Easter recap
My Easter resolution (like Lenten ones, only with more joy!) is to update the blog more frequently. Hence this post.
Holy Week went well, with its usual march of services, craziness, rehearsals, caffeine and exhaustion. Once again, the liturgical church successfully commemorated the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ, and in my little corner of it, it went swimmingly well.
At the seminary, us singing precentor folk sang things with no organ and no instrumental support, and somehow managed to make it sound like music, through the extreme power of the pitch pipe and some major positive thinking. We also managed to beat back what has become known as the Great Plague of 2007, which had me, and the entire soprano section, in its evil clutches for over a week, and ended up with an extreme case of laryngitis. Seriously. I was squeaking and croaking for over a week and a half. I would open my mouth, start the air flow, and.....nothing. It's the stuff of nightmares.
Luckily, my voice returned to me by Wednesday, and none too soon, for the marathon of preaching, and singing, and talking of the Triduum.
At Field-Placement Extraordinaire (FPE), the Vigil was great. I was the first crucifer, meaning I had to carry the Big-Ass Cross (technical term. In Latin, for you unReformed, pre-VatII types, Largus Assum Cruxit) . This resulted in my having a back-ache for the duration of Easter, but it was so worth it! We were smoked, and sprinkled, and sung at to the best of everyone's ability, all culminating in a mass sing-along of the Hallelujah chorus (music and parts provided!) . Best part: I did not burn my bulletin, alb, hands or face with my little candle. This is a major victory for me, since I'm not good with those things.
In other news: I finished my shrug that I was knitting! I am a knitting goddess! It only took a month (compared to the last sweater which took 2 years.) and was harder, as it featured cables (so fun!) and picking up stitches.
Am now knitting: socks (pictures to follow, I think) and a shiny purple scarf. Because who doesn't love the idea of a shiny, purple, ribbon scarf?
Holy Week went well, with its usual march of services, craziness, rehearsals, caffeine and exhaustion. Once again, the liturgical church successfully commemorated the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ, and in my little corner of it, it went swimmingly well.
At the seminary, us singing precentor folk sang things with no organ and no instrumental support, and somehow managed to make it sound like music, through the extreme power of the pitch pipe and some major positive thinking. We also managed to beat back what has become known as the Great Plague of 2007, which had me, and the entire soprano section, in its evil clutches for over a week, and ended up with an extreme case of laryngitis. Seriously. I was squeaking and croaking for over a week and a half. I would open my mouth, start the air flow, and.....nothing. It's the stuff of nightmares.
Luckily, my voice returned to me by Wednesday, and none too soon, for the marathon of preaching, and singing, and talking of the Triduum.
At Field-Placement Extraordinaire (FPE), the Vigil was great. I was the first crucifer, meaning I had to carry the Big-Ass Cross (technical term. In Latin, for you unReformed, pre-VatII types, Largus Assum Cruxit) . This resulted in my having a back-ache for the duration of Easter, but it was so worth it! We were smoked, and sprinkled, and sung at to the best of everyone's ability, all culminating in a mass sing-along of the Hallelujah chorus (music and parts provided!) . Best part: I did not burn my bulletin, alb, hands or face with my little candle. This is a major victory for me, since I'm not good with those things.
In other news: I finished my shrug that I was knitting! I am a knitting goddess! It only took a month (compared to the last sweater which took 2 years.) and was harder, as it featured cables (so fun!) and picking up stitches.
Am now knitting: socks (pictures to follow, I think) and a shiny purple scarf. Because who doesn't love the idea of a shiny, purple, ribbon scarf?
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