tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post700889024709936250..comments2024-01-07T09:34:44.086-05:00Comments on What Canst Thou Say?: Reflections from extended worship, and other moments of clarityRobin M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post-77345363344036234922009-03-02T23:47:00.000-05:002009-03-02T23:47:00.000-05:00Bill, of course you're right about unpredictabilit...Bill, of course you're right about unpredictability of the Spirit. I thought two hours might be a good compromise, but I underestimated the folks who came to the workshop.<BR/><BR/>Cat, I'm glad that Anj was able to answer your question before I was. I am intrigued by your meeting's practice. I hope others will write here about other experiments.<BR/><BR/>Anj, thank you for everything you wrote here. I'm just nodding my head as I read along.Robin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post-82999586176862884102009-03-02T12:12:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:12:00.000-05:00PS - Invitation To A Deeper Communion, by Marcelle...PS - Invitation To A Deeper Communion, by Marcelle Martin, Pendle Hill Pamphlet 366anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907362042684864253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post-17792922844725951162009-03-02T12:09:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:09:00.000-05:00Our regional meeting hosts quarterly three hour ex...Our regional meeting hosts quarterly three hour extended meeting for worship, and our last two yearly monthy meeting retreats have been centered around three hour extended meeting for worship. I am a big fan of extended meetings for worship. :) <BR/><BR/>I often wonder why Friends feel the need for so much workshop time -- isn't our core ethos that Christ has come to teach His people Himself? And isn't that meeting for worship is an expression of? Making space in expectant waiting for Christ to teach. Why do we rely so much on earthly teachers who may, or may not, speak to our condition?anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907362042684864253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post-41133070574449927242009-03-02T06:19:00.000-05:002009-03-02T06:19:00.000-05:00You write, "I think Marcelle Martin wrote a Pendle...You write, "I think Marcelle Martin wrote a Pendle Hill Pamphlet about her experiments with extended worship. Maybe I should re-read it."<BR/><BR/>Could you share the title here, if you find it? I would be interested to read it, too.<BR/><BR/>Our meeting has been experimenting with having folks exit the meeting room silently (after announcements most weeks; no spoken announcements one week in four) so that others can remain as long as they wish in silent waiting worship or in worship sharing--it is left unstructured that way.<BR/><BR/>There are almost always half a dozen or more who remain behind, and it has become a tradition I am grateful for. Not extended worship of the length you describe here, but still... it is very sweet and often rich.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for writing about this. I just can't get enough stories about worship.Cat C-B (and/or Peter B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13642801.post-50673184907251239462009-03-01T21:22:00.000-05:002009-03-01T21:22:00.000-05:00It's very hard to predict time when you want to al...It's very hard to predict time when you want to allow worship to go as long as the Spirit leads. Reportedly early Friends meetings were often 3-4 hours long. I remember an extended meeting for worship at the first FUM Triennial I attended. After it had already gone on quite a bit longer than scheduled, the folks at the front shook hands. That didn't stop the meeting, which went on for quite some time more. I think it was about 3 hours total.Bill Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752443575410023776noreply@blogger.com