Easter Vigil 2007: Saint Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church

At St Gregory's, we have two seasons: Easter, and Easter's coming. Following the ancient practice, we start by spreading light through
a dark church, then read, sing, pray, process outside, dance, and feast until past midnight.

from "Worship at St. Gregory's" by Richard Fabian, © 2001
See entire pamphlet at http://www.saintgregorys.org/Liturgy/Worship@StGregorys/index.html

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[baronsabato]

Sigh. I'm a person of color myself, but it seems to me that whenever white people stick to traditional white Protestant worship, they're told they're being "boring" and "stodgy." When they try something different, they're accused of "trying to act multicultural" (with the implication that it's a failure or a fake). How bout instead of putting everyone into boxes we treat each other like children of God, trying to live our faith in the way it works for us, without the condescension?

[54spiritedwill54]

It's a very different approach from what I'm used to at my Anglican Church, but they all looked happy and were having fun, isn't that the bottom line!

[LifterWill]

@gilbertobesanko The Episcopal Church is the American presence of The Anglican Communion. The drums are, I am told, from the Ethiopian church, yes. Not pagan at all. St. Gregory's is a wonderful and unique experience of what I think of as "heaven on earth". Please come and visit when you are in San Francisco.

[LifterWill]

@gustavo2828 Gustavo .. ALL our services are like this.  Please come and visit us!

[LifterWill]

@BellesAngels This was my first Holy Week at St. Gregory's (2010) ... the most incredible "heaven on earth" liturgies I have ever experience. Please make it a point to join us when you can. It will be worth your trip to San Francisco

[LifterWill]

@dlc208 what is espiscopalian?

[dlc208]

@orthodox111 yeah i am orthodox, and thats what this looks like to me...a cheap rip off of our liturgy...if you want to do it the proper way, go to an Orthodox Church. if you are espiscopalian you should be following the book of common prayer or your liturgy or whatever you do, but don't copy us, it is a little insulting b/c you can't just take part from here and there that you think are "cute" and think that that makes it a liturgy.

[dlc208]

@baronsabato You make a good point.

[dlc208]

@dirkm97 hahaha....so true....!!!

[jerallovesyou]

curious about what u mean...the easter vigil is the holiest worship service of the entire year, the night when heaven is truly wedded to earth...this video is absolutely beautiful!!! as musicians and music ministers, singing or playing before God is the most important performance we will ever give on this earth, so i guess we should say its performance AND worship....

[tenorismo]

performance. not worship.