What, precisely, is The Gloaming?
Well, it’s an old English word for the magic light right at dusk, the kind of light movie directors halt whole productions to wait for. It’s old English, but it was forgotten in England, only remembered in Scotland, and rediscovered by English romantics reading Scottish poetry (got all that?!). Basically it’s a word for what the light does just as evening begins. It gloams.
At our church it’s a description for a new worship service on the… Read more
What should we call our two worship services?
Right now we call them “contemporary,” at 9:15, and “traditional” at 11. The “contemporary” label is a bit wobbly. We have a band at that service, with a guitar and bass and strings section and often a banjo these days. But we also have our chancel choir, which is a general no-no with “contemporary” worship. Sometimes they even sing in Latin, as they did last Sunday. Clergy don’t wear robes, we invite children up to the front for a blessing and then Sunday School, we… Read more