Ship of Fools: Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, England
The Mystery Worshipper
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Ship of Fools: Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, England
It covered a multitude of shortcomings – and then there were the birds!
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I also note that BCP Evensong is held only once a month, so yes, there may be some shortcomings. If other people find the same shortcomings as the MWer, the Abbey might do well to do away with this service, and concentrate on things they 'feel more comfortable' with!
TBH if our main morning service was half full it'd be really good... and the 'wholeheartedly encourage' bit confused me too
BTW, 'half-full', though it does give some idea of attendance, would be a little clearer if we knew how many the church could comfortably accommodate, seated.
* - you could actually get a few more in than that, but the new city fire marshal went on the rampage recently.
+ - though, of course, being Anglicans the actual front pew is scrupulously avoided.
It's just that, for me, being told 'the church seats about 200, and was roughly half-full' gives a clearer idea. Granted, if they're Good Anglicans, about 85 of the 100 will be in the back half of the church...
O, and it's sometimes useful to know, at services such as Evensong, where congregations may sometimes be reported as single figures, how many people are in the choir. They're congregation, too!