2025-08-13: Subdeacons Meeting

Agenda

• Role Adjustments (see below)

Role Adjustments:

• See what feedback the Subdeacons have about the roles
• Our Feedback:
  • #4 should NOT say "Let those who read" while he is holding the censer
    • Usually, it's not preferable that someone who is doing a specific function with the censer, candle, water, etc. is the one saying the response at the same time.
      
  • Updating to have #1 holding the wine cruet, saying the first and last confessions
    
    • Not everyone will be serving as #1, who distributes the responses
    • Position #1 requires someone who is always on-time, who is always focused and not getting lost in the liturgy, who is consistent in attending liturgies, etc.
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Small Rituals:

• Litany of the Gospel
  • Hold the cross in front of the gospel because the Cross came before the Gospel
  • Go in from the main altar
  • Then go around with Abouna and hold the gospel until reaching your spot to say ⲥⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧⲉ
    
    
• The Procession of Incense
  • Vespers (Verses of Cymbals)
  • Matins (Verses of Cymbals)
  • Before Pauline Epistle
  • After Catholic Epistle
  • There are responses to be prayed here inaudibly
    
    
• Greet One Another
  
  • Don't say it from behind the altar, but say it from the #3 spot
    
    
• The Candles
  
• Communion - receiving the Body a second time, receiving the Blood a second time, drinking water from the Paten, and receiving the water of blessing... do a circle. Don't back up