http://www.ministrymatters.ca/columnists/a-lot-of-changes/ Inspiration for Canadian Anglican leaders Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:09:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ministrymatters.ca/columnists/a-lot-of-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Andrew Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:08:45 +0000 http://www.ministrymatters.ca/?p=713#comment-23 Your first point is, I think, quite apt. Although I grew up with the priest facing us, I've more recently moved to a parish that happens to have the priest facing eastward. I expected to find this something of an annoyance, but to my surprise, I find that it helps me focus on the object of our worship rather than the person in front of us. It doesn't even seem particularly impersonal; as you say, the priest is suddenly more of an extension of the congregation. I think that we definitely need to reconsider the way we do this. Your first point is, I think, quite apt. Although I grew up with the priest facing us, I've more recently moved to a parish that happens to have the priest facing eastward. I expected to find this something of an annoyance, but to my surprise, I find that it helps me focus on the object of our worship rather than the person in front of us. It doesn't even seem particularly impersonal; as you say, the priest is suddenly more of an extension of the congregation. I think that we definitely need to reconsider the way we do this.

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