I did the service at Emmanuel, Killingworth today. I served them, as a part of the Middle-Sex Cluster Ministry for almost 7 years. They are without a priest currently and I was supplying on my Sunday off from Trinity, Milton.
I loved the three Cluster churches and hated to leave, but the bishop had new ideas for the churches and I didn't fit into them. He wanted each church to have a part-time priest--at the time I was the only one of three who was paid more than Sunday supply.
It has been over a year since I left, so I don't think I broke a Rubric by going there today. In fact I'm sure.
Charlie Price, my professor of Liturgical Matters at Virginia seminary, told us, "never unknowingly break a rubric."
Notice, he didn't tell us 'not' to break them, but never 'unknowingly'.
Charlie was a wise man.
It was like a family reunion! People I loved and who loved me were there. Lots of hugs. Great organist. Great coffee-hour.
A homecoming, in a sense.
And I loved it all.
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