Worship Live-Stream Recommendations
stonespring
Shipmate
Sunday services are canceled where I live, so I am wondering if anyone has recommendations for worship services from anywhere to watch live (or recorded, if the time difference is too much) on Sundays. The church I have been attending is not able to offer a live stream to watch.
I'm looking for Roman Catholic services, but this would be a good place for people to share their recommendations for all kinds of services from all denominations. I enjoy watching and attending worship from all denominations myself.
I watched both services from two deserted cathedrals this weekend - the Roman Catholic service from St. Patrick's in NYC and the Episcopal service from the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. I'm curious what other suggestions people might have based on what they have watched online either in recent weeks or before the current crisis. Good liturgical practices (for whatever your sensibilities may be), preaching, music (although that is understandably limited now that full choirs are not the norm in affected areas), and video production quality would all be things I would look for in a recommendation, and people can discuss what they are looking for themselves in deciding what to watch/worship with.
I'm looking for Roman Catholic services, but this would be a good place for people to share their recommendations for all kinds of services from all denominations. I enjoy watching and attending worship from all denominations myself.
I watched both services from two deserted cathedrals this weekend - the Roman Catholic service from St. Patrick's in NYC and the Episcopal service from the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. I'm curious what other suggestions people might have based on what they have watched online either in recent weeks or before the current crisis. Good liturgical practices (for whatever your sensibilities may be), preaching, music (although that is understandably limited now that full choirs are not the norm in affected areas), and video production quality would all be things I would look for in a recommendation, and people can discuss what they are looking for themselves in deciding what to watch/worship with.
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The cathedral is also, for now, open for prayer, provided people comply with directives about keeping their distance from each other.
I'll give that a try, I think. I don't do Facebook....
The Pope's daily Mass is OK, but the voice-over is a bit irritating, albeit useful for non-Italian speakers!
eta fyi services are at present only open to staff. I have still to find out the definition of staff.
That saccharine-voiced b*tch really got on my nerves today as she read a long and dull poem thingy during the Adoration (as if we need to have something to listen to when Adorating!) ... so I muted her for that and will continue to do so for The Duration.
I think there is a difficulty when broadcasting a service without a congregation to make it like the "TV studio Mass" that has been expressly made for television, is rigorously cut-down to be no longer than 30 minutes, and tries to be as anodyne and inoffensive as possible. The services I have seen have not been that bad and have been considerably longer than 30 minutes but they still have a bit of that feel and I'm not sure how to avoid it, if it can be avoided at all.
Most churches here in the Phoenix area have switched to on-line worship. The RC Cathedral of Sts. Simon and Jude have broadcast their 9:00am Sunday mass over local television for years -- and the music has gotten much, much better under their current director. I don't know if that will continue or, if it does, if there will be a congregation. The bishop takes that mass sometimes -- I like him as a preacher, and his liturgical sensibilities are first-rate.
Eugh. I find little more distracting from broadcast worship in another language, and nothing more likely to cause me to start screaming 'Shut up!' at the television than someone banging on in English all throughout the proceedings.
Others may feel differently.
I suspect St Matthew's is using a smartphone and tripod only. Quite often the vicar seems to do it totally on his own. If there are others one of them will handle it but from the front pew which is over two metres away. You do not see anyone else but the vicar taking communion. This is done by the individual(s) holding a card in front of the lens.
It is, I think, live streamed every day at 10 a.m. GMT but today there was only the priest in the church, though he did say that the church doors would be opened for private prayer once the Mass was over.
Yesterday in our own parish church, at the last public Mass,in spite of the fact that it was St Joseph's day, our parish priest used for the Collect and the Post-communion prayer, from the Roman Missal prayers 38 B For any Need. I found the post-communion prayer particularly helpful and would like to share it
Lord, as you have renewed and strengthened us with your holy gifts,
help us to face the difficulties of the future with courage,
and to give greater encouragement to our brothers and sisters in their present need.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord
Christ Church St Laurence will be streaming Mass at 10.30 AEST on:
https://www.youtube.com/chan…/UCavcqdkKYxbcLzLQXJ7svBQ/live…
https://www.scotland.anglican.org/online-worship-from-my-home-to-your-home/
I understand the local(ish) RC Bishop is livestreaming Mass daily.
I'd thought of joining that one too....
A said Evening Prayer from Newcastle Cathedral gave clear picture and sound, with little asides from time to time about being online etc. The camera changed from time to time and this gave a bit of life.
This morning saw us at Christ Church St Laurence with Fr Daniel Dries celebrating. Again, the camera work and sound were excellent. A standard second order APBA eucharist, with the Angelus at the end. There sounded to be perhaps a half dozen in the nave, judging from the responses, maybe fewer. The text for the congregation's participation were shown on screen. We did not need them, others may have. A good touch would have been to have shown the words of the hymns as well. It was odd, but we stood, sat, knelt etc as if we had been physically there. Fr Daniel alone took the host and the cup - perhaps some words to extend that virtually to us at home could be worked out.
We've identified a couple of issues so far: the first is that I talk too fast. (In 36 years nobody has told me this - I suppose when I said my first words, my family were just glad and didn't want to discourage me. Then maybe they, along with everyone else around - apart from friends who tell me I talk too much - have just continued trying to be affirming ever since? I don't know. Anyway, lesson learnt.) The second is that we need a separate microphone discreetly placed near the front, perhaps just peeking up over the back of one of the icon stands.
The choir and clergy were appropriately socially-distanced throughout, from processional to recessional.
I don't know what will happen when the enhanced closures are enacted in the next 48 hours.
Thank you for this.
For the last 15 years of my life, just about any part I've had to play in public liturgy has been sung/chanted as that's the nature of our worship. Delivering anything spoken (such as homilies and sermons) is a new experience for me again.
That's strange because, in professional life (L&D), any feedback I've ever received has been good on this point. Then, I suppose, that's a very different context.
Well, traditionally homilies are chanted too. Perhaps that's the answer.
Re CCSL, Parishioners have been instructed they are 'united in a time of waiting'-until they can be together again to share communion. Until that time, a Priest will commune each day but nobody else at CCSL will -including the server, cantor etc at the Live Stream Sunday Mass. There is a prayer for spiritual communion:
Making an Act of Spiritual Communion
Prayer of Reception
I believe that you are truly present in the Holy Sacrament, and, since I cannot at this time receive communion, I pray you to come into my heart. I unite myself with you and embrace you with all my heart, my soul, and my mind. Let nothing separate me from you; let me serve you in this life until, by your grace, I come to your glorious kingdom and unending peace. Amen.
Come Lord Jesus, and dwell in my heart in the fullness of your strength; be my wisdom and guide me in right pathways; conform my life and actions to the image of your holiness; and, in the power of your gracious might, rule over every hostile power that threatens or disturbs the growth of your kingdom, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
Trying to isolate myself as possible because of pre-existing health conditions, I found it fascinating to watch a variety of Livestream services, CCSL's, a typical Sydney Anglican suburban service and an Evangelical Free Church in Singapore. All wildly different, I expect to watch a few more as time goes on.
Many thanks for those prayers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIxvelBxWWs
I'm afraid we simply enjoyed a delightful 8km walk around Constantia and environs
https://www.pbs.org.uk/churches-and-services/-1
I did mention it earlier.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5geWECwF4qOnv2IGFd7vQ
(It's also on their own website but Youtube is better as you can get Full Screen!)