[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":293},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fsunday-worship\u002Fholy-communion-president\u002F":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":285,"extension":286,"meta":287,"navigation":288,"path":289,"seo":290,"stem":291,"__hash__":292},"content\u002Fsunday-worship\u002Fholy-communion-president.md","Presiding at Holy Communion",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":278},"minimark",[9,25,121,213,261],[10,11,12,16],"card",{},[13,14,5],"h1",{"id":15},"presiding-at-holy-communion",[17,18,19],"p",{},[20,21,24],"span",{"className":22},[23],"center","written by Nick (25.07.25)",[10,26,27,32],{},[28,29,31],"h2",{"id":30},"before-the-service","Before the Service",[33,34,35,44,51,57,60,67,70,84,90,95,106,109,112,118],"ul",{},[36,37,38,39,43],"li",{},"Check that the colour of the ",[40,41,42],"strong",{},"hangings"," is correct.",[36,45,46,47,50],{},"Check that ",[40,48,49],{},"the cross"," has been put out on the altar.",[36,52,53,56],{},[40,54,55],{},"9:50 am"," or before: be at St. Thomas' to open the church.",[36,58,59],{},"Support in putting otu chairs and altar table if required.",[36,61,62,63,66],{},"Check that the ",[40,64,65],{},"Raspberry Pi"," is on.  You may need to use the purple-fobbed \"Organ Chamber\" key to open the door.",[36,68,69],{},"Check that the TV is in the right place and is connected to the Raspberry Pi and speaker",[36,71,72,75,76,79,80,83],{},[40,73,74],{},"Microphones"," are in the vestry.  The handheld microphone is in the piano stool.  ",[40,77,78],{},"1"," is for those with louder voices.  ",[40,81,82],{},"2"," is for those with quieter voices.",[36,85,86,89],{},[40,87,88],{},"Speaker"," check that it is on.",[36,91,92,94],{},[40,93,65],{}," check that it providing a signal to the TV.",[36,96,97,98,101,102,105],{},"The ",[40,99,100],{},"Collect"," and ",[40,103,104],{},"Readings"," should be on the table in the vestry.  Feel free to take the Collect in, but do make sure the readings are on the Lectern.",[36,107,108],{},"The president usually sits centrally, facing the congregation, behind the altar table.",[36,110,111],{},"If you are playing the music, try to start it so that it finishes at 10:30 am.",[36,113,114,117],{},[40,115,116],{},"Chasubles"," are in the cupboard in the Choir Vestry.",[36,119,120],{},"I generally discretely slip in during the music before the service, and prepare myself for the service while the music is playing.",[10,122,123,127,159,171,179],{},[28,124,126],{"id":125},"during-the-service-1","During the Service (1)",[33,128,129,135,141,147,153],{},[36,130,131,134],{},[40,132,133],{},"Hymns"," Please announce the hymns (no hymn numbers), and ask people to stand.  They will be played on the TV and through the speaker.",[36,136,137,140],{},[40,138,139],{},"Stage Directions"," I generally encourage people to follow the stage directions themselves (e.g. sit \u002F standing) rather than have them wait for me to announce them.",[36,142,143,146],{},[40,144,145],{},"Sung Liturgy"," The congregation will sing the Gloria \u002F Kyries \u002F Exsultet \u002F Agnus Dei, but this is the only liturgy that is sung, everything else is said.",[36,148,149,152],{},[40,150,151],{},"Sunday School"," Please say a short prayer for Sunday School as they leave after the Collect for Purity - generally before the confession.",[36,154,97,155,158],{},[40,156,157],{},"Psalm"," We generally sit for the Psalm.  We use British Sign Language for the signs.",[17,160,161],{},[162,163,170],"a",{"className":164,"href":167,"rel":168},[165,166],"button","right","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.signbsl.com\u002Fsign\u002Fdictionary",[169],"nofollow","BSL Dictionary",[17,172,173],{},[162,174,178],{"className":175,"href":176,"rel":177},[165,166],"https:\u002F\u002Fchristianbsl.com\u002F",[169],"Christian BSL Dictionary",[33,180,181,187,193],{},[36,182,97,183,186],{},[40,184,185],{},"Gospel"," is usually proclaimed from the lectern.",[36,188,189,192],{},[40,190,191],{},"Sermon:"," You are welcome to preach from where you like.  I generally stand at the front.  A legilium is available.  The pulpit is not normally used.",[36,194,97,195,198,199],{},[40,196,197],{},"Intercessions"," Please introduce them with one of:\n",[33,200,201,204,207,210],{},[36,202,203],{},"\"Let us pray for the church and for the world, and let us give thanks for God's goodness\"",[36,205,206],{},"\"In peace let us pray\"",[36,208,209],{},"\"By the power of the Spirit, and in union with Christ, let us pray to the Father\" or",[36,211,212],{},"\"We sit or kneel to pray\"",[10,214,215,219],{},[28,216,218],{"id":217},"during-the-service-2","During the Service (2)",[33,220,221,227,233,252,258],{},[36,222,223,226],{},[40,224,225],{},"The Peace"," We usually have a static \"sign\" of peace, which could be waving to each other, or a BSL sign of peace, or anything appropriate for the day.",[36,228,229,232],{},[40,230,231],{},"Collection"," There is a collection during the offertory hymn.",[36,234,235,238],{},[40,236,237],{},"Holy Communion",[33,239,240,243,246,249],{},[36,241,242],{},"We don't have servers at the moment.",[36,244,245],{},"Everyone stands in a circle round the altar.  I generally start administering to the person standing closest to the High Altar.",[36,247,248],{},"There should be one Eucharistic Assistant.",[36,250,251],{},"Everyone should remain standing until all have received Communion, then please say a short sentence of scripture to dismiss everyone.",[36,253,254,257],{},[40,255,256],{},"The Notices"," If Nick is not present, please give the Notices.",[36,259,260],{},"Please leave after \"Go in peace\" while the \"going out music\" is played. People will hopefully remain seated to listen to the music.",[10,262,263,267],{},[28,264,266],{"id":265},"after-the-service","After the Service",[268,269,274],"pre",{"className":270,"code":272,"language":273},[271],"language-text","+ I generally catch the early leavers at the exit, or just outside, then go in for tea and coffee afterwards, and mingle. . .\n+ Ensure that the speaker power is turned off, the microphones put away, and the Raspberry Pi turned off.\n+ Ensure that the altar table and lectern are returned to their places. The blue cloth over the altar table.\n+ The chairs can be left out.\n+ Check that the door to the organ chamber is closed, and the key returned to its place.\n+ Check that the cross has been put back in the Vestry\n+ Check that all the ropes are cordoning off the Baptistery, Memorial Chapel and Chancel.\n","text",[275,276,272],"code",{"__ignoreMap":277},"",{"title":277,"searchDepth":279,"depth":279,"links":280},2,[281,282,283,284],{"id":30,"depth":279,"text":31},{"id":125,"depth":279,"text":126},{"id":217,"depth":279,"text":218},{"id":265,"depth":279,"text":266},"Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth.  Presiding at Holy Communion.","md",{},true,"\u002Fsunday-worship\u002Fholy-communion-president",{"title":5,"description":285},"sunday-worship\u002Fholy-communion-president","IuRtgq-fM6a7apKgn3fcdPpK4KYV2JFlBAM_j4ZJRTU",1780753167504]