to mention All Saints Company…but it’s already up ….paperless/from the heart singing is where I was heading in particular with my suggestions.
Robert Webber’s books are a great resource.
What?! You’re both gonna get PAID to be in the 415 area code for a whole SUMMER?! I may be extremely jealous about that, but I’m also very happy for you both. Congrats!
With the permission of All Saints Company, I’ve been posting a series on the Liturgy Use of St Gregory of Nyssa Church. I’m not sure how much of it has carried over to St Macrinas… but there it is. You’ll both be in my prayers!